I'll go where the lady takes me
Well, well, well. It's been over three weeks since my last journal entry. I should really fill in the gaps, the madness that has been work, the enlightening trip to Key West, all that, but the main point of this entry is to mark a milestone, and not a small one either.
I'm not sure I'll be paying attention enough tonight to do it at the proper hour, but this journal is, as of today, ten years old. Ten years. Holy crap, right? Seen me through three major relationships, one of which blossomed into a marriage, uncountable friends made, friends lost, fandoms loved and set aside, pounds lost and gained and lost again, three therapists (funny that the journal should last longer), haircuts and list cuts and everything else. How do you even write about that, about the place that's been the repository for every spare thought and/or every thought you could spare for a decade?
I've really fallen off of writing on here lately. I would promise, again, to get better at it, but I don't know that I will. I can try, though, especially with NaNo coming up, a project I've set my sights on actually completing this year. Of course, banging out the daily word count is just as likely to make me less interested in journaling, but we shall see.
I had hoped to also make this my three thousandth entry. More regular journaling would've made that an easy goal, but I think it's better to be gentle with myself, aim for three grand by the end of the year. I'm not even sure who all is reading anymore, besides the usual suspects. If you are, and you see this, let me know. Even if you never comment again. It'd be nice to have a ten year headcount.
I meant to post something longer and more thoughtful here, I even had a list and a friend chosen as a kind of emblem of my time online (hint: it's probably not who you'd think!), but I overslept this morning and will as it stands barely have time to slam my coffee down. Suffice it to say, I wouldn't have made it ten minutes on this service, let alone ten years, if it hadn't provided me with a connection to many of the most incredible people I have ever met. Thank you all for being here with me, even if it's only once in a while, even if it hasn't been all ten years (I think there's only one person on my list with an older LJ than me), even if it's only been for ten minutes. I love you all, and am grateful for all of you.
I'm not sure I'll be paying attention enough tonight to do it at the proper hour, but this journal is, as of today, ten years old. Ten years. Holy crap, right? Seen me through three major relationships, one of which blossomed into a marriage, uncountable friends made, friends lost, fandoms loved and set aside, pounds lost and gained and lost again, three therapists (funny that the journal should last longer), haircuts and list cuts and everything else. How do you even write about that, about the place that's been the repository for every spare thought and/or every thought you could spare for a decade?
I've really fallen off of writing on here lately. I would promise, again, to get better at it, but I don't know that I will. I can try, though, especially with NaNo coming up, a project I've set my sights on actually completing this year. Of course, banging out the daily word count is just as likely to make me less interested in journaling, but we shall see.
I had hoped to also make this my three thousandth entry. More regular journaling would've made that an easy goal, but I think it's better to be gentle with myself, aim for three grand by the end of the year. I'm not even sure who all is reading anymore, besides the usual suspects. If you are, and you see this, let me know. Even if you never comment again. It'd be nice to have a ten year headcount.
I meant to post something longer and more thoughtful here, I even had a list and a friend chosen as a kind of emblem of my time online (hint: it's probably not who you'd think!), but I overslept this morning and will as it stands barely have time to slam my coffee down. Suffice it to say, I wouldn't have made it ten minutes on this service, let alone ten years, if it hadn't provided me with a connection to many of the most incredible people I have ever met. Thank you all for being here with me, even if it's only once in a while, even if it hasn't been all ten years (I think there's only one person on my list with an older LJ than me), even if it's only been for ten minutes. I love you all, and am grateful for all of you.