I also feel a little sad for losing many of friends which I don't have much of a connection with anymore.
*nod*. that is actually why i started writing a semi-public journal (semi- as in, it's mostly meant for everyone i already know, which is also why i don't call it a blog; philosophically it isn't one). i have moved a lot during my life, and while once i was really good at keeping in touch via letters and email, i now suck at it (effing depression). people drift away from me, and this seemed like a reasonable way to at least give them a chance to stay somewhat in touch with me. i try to write a little bit of something every day, no matter how mundane it seems -- i know i like reading that sort of thing from friends. and now and then a really great email discussion springs up from one of those posts i make. this is much, much better than drifting apart, and the daily effort is a relatively small price to pay for that.
on political rants -- i tend to stay away from getting involved in those these days. either i already agree (i should probably say "you go!" then, but i still have trouble with comments that are that content-free), or i disagree, and LJ is IMO not the sort of forum in which one can have a deeply involved discussion, and i don't appreciate myself much when i end up flaming instead. i've also found that i get too nitpicky when i basically agree, and that doesn't help most people. so, i now rarely say anything. politics leaves me feeling profoundly helpless -- like it really doesn't matter one whit what i think; the world is run by people who have very little in common with me, and it seems the best i can hope for is to fly under their radar so they leave me in peace.
the state budget cuts sounds frustrating. i wonder whether mr. schwarzenegger is simply not informed about the issues people with disabilities face every day. how do you fight that sort of thing; do you write letters?
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Date: 2004-05-20 06:34 pm (UTC)*nod*. that is actually why i started writing a semi-public journal (semi- as in, it's mostly meant for everyone i already know, which is also why i don't call it a blog; philosophically it isn't one). i have moved a lot during my life, and while once i was really good at keeping in touch via letters and email, i now suck at it (effing depression). people drift away from me, and this seemed like a reasonable way to at least give them a chance to stay somewhat in touch with me. i try to write a little bit of something every day, no matter how mundane it seems -- i know i like reading that sort of thing from friends. and now and then a really great email discussion springs up from one of those posts i make. this is much, much better than drifting apart, and the daily effort is a relatively small price to pay for that.
on political rants -- i tend to stay away from getting involved in those these days. either i already agree (i should probably say "you go!" then, but i still have trouble with comments that are that content-free), or i disagree, and LJ is IMO not the sort of forum in which one can have a deeply involved discussion, and i don't appreciate myself much when i end up flaming instead. i've also found that i get too nitpicky when i basically agree, and that doesn't help most people. so, i now rarely say anything. politics leaves me feeling profoundly helpless -- like it really doesn't matter one whit what i think; the world is run by people who have very little in common with me, and it seems the best i can hope for is to fly under their radar so they leave me in peace.
the state budget cuts sounds frustrating. i wonder whether mr. schwarzenegger is simply not informed about the issues people with disabilities face every day. how do you fight that sort of thing; do you write letters?