I have to say I never thought I'd be making a post like this one day, as it never occurred to me I would stay this long in the Crypto-social media atmosphere. But, here I am. It honestly seems like it was weeks ago when I first introductory post.

Ever since, I joined COM(Comedy Open Mic), got called "Mentally unstable" by Ned, humped @traf's leg like a hungry dog for upvotes, and wrote the first song about dicks, performed by the great eyeball itself, @carlgnash. So, from COM to CUM, here is my Hive story.

1. How long have you been on the blockchain?

Technically, I have been on Hive since its inception but I joined Steemit in February 2018, so almost 4 years. I wrote my first post which I added the tag "comedy", so I was picked up immediately by COM and was shown a path to success from there by great guides, even though I lost my accounts and got hacked more than once. Who'd have thought Nigerian princes weren't real in the Crypto world as well, right?

2- What was your background in cryptocurrency when you first came to the Blockchain?

NOTHING, even now after four years here. I have to say that my background is still minimal. I know how how to transfer coins from my Hive wallet, I only learned the meaning of Airdrops 2 days ago, however, as I mentioned above, I am spectacular at getting Phished, I am quite famous with people who specialize in returning accounts to their original owners.

3. What was your background in writing when you first came to the Blockchain?

I started writing stories and poems ever since I was a kid really. As someone who grew up in a very unfortunate place with a bad case of being bullied, reading and writing were my favorite activities.

4. How many people did you know when you first came to the Blockchain?

Also, no one. Although I did get guidance and made friends quickly through COM, people who helped immensely, even monetary. I think of @idikuci, @dj123, @diebitch, and many more. I joined COM in its early days. There I came across even more people who are simply great. @belemo, @buttcoins, and many more.

During my journey, I also came across people who'd go on to do great things. People like @anggreklestari, whose contest Happines is Simple was the first thing I sponsored, I am very proud to say that I was one of the first people to see what this amazing woman can do.

5. How did you meet people when you first came to the Blockchain?

It was mostly discord servers, but also I came across many communities through tags (Communities weren't a thing on Steemit during that time).

The lovely thing about it is that those people, as busy as they were, were never really cheap with their time in talking and helping newcomers like me. That trait is something I carry with me this day whenever I am asked for help.

6. Who did you look up to when you first came to the Blockchain?

Well, it started with someone like @dj123 and @idikuci as well as people like @diebitch whose writing style was really inspiring, the comedy of @buttcoins, and later on, @belemo served as great motivation to keep writing comedy. The likes of @trumpman were also influential.

Though it wasn't at the beginning of Steemit, I have to give a special thanks to people like @acidyo who again, took time out of a very busy schedule he has to help me during a particularly dark period in my life. He encouraged me to stay on the chain, which led to me coming across great people like @agmoore and @jayna in The Ink Well Community who helped find my passion for writing stories again.

Also, unrelated to the question but a shout out to all the @ocd, @curie, and @curangel curators for all their hard work to keep this chain running and welcoming to everyone.

7. How would you describe your first three months on the Blockchain?

Mainly hilarious, to be honest. I had some dark moments, but being a part of a comedy community as well as having friendly people all around, I had a lot of laughs writing and reading comedy posts.

8. Has being a part of the Blockchain changed you in any way for the good?

That's an easy yes. I mentioned all the people who helped me through my time here. But I continue to meet talented and friendly people all around. I have become more consistent and organized. There's something inspiring when you look at people who are busy to make this the best experience anyone could have, yet still, have time to help others and guide them by the hands. That simply inspires you to be better.

9. What is your favorite memory from your time on the Blockchain?

That's a long list to go through. Writing a song about dicks for @carlgnash, winning contests for @comedyopenmic, participating in contests in @theinkwell and @freewritehouse, meeting all the people mentioned above. But I have to say when I think of my favorite memories they're most recent.

During my first few weeks on Steemit, I got a huge upvote from @ocd who featured my post in their highlights. My favorite memory would have to be how @acidyo added me as an oboarder, it is an amazing development to go from someone who wants to get noticed by OCD to someone who is a part of it, helping you repay all the great things this blockchain has done for you.

10. If you could advise a new person signing up to Hive, what would it be?

I would honestly say mainly don't be lazy. No matter your goals from joining this blockchain, being lazy isn't the right way to go about achieving them. Unless, of course, your goal is to be lazy, in that case, I can't really advise you, can I?

But being lazy is the last thing you want to do here. You will be rewarded for your effort in commenting and interacting, as well as posting. You will be rewarded for your effort either through monetization or, even better IMO, coming across all the way people who will help sharpen your craft. Every day on this blockchain I find myself inspired by the content creators here. Be it someone like @deeanndmathews, or @beautifulwreck. Or coming across someone like @jcrodriguez. I could go on a long namedropping tantrum but I will stop here, point is, being lazy is the worst thing you could do as it will cause you to miss out.

The End

That was my hive history, as brief as possible.