![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
linden_jayI am in exile! It's a self imposed exile, but it's exile nonetheless. My inlaws have put their house on the market, and rather than have to deal with having to leave the house every time the realtors came to show it (particularly the having to get up EARLY for when they come to show it), and keep them from letting the cats out, I've gone out to my parents place for the forseeable I-don't-know-how-long. Until the house sells, basically. And my family are on vacation this week, so they're home so internet time=seriously limited. Why? Because there are CHORES. It's like being twelve again, I swear.
So, this week will be painting the bathroom, painting the entryway, painting all the trim on all the windows, talking my dad into throwing shit out... basic fun stuff like that. All in 35+ Celsius heat (that's 95 F for those of you playing along from the USA). Thank God my parents live right on the lake. Which reminds me--I've been promising a picspam of this place for a million years--I'll have to get on that soon as soon.
As for the lj-related shenanigans, other people have said better and cleverer things than I can, both on the "Oh, LJ, you WHORES" side, and on the "People! You must CHILL!" side. About the only thing that I want to add to it is that making the choice to respond and interact with people in a polite and reasonable manner (even when they're being complete and total asshats) makes it all the more likely you've got a chance of being heard. It's like getting into a fight with your teacher or professor [or whoever]... you can be as much in the right as you want, but in the end, they're the ones who are holding almost all the cards.
I'm not making any decisions on staying or going at this point, and I will most likely maintain an lj presence/cross post my stuff here even if there is a fandom exodus. So, if there IS a fandom exodus, this is where you can find me:
Journalfen. Personally, I love journalfen. The maintainers are fandom folk too, and they do a great job both with keeping things going with limited resources, AND in communicating with people when there are problems, expected outages, or whatever else. If you don't like fandom wank--hey, that's okay. Plenty of people over there have nothing to do with fandom wank, so come on over. Also, I have a paid account or three over there, so if there's anyone who is 18 or over, a fandom person, and wants a journal, comment or email me (jay.linden at gmail dot com) and I can hook you up.
I'm also about at:
GreatestJournal
InsaneJournal
DeadJournal
So, this week will be painting the bathroom, painting the entryway, painting all the trim on all the windows, talking my dad into throwing shit out... basic fun stuff like that. All in 35+ Celsius heat (that's 95 F for those of you playing along from the USA). Thank God my parents live right on the lake. Which reminds me--I've been promising a picspam of this place for a million years--I'll have to get on that soon as soon.
As for the lj-related shenanigans, other people have said better and cleverer things than I can, both on the "Oh, LJ, you WHORES" side, and on the "People! You must CHILL!" side. About the only thing that I want to add to it is that making the choice to respond and interact with people in a polite and reasonable manner (even when they're being complete and total asshats) makes it all the more likely you've got a chance of being heard. It's like getting into a fight with your teacher or professor [or whoever]... you can be as much in the right as you want, but in the end, they're the ones who are holding almost all the cards.
I'm not making any decisions on staying or going at this point, and I will most likely maintain an lj presence/cross post my stuff here even if there is a fandom exodus. So, if there IS a fandom exodus, this is where you can find me:
Journalfen. Personally, I love journalfen. The maintainers are fandom folk too, and they do a great job both with keeping things going with limited resources, AND in communicating with people when there are problems, expected outages, or whatever else. If you don't like fandom wank--hey, that's okay. Plenty of people over there have nothing to do with fandom wank, so come on over. Also, I have a paid account or three over there, so if there's anyone who is 18 or over, a fandom person, and wants a journal, comment or email me (jay.linden at gmail dot com) and I can hook you up.
I'm also about at:
GreatestJournal
InsaneJournal
DeadJournal
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
no subject
Date: 2007-08-07 11:56 pm (UTC)It's been hot and sticky nasty humid here (remind you of your last home?) after a pretty amazing summer.
I'll definitely chat with you more about the other places - I just need to get off my lazy arse and do something about it.
Loves on ya,
Renee
no subject
Date: 2007-08-10 07:44 am (UTC)Humid. UGH. Poor thing. Humid just blows. How did you manages with all that storm crazyness that went on? Did it affect you much?
I'm random right now, with the staying at the family place and all, but I'm still about tons. And you've got a journalfen account already if you need it, I'm pretty sure.
Loves tons!