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Do you keep a journal?
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ConfusingJazz
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Nope.
JoshuaJSlone
Member
Maybe you. My head has too many holes in it. I've been doing the LJ thang for a few years now. Nice way to record things I'll find interesting to look back on in time. Also a good way to just point out thoughts or weird links, without individually bothering a dozen people who might not care through instant messages.darscot said:
FortNinety
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MrAngryFace
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I kept one for goof off purposes.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/cooters/
I found journals actually do more harm than good, as far as approaching problems go.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/cooters/
I found journals actually do more harm than good, as far as approaching problems go.
Kuramu
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what a pefrectly timed question. I started a journal in 91 and pretty much stopped in 94. I just went back over the last 2 days and read the whole thing... 90+ pages single spaced. I'm so glad i kept this thing. my memory is terrible, so i got to relive times i would have entirely forgotten about otherwise. in fact, after reading i got so inspired that i started a new journal last night. just stuff that's happened which sounds boring now, but in 10 years it will be a goldmine of memories which would have been lost forever
Agent Dormer
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Agent Dormer
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human5892 said:
Yeah, that's what I've been trying to do and then once a bunch of news hits I can't decide what I should be writing about so I wait until I can collect enough info to make a nice entry and by that time no one cares anymore.
JoshuaJSlone
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Since the hassle of logging in to whatever account, thinking of a decent title, or other such minor things can slow down the process to the point of forgetting about it... I just keep a file on my hard drive called "templj" which is easily accessible through my text editor. Then it's a simple matter to toss in a short paragraph that's on my mind, and upload it whenever. Of course, this can cause... massive updates. Like when I kept forgetting to put it up at the end of the day, so I recently had an entry basically containing the entirety of July.Agent Dormer said:
I've got quite a few. They're all handwritten, though. No livejournal stuff. They're filled with poetry, sketches, and my personal philosophies and observations. I don't write in them everday, but I write in them enough. It's just fun to do, and I feel that every man should make a written record of the ideas that float around in his head, lest they be forgotten.
Agent Dormer
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JoshuaJSlone said:
Sounds like a good suggestion.
LiveJournal is not really even a journal, IMO. If you're consciously writing for some huge audience then you are never going to get to the level of honesty and self-reflection that's really supposed to be the point of writing down all your thoughts.
Most people just use LiveJournal to show how "smart" (read: pretentious) they can be, to chronicle mundane everyday bullshit, or to take passive-agressive swipes at people they know are reading.
Most people just use LiveJournal to show how "smart" (read: pretentious) they can be, to chronicle mundane everyday bullshit, or to take passive-agressive swipes at people they know are reading.
I've come to view handwritten journals superior because its less junk. You also have a less self concious attitude.
Exactly.
How though? I have an LJ, but it just seems void amidst all the other blogs out there...
Also, I think there is a difference in types of journals. Specifically for blogs, there is the personal recount of one's life "I did this today blah blah blah" and then there is the amateur news/essay writing type.
LiveJournals tend to follow the first category. I don't know about blogspot or xanga. I've never really seen any LJ's with stimulating commentary like in the latter type that I mentioned.
At times I try to write serious stuff in my LJ, but it just sits there...no one ever reads it. Maybe I'm doing something wrong?
MrPing1000
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I do http://thinkful.blogspot.com/, although i dont talk about me i just rant about stuff mostly and fap over meg
karasu
Member
I recently started a photoblog to keep an online record of how i progress(if I progress). http://section_9.blogspot.com
FortNinety
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Well I don't just let it sit there. If I approach an editor or someone for some possible work and they need to see samples, I just pass along the links and let them speak for themselves. Plus, it just good practice.
It's not really a "huge audience" at all, though. As far as I know, only my friends look at my journal, and I'd actually prefer to keep it that way (notice that I didn't link to my journal in the thread). And I find that I can be completely personal on it. My friends know who I am.border said:
Unless you've read the majority of LiveJournals on the internet, I don't think you're qualified to say what "most" of them are about.
When it's personal, I think any audience is a huge audience. Everybody has thoughts that go through their head that they don't want out there. As long as you know that people are going to read what you write, you will be holding back. Not to mention that there is an impulse to try and entertain or impress or flex style or over-philosophize. Once you gain the self-conscious angle that comes from publishing something that anyone can see, you have more-or-less killed the thing that makes a journal so interesting and important.
Not that LJs are totally stupid or anything, but I tend to see them as counterproductive to certain goals. If you just want to show off or make people laugh or tell everybody what's going on at the moment, then that's cool enough.
JoshuaJSlone
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Well, sure an online journal is contrary to the purposes of a journal, if you only take into consideration one of the several definitions of the word.
Yes, Livejournal. I even have 2, a "geek" one (for videogame related stuff) and a "normal" one. I never write really personal stuff in it, it's really more because I have a terrible memory, and it's sometimes fun to read old entries.
I write a lot actually, mostly to clear my mind. Usually it's my opinion on something (movies, games, music, politics), or plans for the future, or dreams.
I sometimes hate it when people leave comments, especially on more personal entries. That's why I keep those private most of the time. I'd never do a handwritten journal though, I prefer typing
I write a lot actually, mostly to clear my mind. Usually it's my opinion on something (movies, games, music, politics), or plans for the future, or dreams.
I sometimes hate it when people leave comments, especially on more personal entries. That's why I keep those private most of the time. I'd never do a handwritten journal though, I prefer typing
Drinky Crow
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From 2001, when LiveJournal's were all the rage at #ga. It's pretty self-important and retarded, although there's a few funny lines somewhere amid all the meandering narcissism, videogame geek talk, and aimless ranting. The terrible irony of the first post is at least worth the read.
border's analysis of why people keep online journals is 100% spot on, I'm embarrassed to admit.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/castellan/
border's analysis of why people keep online journals is 100% spot on, I'm embarrassed to admit.
http://www.livejournal.com/users/castellan/
Comfort_Eagle
Banned
I have a livejournal which is really just completely random thoughts and whatnot. Nothing special. Its just something to do sometimes, really. I used to keep a personal, written journal, but kinda gave up on that.
Yey 4 journals!
A handful of friends and I have been updating ours on and off, really just to give eachother something to read since we all spend a lot of time bored on the internet. =P As people have mentioned above, it's also cool to go back to old entires and revisit old memories.
http://www.greatestjournal.com/users/mrcheez/
I noticed that goodcow has the same journal setup as I do, but is on livejournal... so I must ask... how the hell did greatestjournal come about? It seems like they blatantly ripped off everything from livejournal... ah well, whatever works for me anyway.
A handful of friends and I have been updating ours on and off, really just to give eachother something to read since we all spend a lot of time bored on the internet. =P As people have mentioned above, it's also cool to go back to old entires and revisit old memories.
http://www.greatestjournal.com/users/mrcheez/
I noticed that goodcow has the same journal setup as I do, but is on livejournal... so I must ask... how the hell did greatestjournal come about? It seems like they blatantly ripped off everything from livejournal... ah well, whatever works for me anyway.
FortNinety
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border said:
Well I really can't argue with anything you've said. As for the last bit... that's the main reason why I do mine. I like telling stories, and have loads of them, plus many feel they're worth sharing.
I know people who do say rather personal stuff in their journals and 99% they end up getting themselves in a lot of shit. And I'm embarassed to admit that I've been guilty of that it the past. I'd like to think I've learned from my mistakes.
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