Weird random LJ things about me

[valis2]

Because everybody wants to know weird random LJ things about me.

• I never use the Current Mood thing. I tried, when I first started LJ, but what would happen is I'd write an entry, and then spend a half hour trying to find the exact mood I was feeling, and I realized it was just feeding the OCD, so I stopped.


• I never use the Current Music thing because I am rarely listening to music while online.


• I never use the Location thing because I only ever access LJ from my home computer. I do get on the internet at other places, so if I'm gone and you'd like to reach me you can always try to email me, but I never logon to LJ. It's partially paranoia, and partially a desire to keep LJ sacred and special and homey.


• Ratio of actual LJ entries to entries that I've thought of but forgotten/decided against: 1:3.


• Meme: Not really, unless it's a short, fascinating, text-based meme that I can modify somehow.


• I like reading anecdotes. I love hearing about someone going to the store and noticing the person in front of them is buying frisbees, cat food, and a power tool. I also like musings about where people are in life, and where they're going. I like LJ in general, I've noticed. heh. Big surprise there.


• When I read the fpage, I use Firefox's awesome tab feature to open everything I'm interested in commenting on/reading further into tabs. I can end up with five to twenty tabs during a half-day's read. Generally I see about sixty to one hundred entries a day.


• I really try very hard to read everything. I skip over memes, generally, and fic with pairings I'm not interested in or summaries that leave me cold. Sometimes when I'm super behind, I power-read, which means that I don't click on any cuts unless the subject matter interests me, and I skim some entries.


• Longish fics generally have to wait. I just don't have that much time anymore, honestly, and I have to put them in my bookmark Limbo folder. I still have fics from 2005 Smutmas waiting to be read. And I will, I know it. I don't like the idea of a good fic getting away from me.


• I can't remember the names of fics, and sometimes the authors. What I usually will remember is the theme, and whether I liked it or not. When I worked at Waldenhell, I used to be able to link books with authors, and I could tell you if a book you were looking for was in stock in the store or not among the 14,000 titles we stocked. My memory is burnt out, now, from three years of reading fanfic. I've read hundreds, if not thousands, of fanfics, long, short, everything. When I first started HP fandom, I went through fanfiction.net and looked at the summary/read the first page/read every single Snape-centric story there. OCD, remember? It took me a few months, but I didn't really know about the other archives at first, and I was determined to find stories I liked. Eventually I found Fiction Alley, but by that point I was choosier, and I found their interface challenging, so I didn't do such an exhaustive search there, though I did check out many fics. Anyway, this is why I find it difficult to remember anything. Even my own name.


• I just can't seem to friend myself.


• Yes, I obsessively refresh my fpage, and squee whenever there's something interesting and new.

My name is valis, and I am a LJ addict.

Comments

[schemingreader.livejournal.com]

On days when I don't access my flist from work, I eat more junk food.

Just thought you might like to know that.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

hahaha! Thanks.

*munches on chocolate-covered almonds*

[jen-deben.livejournal.com]

And we are addicted to you. *snuggles* :-)

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Awww! Thanks for the warm glow. ;) *hugs*

[florence-craye.livejournal.com]

Hooray for tabbed browsing! I do the same thing when I have longer entries to read or comment on.

I didn't use the "current moods" feature until I had a cool custom mood theme. Now I love them, because I never know what picture will show up. Sometimes I forget, though, and then I go back to choose them just because I want to.

This was interesting!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sometimes I do want a mood theme, but I know what would happen...I'd get so wrapped up in picking the mood that I'd spend waaay too much time on it! ha! So I'm better off with the boring, no-frills version.

Without tabs, I'd be lost!

[jaelle-n-gilla.livejournal.com]

I am a very impatient reader. Anything longer than this entry of yours for example takes two or three goes and only if it's interesting.
I wish I had more time *sigh*
And... I never really listen to music either :-)

[valis2.livejournal.com]

hee! I'm impatient, too. Sometimes it takes a couple times through to figure out what I'm missing, because I'm just reading too quickly!

I just can't listen to music and write. It's too distracting, except for every so often, when I'm writing a big, over-the-top scene.

[tudorpot.livejournal.com]

we share many Lj indiocyncrisies, I can't seem to listen to music and do other things like reading or writing. I too scoured the net looking for fic after I had been introduced to fic -first read AJ Hall's Lust over Pendle series. I'm not sure when I post if I'm just boring people and thus become selfconcious and my entries are rather stilted or just don't get posted. I suppose with time and more people commenting I will feel more comfortable.

I use Firefox's awesome tab feature to open everything I'm interested in commenting on/reading further into tabs I'd like to know how you do that, can you share?

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I find it too distracting to listen to music, or TV, in the background while I'm online. It just bugs me. Now, there are certain times (very rare moments) where I listen to music while I write a really big, over-the-top scene, but normally, nothing.

As far as Firefox tabs work, you have to have Mozilla's Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/) installed as a browser. You can then right-click on a link and select "Open in new tab".

Internet Explorer is now capable of using tabs, but I haven't messed with it and I don't know how it works, though I assume it's similar.

[summerborn.livejournal.com]

I can't seem to friend myself either.

btw, LJ addicts unite!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

hee! It just seems a little weird to me, which is my neuroses coming out.

*LJ salute of unity*

[cactus-wren.livejournal.com]

Yes, I obsessively refresh my fpage, and squee whenever there's something interesting and new.

I do the same thing, clicking refresh when I'm walking by the computer, then opening everything I want to read in new tabs. I'm pretty sure the hubby wishes I'd never found lj.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

My family has much the same thoughts, I'm afraid. ;)

[orionnoire.livejournal.com]

Ratio of actual LJ entries to entries that I've thought of but forgotten/decided against: 1:3.

When I'm not sure about an entry, I usually post it privately. After I've cooled down and had time to think about it, I either delete or unlock the entry.

I still don't get the point of friending yourself. O_o

And I love to hear about other people's LJ habits, too! :D

[valis2.livejournal.com]

When I'm not sure about an entry, I usually post it privately. After I've cooled down and had time to think about it, I either delete or unlock the entry.

Wow, that's a good system! But I'm too spazzy for that. I just go ahead and post it. What doesn't get posted was usually too topical for the moment, or just not interesting enough, I suppose.

I still don't get the point of friending yourself.

I think it's a useful placemarker for some, to see where they left off on the fpage.

[marginaliana]

Tabbed browsing is the absolute way to go!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I'd be lost without it! I don't think I could cope with a tabsless existence.

[catsintheattic.livejournal.com]

I loved that list!

I also never use the location or music tag, for the same reasons as you. I excessively refresh my f-page, and I end up with lots and lots of firefox tabs opened as well. But I try to use the mood thing and would love to have my own mood theme.

And I haven't the intention to ever friend myself.

I try to remember that I want to use the subject line, whenever I comment on a fic, because I collect all the LC comment notifications and this would be a neat way of archiving the links to the fics I liked. But I fail ever so often and forget to type in the subject. OCD? ;-)

I become desperate when my bookmark list gets too long. (Why am I not sure about the correct use of "become" and "get" any longer?) Then I start to organise them into folders, so that they won't scream "Read me!" at me any longer. I guess I'm crazy.

I am ambivalent about long fics. I refuse to read them most of the time, until I get into a crazy state and simply rush through one in one day. Which leaves me with twitching eyes and a long list of notes for the review I have to write. Because I really feel guilty if I don't comment.

I used to skip past anything that wasn't H/D, but at a certain point, I discovered genfic, which I give at least a try almost every time, because this fandom needs more good genfic. *waves "I &hearts genfic" banner*

I will also read foreign pairings when they are recommended by someone whom I trust, and when they are one-shots. Or when they feature at least one of my favourite characters, like Draco, Harry, Hermione, Ron, or Snape.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I try to remember that I want to use the subject line

Same here. I've gotten really good about it for my LJ entries. For the first year, I didn't use subjects, and later on, it made everything a nightmare when I wanted to find certain entries.

I become desperate when my bookmark list gets too long.

Oh, same here! I get panicky. Right now I'm at a "medium" level of panic, but when I return from the trip, I'll go straight into "high."

I am ambivalent about long fics. I refuse to read them most of the time, until I get into a crazy state and simply rush through one in one day. Which leaves me with twitching eyes and a long list of notes for the review I have to write. Because I really feel guilty if I don't comment.

I totally understand. I get pretty obsessed with goodfic...if I find a really great story, I can't stop reading it. I'll be out with family, and I'll just be consumed with the story in my head, and fidgety. Hence my careful scheduling of reading longfic.

*waves "I ♥ genfic" banner*

Y'know, I'm not much into genfic. I don't seek it out, but if it's recc'ed heavily I will sometimes jump on the bandwagon.

I'm actually working on a genfic in my head right now...I really hope to write it when I come back. Short, horcrux hunt story. *crosses fingers*

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

I do the mood. I changed my music to "reading" because I was almost never listening to music, but I rarely put that in either unless I happen to be reading something that's talked about in the entry. Otherwise I feel like it just calls attention to however long it's taking me to finish whatever my current subway book is, and I'd have to explain why it's taking me a long time because I'd start to feel insecure or something.

I know nothing about these things like Firefox.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

Not filling in the mood box adds about fifteen minutes to my day. Not kidding. I can get seriously bogged down in that.

And Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/)...is glorious. I adore being able to keep track of everything all the time. It's a terrific browser, customizable, and is so much nicer than Internet Explorer, for me, at least. ;)

[seaislewitch.livejournal.com]

I never use those mood, music and location things because it's just clutter. If I wanted clutter, I'd have a myspace account! Besides, who really cares? If by reading my post you can't tell what my mood is, then I'm not a very good writer, am I? *g* (mood: righteous!) Music, well, it's always alternative, decidedly rockin'. Location? Home or Starbucks. Either way, I've got caffeine by my side. *g*

My ratio of posts made to posts thought of is 1:10. Posts made to posts actually wrote, but then deleted before posted is 1:5.

So, yeah. *g*

[valis2.livejournal.com]

If by reading my post you can't tell what my mood is, then I'm not a very good writer, am I?

Exactly!! I couldn't agree more. ;)

My ratio of posts made to posts thought of is 1:10. Posts made to posts actually wrote, but then deleted before posted is 1:5.

Really? I think I've only deleted before posting about three, total, ever...mostly because they were just too damned boring.

[cruentum.livejournal.com]

Funny, I never put music, location or mood either, and more often than not do not use the subject line, even though I use subject lines when reading entries on my friendslist, for figuring out if I am interested in them or not. Oh, and I dislike using links for some reason, to lj users and to stories. It is a weird quirk, I suppose, especially when I rec a story but I get annoyed typing ion the extra tags or doing the extra clicks with LJ Hook for firefox. I do the tab thing, too, when things are behind cuts that I want to read but do not want to close the friendslist page. Advantage though, with my friendslist the new entries are usually only on one (!) page. :P

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I adore subject lines now, because I often want to look up specific entries, and this helps a lot.

And links? Absolutely a must, because people will often ask for them if I don't include them, so I'd rather just spend the extra minute hunting for it and coding it.

[privatemaladict.livejournal.com]

I'm with you on the current mood/music/location thing. I will put in a mood if it's anything in particular - but often I'm just okay, so I don't bother. I also rarely listen to music while I'm online, but if I do write down "current music" it's usually something that's in my head, rather than something I'm listening to. And I virtually never bother with "current location", since I doubt very much that anyone cares if I'm posting from home or the uni library.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I just can't get into the location. I'm with you; I don't think anyone really cares, as it's always the same, at home, boring.

[mariannelee.livejournal.com]

Marianne the uber-impatient friend skims or skips all the time. Don't read fics, don't read poetry (usually). I always click links to photos and other websites, because you never know what cool thing you'll find. I almost always do meme's (except HP), but I don't often post them.

And I always read all of my f-list every day, but don't often comment because I don't really think I have much of interest to say.

[valis2.livejournal.com]

That's interesting! I'm so much less likely to click on links to other sites...I used to have someone friended who had really sick and weird links, and after a few scares I stopped clicking on links unless they sounded extremely interesting.

[todayiamadaisy]

The mood/music things clutter up the page and I never take any notice of them, but I always use them anyway because I used them when I first started, so I can't stop now because then the entries wouldn't all be the same. :-) Perhaps I should use the new year as a divider. (I must admit though, the music one is sometimes the music that I'm thinking about, rather than listening to.)

I haven't friended myself either. If I want to read my own stuff, I'll just click "recent entries". :-)

[valis2.livejournal.com]

The mood/music things clutter up the page and I never take any notice of them, but I always use them anyway because I used them when I first started, so I can't stop now because then the entries wouldn't all be the same.

Interesting! I had a weird desire to go back to my original set of entries, and take out the moods/music and put in subject lines so that everything would match up. But then I thought, eh, no one really cares about the early stuff, LJ has a shelf-life of three days, and I didn't. Though I did tag anything of note, which has turned out to be a blessing.

[cafemercury.livejournal.com]

No, I haven't friended myself, either.

Memes: trying to quit, though certain ones still grab me, I admit.

Moods: I love those, though I admit to having OCD tendencies about them as well.

Location: Sometimes I use it as an extension of the mood or just to be goofy. Towns, though? No way.

Anecdotes: I enjoy reading (and writing) them, too!

[valis2.livejournal.com]

I just can't bring myself to include memes any longer. Don't get me wrong, it's not that I think they should cease, it's just that I'm not really enamored of them anymore.

I really wish more people wrote anecdotes on LJ! I'm thinking about including more of my favorite stories, just for fun. I mean, that's how we get to know each other, generally.