Lifejournal Maintenance!
I was looking at my Friends list, which had 100 people on it, and I've been comparing that in my mind to the same 8 or so people I continuously hear from, and well, I don't think that seems quite right. I think many have left the forcefield of livejournal-land, or some have filtered me out of their daily reads, or some have just generally lost interest.
But I am of course aware of the some who simply read their Friends Lists from time to time, keeping idle track of everyone as life permits--quite often I end up being in that position myself. I recently had a discussion with someone on how it is that one is able to write private thoughts on a forum such as this, and I brought up the point that much of it is a give-and-take relationship; if something is deeply personal, I generally end up locking it to Friends Only status, and so it goes. I don't mind sharing anything and everything with everyone on my LJ list because they, in their own ways, offer the same. (Even if you keep things professional, or neutral, or creative...it's still a symbiotic relationship of sorts, the whole Friends List concept.)
So I guess I'm just curious who's still out there; if you ever read my entries (not necessarily all of course!), let me know. Just pop in here and say "howdy!" and I might have a better understanding of who pays attention anymore. I'm not saying I'm going to cut down my friends list, but I very well might. I should certainly delete the people I don't even think I know.
Not responding here won't get you automatically axed though, of course....there are many of you I enjoy tracking and wouldn't delete regardless, and those "comment or I'm unfriending you" posts always sat wrong with me, though I understand why people do them. I guess I'm just wondering how things are out there, and who's out there, and maybe I'd just be comfortable with a more intimate sort of list of people.
Life's just blowin' in the wind, or something.
But I am of course aware of the some who simply read their Friends Lists from time to time, keeping idle track of everyone as life permits--quite often I end up being in that position myself. I recently had a discussion with someone on how it is that one is able to write private thoughts on a forum such as this, and I brought up the point that much of it is a give-and-take relationship; if something is deeply personal, I generally end up locking it to Friends Only status, and so it goes. I don't mind sharing anything and everything with everyone on my LJ list because they, in their own ways, offer the same. (Even if you keep things professional, or neutral, or creative...it's still a symbiotic relationship of sorts, the whole Friends List concept.)
So I guess I'm just curious who's still out there; if you ever read my entries (not necessarily all of course!), let me know. Just pop in here and say "howdy!" and I might have a better understanding of who pays attention anymore. I'm not saying I'm going to cut down my friends list, but I very well might. I should certainly delete the people I don't even think I know.
Not responding here won't get you automatically axed though, of course....there are many of you I enjoy tracking and wouldn't delete regardless, and those "comment or I'm unfriending you" posts always sat wrong with me, though I understand why people do them. I guess I'm just wondering how things are out there, and who's out there, and maybe I'd just be comfortable with a more intimate sort of list of people.
Life's just blowin' in the wind, or something.