LJ is a cruel mistress

[gwyn]

You know, this extra userpics thing is a racket, man. They reel you in with 50 icons and you keep building it and building it, and then they tell you your account will expire soon, and like you're going to actually go back to 15 measley pics! They know they have you hooked. You are an icon junkie by the time the account expires. You even learn to make your own, even if you suck at it, because every single new fannish interest or life experience must be documented with an icon. Oh yeah, like the weed of paid LJ space isn't addictive, and you don't want to move on to the harder stuff and then next thing you know you're wandering around downtown offering $20 blowjobs just so you can have extra userpics! People look at you and they see the dark circles under your eyes and the sunken cheekbones and the way your clavicle pokes out from your Salvation Army third-hand frock, and they go, "yup, userpics. I've seen it happen to the best of them."

As *if* you'd go back to less.

Ah well, time enough to think about that later... tomorrow is surgery and then Thursday is Vividcon and so far I still haven't offered any sexual services for LJ. So far.

Comments

[permetaform]

XD can I metaquote?

[movies-michelle.livejournal.com]

*makes a note to keep an eye out for gwyn on Aurora*

It's like visual crack, man.

[sdwolfpup.livejournal.com]

You even learn to make your own, even if you suck at it, because every single new fannish interest or life experience must be documented with an icon.

*sobs* It's so true! I'm an Icon Addict! We need a support group.

(And don't steal my corner! I've scoped a good one out. ;) )

[danielleleigh.livejournal.com]

just so you know, the last time my account expired I was able to keep all the pics I had *already* uploaded (and my custom mood set). As long as you don't edit anything you can keep your lj pics as they were on the day the account expired (this was true last...November? Maybe it is still true today...?)

i'll be thinking about you...

[talking-sock.livejournal.com]

I saw your message about your sister when I got back this weekend, but I've been so slammed with work I haven't had time to say: hang in there, and don't stress too much over "what ifs."

[mystic-savage.livejournal.com]

I keep extra icons in my pics file on my hard drive. It's about half a minute extra to load it and use it than it is to have it on hand.

VL

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Um... yes? I have no idea what XD and metaquote even are! ;-) I'm completely bewildered by most of the stuff going on around me, and this is probably a good example... I'm sure everyone knows what that means, but I don't!

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

hmm... verrryyyy interesting. I shall have to test that out!

Re: i'll be thinking about you...

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Arg, I'm sorry work's so craptastic. It's amazing to me how cavalier people are about surgery, but I still worry. Mostly about after, because of the fact that so many hospital personall don't follow simple precautions. Makes me tense.

[permetaform]

metaquotes

XD is an extreme form of =), it's like you're laughing so hard that your eyes are all squinty and your mouth is open.

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Whole new worlds! This is a cute site. Thank you for explaining stuff to me that I should know about but don't. I realize that the correct thing would be to be embarassed, but I'm past that -- I'm so far beyond being embarassed about my general cluelessness that I've reached zen.

[mlyn.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but you can't use any but the randomly-chosen ones afforded to your free account.

Unless LJ has favoritism, and I'm not a part of it...

I also call it "being broke."

[mlyn.livejournal.com]

Cold turkey, man. It's for the best.

[leela-cat.livejournal.com]

I meant to write about your sister earlier, but life has just been its usual bitch for the longest of times. Just know that I've been thinking of you and of your sister, and sending you both good thoughts and prayers.

I didn't get extra iconage, so I've managed to avoid the icon addict trap. At least so far.

Hey, on a different topic, do you have any thoughts about good Buffy/Angel writers? Not my usual track, I know, but I'm looking into it for a friend. Honest!

Enjoy vividcon!

[poetpaladin.livejournal.com]

Yep. Kinda makes me glad I have myself a permanent account...