happy decade

[jazzfish]

Ten years ago shadowsong sent me a message on ICQ, more or less out of the blue, telling me that I should sign up for an account on this "Livejournal" site, so that I could read about her exploits in Scotland. So I did, and it was kinda neat. I spent a month or so reading her friendslist before I realised that I didn't really care about most of them but there were a few (jude, skreidle) I wanted to keep up with, so I started adding people on my own. And then I got a real job and figured that being behind a computer all day was as good an excuse as any to start posting.

Happy decade, jazzfish! Ten years worth of putting words on screen has improved my writing immeasurably. There are lots of places I could stand to improve, but I've got a good start on the sentence-level craft. Not to mention all the people I've met through you: jadelennox, playing_tragic, awakedreamer, everyone else I've been forgetting.

I dunno if my LJ presence will last that long, but here's to another ten years of jazzfish.

Comments

[skreidle.livejournal.com]

Happy decennial! :)


I think shadowsong was a key figure in getting me into LJ as well--her and/or idoru. :D

[jazzfish]

I'm fairly certain that she was Patient Zero in the Jefferson LJ outbreak, but I don't have any real evidence for that: just a sneaking suspicion.

[skreidle.livejournal.com]

Shauna: 5/16/2000 (#3230)
Jo: 7/14/2000 (#7630)
Me: 7/18/2000 (#7989)
Tucker: 9/18/2000 (#15870)

I blame Shauna in general, and Jo for me. :D

[shadowsong.livejournal.com]

how synchronistic, that i read your 10 year lj anniversary post on dreamwidth, almost entirely due to your influence.

[jazzfish]

Heh. Plus ca change, the more they talk in French.

[jadelennox]

and many happy returns on your decade. Very glad you're here. :D

[jazzfish]

Me too, and thank you. On both counts. :)