1 Year

[guingel]

oops. I slept all day. Well, by the time I got to sleep last night I could see the sky getting lighter. I woke up at 11, and then was up for a bit, and then ended up taking another nap til 4:30 (I don't know when I fell asleep). So that's why I'm being lazy with commenting on friend's post ;)

Well, I've had my LJ for 1 year today.
In one year:
-403 entries. fun and often helpful for me to write.
-11 communities, that helped me to meet people :)
-about 250 different icons made. O_O (not used, I still have a whole bunch I haven't used yet)
-about 15 different layouts.
-2,905 comments posted in other's journals. XD I've been busy! Well, your entries are all so interesting, how can I resist?
-1,839 comments received from others. Thank you! :)
-142 interests. :) w00t!
and, last but not least. . .
-30 wonderful friends.

I'm not as obsessed with LJ as some people are. It seems like I am, but I'm not. (really!) I'm not a member of dozens of communities, I don't do support, I can't do customizations, I don't have hundreds of people on my friends list (augh! I couldn't handle it). There's nothing whatsoever wrong with any of these, it's just not me.
What I am obsessed with is my friends. You guys are great. I've really grown up a lot this past year, I think, and I also think that a lot of credit goes to you guys. Through your intelligent comments and entries, and your support and niceness. It's really helped me. I see the world differently, I think. So, you know. Thank you :D

You guys have also helped to wean me off of surveys, and kind of quizzes. (I still like to take them, but I post them less. Again, nothing wrong with that, just not me).

So, again, thanks :) Thanks for your comments, thanks for your entries, thanks for putting up with me and my insecurities, which I'm sure are annoying and I should try to get rid of. ;) But then again, I'm conceited enough already. O.o Now I'm confused! :D

All right. I'll shush now. If I think of anything else. . . well, I'll try to keep it to myself ;)

Comments

[tckma.livejournal.com]

I need to wean myself offa those quizzes.

[guingel.livejournal.com]

you don't have a lot of quizzes on your journal, though. . . not that I can see!

I'm glad you commented on this--I wanted to tell you that I remember a lot of your comments helped me to. . . I dunno, think better. lol. Like, you'd show me a different point of view, and I'd see that and it'd open my mind, and now I try to see from other perspectives. And, even though I've been bad about commenting lately (::blushes::) I've had a lot of really interesting conversations in your journal with you and other friends. Go you :)

[tckma.livejournal.com]

Ya know, that really means a lot to me. I don't see myself as being very helpful to people, and when I give my advice or an opinion, I often feel like I'm forcing it down their throats. Probably because I am used to being chastized for my opinions, so I feel weird about voicing them. A lot of times I get the shaft because of it, even from people I love -- when said shaft could have been easily avoided if I had just spoken up.

[guingel.livejournal.com]

That's a real shame, because all the opinions you've shared with me have always struck me as being very intelligent! People shouldn't scold you for your opinions. If they disagree, they should just explain why and let you make your own choice, I think.

[tossblack.livejournal.com]

waaaa! :shimmery eyes: gorgeous icon!!

happy anniversary!

[guingel.livejournal.com]

:D thank you!! On both counts ;)

I'm glad you're back--I missed you! And your fun and interesting entries ^_^ I wish I could have gone to Comic Con with you guys!

[tossblack.livejournal.com]

it would have been fun. oh well. next time maybe?

[guingel.livejournal.com]

::nodnod:: yes. next year I have to go to Comic Con. And Emily (d3c3p7i0n) is going to come with me! :)

[renniekins.livejournal.com]

Happy anniversary!!! Wow...one year, huh? Very cool.

Funny: you and fantasyman share the same anniversary date, and I think the two of you were among my first friends here!

[guingel.livejournal.com]

wow! funky! :D I remember seeing him on your journal. And I remember meeting you at sluggy and stuff. It was weird, kinda, adding someone who had no previous entries to read--I knew you were nice and cool, but I didn't know anything about you! I think I was like, way off on your age for a while there. It was an interesting feeling, cos I didn't have to worry about, like, any previous notions or unconscious prejudices that I might have had.

Anyway, your entries have always been wonderful and interesting to read :D And it's cool, knowing someone from the start. :)

[renniekins.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm glad you added me. You were my First LJ Friend Ever. Thanks for being there!! (:

[guingel.livejournal.com]

definitely my pleasure :)

[diziara.livejournal.com]

Happy one year on LJ... weird it was on my birthday, huh? :-P

[guingel.livejournal.com]

geez. this is very strange. I chose a good time to open an account, didn't I?

Thank you, and happy birthday!

While I'm singling people out, I want to thank you for sending me to cool places. Agora, and then, through that, to Hot Threadz. Much fun :) And then it makes me feel like you want me to be posting at the same place as you. . . or something. lol. I feel welcome.

*Sings to the tune of the William Tell Overture...*

[myridean.livejournal.com]

OR the Lone Ranger Theme for those who are less classically inclined

Happy, happy anniversary
We loved reading your diary
We can't wait to view more entries
Just don't go on and on like me :)

No, just kidding. You're pretty good with entry length. I'm the one who needs to learn how to use that snip tag. :)

Re: *Sings to the tune of the William Tell Overture...*

[guingel.livejournal.com]

thank you. :D We played the William Tell Overture in orchestra one year. I can't remember which. Except that it was for this special finale thing, so we were all playing about twice as fast as we had the skill to. . . it was interesting.

usually I remember to use it, but then sometimes I'm not sure how long it'll be and I don't, or I just don't feel like it ;)

I'm very happy that you added me onto your friends list--you seem so cool at Agoraphobia. . . even though you've only written a couple entries since then! (:

Re: *Sings to the tune of the William Tell Overture...*

[guingel.livejournal.com]

when I say "I remember to use it", "it" refers to the cut tag thingie.

Re: Reasons for near silence

[myridean.livejournal.com]

Only two entries in my LJ since you've added me you mean or only two entries at Agora? Come to think of it I don't post anywhere that much anymore these days.

I once kept a diary when I was 15 and it basically consisted of school grades, the current crushes and family life with my Dad. Same thing over and over again. What I seemed to have missing was the lessons learned or growth over my teenage years. Observations about life...but maybe that's what being teenager is all about. I'm not dissing about anyone else's because that's just their style but for me, I tend to dig a little deeper.

Someone mentioned to me that they only read my diary every few days (doesn't have a LJ...offered one but he refused) after I asked him if he had the latest entry that I had posted the day before. I told him that wisdom only comes about once a month for me. It's not like I can dispense deep thoughts daily ... I'd bleed to death before life could give me another transfusion. :D

So you found a girl who thinks really deep thoughts. What's so amazing about really deep thoughts? Boy, you best pray that I bleed real soon. How's that thought for you?

Tori Amos

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[myridean.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your compliment. With all the hip youngsters out there, it's nice to know that some people still think you're cewl. :D

Re: Reasons for near silence

[guingel.livejournal.com]

you're welcome :D I'm definitely not a hip youngster!

Re: Reasons for near silence

[guingel.livejournal.com]

Well, I was referreing to LJ, but I don't see you over much at Agora either. It's ok though--I think it's better to write occasionally when you have something good to say than to write just to write, and ramble on about nothing. What I should do is read your back entries :)

Sometime's I'll write randomness, but I like to think that sometimes I dig a bit deeper--write something that's been weighing on my mind, or what I think about something. Although lately I've been making a bunch of whiny entries :-/ And a lot of short little updates. hmmm.

[meiran.livejournal.com]

I must remember to post on my two year LJ anniversary *makes mental note*

Anyway, I'm glad that even in some itty bitty compacity I could help a little : ) I like helping people, esp. if it means that my mistakes can be illustrations to keep other people from beating themselves up over the same things. Or something like that, you know the whole "purpose to my life" bit.

Happy LJ Anniversary : )

[guingel.livejournal.com]

Thank you :) And thank you for replying to all of my nonsensical comments in your journal. :D If I go to check my mail (cos I have one mail for LJ and one for everything else) and I've got a whole bunch of comment replies, I can predict before I look into my inbox that they're from you :D And it's fun, you know?

And you do help, in more than an itty bitty capacity :)

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[meiran.livejournal.com]

I have a mail for LJ too *grin* And whenever I've got comments I go "Yay, Laura's been online!" It's fun, nobody else comments as much and it's really nice : )

*blush* Aw shucks, I can't help that much, I'm a wreck myself ; )

[guingel.livejournal.com]

hehe. Yes, I am the mad commenter ;) It's fun cos I'm so longwinded, and cos in most cases I feel that people like to recieve them :)

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[meiran.livejournal.com]

I love getting comments! I love how I have so many more now that you and I trade back and forth : )

[guingel.livejournal.com]

::nodnod:: same here :D

[rowanda380.livejournal.com]

Happy anniversary :-)

[guingel.livejournal.com]

thank you very much :D

[cloudtrader.livejournal.com]

Yay, a whole year here! I'm really glad I met you, Laura. I love reading about your perspective on life and your enthusiam. It's fun talking to you. ^_^ *hugs!*

[guingel.livejournal.com]

Thank you--I'm so glad I met you, also! You're one of my earliest LJ friends, and one of my best, I think. I will owe you for the rest of my life for getting me addicted to SiP ;) And for the great entries and comments, of course! ::hugs::

[igymeth.livejournal.com]

I might as well be a lemming again and offer my congrats to you. It's been a treeat reading your journal and occasionally talking with you. Cheers.

[guingel.livejournal.com]

Thank you :D The feeling is mutual--I'm very glad that I IMed you that day!

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[igymeth.livejournal.com]

It's amazing what I got out of that single post.