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It's Lion Turtles all the way down ([personal profile] lettered) wrote2008-05-05 11:00 am

Totally biting the bullet...

I'm that person. You know the one. The one that flounced away and said she was quitting lj, fandom, the internet, and life forever, and then came back from the dead.

I am Ms Scribe.

(No, wait, did Ms Scribe actually do that? Among her crimes, I don't recall that killing her own self off and then revealing it as a hoax was one. Someone else did that though, right?)

But anyway you can call me Quitter for short.

Speaking of short, [livejournal.com profile] a2zmom, [livejournal.com profile] crazydiamondsue and [livejournal.com profile] my_daroga. Also Billie Piper's Mansfield Park, which, I mean, thank God. Speaking of Doctor Who and Jane Austen, did you guys know Sally Sparrow is in the new Northanger Abbey? But not as hot as Sally Sparrow because she's not, you know, Sally Sparrow.

No, actually I meant, speaking of short, here's a brief explanation (but [livejournal.com profile] crazydiamondsue told me once that name dropping in your lj totally gets you comments) : I left LJ because I thought it didn't have what I wanted any more. Turns out, it does have what I want, and that is you all. Or half of you.

Ha, kidding. But speaking of short again . . .

Bit of admin stuff: I am going to do a major flist reduction in the next week or so. My flist isn't a list of my friends. It's also not a reading list. If I cut you, I will probably still drop in and read you from time to time. What I want it to be, and what I need it to be right now for me, is something short I can check every day. That's why I'm narrowing it to a. very close friends and b. what I happen to be interested in right now, c. people I like who hardly ever post. When I have time, I'll still bop around to other journals and try to keep up with them.

Nevertheless, if you really really don't want me to cut you for reasons of your own, leave a comment here and I'll keep you. I don't really want anyone to think I don't care.

(Except for you. Yes you. I don't care about you, or your pony, or your grandmother's corns.)
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[identity profile] ladycat777.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 06:35 pm (UTC)(link)
I suspect I'm going to be cut, since I post way too much about fandoms you care not about, but YAY YOU! It's nice to see your name about :)

And heee, name dropping always works, particularly when it's Sue's!
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[identity profile] redbrickrose.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Good to see you around these parts, Joy. *hugs*

[identity profile] liz-marcs.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I completely understand if you cut me and I won't be hurt. :-)

Believe me, I understand the whole "Not enough hours in the day" crunch and I totally get where you're coming from.

I hope you don't mind if I leave you friended, but please don't feel obligated to return the favor.

[identity profile] swmbo.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Hhahaha, that's me, except I didn't even flounce away - I just *vanished*.

And then looked up and was like. "Hey. That LJ thing, what was that again?"

Welcome back!

PS. This isn't a "you will crush me if you don't keep me!" comment, just a welcome back :)

[identity profile] alleynyc.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I suspect I'll be cut but I'm glad to hear you are doing well. Hugs.

[identity profile] chrisleeoctaves.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I have missed you every single day since you've been gone.
That is all.
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[identity profile] tkp.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I was going to, but not because I don't think you're not made of awesome. Wow that was like a triple negative. I wish there was a way to subscribe to someone's particular tags. I always love your posts on things going on in RL (I'm interested to see your post on Yom Ha'shoa) and also your posts when fandom is being stupid (I'm almost too flabbergasted that people think the most recent thing is okay to be angry. WHY DO PEOPLE SUCK?) And I think I've told you before I often read your fic for other fandoms even when I have no idea what they are. But anyway this is just a temporary thing; I don't have a lot of time in my life for fandom right now, but I'm sure I'll be back with a vengeance. Some time or other.

*draws hearts around you and sue!*
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[identity profile] tkp.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Hey! How're you doing? How's ALABAMA??? That's where you moved, right?

[identity profile] alleynyc.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Also - and this ALSO isn't a DON'T CUT ME post - but you can create filters. I have a main filter that's close friends that I check every day when I get busy (about 90% of the time LOL) and when I have time, THEN I view my actual friends list. It's nice to feel like I'm staying on top when I have no time - at least I know what's going on with my close friends!
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[identity profile] ladycat777.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Wow that was like a triple negative

Heee, I understood. And yeah, having time for sanity is far more important, because... it's sanity. That's a good thing, y/y? :D

I will be here when you do have time again, and happily reading whatever you post in the mean time

*smooches your cheek*
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[identity profile] tkp.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it's totally a crunch thing. And you're my go-to person for FINDING OUT WHAT IS GOING ON, so I'll be in ur journal even if you're not on my "list". The friend moniker is so stupid.

Eventually when I get more things in order I'll be restructuring the list again. I actually have a whole list of fic by you saved up to read for the days when I have time!
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[identity profile] tkp.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
Vanishing actually has more dignity, imo. When you get back from vanishing you can just look around belligerently with your chin jutting out and say, "WhatCHOO lookin at?"

If you flounce, you have to shuffle your feet and look down at your knees.

I was pleased to see you reappear...the world's a better place with LuthurCorp slogans a swmbo.
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[identity profile] tkp.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I <3 you, Chris.
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[identity profile] redbrickrose.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
For now. I'll be here for the summer (and also traveling around visiting friends for a month or so) and then grad school in DC in the fall. O_o. I am excited and intimidated all at once. Alabama is good, though. It's fun to see my parents.

So overall I'm doing well! How's Seattle treating you?

[identity profile] vaysh11.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
... you could also filter your flist ;-) ...

Just a suggestion. I understand all about cutting down on LJ/IJ-reading time.
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[personal profile] rahirah 2008-05-05 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
CUTCUTCUTSLICEHACKCUT!

I never wanted to be a fanfic writer anyway! I wanted to be... A LUMBERJACK!

[identity profile] swmbo.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Heee!

I kind of looked around shame-faced and was like 'ummmm...hi?'

I'm not QUITE as aggressive about posting as I used to be - sometimes I go three days! But it's still same-old, same-old in swmbo's world.

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[identity profile] tkp.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 06:58 pm (UTC)(link)
I thought about that. Maybe I should do that instead...

The thing is, I feel like if I do have time to kill and I want to spend it on lj, if I thought, "Oh I can look at the unfiltered list now!" it would just seem daunting. But if instead I thought, "Hey I haven't heard from Ally in a while, I'm going to go read up on her current entries!" I'd probably be more into the idea.

I dunno, though, this is just a temporary thing. I'm still interested in you and what you're doing.
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[identity profile] tkp.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Someone above just mentioned that.

I'm kind of an idiot when it comes to that stuff though. I would probably just never read the unfiltered list, and it would make me feel bad. But cutting people makes me feel bad too.

Hmm...
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[identity profile] tkp.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
And I'm okay!
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[identity profile] tkp.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Oops, yeah, DC should be awesome. Totally understand the intimidation thing, but doing that to yourself is important every once in a while.

Seattle rocks my socks! One of the best things I've done.
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[identity profile] tkp.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Y!

Thanks for understanding! Fandom is hard bizness!

*smooches back*
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[identity profile] entrenous88.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
The shift between LJ and other spots and back again is complicated and wacky -- glad to see you're posting, wherever it is!

[identity profile] liz-marcs.livejournal.com 2008-05-05 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, agreed.

I was just thinking today how the whole "friend" title is making me feel sad, especially since I'll be doing a ton of activities this summer (yoga, kayaking, and hopefully some on-foot rambling) that'll be pulling me away from the computer often enough that I'll need to set up a reading filter so I'll be able to keep up with a smaller list, as opposed to the scan-and-forget system I seem to have now. *nods*

No worries at my end. Feel free to drop by anytime and comment. :-)

And it's good to see you back in the neighborhood.
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[personal profile] elisi 2008-05-05 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Someone coming back from the dead is very familiar for Buffy & Angel fans - so I shouldn't worry about it. ;)

Anyway, it is LOVELY to see you back - I've missed you! And don't worry about cutting me, I'm even boring myself at the moment.

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