To lock or not to lock

[pez]

Lately I've been thinking about making my LJ friends only, because I access it from work so much and there is no controlling what my friends (or myself) say there. But if I lock it, I won't get occasional replies from Hiroshi, Masaharu and lately, Seiichi... Argh, the dilemma. I like keeping my LJ mostly open...

Wish lunch time will come earlier so that I can type out all that's in my head.

Have spent 3 hours in the photocopy room today. As much as I am fascinated by the machines, I did not enjoy working with them for all that time. And curse all those who send us plans in A2 size (when was the last time anybody used A2??? WTF!) or even worse, non-regular sizes that's longer than A1.

The following conversation took place in the photocopier room.

Kiri: *cracks knuckles*

Renji: Hmmm, the REM.

Pez: REM?

Renji: Red-Eyed Mode. (NB. Inui's special moves in PoT games all have acronyms, seems like something data-masters do)

Kiri: I'll kill all those stupid people for ya!

Pez: *<3 Akaya*

Kiri: Now can I have a place in the WTF-fic? *cute look*

Pez: .......I'll try. Whose side do you want to be on?

Kiri: Prolly not Sanada's. Helikesslappingpeople.

Pez: But everyone's...

Yagyuu: Pez, I apologise for interrupting, but you risk the danger of giving too much away.

Pez: :x! *thanks Yagyuu for reminding* I'll see what I can do, Akaya. I'm sure you'll be in there somewhere like I will with Tezuka and Fuji... although the story is complicated enough in my head already.

Niou: *photocopying his butt*

Comments

[ex-tremble707.livejournal.com]

I went FO around January and haven't had any problems with it. I mean, sure, I do miss out on character journal spam, but that's fine XD I can just make a post open and then lock it afterwards, you know? Nothing's really set in stone when you go FO, you just have more control on who gets to read it.

>.> Besides, TYRP is going to allow anyone and everyone to friend the character journals, comment in the journals and everything. Totally fan interactive, baby 8D

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

Bah, but I really like keeping it open, it helps me make loads of new friends ^^ Really don't know what to do... but seeing that it's been 4 months and it's still okay, then perhaps I can stay this way...?

O_O they are? WHOA.

[ex-tremble707.livejournal.com]

:o really? I think that is maybe the reason why I don't make as much friends;; I'm a f-list hermit, I keep to mostly my flist because I'm too shy to talk to people out of it. Hell, there are even people on my f-list that I'm too shy to talk to XD <- dork.

*nod nods* Rae brought it up to me and I thought it was a wonderful idea. She's getting the site all ready and everything and putting so much work into it, I can't wait till the official announcement can be made ^__^ <3

XD It's the reason why I'm actually bothering people in TYRP with my real journal &hearst;

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

Hmm well, it's not like I make many friends, but for example, lately I've met Karen and Chaco through the AIM chat, and I don't know how they felt, but I think the fact that they looked at my LJ and didn't see a "friends only" banner made it easier for us to be friends and add each other to flist. The FO thing makes it sound sort of exclusive, unwelcoming...

I have people on my flist who I hardly talk to either ^^ but I love reading their posts :)

I haven't actually been following any RPs apart from the ones I participate in (only 3 of them), so no idea what's going on when you guys talk about other RP really XD but it sounds interesting...

and *meep* I forgot to send my app to MP again. *headdesk* Must do it at lunch time.

[ex-tremble707.livejournal.com]

If it helps, neither do. I tend to keep to people I know, instead of veering away from it most of the time. It's hard to reach out there because of fear of rejection and such. @___@ Though, I had no idea that the FO thing made it like that, but I can understand it. I remember seeing those same FO banners and thinking, >.< damn.

Me too :D! I talk to alot of people through comments most of the time, because I find it easier to talk in comments, then in actual IM conversation. It gives a person more time to think, instead of worrying about taking time on a reply. Same reason why I love comment rping <3

:D dun worry about it, most of the time the topic changes so it's okay -

AND SEND IN YOUR APP, WOMAN! XD

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

AND SEND IN YOUR APP, WOMAN! XD

Are you in there? Are you going to apply? *hopeful look*

[ex-tremble707.livejournal.com]

XD I am supposed to app for Taki, but I got discouraged after re-reading my app, so I'm going to rewrite it and send it in.

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

OH GAWD. GHEI TAKI. <--- has discovered Taki's rockstar-gheiness since playing PoT games

WAH <3

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

Yeah, as for the FO banners... they make me back off. I understand some people lock it due to work, or other reasons, but if it takes us friending each other to learn more about each other... too much of a hassle usually. Because I make friends-locked posts and don't want to have new acquaintances read them when I'm not even sure about them yet.

[ex-tremble707.livejournal.com]

Oh! I'm just paranoid about people reading my journal, most of the things I put in there won't tell anyone anything about me. Most of the time it's fandom babble, so I usually think that no one reads it. Although, it takes me a LONG time to actually come out and start talking to people. You should have seen how long it took me to ask Sleepeh to friend her journal, even after I'd been talking to her for awhile;; Same with a bunch others XD <- dork. I can be impulsively outgoing at times and just randomly start talking to people or ask to friend- EH?!

O_O! Then why did you ask to friend me?

[yuki-scorpio.livejournal.com]

Lately I find myself typing an entry and then closing Semagic before hitting POST. I just think it wouldn't interest me to read it afterwards, nor would it interest anyone... I had someone take me off their flist recently, and I think it's because I post so much. (they say it's because we don't talk much, but they have 100+ people on the flist, they can't be talking to everyone, but only take me off, it must say something) I find myself stopping and thinking, do anyone (even me) want to read that afterwards? And I feel a little...discouraged, for the lack of a better word.

Back then when I friended you I didn't use to make so many FO posts. And you really seemed interesting, and we have loads of common friends on LJ, so...

[ex-tremble707.livejournal.com]

*nod nods* I understand, I do the same thing. Usually, I wonder if people want to read anything about my life, what I do and etc; if it seems like it wouldn't interest anyone else but me, I either private lock it or don't post. Half the time, I doubt anyone reads my entries, which is why I've really cut down on posting. I'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but it seems like it's okay for now. Instead, I read other people's entries because they seem more interesting than I ever will be. Sometimes, I comment on them and sometimes I don't. . . . I usually don't defriend if I don't have to. Still, imo, once I friend someone, I won't defriend over a reason like they post too much. I think it's great because it lets me keep easier tabs on people and what's going on in their life, you know?

That makes sense :D!