So I guess I missed my account's fifth birthday because I am a terrible parent. The worst part is I can't even buy it a toy to make up for that. All joking aside I felt like I should make a blog thread about this special occasion since the number thing that appears when you click on my name has changed color, so here it is. My account is five now but truthfully I've only really been what you would consider an "active" member of the community for about three and a half of those years. I would log on to check my stats and, this is really embarrassing to admit, I didn't even realize there were forums on here until about 2011. So, yeah. I wish I could make this a story of how I was some amazing new comer that everyone was awe-stricken by and that I was destined (no pun intended) to become a Mentor from the day I began typing things on this site, but truth be told I was a terrible member when I first began posting here. I was banned all the time for creating threads [url=http://halo.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=64211256&postRepeater1-p=1#64211284]like this[/url] and honestly just for being an asshole sometimes. I deserved it. At first I was like this just because I thought that's how the internet was supposed to be; I didn't understand that there was actually a tight-nit community on this website where people actually made friends. So, I just shitposted everywhere ([url=http://halo.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=71714999&postRepeater1-p=1#71720267]like this[/url]). Things did start to change,, however. Eventually by some random act of God some member here actually noticed me and invited me to a group called "Chaper" (now [url=http://www.bungie.net/en/Clan/Forum/18696/0/1/0]Comet[/url]) and this is when things started to turn around for me. I began making friends that actually wanted to play games with me and I could talk to these people on the internet about stuff that didn't even interest my real friends. I still got banned every now and again because I was still an idiot sometimes (still am), but I was beginning to understand what the community was all about. Flash forward about a year into this group and I arrive in Seattle for PAX Prime 2012. This is where everything took a serious turn for me because I met all these people that I talked to on the internet in person and it was honestly the most fun Ive ever had, Hell, it still is every year I go. I hung out and got closer with these people that I began to become close to (except Duardo who probably hates me for waking him up during an argument I was having with Lord Revan about Mass Effect) and it made me feel a lot closer to the community. I began taking the website more seriously for what it actually was. Although, I still got banned one last time. Then I began something with my friend EZ when I wanted other new members to have a different experience than I had when I began posting. We began the Welcome Wagon with some friends, DeeJ noticed, and now I'm a Mentor. I'll spare you the details about the brutal training we all had to endure at the hands of the Ninjas and the Webteam....so...many...ferrets...and jelly. I guess the point of this thread is to really show all of you that no one is perfect. Some people think I'm a "white knight" for being a Mentor, but pal below these white gloves are some dirty hands because I've been banned more than most people on here. You don't have to be a perfect member to be a part of this community and you certainly don't need to be perfect to join my ranks in TWC. Just saying. All and all it's been pretty kick ass being part of this community and I have experienced some amazing things both on this website and IRL because I've been here, and I plan on staying here for as long as possible. Shout out to all my friends from Chapter, TWC, and other various groups that have forged me into the member I am today. I love this community, and I love all the firends I have made while I am here. Deuces, I have to go perform in a play now.