LJ anniversary - I have it, too

[avrelia]

My info page tells that I created this journal on October 20. But date doesn’t tell anything, because my first entry was written on November 11, and this is day I consider a true one-year anniversary in this Universe for me.

Of course, it is couple of days past that date, but I am this slow.

Anyway, I am afraid now to look at my first entry, though I remember what it was about. Writing it was a strange thing for me on several levels:
- it was a first real foray in the Internet communications with people whom I don’t know in real life.
- I was pathetically shy
- I was pretty sure my written English sucked, and everyone would point and laugh. To write it Russian didn’t occur to me, because I wanted to be a part of this community, which in the most part don’t speak Russian.

I lurked for a long time – back then to get a LJ one needed a code – or a paid account, and I didn’t know anyone and was too shy to ask.
In summer 2003 the major change came – we moved from Richmond, BC to Toronto, from the comfort of cable Internet at home to the Internet-less existence.
It turned my lurking into a surreal experience. Good thing that I have a library branch two minutes from home. I got braver in the hardship, and when I happened across a codes’ giveaway, I asked for one. And I had a live journal.

Looking back at this year now, I feel that I could have done better: I could have updated several times a day with something witty, I could have created something brilliant, or I could have finished more of things I actually started over this year. I still plan to finish them, of course, but you know...

I did, however, one thing I am genuinely happy about: I created a brilliant friends’ list. Some of you I met in my first lurking days, some of you just recently, and some of you found me first, for what I am grateful.

Some part of my flist became my good friends, and with some I still don’t have much contact. It matters, of course, but I love my flist as it is: people I love to read and talk on a daily basis (sometimes at he expense of things I really should be doing instead).

So my plan for the next year would be pretty much finishing everything I started in the last year, and some more. How’s that?

Comments

[oyceter]

Happy anniversary!

I'm glad you decided to take the plunge and join LJ ^_^.

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I am glad that you are glad. ;-)

[soundingsea.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I'm so glad you're here! :)

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

Thanks! ::hugs you and dances::

[monanotlisa.livejournal.com]

sometimes at he expense of things I really should be doing instead

Uh-huh. But hey, people? Always more important.

& :-)

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

Totally agree. My husband yesterday was training on me to conduct a market research. After long interview he concluded that I am not that big a fan of law, I appreciate a social aspect of work, not career one.

I: "Duh!"

[skylee.livejournal.com]

Happy LJ Anniversary! I'm glad you're here!

I was really shy to ask for an invite code as well, I eventually asked a RL friend who has a LJ, but this also creates the problem of her reading me "guh" and "ooh" over Spike, heh!

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

And isn't it fun, that a month after I got a Live Journal, they abolished codes!
But somethimes I wonder what would be if I started it several months earlier.

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

Happy LJversary! So glad we got to meet and talk ::hugs you::

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I am so glad, too!

[asta77.livejournal.com]

I was pretty sure my written English sucked, and everyone would point and laugh.

Let me assure you your English did not suck. I was quite impressed that you could write in English as well as you did. But, let me also say, I've noticed a real improvement over the course of the year (or however long we've been friended :). Honestly, if I didn't know you were Russian and reading your LJ for the first time I wouldn't know this was a second language for you.

And don't obsess about posting. You start posting too much and you'll make the rest of us look bad!

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I do think that my writing has improved over this year – due to the fact that I stopped obsessing about it in a big part.

And I don’t think, I have to post more often, I am more concerned with finishing what I started eventually.

[gobi-rex.livejournal.com]

Happy LJ anniversary! I'm very glad to have met you.

I lurked around LJ-land for a long time as well, mostly stalking my message board acquaintances until I finished my thesis and finally asked one of my friends for a code.

And don't stress over updating often. Just be yourself.

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

Just be yourself.

Since I can’t be anyone else even if I try, that’s my only option. ;-)

I don’t stress as much about updating, as about finishing whatever I started. I have too much stuff written on paper, that I never got around to type, it is sad.

And thank you, I am also glad to know you!

[toronto-gal.livejournal.com]

Hey there! Since you're celebrating your one-year anniversary, I thought it would be a good opportunity to send you a message =)

Over in my Livejournal, you replied with a very lovely and complimentary response that was very much appreciated. And I've seen you around in other people's journals, and you seem very intelligent and thoughtful. Plus you come across as very polite and really sweet -- as such, I'm really glad to have you on my friend's list! I've enjoyed reading your various thoughts =)

Take care!

[avrelia.livejournal.com]

Hi there, too, and thank you!

Some delay with answer was caused by not knowing what to say except that I was very happy to receive your comment. And I am also happy to have you on my friends’ list!