Fourth LJ anniversary
Sep. 1st, 2013 01:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
silverflight8AAAAND I missed it!
Pffft that's exactly like me. *sigh* At least it's only 12:50am? If I were in my old timezone it'd still be August 31st!
At any rate, it's been four years since I opened this journal! With a really terrible first entry. In the meantime, I've moved twice (four times if you count inter-city), learned so many weird things, met five zillion people (some of whom are friends, and some of whom I still don't know, offline and online), set up a household sorta, got another job, and read a lot of books. I did lj_s, I learned how to salsa (allegedly), did not attend figure skating classes but practiced, joined more choirs, alternately let my piano lapse and frantically worked on it, visited interminable zoos, museums, attractions, galleries, etc... Lost track of some friends, made so many more, wrote stories and manuscripts and papers. The sky didn't fall, no catastrophes occurred, and I think it's been a pretty successful four years--everything looks rosier looking back, anyway. I like to think that I've changed since I've begun, but who knows? I like my life. I set up new accounts all over the place, but LJ is pretty definitely my home.
I would throw a party in the comments except I've always been a square so I'm still not sure...how?
(I'm kind of sad that my journal is not 1000 entries exactly today, but win some, lose some. 980 is close! Kind of like 12:50am.)
Pffft that's exactly like me. *sigh* At least it's only 12:50am? If I were in my old timezone it'd still be August 31st!
At any rate, it's been four years since I opened this journal! With a really terrible first entry. In the meantime, I've moved twice (four times if you count inter-city), learned so many weird things, met five zillion people (some of whom are friends, and some of whom I still don't know, offline and online), set up a household sorta, got another job, and read a lot of books. I did lj_s, I learned how to salsa (allegedly), did not attend figure skating classes but practiced, joined more choirs, alternately let my piano lapse and frantically worked on it, visited interminable zoos, museums, attractions, galleries, etc... Lost track of some friends, made so many more, wrote stories and manuscripts and papers. The sky didn't fall, no catastrophes occurred, and I think it's been a pretty successful four years--everything looks rosier looking back, anyway. I like to think that I've changed since I've begun, but who knows? I like my life. I set up new accounts all over the place, but LJ is pretty definitely my home.
I would throw a party in the comments except I've always been a square so I'm still not sure...how?
(I'm kind of sad that my journal is not 1000 entries exactly today, but win some, lose some. 980 is close! Kind of like 12:50am.)
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Date: Sep. 1st, 2013 08:58 am (UTC)Ah, yes, this looks like the stuff:
(PS: Thank you for the v-gift!)
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Date: Sep. 1st, 2013 09:08 am (UTC)*parties earnestly, somehow*
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Date: Sep. 1st, 2013 05:12 pm (UTC)*parties earnestly alongside you* I have chocolate! A box of chocolate covered blueberries which I haven't opened yet.
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Date: Sep. 1st, 2013 12:20 pm (UTC)Although now you are making me feel a little bad because I have been on LJ for 6 years now (joined Jan 5 2007, though I didn't first post until September 2007 and didn't begin posting with regularity until April 2008), and yet I only have 377 entries! :p
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Date: Sep. 1st, 2013 07:04 pm (UTC)Hee, I have so many random entries. I sometimes use my lj to keep track of things (to-do lists, books to read, photography mockups to make sure everything looks the way I like...)
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Date: Sep. 1st, 2013 09:03 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: Sep. 2nd, 2013 01:19 am (UTC)I should really get a celebratory icon.
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Date: Sep. 4th, 2013 03:33 am (UTC)It'd be kind of cool, but I get the feeling people would feel it was spam.
My thoughts exactly
Date: Sep. 3rd, 2013 07:34 pm (UTC)In any case, I think you're exactly right; having this kind of personality trial archived is wondrous thing for those of us with a self-analytical/narcissistic (take your pick, take both!) bent.
I admit, I've taken a few of my most embarrassing entries private, but I don't think I've deleted anything of that sort.
Anyway, congratulations on your 4th anniversary! May I offer a toast in in honour of both your 14th and your 40th.
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Re: My thoughts exactly
Date: Sep. 4th, 2013 03:32 am (UTC)I have atrocious memory regarding my life. Can I memorize phone numbers, credit cards, library numbers, history dates? Yes. What did I do last year in September, I have no idea except for general outlines. I feel a journal is only self-preservation ;)
Thank you! And to you, too :)
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