Oh, so, I meant that, about good bye.

[lettered]

Thought about it a lot, and I'm leaving Livejournal.

That's all dramatic and stuff, but I probably won't be gone until the end of the year. If most people decide to leave, and there's a mass exodus before then, I may be gone earlier. But this journal, my fic journal, and my private backup journal will be gone for certain by January 1, 2008.

I have a lot of stuff to say about the whole LJ/6A debacle, but for some reason every time I start a post on it I just have to get up and walk away from it, give it some time, read lots and lots of Harry/Draco, spend time with my family, or eat ice cream. Can't decide whether I'm too angry about it, depressed perhaps, lazy maybe, or possibly I'm an ostrich? Anyway, during the strikeout in May I felt very energized, but maybe that was because I thought that it was possible that LJ had made a mistake, and after hearing customer complaints, would fix it. In other words, I knew I was going to give Livejournal another chance. Well, I did, but I am still displeased as a customer. So, I take my business elsewhere.

I don't know where. One of the reasons I'm staying on LJ for another few months is that I want to see how many other people leave and where they go. Even if a lot of you leave (which I sekritly hope you will), it will not be all at once, and LJ will still be the place to be in the thick of fandom things for a while. If there is a mass movement, decision making, support/rallying/reasearch/etc to be done, I want to be involved. And if people are going to continue to discuss the issues connected to why I'm leaving, I want to be a part of those discussions. Because I do have a lot to say, and I want to say it to my flist, people who I'm interested in having around wherever I end up.

I'm going to back up the journals I have here and copy them to Insane Journal for now. I'm going to be cross-posting to Insane Journal (where I am tkp) and possibly Journal Fen over the next several months. I hope to gradually phase out: to just post links to fic here, instead of actual fics here, etc. Then I will be gone. I know I can make myself do that, but I know I can't make myself never visit LJ again. If you do decide to stay and not post elsewhere, I may still visit from time to time, but I will not have an account here ever again. I don't want to lose touch with any of you. I mean, well, except you; you're always talking about your grandmother's corns.

So, um, this isn't quite yet goodbye, and won't be for a while. Mostly I'm just posting this because once I say I'll do something, I'll do it. And now I've said it.

Okay, now that announcements are over: what're your thoughts? Leavin' on a jet plane? Why? Staying, why? Cat macros? Why not? Where are you going, if you go, where're you lookin' at, what are your hopes and dreams for fandom future? What did you think of the last ep of Mad Men? Is Jason Isaacs the man, or what? How 'bout that burr86, Barak, and Brad? Does the news comm make you laugh, cry, headdesk, or wha...? Did anyone even like the first two Bourne movies? What's your favorite pizza delivery service? Do you think Livejournal would disallow canon!Buffy/Angel fanart? How come I can't spell misogyny? What's the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist? And the number one question all of us are asking: how come Buffy never wore the go-go boots again?

Comments

[tkp.livejournal.com]

You said the bit about not letting that person baby-sit, but still allowing their art, before.

I knew what you meant, but I worded it badly. I meant, you can judge that person however you want based on her art. You just can't inflict your judgment on her based on her art. Who's fit to babysit your kids is your business, and you can judge that based on anything you like. Who's fit to live in your town is, OTOH, not yours to judge. If you have sufficient evidence that she's a pedophile you can go to the police and try to get her arrested, but you probably still won't get to use that pitchfork.

I also stand by my assertion that it's hella different when women participate in creating/sharing this kind of art/fiction than when men do.

To me it is all about context. Printing out Ponderosa's work and posting it at a daycare? WRONG. In a smut comm in online fandom? Okay.

That is, art doesn't exist in a vacuum. There are no absolutes about it; it is amoral. Thus, it *does* matter who is creating it, why they are sharing it, who they're sharing it with. And gender, as far as this particular case is concerned, is a very important actor, because women have so few venues for exploring their sexuality in this way.

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

Oh, okay I did make sense. Hoorah. I am so mellow (still! even wading into this wank!!) that I can't be sure. Thank you for clarifying my uhm. Clarification.

And YES YES YES. Your last paragraph is just. Yes. I want to french kiss it. And touch it inappropriately. Under the desk at work.

So we had this very cute driver/valet guy at the hotel and he made Maze blush. This made my weekend COMPLETE.

[tkp.livejournal.com]

Yes, much sense, unlike me.

I am glad you are so mellow! Even through the wank. I was so upset about it, but now that I know I'm leaving, I feel better.

My last paragraph is what I keep wanting to do a Big Damn Post about but can never seem to get the words out.

Ha! About the driver/valet guy. That is awesome.

[kita0610.livejournal.com]

Dude, *I've* only made him blush ONCE. And I've known him half our lives. It was insanely cute.

I'd love to see your Big Damn Post. Seriously.