How I got on LJ

[razzleccentric]

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Once upon a time, many years ago, I was on this internet information mailing list called The Internet Tourbus. (And I'm still on it. :) The semi-weekly text newletter highlights interesting websites and gives good advice. They also used to talk about squirrels a lot.

Anyhow, at some point in early 2001 (2000?), the 'bus mentioned LiveJournal so I checked it out and signed up. In April 2001, I made my first tentative post.

I'd written in paper journals for ages, but I was losing the time and patience to keep up with them around then. Typing is so much faster. And then there was/is the whole neato "community" aspect - being able to read what other people are writing, and share what I'm writing - that takes a journal to the next level, into blogdom.

Honestly, I don't think I've written a word in a paper journal since then. LJ is my journal and my letter writing and my entertainment and my pensieve. I have a permanent account. I like it here.

Comments

[kendokamel.livejournal.com]

LJ has encouraged me to keep up with writing. I always have a paper journal, but, like always, I am not very consistent with using it.

Plus, LJ has allowed me to meet cool people - and to find out that my social circles merge in so many places it would take a very complicated Venn diagram to explain it all.

[pallid-regina.livejournal.com]

This is a cool post. Also, I wish they'd offer permanent accounts again, I'd probably do it this time.

[gypsy1969.livejournal.com]

My answer is somewhat shorter.
Somehow I became aware that Holmes365 and Elisem were both on LJ and they were both folks I wanted to get to know better. I wanted a place to write on-line and it all just fit.