Ok

It's Wednesday. It's halfway through my week off. What have I achieved? Naff all! I've done a bit of writing, played huge amounts of Sims and chatted on IM. Today I am resolved. I am not going to fire Sims up at all today. Not even for 'just a few minutes'

I'm going to start off by watching a few episodes of The Wire to see how I get on with it. Then I'll make some icons and do some writing

*nods*

Ok

It's Wednesday. It's halfway through my week off. What have I achieved? Naff all! I've done a bit of writing, played huge amounts of Sims and chatted on IM. Today I am resolved. I am not going to fire Sims up at all today. Not even for 'just a few minutes'

I'm going to start off by watching a few episodes of The Wire to see how I get on with it. Then I'll make some icons and do some writing

*nods*

Interesting

A comparisson of LJ and IJ

Interesting

A comparisson of LJ and IJ

I tried

Well, I watched one episode of The Wire all the way through and I'm still not into it. Mostly because I have no idea what's going on. LOL! But cop dramas aren't really my thing (unless it's CSI) so I think I'm just going to leave it there.

Now to make some icons...or maybe try and write.

I tried

Well, I watched one episode of The Wire all the way through and I'm still not into it. Mostly because I have no idea what's going on. LOL! But cop dramas aren't really my thing (unless it's CSI) so I think I'm just going to leave it there.

Now to make some icons...or maybe try and write.

Won over

Message for mskatej

The chess scene won me over

Won over

Message for mskatej

The chess scene won me over

My final word on the strike

Because I keep spamming other peoples journal with comments here is my stance in black and white. I am disabling comments because I don't want to argue/justify myself. This is just how I feel.

I will not be striking on Friday.

This does not mean I agree with some of the decisions SUP have made. Their communication skills leave a lot to be desired. The fact of the matter is that LJ is a business and I'm sure they're not the only ones out there with crap customer service (NTL anyone?). We have the right, as consumers, to take our business elsewhere if we're not happy with the service. Of course I'd rather not have all my friends up and leave but the option is there.

The problem I haven't isn't with the strike as a form of protest, it's the terms behind that protest. Taken here from the person organising it

1. Restore basic accounts for new account creation.


2. Inform users before any change to the site that affects how we use the site or demands on our resources.


3. Run change proposals by the Advisory Board and take their advice into account before implementation of any change.

If the strike was merely to show SUP that we're not happy with the way that we, as users, are being treated then I might have been more inclined to get involved. But the fact of the matter is that most companies will make changes to their service without getting the OK from the users first. Getting rid of the basic accounts makes good business sense, and as one user on LJ put it

"But LJ didn't tell us they were dropping the basic account without ads." No they didn't. And my cable company doesn't tell me every time they change packages and/or deals with new users who sign up. Why should they? I'm an existing customer. It doesn't pertain to me. If I already have a basic account it doesn't pertain to me if they change it for the new people signing up as long as they aren't changing it for existing customers. And they aren't.

I'm probably not expressing myself very well and, of course, I totally respect those people who feel strongly enough about this to want to strike.

To me it boils down to the fact that I am happy on LJ. Compared to the alternative blogging sites LJ still comes out top. So I am not striking

My final word on the strike

Because I keep spamming other peoples journal with comments here is my stance in black and white. I am disabling comments because I don't want to argue/justify myself. This is just how I feel.

I will not be striking on Friday.

This does not mean I agree with some of the decisions SUP have made. Their communication skills leave a lot to be desired. The fact of the matter is that LJ is a business and I'm sure they're not the only ones out there with crap customer service (NTL anyone?). We have the right, as consumers, to take our business elsewhere if we're not happy with the service. Of course I'd rather not have all my friends up and leave but the option is there.

The problem I haven't isn't with the strike as a form of protest, it's the terms behind that protest. Taken here from the person organising it

1. Restore basic accounts for new account creation.


2. Inform users before any change to the site that affects how we use the site or demands on our resources.


3. Run change proposals by the Advisory Board and take their advice into account before implementation of any change.

If the strike was merely to show SUP that we're not happy with the way that we, as users, are being treated then I might have been more inclined to get involved. But the fact of the matter is that most companies will make changes to their service without getting the OK from the users first. Getting rid of the basic accounts makes good business sense, and as one user on LJ put it

"But LJ didn't tell us they were dropping the basic account without ads." No they didn't. And my cable company doesn't tell me every time they change packages and/or deals with new users who sign up. Why should they? I'm an existing customer. It doesn't pertain to me. If I already have a basic account it doesn't pertain to me if they change it for the new people signing up as long as they aren't changing it for existing customers. And they aren't.

I'm probably not expressing myself very well and, of course, I totally respect those people who feel strongly enough about this to want to strike.

To me it boils down to the fact that I am happy on LJ. Compared to the alternative blogging sites LJ still comes out top. So I am not striking

A couple of Rosetta caps

Just a couple of Rosetta caps that I made while I was iconning

( Caps )

A couple of Rosetta caps

Just a couple of Rosetta caps that I made while I was iconning

( Caps )

Smallville icons (2.17)

+31 Clark
+19 Lex
+3 Clark/Lex
+3 Dr. Virgil Swann
+1 Tom Welling & Christopher Reeve

-Please comment if taking
-Please credit if using
-Blank icons are NOT bases. I will happily customise for you if you ask
-Enjoy :)



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Smallville icons (2.17)

+31 Clark
+19 Lex
+3 Clark/Lex
+3 Dr. Virgil Swann
+1 Tom Welling & Christopher Reeve

-Please comment if taking
-Please credit if using
-Blank icons are NOT bases. I will happily customise for you if you ask
-Enjoy :)



( The rest under here )

Annonymous meme

Nicked from gemstar69

We all have shit that we want to get off of our chests. Perhaps not in a journal entry - maybe we'd prefer to remain anonymous. Want to just say something you've been feeling that you have to get out into the universe or you'll scream?

Tell me something. Anything. BUT IT HAS TO BE ANONYMOUS. DON'T MAKE ME BAHLEETE YOU.

Annonymous meme

Nicked from gemstar69

We all have shit that we want to get off of our chests. Perhaps not in a journal entry - maybe we'd prefer to remain anonymous. Want to just say something you've been feeling that you have to get out into the universe or you'll scream?

Tell me something. Anything. BUT IT HAS TO BE ANONYMOUS. DON'T MAKE ME BAHLEETE YOU.

Much better!

I made 57 icons today, watched 4 episodes of The Wire and did some writing.

Now THAT'S more like what I had in mind for this week

Much better!

I made 57 icons today, watched 4 episodes of The Wire and did some writing.

Now THAT'S more like what I had in mind for this week