I Meme Therefore I Am
Aug. 21st, 2015 10:47 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hilsSo, hello again. I said I was going to try and post more so here is me posting more.
I have to say I didn't realise how much I missed LJ until I came back to it. Tumblr is fun but it's so hard to actually have conversations with people over there. The only person I've properly befriended over there is![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
so_shhy and we switched to email pretty fast because the Tumblr messaging system is crap.
Twitter's where I do most of my social interaction these days but those 140 characters can be limiting.
So dusting off the old LJ is definitely overdue, even if most of my flist has moved on in recent years. To those of you who are still here (or who I've just recently friended) hello!
I can't guarantee I'll be as prolific on here as I used to be (which will likely come as a relief to most) but I am going to make sure I check my flist every day and post at least once a week with something other than my fic rec post. Even if it's just screenshots of Illya Kuryakin ;)
But here's a meme thing to start with which I shamelessly stole fromhobbituk
Age: Let's just go with mid-30s
Myers-Briggs (if you know it): It's changed over the years but last time I did it I was INTJ
How long have you had your LJ: SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME! Or more accurately since November 2001
What does your username mean: My LJ is so old I actually got to choose a username that is actually my name
What is your favourite thing about LJ: Social interaction for sure. What's the point of having things to squee about if you don't have anyone to squee about them with.
What is your least favourite thing about LJ: It's pretty quiet these days. I think a lot of people have either moved on to other places or left fandom entirely.
What is your motivation on Live Journal?: It's a procrastination tool just like any other social media site
Have you ever met anyone on your F List in real life?: Oh, yes, lots over the years.
Do you have a paid subscription? Is your LJ private/friends only?: It was paid and friends only but it's now a public plus account. I went friends only when I started getting abuse and harassment from people in the Supernatural fandom. Since that's no longer my fandom and no one really gives a crap about what I'm doing anymore I figure it's safe to go public again.
Where do you live: York which is in the North East of England for those who don't know
Do you have an accent?: I have an English accent I guess. No, America, it's not a British accent. Britain is a collection of countries and doesn't have a single accent #PetPeeve
Who do you live with:jacqui_hw
Do you have pets?: Jacqui has two bunnies but personally no
Do you/Did you go to school: You say that like it was a choice! Yes, I did.
Do you work?: I'm at work right now. Oops.
Where/What do you do: I work in IT Security which is nowhere near as exciting as it sounds but it pays the bills and my boss mostly just leaves me alone to get on with it
Do you have more drama at home or at work?: I actively avoid drama
Who do you often write about?: Right now? Ridiculous spy boyfriends
What else should readers know: Uh, I don't know! Ask me if you want to know anything. I'm very chatty as my Twitter friends will attest to.
I have to say I didn't realise how much I missed LJ until I came back to it. Tumblr is fun but it's so hard to actually have conversations with people over there. The only person I've properly befriended over there is
so_shhy and we switched to email pretty fast because the Tumblr messaging system is crap. Twitter's where I do most of my social interaction these days but those 140 characters can be limiting.
So dusting off the old LJ is definitely overdue, even if most of my flist has moved on in recent years. To those of you who are still here (or who I've just recently friended) hello!
I can't guarantee I'll be as prolific on here as I used to be (which will likely come as a relief to most) but I am going to make sure I check my flist every day and post at least once a week with something other than my fic rec post. Even if it's just screenshots of Illya Kuryakin ;)
But here's a meme thing to start with which I shamelessly stole from
hobbitukAge: Let's just go with mid-30s
Myers-Briggs (if you know it): It's changed over the years but last time I did it I was INTJ
How long have you had your LJ: SINCE THE DAWN OF TIME! Or more accurately since November 2001
What does your username mean: My LJ is so old I actually got to choose a username that is actually my name
What is your favourite thing about LJ: Social interaction for sure. What's the point of having things to squee about if you don't have anyone to squee about them with.
What is your least favourite thing about LJ: It's pretty quiet these days. I think a lot of people have either moved on to other places or left fandom entirely.
What is your motivation on Live Journal?: It's a procrastination tool just like any other social media site
Have you ever met anyone on your F List in real life?: Oh, yes, lots over the years.
Do you have a paid subscription? Is your LJ private/friends only?: It was paid and friends only but it's now a public plus account. I went friends only when I started getting abuse and harassment from people in the Supernatural fandom. Since that's no longer my fandom and no one really gives a crap about what I'm doing anymore I figure it's safe to go public again.
Where do you live: York which is in the North East of England for those who don't know
Do you have an accent?: I have an English accent I guess. No, America, it's not a British accent. Britain is a collection of countries and doesn't have a single accent #PetPeeve
Who do you live with:
jacqui_hwDo you have pets?: Jacqui has two bunnies but personally no
Do you/Did you go to school: You say that like it was a choice! Yes, I did.
Do you work?: I'm at work right now. Oops.
Where/What do you do: I work in IT Security which is nowhere near as exciting as it sounds but it pays the bills and my boss mostly just leaves me alone to get on with it
Do you have more drama at home or at work?: I actively avoid drama
Who do you often write about?: Right now? Ridiculous spy boyfriends
What else should readers know: Uh, I don't know! Ask me if you want to know anything. I'm very chatty as my Twitter friends will attest to.
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Date: 2015-08-21 12:27 pm (UTC)Also, thanks!
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Date: 2015-08-21 11:46 am (UTC)I hope that you find lots of shiny new friends here.
IT Security, huh? my hubby is the Sys Admin for AT&T with a focus upon security. I can't tell you what seven kinds of joy his security-minded antics puts our computer through on a regular basis.
I'm sorry you got hassled by a fandom - that stinks. We try to make things as stress/drama free as we can with our MFU communities. I hope you'll find that the case as well.
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Date: 2015-08-21 03:54 pm (UTC)I'm still here ....
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Date: 2015-08-21 05:13 pm (UTC)BTW I blame you for me going to see the MFU film last weekend instead of doing Important Stuff. I really enjoyed it though, so you are forgiven!
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Date: 2015-08-21 08:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Still here but I'm so late checking LJ these days it's no fun. If LJ wasn't so quiet I wouldn't be able to catch up once a week. *sigh*
I still remember days when I needed more than 2 hours to check my F-List. Those were the days....
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