kimberlychapman ([info]kimberlychapman) wrote,
@ 2008-07-18 15:11:00
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I'm going to start making an effort to look at flist again daily by keeping a window open for it. I know I've been bad for ages, pretty much since Peo was born. But I'm trying to get more computer time for me, in and around other life issues (which hopefully will be over with soon so I can do a mega-update), so we'll see how it goes.

I will still have to be somewhat selective in reading and commenting, probably focusing more on my closest friends and my parent friends than others. No offense meant to anyone else.

If big stuff has happened to you since I last read your stuff, I'll try to skim backwards and catch up, but again, I can't make any promises, so please don't be mad if I ask what's up. If I'm asking, it's because I like you and care and I feel bad about not being caught up with you.

As always, I am not going to be a slave to a cosmic comment count...if it bugs you that I don't comment enough on your stuff, feel free to defriend me.


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[info]koyolxauhqui
2008-07-22 09:28 am UTC (link)
i think that is most likely the best avatar i have ever seen.



and i'm sorry... but do people really get upset if they don't get comments?

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[info]kimberlychapman
2008-07-22 01:32 pm UTC (link)
It's an old one, but I thought it fit. :D

And yeah, I've occasionally been defriended and when I go to people's journals to see why, I've seen posts to the effect of, "I've just done a big friends cut because some people clearly weren't reading enough, judging by comments."

I've also had people cut me, email to tell me that it's nothing personal, but that if I'm too busy to read and comment enough, they're "not comfortable" with me having access to their private stuff, but that if one day I have more time to ask them to re-friend me.

Let's just say I won't be going begging to anyone like that.

I think there are a lot of people who judge LJ friendships by comment count. I don't...people get busy and I appreciate any time they ever have to read my stuff, rather than expecting them to do so on any regular basis.

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[info]koyolxauhqui
2008-07-22 04:15 pm UTC (link)
that reminds me of this ridiculous bulletin i read on myspace where this girl was saying something of that nature, and mentioned she had posted more pictures and that she needs comments and "love" badly.

the first picture i saw of her she was showing her butt. naked butt. i deleted her immediately. it just seemed pathetic and kinda really gross.

i hope you haven't had to see any butts lately.

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[info]kimberlychapman
2008-07-22 08:06 pm UTC (link)
Only the occasional baby bottom, and that's different. :D

Yeah, most of the people who are so comment-hungry have self-esteem and attention-seeking issues. I mean hey, we all like people to pay attention to us now and then, and it's nice to get supportive comments during a sucky time, but acting like other people exist online just to cater to your every need is pretty pathetic. I've actually seen people bitch that they've posted something oh-so-very-dire (usually along the lines of some guy they like didn't look at them in the hall today at school, which I guess *is* dire when you're 16 but eventually you're supposed to grow up and realize it isn't all that important to everyone else in the world) and nobody has commented for 20 whole minutes. Sheesh. Some people need more hobbies.

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[info]koyolxauhqui
2008-07-22 11:24 pm UTC (link)
i know.. i was scrolling through my friends page realizing how much i've missed in just the past few days.. but it's hard to keep up with internet land when things are going on in your non-internet land. which, of course, is more important. i really wish i had that much free time. i'd have more of my book finished.

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