When I opened this account in September 2007, I never even dreamed that I'd one day make it to Level 100.
I always remember when the highest level in the game was King_Ace - streets ahead from anyone else on the Hall of Fame, all the way up there on the seemingly unthinkable Level 71.
I remember the shock of seeing BodyBagger reaching Level 100 - and it seemed mind-boggling thinking of what it would take to achieve that feat.
Yet, in spite of extensive periods of inactivity over the years, here I am many years later:
To some this might not seem that big a deal anymore. There are nearly 5,000 players who have reached this Level before me.
But to me, who remembers being a boy in awe of King-Ace at the grand old level of 71, to actually reach Level 100 - a Level that was once-upon-a-time pure fantasy and speculation - it feels...
Well it doesn't really feel that much. Just a re-written line on a database and a slight change in pixels.
Levelling up in the real world gives me much more satisfaction these days.