Oh, how the mighty are fallen....

[rockwood]

Well. Here I am.

With no idea what I'm doing here.

I can't really get my mind around posting on Livejournal. I'm not particularly the blogging type---at least, not so far---and I feel like posting about anything going on in my life would be tantamount to the most epic whining/bragging ever seen by man. I mean, even if I set an entry to Private, it's going to be saved to a finitely secure server and transfered electronically, which leaves it open to all sorts of snooping and potentially viewable by the entire planet. Nothing really important can go here, and I don't think I'm likely to be using it to hold conversations over the internet---that's what email is for.

Ah, well. Perhaps I'll get used to it. Treat it like one of the forums I skulk on, and see how far that takes me.

One possibility, at least: I may journal for a character here. Not sure that's a great idea, but we'll see. Or I may be using this to supplement my Larcenous Design webspace at www.pbphouse.com, since their blogging features are limited. If I go that route, this may actually see a lot of use. Time will tell.

Blessed be,
~Nathan

Comments

[leeflower.livejournal.com]

ha! you joined lj the same day my brother joined Facebook. There's poetry in that, somehow.

Anyway. Rule number one of lj, much like the rest of the internet, is "if you absolutely, positively don't want anyone else finding out, don't post it at all." But there are things worth posting that aren't whining or bragging that also aren't necessarily personal. It's about developing a public persona, and we already know you can do that because you hang out on forums.

By the way, tell your forum friends you're on lj--I bet some of them friend you :D.

Also: super awesome icon.

[garrettplc.livejournal.com]

Hehe; yeah, I might tell some folk. However, that does get to one of those reasons I was hesitant to get on here. I have almost no friends, compared to a lot of people (small schools = small friend groups, just the way it goes), and a great way to drive that home is to go online, say "Hi, everyone!" and listen to the deafening silence.

So, ye hear that, anybody I know who reads this? Friend me and prove me wrong :-)

[leeflower.livejournal.com]

How to make friends on LJ: a Primer.

1. Join a few communities that look interesting.
2. Post interesting comments on community posts, or, hey, make interesting posts yourself. Get involved in conversations about the topic of the comm.
3. Check out the ljs of people who post things you tend to agree with/find insightful, amusing, or fun.
4. If you like their ljs, ask them if you can friend them. They'll probably say yes and friend you back.

I would suggest you start with comms dedicated to firefly, bsg, demon hunters, and the associated games.

Ha ha, found you.

[krint01.livejournal.com]

This is Dan on a recording. We have noted your activities in our sector. Understand that if you do not show the proper respect, you may find life less than pleasant.

I mean, um... how are you?

[taimdala.livejournal.com]

Looks like everyone before me had pretty much said everything I'd intended to. I think posting about your character is a great intro to LJ. I would be interested in reading anything you'd care to post along those lines.

And yeah, if you don't want people to know something, never put it on the internet. Keeping it in your head is safest. ^_^

[crystalskull.livejournal.com]

Poke... it's Dana!

Awww... you gave in to it....

[corone.livejournal.com]

Hiya

Welcome to LJ!
Hope things are going well.

-Andy P