TMI: HNT's 4th Anniversary

1. Have you ever participated in HNT? If so, when? If not, why not?

I started participating in HNT in September of 2005, so just a few months after it started. That was back in the day when people actually put their picture up, and "upped" themselves on...*gasp*...Thursday. In fact, I usually didn't even take my picture until after I sent the kids to school on Thursday, so it wouldn't be up until mid-morning. Now, of course, it seems that if you don't get it up (heh) Wednesday night, and up yourself at exactly 9:30 pm OsTime (it's mountainsomething), you're late to the party. I, like a lot of HNT'ers, got almost obsessive about having a picture every.single.week. Otherwise, people might go away, right? And I had to stay up until 11:30 pm MYtime to up myself, even if I was exhausted, or I felt all panicky. That, along with a few other things, was a red flag for me. Time to take a break. So I did, and guess what? Lots of people went away. Guess what else? It doesn't bother me as much as I thought it would.

2. Have you ever avoided certain sites because of the HNT pictures that were posted?

I have, and it's not because I am judgmental about the content, it's just that it's not for me. I like to seek out my porn, not be surprised by it. :-) (MY husband is now going to say "What porn? Share!")

3. Have you ever posted a HNT picture that you wish that you hadn't?

*Now*, no. Then, yes. When it was my turn for the OsShirt, I was in a bit of a depressive state. My picture reflected that, really. It just wasn't my style, but it was all I could manage. And, wouldn't you know it, I got my first negative anonymous comment that day. Someone who pointed out a few things that I was/am sensitive about. It got to me so much that I stopped doing HNT for six months. I wouldn't let it get to me like that now.

4. Do you email/text/call anyone regularly with someone you met through HNT?

A few, yes. However, the friendship didn't grow because we liked each other's pictures. It grew because we actually read each other's words. So, yes, we may have stumbled upon each other making the HNT rounds, but the words kept us coming back.

5. What percentage of your online friends are current or former HNTers?

I had to stop and think about it, because I don't think of them in that context, but, as it turns out, many of them are HNT'ers. I'm kind of surprised.

6. Does anyone in your "real" life know that you do HNT (if, of course, you do)?

Yes, but very few, and only those that can be trusted implicitly not to out me to my family (excluding my husband, of course) or community.

7. Other than previously-known friends, have you met any fellow HNTers?

I'd love to meet any of the bloggers I've become friends with. And if they want to flash me their (as yet, unseen) (and I say "as yet" because I do hold out hope) boobies *cough*FADKOG*cough*, I am certainly not going to say no. :-)

8. Have you ever downloaded someone else's HNT pictures?

Yes, I have an entire external hard drive filled with every one of your pictures.

What? You don't believe me?

Actually, it never occurred to me, and why would I when I can just plunder through your blog willy nilly whenever I neeeeeeed to see you. ;-)

BONUS QUESTION: Have you ever submitted a picture for "...the Other HNT"?

Indeed, I have. It wasn't very "Other" worthy. Just some nice marks left from a flogger.

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I didn't put the cute little TMI button up there because, for some reason, my formatting is getting all jacked up. This is the first time I've ever blogged through Safari, and it may be the last.