Sam Carter /Jack O'Neill Ship Appreciation Thread 2.0

[LadyGalaxyJ]

We broke the previous thread ... so GW gave us a new one last December ... and we're closing in on 1,000 pages before a year has passed.

Somebody feels like giving me - and maybe other newbies too who are interested - a quick History Class on Sam/Jack Thread(s)?

Okay, I've been here for more than three months, I'm not that much a newbie anymore, but I still don't know everything. XD

[Lucycat]

Hi everyone! *waves*

[hedwig]

Somebody feels like giving me - and maybe other newbies too who are interested - a quick History Class on Sam/Jack Thread(s)?

Okay, I've been here for more than three months, I'm not that much a newbie anymore, but I still don't know everything. XD

When the previous thread reached 10,000 pages, GW started having problems. It kept falling back under 10,000 pages, then would gain a few pages, then fall back under 10,000. Apparently GW (or whatever program it uses) couldn't handle that many pages in one thread. So GW closed that thread and gave us "Sam Carter/Jack O'Neill Ship Appreciation Thread 2.0" in order to continue the ongoing admiration for all things Jack and Sam. (We were so proud of ourselves for breaking the previous thread.)

The previous thread was created about 6/20/2004 and was closed about 12/12/2009 (at just over 10,000 pages), and 2.0 was opened then. And, so in less than a year, we are already nearing the 1,000 page mark, even with SG1 having been off the air for a few years.

Apparently there were also a couple more Sam and Jack threads prior to 2004, but I'm not very knowledgeable about those, since I wasn't a member of GW at the time.

[SamShipper]

Ah, that's why it changed to version 2.0 (I obviously haven't been on a lot either - RL takes time sometimes).

Congratulations on breaking the previous thread!

[Nynaeve506]

Yes we were proud to be the ship that broke the thread.

As for not knowing anything, well, it's just a bunch of people are still in love with S/J years later

I found the board in 2006 because my husband had shown me the show and before I became a shipper I wanted to know how it turned out. I didn't want to get my little shippy heart broken like it did with Janeway/Chakotay on Voyager.

I was so happy I stayed

I think everyone drops in as life permits (BrenRen hasn't been around in a while - she's the gutteriest of the gutters! So much fun. APA pops up on special occasions as does JenniferJF. Some people have left because they think it's all changed - GW went through a really hard time a year or so ago and there was an uber-crackdown across all forums that sent some people a-running.)

Aaaaaand, I wrote a manifesto. It's not that great because I needed to slide it in for the challenge at stargateland on LJ...but here's the linkie:

S/J Manifesto

[LadyGalaxyJ]

Thanks for the history lesson! I'm proud of you breaking the previous thread. ;PP

Nynaeve - Great manifesto!

[Nynaeve506]

Super OT - personal stuff, medical mystery crap...*sigh*

Spoiler:

Unfortunately I seem to be falling through the medical cracks...and with very few resources, I'm posting out into the internet, in places where I've participated, hoping that maybe, just maybe, someone might have some insight.

Here's the recap:

Depression, severe depression, my entire life. Body aches. Exhaustion. Lack of motivation. Two years ago, it all came to a head and I started trying to treat my depression. I've been through the following antidepressants: Celexa, Zoloft, Wellbutrin, Pristiq, Effexor, EmSam (MAOI), Lexapro - we've tried adding in Abilify, Geodon. Nothing, absolutely nothing has worked. Two months ago my doctor put me on Cytomel 50 mcg and it was amazing. Within three weeks I was calling friends, I was playing with my son, I was productive, I was laughing (and laughing down to my toes which is something I can't remember ever doing). My psychiatrist tells me that the problem is my TSH levels are normal (two years ago: 1.38, March of this year 1.08) and he doesn't want to keep me on it long term if I don't have a thyroid problem.

I went to an endocrinologist because, well, it appears to be a thyroid problem - and my psychiatrist is great, but this isn't his specialty. I had my blood work done and got a call this past Thursday telling me my number were way too skewed. TSH 0.00 and T3 at 10.42. I'm told to cut my dosage to 25mcg. Concerned for my health, I do that.

I feel horrible.

I don't feel as bad as I did before, but bad enough that I don't want to do anything. The things I was doing just a week ago and enjoying sound dull and colorless. I can't stop crying because I remember feeling good. For three weeks of my life, I felt normal and whole. I felt capable and empowered. My world had color and even when I was sad, I cried a little and felt better (usually it just drags me down because I already feel bad). I didn't take a single Xanax for two weeks (I was almost up to two a day).

I don't know what to do. It was a pain to get into this endo anyway (I'm thinking of calling up and seeing if they had a nurse I could speak with) - and I have to try to coordinate during the day when I'm at work (and I'm on the phone constantly - I do payroll for small businesses). I'm thinking of making an appointment with my psychiatrist, but it never even occurred to him to check my T3 (and he's using an outdated TSH scale). I'm e-mailing a couple people to see if they have doctor recommendations.

But...has anyone heard of this? According to the tests I should have been feeling HYPERthyroid. But I felt perfect. No side effects.

What the hell is wrong with me?

And how do I get back to that place I was a week ago??

And to be mildly ON topic...

On Shipsgiving I will be reprising my 100 Looks of Jack as He Beholds Sam Carter

Jack's Look #6

I liked this because it's right after Sam says that being engaged is "theoretically possible" - there's something in his eyes (I think) as though something just might be starting to take root that he had never truly thought about before...

[nell]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN,
Sam and Jack Shippers


*Thunks to whomever for the Jack-O-Lantern*

[starlover]

*runs in*

*drops*

^clicky to see it full size^

[hlndncr]

Happy Halloween!

Falling:

[LadyGalaxyJ]

Such beautiful day on this Halloween day!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN SHIPPERS!

Starlover - This WP is just fantastic. We do know indeed. <3

[dipsofjazz]

The original Shipper thread began when Gateworld was on the old Delphi forum. We moved here in April/May 2004, where the thread continued. You can find this forum's original thread here in the Shipper Archive.

Some threads were lost in the great Gateworld crash in 2005, when we were off-line for over a week.

There have been various other threads which you can probably find with a search and, of course, there are also all the threads for all our special days like "Ship Day".

We may have lost many threads and posters over the years, but you can't keep a good ship down! We are all still here, happily celebrating the wonder that is Sam and Jack!

[trupi]

Happy Halloween

[hedwig]

Cute, fluffy, sappy Halloween fic. Jack, Daniel, Teal'c and 18-month old twin boys.

Through the Gate by vinividivinci

[Sapphire_Jade]

Happy Halloween S/J shippers!!