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[aaronin]

Oh Livejournal, this is the longest I've neglected to post anything in here in our nearly 8+ year tenure. and look, I'm marrying someone I somehow met through here maybe 6 years ago? Yes, crazy meetups. those crazy times. this crazy place and that crazy history

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[drivebyluna]

I still read friends list posts but I post less and less to my own journal.

[aaronin]

I do too, but it's becoming less and less than I used to.

[pink]

Well, glad to hear from you.

I'm still sticking with it. It seems as if everyone on my friends list is still active and I think that's another reason that keeps me going.

[aaronin]

I think I would to if I felt I had more connections on here. I think there's fewer of my friends posting, and my neglecting to be a dilligent reader and commenter has hurt my rapport with those who are.

but I am here, and still coming in and out every now and then.

[pink]

Good. It's good to see what you're up to.

And CONGRATS I read in one of your past posts that you were recently engaged. and marriage. oh how exciting.

I'm looking forward to that day more and more seeing I'm with a great guy :)

Lately it's been on my mind just because I want my grandparents to see that day :)
But I'm really in no rush. We're both still in school.

Hows the city life?
What exactly is your job? I remember you said you do late nights on Illustrator, also.

[aaronin]

I'm glad to hear that! It's always great to find someone like that! I wish the best for you. and thank you!

City life is alright. it's busy. non-stop chaos between school and work and maintaining some sense of a social life. and of course, the late nights of Illustrator haven't stopped. I spent all weekend designing a poster showing carbon improvement vs initiatives. but of course, that's just how it goes. I work as a computer programmer doing websites, but also am going to school for Urban Planning. so it's busy.

good to hear you're doing well though! how's the workin' life been treating you these days?

[theneondisease]

I still have the need to be completely candid sometimes, and you just can't do that on Facebook--at least I can't--since so many 'real world' people can see it. My LJ is limited to the people I knew back when I was in my LJ-posting heyday, and even my college friends aren't aware of its existence.

Here I can be somewhat personal and know that people are reading it, and probably caring a little, but without any negative ramifications "IRL". Haha.

...but yes, the need is less frequent and has evolved somehow for me, too. Less "here's what happened today" more "here's how I'm feeling". The fact that this need still exists probably has something to do with the fact that I have no friends in this new town and I live isolated on the side of a mountain.

[aaronin]

Yeah, it has been therapeutic for those times, I agree. and as a good way to vent those feelings. I'm not very honest-direct-or very much anything on facebook. I just kind of exist on there.

[versonic]

You'll never escape LJ. I learned that a while ago, and I've embraced it. You must do the same.

[aaronin]

Okay, I'm embracing it. I will never escape!

[carrie217]

I had completely forgotten about meeting because of livejournal. When you brought that up, I remember the first meetup at UB. It's weird to think about how small events ultimately directed where you are today...

hmmm....

[aaronin]

Haha, it is. I was just thinking about that too, how lift rests on just a couple of weird insignificant turn of events.