Over a year on LJ?

[matgb]

Hmm. First, I said I'd never get one. Then, I made one with the intention of mostly using the account for commenting. Then, I got a bit carried away and started posting regularly, using it to arrange weekends away, meeting up with people and even, at times, following the news.

I discovered LF-feeds and filtered friends page views, I kept on adding people, and even started adding people I didn't know who interested me. Even more weirdly, people started adding me who I didn't know, they actually find me interesting! Weird.

I've got back in contact with old friends I haven't seen for years, I've crossed the country on the strength of something I've heard about on here, I've even had a brief fling with someone I mostly communicated with via LJ. And I've paid for my account, and regularly add more RSS feed accounts using the paid features.

Obsessed? Moi? I think not. Only, um, it's getting to the point where I'm talking my friends into setting up LJs so I can keep in touch with them, it's just so much easier. Obsessed? Um, maybe.

Essentially, LJ isn't cool because of what you post, or what people comment on your journal. It's cool because of the friends page. I can spend entire evenings just trawling LJ. I'll be honest, that sometimes scares me. Fun though.

So, my journal is over a year old. It's got me back involved in politics, it prompted me to set up a 'proper' weblog, and it's created a huge source of time sinking procrastination. It's even got me laid. I think the last part is the scariest bit...

Comments

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

Heh. I am deeply amused by your high-volume feeds list being labelled "Weasels"

[matgb]

I thought you might like that one. It's not so much high volume as stuff that normally cheers me up or intrigues me. flemco used to be in the comics feeds, but I rarely read that and he never really talks about the comics.

Meh, time to try to sleep.

[innerbrat]

Hey, me too! (on the last point)

Hells, I role play on LJ after only two years doing it. I am currently paying GBP1 (no pound key, woe!) an hour exclusively for El Jay.

*sigh*

[matgb]

Ah, see now I have to enquire if it was any good...

But I don't know you well enough, so I'll be polite. Brain has switched off, you're back alreayd, or back next week?

[innerbrat]

Yes, yes it was.

You?

Back Monday, actually.

[matgb]

'twas most certainly fun.

I'm loving that icon BTW, in a way, it's a shame that as IE dies off the 'red x' will go with it.

And on that subject, I hadn't realised how fugly this layout is in IE, it's looking for images where there are none. Guess I'll have to learn how to hard code it...

[innerbrat]

hee. I like it.

The red X will never die. It will live on in our minds and even us Firefox devotees will associate itwith broken pictures forerver and ever.

[silentgreeneyes.livejournal.com]

My gods.. I've been here a year or so aswell.. how strange...

Well, it's been an... eventful year, for me aswell.
Gotten through two partners, various crazy nights out, and a large number of random things I can't think of..
And you know what?
I wouldn't change a thing

Anyway.. sleep time.. updateage tomorrow :)

[annacdotes.livejournal.com]

The last bit is definitely the funniest bit! I wonder how many people LJ have got laid - they should get pimp money.

[matgb]

I paid for the account before it happened, but still, I'm quite happy with keeping the paid account status for some time.

Completely innapropriate context to bring this up, but given we haven't met yet, interested in meeting up at some point when I'm next in London?

[annacdotes.livejournal.com]

Just read this email - sorry wasn't ignoring you!

The answer is maybe. I tend to keep my internet friends and 'real-life' friends quite distinct but I guess it could blur. Let me know when you're next around.

[matgb]

I tend to keep my internet friends and 'real-life' friends quite distinct
That's fair, and understood. I've just made far to many decent friends from online sources.

In fact, I'm supposed to be packing to go see some of them right now, hence being online. In London next week (well, technically tonight, but that's only to park in one bit and get a train to an airport), no idea if I'll be online or have much time. Sometime maybe is a good plan, regardless...