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Azaelia of Willowbottom · 07-30-2004, 10:56 AM

Hi, my name is Azaelia. And I am definitely a Downsaholic, though I suffer from another problem that gets in my way: I have Barrowostriphobia, as listed in Perky's field guide. Which would explain why I have been here since Nov. 2002 and still have under 2oo posts...It's horrible. I know people like my posts when I post, but I'm so afraid that someone will decide I'm not a very good poster and make my rating in the green box thing go down... the horror!

Seriously, it's not quite so bad as that, but I do stop to think if I'm actually saying something important... and I'm definitely daunted by all the linguistic/entymological discussions... I am a big lover of languages, and I think I'm fairly good at them, but I'm just a high school student with 16 years of speaking English and only4 years of studying Spanish, with no other language experiance at all. I'm not a college professor who can fluently speak Old English and Norwegian, etc. It's easy to get lost, and easier to feel stupid. Therefore, I have Barrowstriphobia. Though that's not to say that I don't spend a lot of time here... I'm just quiet.

(What about the other ailments... the ones that don't hurt anyone, except your own sanity? What if you don't want to get help? hehehe)

PS: nice avatar, Perky Ent! I love Hobbes, he's just wonderful!

Edited to say... I think I've found another symptom of Barrowstriphobia... or perhaps another ailment entirely. I edit, and edit, and edit, and edit my posts... this one being a prime example-edited 3 times so far.

07-30-2004, 10:56 AM	#17
Azaelia of Willowbottom Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: By the Sea Posts: 446	Hi, my name is Azaelia. And I am definitely a Downsaholic, though I suffer from another problem that gets in my way: I have Barrowostriphobia, as listed in Perky's field guide. Which would explain why I have been here since Nov. 2002 and still have under 2oo posts...It's horrible. I know people like my posts when I post, but I'm so afraid that someone will decide I'm not a very good poster and make my rating in the green box thing go down... the horror! Seriously, it's not quite so bad as that, but I do stop to think if I'm actually saying something important... and I'm definitely daunted by all the linguistic/entymological discussions... I am a big lover of languages, and I think I'm fairly good at them, but I'm just a high school student with 16 years of speaking English and only4 years of studying Spanish, with no other language experiance at all. I'm not a college professor who can fluently speak Old English and Norwegian, etc. It's easy to get lost, and easier to feel stupid. Therefore, I have Barrowstriphobia. Though that's not to say that I don't spend a lot of time here... I'm just quiet. (What about the other ailments... the ones that don't hurt anyone, except your own sanity? What if you don't want to get help? hehehe) PS: nice avatar, Perky Ent! I love Hobbes, he's just wonderful! Edited to say... I think I've found another symptom of Barrowstriphobia... or perhaps another ailment entirely. I edit, and edit, and edit, and edit my posts... this one being a prime example-edited 3 times so far. __________________ "Wherever I have been, I am back." Last edited by Azaelia of Willowbottom; 07-30-2004 at 11:03 AM.