Yup I remember it well and you too bud
I'm around if you know where to look. As for TsN it grew to the point where I had to either give it up or risk it and take it on as a full time career. I just wasn't ready to take that kind of risk as interesting as the idea was. As it turns out I made the right decision.
I actually spent vacation time somewhere other than a fucking LAN this past year for the first time in 4 years. I don't regret the experience though I got to do some pretty cool things and meet some pretty cool people.