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Oh Brave New World...
Apparently, I've been on LiveJournal since May 2000. Originally, I was going to reserve it for all the happy fun "grown up" stuff that I couldn't post in my Virtual Pet Journal, or various other forums on my website.
Ironic, then, that nearly three years later, I find myself on the threshold of joining a journal service explicitly aimed at the over-18 crowd.
Of course, LJ experience has taught me that being over 18 does not immediately necessitate a profound and philosophical approach to life. Many times, I've read a journal and recoiled in horror to discover that I wasn't reading the adventures of an anime-obsessed naive teenybopper, but a university grad who's still living at home and channeling hundreds of dollars a month into collecting kewl azn stuff.
And, of course, I'm sure that many intelligent people see my public LJ posts and scratch their heads as to how I can spend all day just posting quiz results, polls, and links to images and websites that I find disturbing, funny, or worthy of remark.
I hope to use this journal in a different manner than my LiveJournal, though. Maybe the more thoughtful, quality posts can go here. Or maybe I can share my never-ending Letter To My Unborn Child.
Update
I must say, though, the layout and coloring of Blurty's interface is very soothing. All earth tones, mustard and sage and a kind of smoked salmon color. I hope I can come up with a style or layout that complements all this, and makes me feel more... thoughtful.
Update 2
Through the help of Mari's Iro Enpitsu and the cut/paste function, I've created a color scheme, of sorts. Very moody and blue and hideously distracting when one clicks a link and is transported into the warm shades of Blurty.com proper. I have found some warm tones that look like they might work, but they'd make the journal look perilously like Refried Paper.
Update 3
Around Feb. 24th, I went from soothing blues to the Penguin Farm motif.
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 |  Hi :)
 hazel_t
2003-04-11 07:01
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I've just read your entries, but I'm commenting on this one because I think it is the most poignant. When I first joined LJ, it was because my online friends had roped me into it. I've seen what you talk about, all the angsting teeny boppers, all the pretend-woe that goes into what I like to call LJ's "Angst Continuum". It's disturbing, it's non-sensical, and worst of all it's prolific.
Of course, LJ experience has taught me that being over 18 does not immediately necessitate a profound and philosophical approach to life. Many times, I've read a journal and recoiled in horror to discover that I wasn't reading the adventures of an anime-obsessed naive teenybopper, but a university grad who's still living at home and channeling hundreds of dollars a month into collecting kewl azn stuff.
Sadly, I have a few online friends acquaintances who are exactly this. It's sad and I shudder to think that this girl is not that much younger than I am. Sometimes, I wonder about the health of the internet, but then I wonder if it's my business to even worry about it at all. I think the worse part is when I read the journal of someone older than I am (think 40-something), only to find that she could rival the behaviour of a 12 year old.
And then there are those on the other end of the spectrum, those who over-philosophize and bore their friends lists by analyzing the most miniscule detail of their lives. In an attempt to sound profound and immersed in deep thought, their entries come off instead as tawdry.
Perhaps this is the effect of living a life online, a certain malaise, where we find that the individual truly cannot function within the offline world and is skewed by the perceptions and situations experienced online.
I know that there are truly creative, unique individuals out there. They're usually the ones who don't scream on their soapboxes, waving their arms when they want to say something. They don't feel the need to lecture, or advise, or berate, or bemoan. They just kind of exist. And they're very much happy. Finding them online, is like finding a precious gem.
Hmm, I think my comment just got a little long-winded.... I'll stop now.
Anyway, I enjoyed reading your entries and I would love to add you to my friends list. May I? :)(Reply to this) (Thread) |
| Hello!
twotone
2003-04-20 03:05
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Argh, sorry for the late response. You caught me at a bad time, so to speak- from April 10th to 18th I was in Japan and completely without internet access. Somehow, I survived. ;)
I'm glad you find (found?) my entries interesting! I'm afraid they probably lean towards pretention, as they're primarily letters and ramblings, but if you're still interested in adding me to your friends list, I'd be thrilled. Thank you for asking. :)(Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread) |
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