Hello again
Posted by Nyghtfall on September 30, 2002 at 17:37:02: Previous Next
Several of you may remember me. I tend to take long hiatuses from the board, and am back once again. I trust everyone is doing well?
Having returned, I'd like to share a recent picture I took of myself. This is a few months old, and I have since shaved my beard off.
I also have a new personal web site that you're welcome to visit. It contains an older picture of me, taken about a year ago, with a 35mm camera (also sans beard).
I'm not sure how often I'll be contributing to the discussions. I usually wind up lurking for a while, just to see what everyone's up to, before posting again. In any event, it feels nice to be back once again.
BTW: I've recently come into about $50 and am finally going to be able to make an appointment for a long overdue trim. I've got about 2-3 inches worth of splits that have absolutely got to go before my hair will get any longer. Speaking of which, it's funny how the experience of growing long hair tends to inspire one's desire for even longer hair. When I first started growing it, I had every intention of stopping it at my chest. I've since become more and more addicted to it the longer it gets, and can't seem to settle for a set length. I'm not sure if or when that will happen, but I'm having fun letting it get longer.
hehe
Re: Hello again
Posted by Pete_J on September 30, 2002 at 17:49:00: Previous Next
In Reply to: Hello again posted by Nyghtfall on September 30, 2002 at 17:37:02:
Good to see you again, Matt.
Don't trim too much!
Re: Hello again
Posted by Nyghtfall on September 30, 2002 at 17:50:09: Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: Hello again posted by Pete_J on September 30, 2002 at 17:49:00:
: Good to see you again, Matt.
Thanks.
: Don't trim too much!
Not to worry, only getting rid of those pesky split ends.
;)
welcome back
Posted by j.s. on September 30, 2002 at 18:21:50: Previous Next
In Reply to: Hello again posted by Nyghtfall on September 30, 2002 at 17:37:02:
i had concluded that you had been kidnapped by aliens.
Nice To Meet Ya'...
Posted by Treyn on September 30, 2002 at 18:23:00: Previous Next
In Reply to: Hello again posted by Nyghtfall on September 30, 2002 at 17:37:02:
Now that, my friend, is some awesome hair! Can't wait till I join you in the ranks, dude. BTW, I also dig the screen name you go under. Where did it originate from for you?
Anyway, as far as I'm concerned, if I had hair as long as yours is now (give me a few years, I'm working on it), it wouldn't hurt my feelings to trim a little length to make it healthier. In fact, to make mine more managable and less thick, I got an undercut. Good Luck! Peace!!!!!
Truthfully now, can you tell that I have an undercut?
Re: Nice To Meet Ya'...
Posted by Nyghtfall on September 30, 2002 at 19:21:53: Previous Next
In Reply to: Nice To Meet Ya'... posted by Treyn on September 30, 2002 at 18:23:00:
: Now that, my friend, is some awesome hair!
Thank ya. :)
> Can't wait till I join you in the ranks, dude.
I hope you've got about 10 years.
;)
I started growing mine the day after I graduated High School in 1990. I decided it was time for a makeover. I had originally decided to try going for the John Connor look from "Terminator 2", but quickly found myself becoming more and more addicted to the length as my hair got longer. I've been letting it grow ever since.
: BTW, I also dig the screen name you go under. Where did it originate from for you?
Thanks. It's the only unique name I've ever managed to come up with.
hehehe
I created it upon signing up for my first ISP account just a few months after the Internet had gone mainstream and Internet-in-a-Box was still a hot topic (anyone remember Mosaic? hehe). If memory serves, that was around 1994-1995. I was struggling to come up with something that really effectively embodied who I am, when I remembered my fondness for the night and the macabre. I immediately thought up the word "Nightfall", and knew at that point that I would never be referred to as any other name for as long as I maintained a presense online. It fit me perfectly.
The spelling, however, was another issue. That created purely by happenstance. Apparently, someone else had already chosen the word with the "i" spelling, and so I was left with the task of being a little more creative. I remembered someone on a local computer bulletin board I used to frequent had their own nickname spelled with a "y" instead of an "i", and, boom, "Nyghtfall" was born.
I've gone by that ever since, and I can't imagine ever using anything else.
: Anyway, as far as I'm concerned, if I had hair as long as yours is now (give me a few years, I'm working on it)...
Patience is a virtue. Stick to it, and your's will be waist length before you know it.
;)
: it wouldn't hurt my feelings to trim a little length to make it healthier.
Split ends do nothing but stunt hair growth. If left to fester, they can do serious damage to your progress. I'm guessing I've got about 2-3 inches worth to have trimmed (I haven't been able to afford a trim in well over a year).
> In fact, to make mine more managable and less thick, I got an undercut. Good Luck! Peace!!!!!
Very nice work. I don't know whether I could do an undercut. I love the fullness of my own hair too much to want to cut any of it off.
: Truthfully now, can you tell that I have an undercut?
Not really, but that certainly explains the pictures I've seen of men with incredibly controlled-looking hair. Undercuts look very effective for helping with stability. Congratulations.
:)
Re: Nice To Meet Ya'...
Posted by Treyn on September 30, 2002 at 19:40:18: Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: Nice To Meet Ya'... posted by Nyghtfall on September 30, 2002 at 19:21:53:
I will give you a quick evolution of my own screen name "Treyn":
My name is David. The guys at work first started calling me Davey. In fact, my boss still calls me Davey. Then the guys came up with Gravey Davey. I think because I am so laid back. Then Gravy Train. Then one of the guys just started calling me Train. So, like you, I did a little creative spelling and come up with Treyn to make it unique in a way for cyberspace.
I also have a nickname my brother used to call me when I was kid. Now don't laugh, although you probably still will: "Navycripple". I've never been in the Navy and thank the Good Lord I am not crippled, so go figure. That's what he used to call me though, God bless his soul. He died at the age of 20 back in 1989 from a gunshot wound. Peace!!!!!
Re: Nice To Meet Ya'...
Posted by Nyghtfall on October 01, 2002 at 03:37:40: Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: Nice To Meet Ya'... posted by Treyn on September 30, 2002 at 19:40:18:
: So, like you, I did a little creative spelling and come up with Treyn to make it unique in a way for cyberspace.
Cute. I like it. Makes me think of Ozzy's "Crazy Train".
hehehe
: He died at the age of 20 back in 1989 from a gunshot wound.
My condolences.
Re: Hello again
Posted by Victor on September 30, 2002 at 19:08:19: Previous Next
In Reply to: Hello again posted by Nyghtfall on September 30, 2002 at 17:37:02:
Nyghtfall,
Thanks for checking in. I thought of you when I had the idea to put together a calendar (by the way, everybody, I've received nothing so far). I think you are especially photogenic, and I hope you will consider sending in a picture or two.
Re: Hello again
Posted by Nyghtfall on September 30, 2002 at 19:24:35: Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: Hello again posted by Victor on September 30, 2002 at 19:08:19:
: Nyghtfall,
: Thanks for checking in.
Happy to do so.
:)
: I thought of you when I had the idea to put together a calendar...
Thanks.
:)
: I think you are especially photogenic, and I hope you will consider sending in a picture or two.
Thanks. I'd be more than happy to contribute, just as soon as I'm able to have a decent picture taken of myself. The one on my web site's actually a few years old now, and the one I posted here was taken with my Sharp Viewcam. I'd like to get a new 35mm taken of myself before I send anything in.
Re: Hello again
Posted by Bill on October 01, 2002 at 13:44:23: Previous Next
In Reply to: Hello again posted by Nyghtfall on September 30, 2002 at 17:37:02:
Good to hear from you again, Nyghtfall, and to know you're well. Welcome back!