Closets, "curves", ficlets, LJ nostalgia, and galacticanews.

[wisteria_]

Today's big adventure was cleaning out my closets for the first time in years. Of course, everything's a mess now, with the keepers waiting to be put away, and the losers in boxes for Goodwill. I had to keep reminding myself of my rule: "If you haven't touched it in at least six months, it must go." A pleasant surprise was that I've apparently

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[quiet_rebel]

I defintely miss the old days of LJ. I was given an invite code a few months before they went opened it up for everyone I think. But yeah, having a LJ has taken away from blogs, personal websites, fansites, etc. It's so much easier to just hit update and type in this box then it is to learn HTML.

[theatreotter]

Amen to all of that- I got an invite code only a few weeks before membership was opened, and after I got my LJ I rarely ever used HTML...my skills in that area are now sadly lacking.

[wisteria_]

Oh, yes. That and Dreamweaver pretty much un-taught me how to use HTML, beyond basic formatting tags. On the other hand, it has also enabled my profound laziness. ;)

BTW, did you write me a few weeks ago? I vaguely recall something, but my inbox is an utter mess, and I can't find anything in there. If so, then I'm so sorry for not replying!

[wickedgillie]

How long ago did they do away with invite codes? I got one from a friend back in 03 if memory serves.

I'm of such a divided mind regarding my relationship to LJ. I love it for its community building. Between fandom and parenting issues, it's really become a mainstay for me. But it also isn't taken seriously in the larger blogging community, who characterize LJ as "OMG Kittens!" And given the current icon debacle in which I'm involved, I am horrified by the "customer service" and censorship issues. I can see myself continuing to read fandom and friends posts here, but I am not sure I am comfortable blogging here any more and don't plan on renewing my paid account.

Ahem. Anyhoo. I am *so* not surprised to see you get involved with galacticanews since usually, if there's news, you're where I come first!

::off to Claira's to read your ficlet du jour::

[swmbo]

Meta would be *awesome* because I have no idea where to start looking for it in BSG!

[wisteria_]

No kidding! Back during the season, people were posting a ton of really insightful things, but not so much these days (understandable, given the looooong hiatus.) Are you interested in any particular characters? I might could find something for you to read. ;) Otherwise, your best bet is to just page through some of the older galacticanews updates....

[swmbo]

I'll be catching up through the end of S2 this weekend, then I'll feel a little more confident about going through the backlog - I am intensely spoiler phobic, which is a dreadful illness for somebody who tends to catch up on series during the summer!

I kind of have some degree of affection for all the characters, so I'd be happy with thoughts on any of them - or on anything that's on the mythology or politics of the whole show, which fascinate me!

[zenstate]

I've wondered how the TWOP BSG board is but have been too much of a wuss to go check it out. I take it it must have some decent content if you find stuff for galacticanews. . .

[wisteria_]

The board there is really quite excellent. It doesn't have the same in-jokey, community atmosphere as most of the other TWOP forums, so a lot of the commentary is in-depth and insightful... and on-topic. ;) The episode threads are quite good, and I'd definitely recommend the individual character folders or the relationships thread (which has been moved to "creative pursuits". If you scroll back a few months, there were some awesome discussions about various 'ships, including K/L.