I started using LJ when I was in university. Back then, I posted regularly (so long as it was a term-time weekday, since at home we were mired in the Dark Ages of dial-up). I haven't checked but I'd say it was usually every day. And since I went on to complete a Master's and a PhD, that pattern continued for a while ( Read more... )

Is it considered unremarkable and acceptable behaviour to ask for a stranger's contact details (namely, a phone number) immediately upon engaging with them online? And is it considered unremarkable and acceptable behaviour to give it upon such a request? And is it therefore considered bizarre, rude, anti-social or verging on the hysterical to ( Read more... )

Cicisbeo (pronounced chitch-is-BAY-oh) - a married woman's male companion or lover.

This is awesome! I didn't even know there was a word for such a thing :D

(I am such a language nerd lol.)

Dunno if anybody else has seen this before...Myself, I always thought that the best part of fancying a fictitious character was that you could "share" them - both with other fans who fancy them and with all the other characters you fancy. You can squee and swoon without worrying about messy things like fidelity lol! "Marrying" one seems to spoil ( Read more... )

Happy Leap Year, everyone ( Read more... )