Why live journal?
Just when I think I’m done with livejournal. When I think I'm not one of those selfish saps that needs to chronicle their life through written word. When I remember I like my thoughts to be my own and I loath the idea of anyone else reading them with or without my permission...I come back to livejournal. The simple fact remains is that when everything in your head gets jumbled up no matter how much you try to sort it out, writing it down can enable you to organized that confusion. It even allows you to put it aside and read your thoughts at a latter date we you are able to look back at them objectively. Realize you where just whining or that the change you need to make is now obvious. Another reason I like livejournal is the privacy settings. I'm beginning to fall into the trap that just because everyone is on facebook that is how I should communicate with them. I really don't believe that that is adequate. There is so much more in actually physically being there with a person or at the very least getting to hear them over the phone. Hell, with technology today you can even see them too. There is also the matter of privacy and disclosure of facebook. Facebook doesn't not have the greatest security or track record with it. Yet, everyone uses it. Why are we all posting our every thought and feeling on facebook? Disclosing close personal information just because everyone is there...Needless to say is that I'm getting to a point here. I prefer this just as it is, a journal. Sometimes I want to commiserate with the few still here. Other times I’m just wailing into the ether. Then again there are moments that I just sit in front of the mess of my mind and just start sorting. So yes, I still use livejournal, but no not every post is on display to the public nor many even to my trusted few. I still use this site and when I really want to say something personal or am elbow deep in this clutter, I'm here.