Well, that was cathartic.
Hello, Livejournal! Who's still around?
I never use this site anymore, though I poke my head in every so often to glance at the flist. I'm in the process of trying to build myself a smarter online presence, and thus tightening up loose ends: I've privated every single entry before August 1 2006 & friendslocked everything else. I'll post a public entry every so often, mostly to retain membership in some communities, but the days of having my life laid bare to the public are, erm, over.
In the process of cleaning out the journal, I revisited my ancient posts and it was awful. Straight-up awful and embarrassing, which is only to be expected when you're 13 years old and blogging. I tried to figure out where the appropriate cut-off point would be, and then finally decided that it should be right before I left for university. I'm still embarrassed by myself six years ago, but not as much as (count it) eleven years ago. And this way, the first friendslocked entry is also a really, really great heartfelt conversation I had with a friend; it was a good point to draw the line between Old Julie and New Julie.
I can't see myself returning in the same capacity since everyone's scattered to the winds, which is a bummer considering my permanent account. Mainly, this LJ will revert to its origins as a cathartic, in-depth journal going over the emotional stuff that no one cares about, but those entries will be private. Trust me, it's nothing you want in on.
Feel free to follow me on tumblr, though!
I never use this site anymore, though I poke my head in every so often to glance at the flist. I'm in the process of trying to build myself a smarter online presence, and thus tightening up loose ends: I've privated every single entry before August 1 2006 & friendslocked everything else. I'll post a public entry every so often, mostly to retain membership in some communities, but the days of having my life laid bare to the public are, erm, over.
In the process of cleaning out the journal, I revisited my ancient posts and it was awful. Straight-up awful and embarrassing, which is only to be expected when you're 13 years old and blogging. I tried to figure out where the appropriate cut-off point would be, and then finally decided that it should be right before I left for university. I'm still embarrassed by myself six years ago, but not as much as (count it) eleven years ago. And this way, the first friendslocked entry is also a really, really great heartfelt conversation I had with a friend; it was a good point to draw the line between Old Julie and New Julie.
I can't see myself returning in the same capacity since everyone's scattered to the winds, which is a bummer considering my permanent account. Mainly, this LJ will revert to its origins as a cathartic, in-depth journal going over the emotional stuff that no one cares about, but those entries will be private. Trust me, it's nothing you want in on.
Feel free to follow me on tumblr, though!