You know, it's almost impressive the way the Livejournal homepage gets progressively uglier and more useless every time they update the design.

Dear Livejournal,

Is there any reason the login banner at the top of the screen is hawking the XBox360? Besides money, I mean.

Thanks,
Me

Today's Writer's Block Question from ElJay:

As the holiday season draws to a close, you might be feeling a little strapped for cash. Would you ever consider selling one of your organs (bodily organs, that is) if you really needed the money?

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WHAT.

Also: STOP SNOWING DAMMIT - I HAD PLANS. Not that this has anything to do with ( Read more... )

Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, and Vlad the Impaler, the original Dracula, have the same birthday. Coincidence?

Um. Duh?

Also, Vlad the Impaler != Dracula.

Livejournal's current Writer's Block question:

It’s the Day of German Unity, marking the 1990 reunification of East and West Germany. In our current period of global instability, do you ever feel nostalgic for the seeming simplicity of the Cold War?What the hell kind of a dumbass question is that??? The Cold War SUCKED. "Ooh, I'm so NOSTALGIC ( Read more... )

So... wait. In two days my grandfathered Basic account will essentially become a Plus Minus account? Thanks ever so, Livejournal.

You could at least increase the number of icons if you're going to force ads onto the thing, LJ. I mean, geez.Even though I won't see the ads myself, I really don't like the idea. This is because I don't trust ( Read more... )

GODDAMMIT LIVEJOURNAL, STOP CLUTTERING UP MY HOMEPAGE WITH EXTRANEOUS SHIT.

Well. That's... novel.

Also, GreatestJournal's icon slots have apparently been reduced from one hundred to ten, although there hasn't been an official announcement. Maybe that's a glitch?

Meanwhile, in La-La Livejournal-land:

"...Additionally, we are determining what the best option available is for users who initially entered an incorrect ( Read more... )

SUP acquires LiveJournal from Six Apart

Interesting.

I've been watching Livejournal's latest debacle with a large amount of apprehension. At this point, I'm not really involved in fandom - too much RL stuff going on for that at the moment - but I don't like the way LJ as a whole has been acting, and their complete lack of professionalism isn't helping. (Really, is it too much to ask that they hire ( Read more... )