[Sly Fox]

I knew the artist but didn't recall the celebrity reference.

[alabama24]

Has Sly had an official BJ Williams sighting?

[Sly Fox]

Of course. BJ is old school. I suspect I may see him at Homecoming in a couple of months.

[thepostman]

Wait, BJ was a liberty celebrity!!?? I had no idea I worked with greatness. My whole perspective on my time at Liberty has now changed. Wow, what an honor!

[BJWilliams]

Greatness? haha youre too kind postie. I mean like I said, the only reason so many people knew who I was is the fact that I was on campus for 19 semesters, and that one time on stage at coffeehouse (and most people from that semester are long gone)

[Purple Haize]

I would say the camo-plant gilley suit made you a celebrity

[SuperJon]

If famous = celebrity, then what does infamous equal? Because whatever it is, that's what Beej was.

[alabama24]

As we all know INfamous means "more than famous."

[BJWilliams]

If famous = celebrity, then what does infamous equal? Because whatever it is, that's what Beej was.

adjective
1.
having an extremely bad reputation:
an infamous city.
2.
deserving of or causing an evil reputation; shamefully malign; detestable:
an infamous deed.
3.
Law.

deprived of certain rights as a citizen, as a consequence of conviction of certain offenses.
of or pertaining to offenses involving such deprivation.

1: having a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil <an infamous traitor>
2
: causing or bringing infamy : disgraceful <an infamous crime>
3: convicted of an offense bringing infamy

Do you really think I was a bad or evil person Jon?

[thepostman]

Man. You're also a criminal.

[SuperJon]

You had a reputation for taking seven years to graduate. That definitely leans more towards the worst side of things than the great side of things. You're a great dude and person, but you're reputation wasn't because of that.

More often than not, celebrity is built on what you do and not who you are.

[BJWilliams]

Believe me Jon, I was well aware of the length of time it took. My parents wanted me to just get my degree done, and the last 2 years I was dealing with a lot of stuff, starting with the death of my grandmother in 2007 and then nearly dropping out of school after my sister was given 24 hours to live. My goal after year 4 was just getting it done. While the amount of time it took wasn't a good thing, I made good out of if by making friends all along the way. Now, I did get in trouble quite a few times (including one time for some comments I made on here), but all in all, despite being a "professional student", I would not trade those 7 years for anything for those two reasons: the friends I made, and the fact that I fulfilled a promise I made on my grandmother's deathbed.

[SuperJon]

Beej, I'm not judging what you did. You had your reasons and at the end of the day, you got your degree which is honorable. I was saying you were infamous for taking that long and that's what made you a "celebrity."

[BJWilliams]

And I'm saying that I still made the best of it even despite the circumstances

[SuperJon]

You've completely missed the point but that's not surprising.

[BJWilliams]

The point? I took seven years to get a 4 year degree...that's bad. As a result, people knew who I was but not for a good reason...is that your point hmm?

And let me guess, I also didn't leave much of a legacy behind which apparently made those "infamous" seven years a waste of my time right? All I was was a creepy old man who couldn't make much of a difference other than to get his degree?

[SuperJon]

Dude, that's totally not what I was saying. You need to chill. It may be time for another FF break.

[thepostman]

hug it out you two

[PAmedic]

Dude, that's totally not what I was saying. You need to chill. It may be time for another FF break.

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[thepostman]

Maybe I am more of a jerk, but I think BJ is much more entertaining right before he takes a 'break'.

[PAmedic]

maybe in a "uh oh you better watch the news" kinda way

[BJWilliams]

Look, Im not taking a break. Im just very upset that this is how I am perceived by people who I count as friends. There won't be any need to "watch the news". I just have to take a real hard look at my life and the difference I made (if any) other than just being that guy who took too long to get his bachelors

[PAmedic]

My recommendation for your priority list would be

1a. God
1b. Family/kids
1c. Employment

You may have noticed that nowhere on that list was "worry about some internet message board dude's opinion"

Just a tip

[thepostman]

BJ, you are well into your 30's. Why do you care what people say on a message board?

[SuperJon]

Beej, no one thinks bad about you. The chip on your shoulder is getting in the way of your reading.

All I said was your were infamous for being around forever. That's what made you a celebrity. I did not, at any point, say it was a bad thing. You looked up the definition of infamous and jumped on a few words and got your feelings hurt. You did that. We didn't do that.