04-30-2004, 03:06 AM
I have a xanga, and a livejournal, though I just copy my xanga entry and paste it into livejournal. I have both because I have friends who have each. I'm 18, about to graduate high school, I have a lot of stuff going on right now, especially with 6 IB exams (sitting for 14 different tests), and 2 AP exams (which I haven't even taken classes for), and all my college stuff. I have a lot of stuff on my mind, I like to question things, and by typing them, I feel like I'm sharing them with other people, and they have the ability to write back.
The communities on livejournal and xanga have allowed me to meet other people in my same situations, and we can share trials and advice. I have connected with other IB students from around the world, and people who will be attending the same College as I in the fall, and people who follow the same sports teams that I do.
Also, I follow politics and current events a lot, and honestly, not many people do in high school. But I can find people on xanga who also write about daily happenings around the world, and post messages back and forth with them about the events, why they happened, and maybe what they will lead to in the future. It's a way for me to channel thoughts, and rant about things I don't like, and provide the people who read my blog with humor and offbeat news, as well as important happenings. (Early in the week an xray of a person's stomach who ate 350 coins appeared in my xanga, along with news and ideas about the huge train wreck / explosion / assassination attempt in North Korea. I also posted the letter I wrote to the my representatives in the Virginia General Assembly about their reluctance to pass a budget, and the effects it is, and will have on public schooling, both k-12 and universities).
My blog on xanga gets ~30 hits a day, and growing (according to the counter I've recently added), many of which are people I do not know in real life, and would not otherwise have the chance to come in contact with.
Much like anything else someone does, I find a certain satisfaction putting my thoughts on "paper" :blink: .
xanga and livejournal on the off chance anyone is interested
The communities on livejournal and xanga have allowed me to meet other people in my same situations, and we can share trials and advice. I have connected with other IB students from around the world, and people who will be attending the same College as I in the fall, and people who follow the same sports teams that I do.
Also, I follow politics and current events a lot, and honestly, not many people do in high school. But I can find people on xanga who also write about daily happenings around the world, and post messages back and forth with them about the events, why they happened, and maybe what they will lead to in the future. It's a way for me to channel thoughts, and rant about things I don't like, and provide the people who read my blog with humor and offbeat news, as well as important happenings. (Early in the week an xray of a person's stomach who ate 350 coins appeared in my xanga, along with news and ideas about the huge train wreck / explosion / assassination attempt in North Korea. I also posted the letter I wrote to the my representatives in the Virginia General Assembly about their reluctance to pass a budget, and the effects it is, and will have on public schooling, both k-12 and universities).
My blog on xanga gets ~30 hits a day, and growing (according to the counter I've recently added), many of which are people I do not know in real life, and would not otherwise have the chance to come in contact with.
Much like anything else someone does, I find a certain satisfaction putting my thoughts on "paper" :blink: .
xanga and livejournal on the off chance anyone is interested