LJ really doesn't feel like much of a community to me that much anymore these days. I wonder is it just out of fashion, or if facebook, twitter, and all the newer media are taking their toll. Are people losing their attention spans? Maybe they are reconnecting with people they have a more personal relationship with? Or even if blogging as it ( Read more... )

I love the internet. It gives everyone an outlet for the discussion and exchange of information in all their niche areas of interest. Man, some people are really into musicals. I now know way more than I ever needed to about the cast of Wicked.

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I was thinking this morning about all the fuss of internet social networking. Some would say people need to get out and get a life. Some have dropped off lj, facebook, myspace, or whatever because they want real life friendships. And that's fine, I suppose. But I wouldn't really discount the relationships one builds on the internet. Sure, the ( Read more... )

In several places now, I've seen the word "hipster" used by North Americans. I think of this word in reference to the beats and jazzers. Has it come back into use?

Poll what is a hipster

Maybe I will get one of these facebook thingys. Perhaps a good way to stay in touch, as people drift off of IM? Thoughts? vs. myspace ( Read more... )

OK, so that Joanna Newsom album Ys is actually very good. Nothing like what you normally hear, sure, and she's got a bit of an odd voice, but still enthralling ( Read more... )

The weekend is flying by. I didn't clean or organize like I should have, but I think I can still hold on to my sanity. I've done everything else I needed to do so far, so just have to fix the drain in the new sink today and cook a couple lovely meals. Perhaps go to an art gallery ( Read more... )

Every time I poke around in Google and find more things, I am amazed at how they keep plugging away and making themselves more useful. All sorts of cool stuff you can add to your personal homepage now. I'll be arranging that and making it my homepage on firefox tonight ( Read more... )