I'm still alive..
And I feel guilty.
It's been 3 years and I've all but forgotten LJ, in favor of these vapid transient social media platforms.
I occasionally reminisce about all the folk out here, who got me through some rough times back in the day, when I was miserable, cold, lonely and depressed (Yay, Maine!).
And I've made some amazing friends through LJ - some of whom are close friends even offline - and that's not something I say lightly. Or often.
What keeps me away from this lovely platform, has been something akin to a writer's block. I often have so many thoughts I want to say, but my impatience and apathy strike, and I end up either making a flippant half-hearted comment on Facebrick, or pushing it down, ignoring it.
I've started a blog or two elsewhere, but it never really lasts - None of those have the social feel I get here.
Some days though, I hate this username. It's immature (then again, it's reflective of a time in my life, when I was, too - at least more so than I am now), tacky, and it's something I cannot relate to now.
And I'm too cheap to pay the requisite $15 to get it changed now. #aintnobodygottimefordat.
So, I'm considering one of two options - I either say "screw it" and go along with the name, or create a new account (on LJ) and continue blogging, and hopefully I can reconnect with the current friends list there too.
I can't decide.
It's been 3 years and I've all but forgotten LJ, in favor of these vapid transient social media platforms.
I occasionally reminisce about all the folk out here, who got me through some rough times back in the day, when I was miserable, cold, lonely and depressed (Yay, Maine!).
And I've made some amazing friends through LJ - some of whom are close friends even offline - and that's not something I say lightly. Or often.
What keeps me away from this lovely platform, has been something akin to a writer's block. I often have so many thoughts I want to say, but my impatience and apathy strike, and I end up either making a flippant half-hearted comment on Facebrick, or pushing it down, ignoring it.
I've started a blog or two elsewhere, but it never really lasts - None of those have the social feel I get here.
Some days though, I hate this username. It's immature (then again, it's reflective of a time in my life, when I was, too - at least more so than I am now), tacky, and it's something I cannot relate to now.
And I'm too cheap to pay the requisite $15 to get it changed now. #aintnobodygottimefordat.
So, I'm considering one of two options - I either say "screw it" and go along with the name, or create a new account (on LJ) and continue blogging, and hopefully I can reconnect with the current friends list there too.
I can't decide.