Dreamwidth
So... It looks like the LJ exodus is well underway. Which is sad. It's the end of an era! We can back up our own history, but we're saying goodbye to a lot of shared history, a lot of communities that might not survive the move. It's a melancholy feeling.
I've made some wonderful friendships on LJ, or via LJ. To be honest, though, most of those friendships have already migrated to other social media platforms, or evaporated alltogether. My flist has been pretty dead for the past few years. I come back to check on the few of you still here, and I commend you for keeping up your journaling. Circumstance, and life in general, has meant that I've kept pretty quiet overall for quite some time.
On the other hand, I know I'll miss the sense of privacy, in the sense that what I've shared here wasn't all over my Facebook or Tumblr. It was where I came to make sense of things. Where there was no harsh, public, judgment. So I'm not ready to let go of this type of forum.
But I'm ok with a shift. I've made a Dreamwidth account. I haven't changed my handle, so you can find me there if you'd like. I feel like it's time for a change anyway. Seeing LJ all abandoned and barren breaks my heart. For me, there's pain here, which I am ready to let go of.
I paid for a permanent account to LJ some 10+ years ago, knowing full well that there's no such thing as permanence on the interwebs. I figure I've had a pretty good run, all considered.
I hope to see you on the other side. I'll be sad if I don't. Thanks for the memories! Love you! <3
I've made some wonderful friendships on LJ, or via LJ. To be honest, though, most of those friendships have already migrated to other social media platforms, or evaporated alltogether. My flist has been pretty dead for the past few years. I come back to check on the few of you still here, and I commend you for keeping up your journaling. Circumstance, and life in general, has meant that I've kept pretty quiet overall for quite some time.
On the other hand, I know I'll miss the sense of privacy, in the sense that what I've shared here wasn't all over my Facebook or Tumblr. It was where I came to make sense of things. Where there was no harsh, public, judgment. So I'm not ready to let go of this type of forum.
But I'm ok with a shift. I've made a Dreamwidth account. I haven't changed my handle, so you can find me there if you'd like. I feel like it's time for a change anyway. Seeing LJ all abandoned and barren breaks my heart. For me, there's pain here, which I am ready to let go of.
I paid for a permanent account to LJ some 10+ years ago, knowing full well that there's no such thing as permanence on the interwebs. I figure I've had a pretty good run, all considered.
I hope to see you on the other side. I'll be sad if I don't. Thanks for the memories! Love you! <3