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Two years ago
Nov. 25th, 2003 09:01 amI started a journal online. A friend had sent me a code earlier, but it took time until I could find a username I was happy with; naming oneself can be a serious business. And then I wasn't sure what to post about for another day; I was used to my paper journal, not writing for an audience. And it was an emotionally hard time just then.
In the two years since, I've changed, my life has gotten better (not in small part to friends), and my use of LJ has changed, too. I can't seem to keep two journals going at once, and the benefits of LJ have outweighed the benefits of paper: not only being able to share bits of my life with friends near and far (not to mention met-in-person and not-yet-met-in-person), but also finding that I can type about things I can't write about. It's also interesting to see how LJ has changed me, finding myself composing posts during incidents, or getting frustrated when I can't post, or wondering what the etiquette is for someone whose journal you read and know a lot about, but don't know in person much, despite their physical proximity. These and other dilemmas... (at least not the rare unilemma, that educated beast).
In the two years since, I've changed, my life has gotten better (not in small part to friends), and my use of LJ has changed, too. I can't seem to keep two journals going at once, and the benefits of LJ have outweighed the benefits of paper: not only being able to share bits of my life with friends near and far (not to mention met-in-person and not-yet-met-in-person), but also finding that I can type about things I can't write about. It's also interesting to see how LJ has changed me, finding myself composing posts during incidents, or getting frustrated when I can't post, or wondering what the etiquette is for someone whose journal you read and know a lot about, but don't know in person much, despite their physical proximity. These and other dilemmas... (at least not the rare unilemma, that educated beast).