h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hi there! I noticed that you were new here, and thought I'd stop by and say hello. It's always great to meet new people on the guide, so I'd love to chat. If you have any questions, concerns, or are just feeling lonely, hit the "Reply" button.

In case you are having some trouble getting settled in, here are some links you should visit:

Don't Panic! (h2g2 help)
http://www.h2g2.com/DontPanic

Quick Reference Guide
http://www.h2g2.com/A344756

Guardian Angel New Users Page
http://www.h2g2.com/A352667

Newcomer's Welcome Page
http://www.h2g2.com/A5752

The GuideML Clinic
http://www.h2g2.com/A187229

Thanks for your friendly (I think) note of welcome (so it seems). Seriously, I don't doubt the meaning of your message and it was most appreciated.

I seem to have a few things in common with you but probably pre-date you just a touch. I am a burned out computer programmer of a pre-Java vintage. I spend an inordinate amount of time doing nothing - so I'll check the relevant links you gave me. I lived in Vancouver for several years and the USA after that but have returned to Sydney, Australia in the midst of attempting a career change to psychotherapist of all things. Here in good old Sydney I finally crashed and burned, the best place in the world to do it, and ended up pensioned off as disabled by reason of being clinically depressed! Sounds perfect I know but I do suffer from isolation. Don't worry, I haven't gone mad - I think I am slowly going sane, actually.

You would believe how long it took me to find the "Reply" button.

It's probably a bit early for questions. I should explore first. I' m always open for a chat but am not a daily visitor to the Internet.

Thanks again!

Inordinate amount of time doing nothing? That sounds like me. Despite the fact that I had stuff to do, I just wasted a whole lot of time on a really silly Internet game.

Slowly going sane? Not totally, I hope. I think everyone could benefit from a small bit of insanity.

My definition of sanity, if I had one would include what your referring to as "a samll bit of insanity".

When I say doing nothing, I guess I mean nothing momentous - i.e. watching TV (I've got the News Hour with Jim Lehrer on now), playing Free Cell on my computer, shopping, eating, looking at dirty dishes, sleeping. I have spent a lot of time trying to come up with a system of winning on the horse races - a bit of applied fuzzy logic. It's very difficult so I keep procrastinating.

How do you spend your time? (truly)

Time?
Why, on here of course.
We greet newcomers, write guide entries, go to parties...all for free.

Seriously, since I joined h2g2, I have got no housework done.
Am I complaining?
No, neither are the mice!