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Jun. 2nd, 2004 09:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cleolindaWell, here's what I've decided to do:
1. Make a mailing list, because I have gotten emails from people who do not have LJs and, furthermore, don't want them. I'll probably put a link to this on Short Attention Span Theater.
2. Make a community where only I can post. I bring you: ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif){kind=small}
m15m. I'll probably copy the existing movies over there, because right now it's just tumbleweed bouncing by occasionally.
I'm surprised by how many people like the non-Fifteen Minutes entries on my journal. And yes, I have been told I have a boring journal, and that I natter too much about writing and school. There was a review community that turned my journal down, for example. Which is fine. I'm just saying, I will totally not be surprised or offended if people unfriend this journal and go join the community only, because life is too short to read about some random girl's thesis woes if you're not interested.
Speaking of which: No, I don't read my entire friends list. In fact, I haven't read anyone on my friends list in about two weeks, which makes me sad, because I really like keeping up with my core group. The not-keeping-up has mostly been because I've been swamped with site updates and comment-reading and writing and what have you. Ideally, I would keep up with the people I knew well, and keep up with the comments in my own journal and reply to more of those, and if someone said something particularly interesting I'd go check out their journal. And I have browsed my f-list at large a few times--it's a little like reading the Friends of Friends function. So... no, I haven't tried to read everyone, but I'd like to try to read more, at the very least.
All in all, the community thing is a good thing, because I was getting really nervous about people reading the Fifteen Minutes who I didn't really want wandering into the rest of my journal (professors, family members, etc.). So, thanks to your suggestions, now I have a separate place for that, which is basically like a journal but with a larger friending capacity, and all is well. I knew y'all would be good for something. :)
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Date: 2004-06-02 07:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-06-02 07:10 am (UTC)Yay!
Date: 2004-06-02 07:13 am (UTC)And your journal's neither nattery (?) nor boring. It's a journal, 'tis supposed to be self-reflective. There was a review community that turned my journal down, for example. Meh, their loss.
This does give you a way to distinguish the two, though, and is definitely the best of both worlds. And if it makes your life easier, so much the better. You've got enough thesis-related agony to worry about, no?
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Date: 2004-06-02 07:16 am (UTC)Am staying for Cleo, like someone up there *points* said, so you'll be seeing much more of me. *snickers*
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Date: 2004-06-02 07:19 am (UTC)Glad to be captivated by both!
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Date: 2004-06-02 07:24 am (UTC)Although Electrocuted Doug is one of the funniest things I've seen in a while.
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Date: 2004-06-02 07:27 am (UTC)As it can be pretty damn lonely, I work at home lately.
And I had a meeting with my professor yesterday too and was quite nervous about it.
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Date: 2004-06-02 07:38 am (UTC)< /sap >
Besides, if I listen to your thesis woes, I can't cry "I didn't know!" when it's my turn ;D
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Date: 2004-06-02 07:39 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-06-02 07:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-06-02 07:47 am (UTC)Re: Yay!
Date: 2004-06-02 08:03 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-06-02 08:10 am (UTC)But considering what I write about (mosh pit culture) it's still fun and completely worth it. Luckily.
Re: Yay!
Date: 2004-06-02 08:13 am (UTC)And if you need help with the thesis, well, I'm not a creative writer (in fact, I'm EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE), but, you know, I can spell. And stuff. And offer moral support. And stuff. And other stuff.
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Date: 2004-06-02 08:22 am (UTC)I've never had someone on my flist become a fandom supahstah! before but I think you've handled it as best you can. :)
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Date: 2004-06-02 08:45 am (UTC)I really want a "I knew Cleo when Cleo was indie" icon now. Possibly one that also sneers that I've sold out. Hee.
Re: Yay!
Date: 2004-06-02 08:53 am (UTC)I'll keep you and the new community at hand, both are worth some good times.
Ciao for now
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Date: 2004-06-02 09:04 am (UTC)I friended the comm before reading the faq and realising you'd post a link over here, too, so am considering unfriending the community.
Definitely don't want to defriend you personally despite you becoming a fandom supastah! (tm
*pause*
Can I have your autograph? Huh? Please! *passes over some white lilies*
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Date: 2004-06-02 09:21 am (UTC)Dude, no! I actually don't mind it, it shows you're much more than just really damned funny :)
The people who have friended you for Mi15m and are complaining about other stuff are whiny bitches. :) Oh, and since you're not going to be posting the actual Mi15m here anymore, will you at least let us know here when you do a new one so we can pop over and check?
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Date: 2004-06-02 09:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-06-02 09:27 am (UTC)I was wondering about that myself.
I'll probably join the community too anyway.
Filtering Friends
Date: 2004-06-02 10:08 am (UTC)I was having problems keeping up with my f-list, too, until I discovered the custom friends groups filtering system (http://www.livejournal.com/support/faqbrowse.bml?faqid=102). I now have separate friends pages for my core group of friends, communities, feeds, etc. It makes focusing on what I want to read a lot easier.
Oh, and I echo what
Pre M15M reader
Date: 2004-06-02 10:50 am (UTC)Glad to say that I too was an old school Cleo-fan...
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Date: 2004-06-02 10:52 am (UTC)That said, do give my latest entry a look if you have a chance. It'll hopefully be of interest to you.
In turn, I find entries on writing rather interesting...but then again, I write quite a bit myself, so I'm always curious about others who share that passion.
Re: Filtering Friends
Date: 2004-06-02 10:54 am (UTC)The coolest part of Custom Friends Groups is making a "Default View", this will make it so you can put your core friends in "Default View" for really easy access (just press the friends link), and then have to type in a little bit more to see all these other random people that you have added (like me ;-) ).
Re: Pre M15M reader
Date: 2004-06-02 10:57 am (UTC)came here through the lovely DD (which has saved me from many bored hours at work) and stayed for the even lovelier cleo.
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Date: 2004-06-02 10:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-06-02 11:23 am (UTC)A random voice from the back of the crowd...
Date: 2004-06-02 11:27 am (UTC)Don't reply to this! *Shakes finger*
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Date: 2004-06-02 11:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-06-02 11:32 am (UTC)Re: A random voice from the back of the crowd...
Date: 2004-06-02 11:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-06-02 11:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-06-02 12:16 pm (UTC)http://www.phdcomics.com/
it just turned up in my f-list.
grad student humor!
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Date: 2004-06-02 12:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-06-02 01:27 pm (UTC)Pyra
I live to serve
Date: 2004-06-02 02:06 pm (UTC)UR FAME IZ PASTEDE ON YAY!
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Date: 2004-06-02 03:15 pm (UTC)Anyway, the point of this is that I've joined and friended the m15m community, and I'm keeping you on my list as well.
Re: Filtering Friends
Date: 2004-06-02 10:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-06-02 10:27 pm (UTC)And, uh, just ignore that if I got your major wrong.
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Date: 2004-06-02 10:33 pm (UTC)Heh. Am adding the other LJ on. And giggling hysterically.
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Date: 2004-06-03 07:18 am (UTC)