Oh, I'm kinda sad

[mickeym]

I missed my LJ-versary. I think I'm 24 over here, now. 2002 to now... yeah. That's a lot of years to be somewhere. My real, live kid isn't much older.

It's changed so much over here. Well, everywhere. But I really miss LJ as it was in the early 2000's. I miss fandom as it was in the early 2000's. All the drama, all the fun, all the OMG CAN YOU BELIEVE __________?!

I wish, sometimes, that I could dial my life back to 2003, 2004. Still married, finances more-or-less under control, things so much smoother than they are now. My kid, still a kid. Most of my friends online, but I talked with most of them nearly every single day. If not online, then some on the phone. Or instant messaging.

I miss writing. I haven't written anything, I don't think, since around 2012. I'm not sure where the words went, but I wish they'd come back. Maybe they will, someday.

There are so many people I miss from LJ. Some have migrated to Dreamwidth. Some to other platforms I either don't know about, or don't know much about. I never could really figure out Tumblr, and Snapchat and Instagram seem less fannish. Some people I see on Facebook, and there are fannish groups/communities there. But it feels so different to what LJ was in its heyday.

I'm gonna stop talking now, because I'm making myself sad, and I don't need any help in that arena.
Love to everyone. :)

x-posted to LJ and Dreamwidth. Read/comment where you prefer.

Comments

[tabaqui]

Awww, I totally understand. I miss a lot of LJ from back then, too. So much talk, discussion, exploration, just FUN! It was lovely.
DW is fine, and fandom goes on, but it's not quite the same.
Happy LJ-versary! <3

[dine]

I share some of your feelings about the hole that LJ left - in fact, I posted a poem this morning on that topic, which hit the feelings so hard.

my LJversary was 6 March 2001 - 25 freaking years ago! so damn hard to believe, and what a wonderful place it was. since LJ collapsed years ago, DW is a reasonable replacement, but it just doesn't have some of the same frenzy. though that might also be bc we're all older and possibly a tad more staid

[kass]

Yeah, I miss those days too, for some of these same reasons. :)

[turps]

Yeah, I'm with you on missing those days.