User blog comment:Arstarpool/How did you get here?/@comment-32656-20100920085315

Heh. I'd been looking for althists during the winter to read while I was supposed to be working on a paper for one of my history classes.

Ended up finding this thing and reading a lot of what's on the wiki. Doomsday just happened to be what looked the most interesting, and a good way to get into the groove of writing things before I start my own althist. Not that I actually signed in with my account until May, lol.

Keeps my research skills sharp too, which is a bonus, since I can't get into my grad program until my paperwork clears with the US government. =)