Happy LJ-versary to me. On this date in 2004 I made my first bewildered post on LiveJournal. The online world has changed a lot since then, hasn't it ( Read more... )

I still like it here best.

Dunbar's Number says that our brains evolved to manage a maximum of about 150 social connections.

Apparently Dunbar's number isn't just a maximum, though: it may also be a kind of optimum; we feel a need for 100 to 200 social connections. Since most of us don't live in extended families, tribes or small villages ( Read more... )

I've been in a bit of a blog-crisis for the last several months. Is this happening for others?

I'm getting my fandom fix mostly from Tumblr and Twitter; most of my clothes-and-style stuff ends up on Pinterest; and my little everyday illustrated posts start on my phone and end up automagically on Google+What's more, it's incredibly easy to share ( Read more... )

Is anyone else trying to re-figure out how to have an online life? Is anyone else feeling that Google+ is cool but how many more social networks do I need? Does anyone else wonder if there's still a place for a journaling site like Dreamwidth and LiveJournal in their life ( Read more... )

After reading a lot of stuff about the new LJ Invasion of Privacy feature, I went to my LJ account settings to look around. I clicked off the guest-tracking thing, saved my settings, and went back to reading my flist ( Read more... )

As of today, I'm moving primary operations over to Dreamwidth, where you can find me as DarkEmeraldsMy reasons for making the switch aren't primarily political or in protest against anything LiveJournal-ish, but between careless management, willing kowtowing to "moralistic" forces, and the static character of development here, I find that I just ( Read more... )

Do you have an account on Dreamwidth? Can I friend you over there?

The latest news from DW (in a nutshell, trolls from hate groups are threatening actions to shut them down based on accusations of hosting child porn...*sigh*) is discouraging, but I love the calm, rational way they're handling it. It is in marked contrast to LJ's hysterical ( Read more... )

I finally settled on a new style for this journal. Took me all damn day to figure it out and experiment, and it still needs tweaking, but I (re)learned a bunch about CSS. I wanted a more specific, personal look, with a photo of my own in the banner, and a very simple design. I'm getting there.

( Some of the other banner candidates. )

I am way overdue for a change to the old LJ layout, and I finally have time to start geeking around with it. If you view LJs in their own styles, mine must be looking a little nekkid at the moment, because I'm still casting about for a header image of my own, and a color scheme. You know, general New Year's spiffing-up.

(I'm using this base ( Read more... )