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[bliumchik]

It just occurred to me that my journal entries have steadily declined in personalness. I suppose it's because I've realised that PEOPLE I KNOW actually READ this stuff, god knows why. I mean, how do you write what you think about someone who'll read it the next day? That's a way to lose friends, especially since "What I really think" changes from week to week, or from minute to minute on really bad days.

I mean, it hasn't been all that much of a problem yet - I haven't had anything major to hide like, having a crush on someone who's likely to read this or hear about it thru friends, but it's only a matter of time, what with teenage hormones and shit, or if not that something major is going to happen and I'll be tactless about it. I've been lucky so far. Only minor things, but that won't last forever. This is fucking pointless, you know? I'd be better off keeping a diary.

Well, whatever, I guess I'll just keep writing pointless shit.

Comments

[godzemo.livejournal.com]

Oh, but this is so much more fun than a diary! :P

I never have written anything personal in my livejournal. In fact, I've never actually written down anything personal, through any medium, ever. Because if it's there, someone could read it, whether online or not. And if it's something I care if people read, it's likely something I don't need or want to write down anyway. There's always friends to talk to if I need to spew something. Or artistic expression, if it comes to it.

[maggiebloome.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know, I do all my actual therapy in my head, really. Diaries are just so I don't forget wat happened and when, because my sense of time is somewhat skewed. Still, it seems a bit ironic, that this is called a livejournal, and really it's just a way to have meaningless conversations about your day with everyone at once instead of explaining it over and over again.

Not that i'm complainin, mind. It's good, but it's still ironic.

[godzemo.livejournal.com]

Irony is the mother of all humour =)

Re: You have it all wrong

[maggiebloome.livejournal.com]

O_o yeah, i guess... i personally try to avoid doing anything that later needs justifying... but, yeah, if I did have something personal to write I probably COULD use the private post thing, and I don't even bother with that for my random depressive posts :P

But what i really meant was writing about OTHER people. I wouldn't make it a private post because I might not realise I was being tactless. So the way to avoid that is to not write about other people except in trivial detail. I'm not saying it's sensible, it's just what I do.

[(Anonymous)]

No-one is telling you what to do with your livejournal, so it doesn't really matter what you put in it as long as you're happy with it. But my suggestion is to not write stuff that you wouldn't say in reality.

ksenya

[maggiebloome.livejournal.com]

Sometimes it's easier to write stuff than say stuff, though. Your thoughts are organised differently.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah I know what you mean!! I write because it helps me to think things through, because like if you say something to someone and then they're like "FUCK YOU BITCH!!" and then LATER you realise that your first thought was in fact not correct, then that kinda screws it up.

But what do you mean, in terms of organisation of thoughts?

I want a Russian posse. Instead I'll have to survive with my new Zetland/Beaconsfield posse. Posse pride.

ksenya

[maggiebloome.livejournal.com]

Heh. Posse's are fun. Wheeeeee, I have a posse.

But you can get the "fuck you bitch" in writing too :P