This was a fun read! My path was very different--i.e. I tripped and fell straight in fannish fanworks-making fandom before I even knew what was what, before lurking much or anything, and have been afraid/unmotivated to venture too far afield from that--so its always interesting to read about other people's online histories. And I definitely know the feeling of thinking you're following other people around wanting them to be friends with you, when their memory is the reverse. :) Thanks for sharing this!