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What's old is new again
Feb. 13th, 2021 01:22 pmThis coming September will mark the 20th anniversary of my old Livejournal account. I still miss the LJ glory days - the creativity, community and atmosphere is something I've never found a replacement for in internet-land. But from what I can tell so far, Dreamwidth seems like a reasonable facsimile.
I'm certainly in a very different place than I was when I started my Livejournal. At the beginning of 2001 I was a 17-year-old, a week from 18, recent high-school graduate, working as a part-time video clerk and just embarking somewhat aimlessly on a fine arts college career.
Now at 37, I have three degrees, an 18-year-and-counting career in the historic-site field, five years' experience as an adjunct professor of history (only on hold due to the pandemic), a wonderful partner, and am, hopefully, a soon-to-be homeowner.
The world, of course, looks very different too; when I started the Livejournal, 9/11 was a week or two away; at the time of starting this Dreamwidth account we've been a year under COVID. And there have certainly been a lot of potholes on the road in between.
I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to use this account for long-term. Perhaps occasional thoughts-of-the-moment, and maybe some media reviews and other writings. My annual year-end movie/book list, which has for some time been the only thing I still used my LJ account for, will probably also get posted here. I guess we'll see what all shakes out.
I'll probably change the default profile picture here soon, but for now, in homage, I'm using the same user icon I used through most of my LJ account's history. To be 17 again.
I'm certainly in a very different place than I was when I started my Livejournal. At the beginning of 2001 I was a 17-year-old, a week from 18, recent high-school graduate, working as a part-time video clerk and just embarking somewhat aimlessly on a fine arts college career.
Now at 37, I have three degrees, an 18-year-and-counting career in the historic-site field, five years' experience as an adjunct professor of history (only on hold due to the pandemic), a wonderful partner, and am, hopefully, a soon-to-be homeowner.
The world, of course, looks very different too; when I started the Livejournal, 9/11 was a week or two away; at the time of starting this Dreamwidth account we've been a year under COVID. And there have certainly been a lot of potholes on the road in between.
I'm not exactly sure what I'm going to use this account for long-term. Perhaps occasional thoughts-of-the-moment, and maybe some media reviews and other writings. My annual year-end movie/book list, which has for some time been the only thing I still used my LJ account for, will probably also get posted here. I guess we'll see what all shakes out.
I'll probably change the default profile picture here soon, but for now, in homage, I'm using the same user icon I used through most of my LJ account's history. To be 17 again.
