For all us oldies..

[mountain tree]

Oh my god I was just looking through my old trades, and wow...this used to be fair...
http://www.chickensmoothie.com/trades/v ... id=3430383
Whoooooops

Can't view the trade, but I'm sure it would make us all cry :')
I still cry over my traded Shima's hahaaaaaaa

UGH yes. I unfairly traded away my shima lt and malk mutant and warrior cats and MANY MANY items.

[Skiv]

Oh my god I was just looking through my old trades, and wow...this used to be fair...
http://www.chickensmoothie.com/trades/v ... id=3430383
Whoooooops

Can't view the trade, but I'm sure it would make us all cry :')
I still cry over my traded Shima's hahaaaaaaa

UGH yes. I unfairly traded away my shima lt and malk mutant and warrior cats and MANY MANY items.

*sweats*

[nickjr]

Yeah, I definitely feel like I'm not exactly connected to the CS community, although for me part of that is that I've been actively avoiding a lot of potential interactions (e.g. I've had my PMs turned off since 2013).

I often feel like I'm talking at people rather than talking with people. Suits me just fine though lol

Also

^^ me

Without knowing where that's from, I have to say THAT IS PERFECT

['Possum]

Also

^^ me

Without knowing where that's from, I have to say THAT IS PERFECT

This sums up my CS life so well. XD

[mountain tree]

Also

^^ me

Without knowing where that's from, I have to say THAT IS PERFECT

This sums up my CS life so well. XD

I know, right?! I mean, I know I wasn't the first to this site, having joined at the end of '09, but I still think it's insane that CS is turning TEN this year. TEN, YOU GUYS. TEN YEARS OLD

[windsorblue17]

If any of you are interested in seeing how chicken smoothie has developed over the years there are tons of snapshots on the internet archive: link. Very interesting to see the site in it's early stages.

[Skiv]

If any of you are interested in seeing how chicken smoothie has developed over the years there are tons of snapshots on the internet archive: link. Very interesting to see the site in it's early stages.

*heart attack*

"You can now dress your pet up with items!"

YES. I remember that fateful day! Oh my god.

I know, right?! I mean, I know I wasn't the first to this site, having joined at the end of '09, but I still think it's insane that CS is turning TEN this year. TEN, YOU GUYS. TEN YEARS OLD

My anniversary is at the end of next month :'''')
I love CS, but the reason I've stuck around for so long is kind of sad xD
It's really the only human interaction I get pffft

What made you guys stick around for so long? I'm rather curious~

[Shinryu]

What made you guys stick around for so long? I'm rather curious~

The community.
I really enjoy interacting with others on the forums, I can never wait for the next event because it's so much fun to spend my time on here during all the excitement. CS is fun to play, but I doubt I would've stuck around for as long if I hadn't gotten into discussing it with other users and bonding over stuff like hoards or event-induced all-nighters.
This site has always been a place for me to come to and have good-hearted fun on at the end of the day, and heaven knows it was a welcome refuge for me during some of my worse years especially.

Which is why I have to say I can't relate to the whole discussion from the last pages, because I never actually felt disconnected from users on here regardless of their join dates.^^ Looking at my CS friends they're from all kinds of years, and when I look at who I'm regularly chatting with on discord, a lot of those people are also new-ish.
I've never felt like I'm somehow no longer part of the community or like there's something that makes me an outsider. It makes me sad to see that this is apparently a case for many others :c

['Possum]

If any of you are interested in seeing how chicken smoothie has developed over the years there are tons of snapshots on the internet archive: link. Very interesting to see the site in it's early stages.

*heart attack*

"You can now dress your pet up with items!"

YES. I remember that fateful day! Oh my god.

I know, right?! I mean, I know I wasn't the first to this site, having joined at the end of '09, but I still think it's insane that CS is turning TEN this year. TEN, YOU GUYS. TEN YEARS OLD

My anniversary is at the end of next month :'''')
I love CS, but the reason I've stuck around for so long is kind of sad xD
It's really the only human interaction I get pffft

What made you guys stick around for so long? I'm rather curious~

I stick around partly because I'm a compulsive hoarder. I don't think many of the people who have collections of pets in here fully understand what hoarding is. Or what it feels like to mindlessly collect something and the anxiety it gives some people to part with their things. Anyway... I come from a long line of hoarders. And I've found this nice neat little outlet for my obsessions that fits nearly into the palm of my hand and doesn't ruin my life or the lives of the people I love.

And partly I stick around for the events. Every day during the events is like Christmas morning with the new pets and items.

Along with all of that is the nostalgia I feel looking through my pets and hoards. I'll click on a random pet and look at the trade that brought it to me. Reminiscing over long ago friendships and interactions. Most of the people I was closest to are long gone. Some I bump into occasionally and some are now staff lol even Admins. All fine with me because it's way more comfortable to watch from a distance and just "people watch" I guess I've always felt sort of disconnected now that I think about it. But the distance is definitely getting farther as the years go by.

[Galaxy Figs]

Oh my god I was just looking through my old trades, and wow...this used to be fair...
http://www.chickensmoothie.com/trades/v ... id=3430383
Whoooooops

Can't view the trade, but I'm sure it would make us all cry :')
I still cry over my traded Shima's hahaaaaaaa

Whoops, here it is: http://www.chickensmoothie.com/trades/v ... WzosxkmDcg