It's unfortunate that Stephen's death is what brought me here once again. But I've been very touched to see just how many of us returned to pay our respects.
It's amazing to think I was just a quirky, socially awkward 12-year old kid (as emphasized by my old "DOUGis12" username) when I started here. And now, I'm 25 and in just a couple of weeks... I will be graduating from college, and finally officially entering that deep, murky sea trench known as the adult world. And although I truthfully haven't been into SpongeBob for quite a number of years now, I will always cherish the memories that Stephen Hillenburg and his wonderful show gave me, as well as all the memories I built up here on this forum.