endless iterations

i'm pretty sad about lj too. for a while i didn't have the cash to pay and had to endure the especially annoying pop-ups. I went ahead and began paying monthly so I could have a better experience, but I miss the atmosphere that used to be here. There was so much depth here and so much opportunity for thoughtful, insightful, deep conversation and also some beautiful fanciful conversations. The few people from my fiends list who still post write beautiful entries, but it really does feel like the people who now own lj have killed the spirit of lj. It is by far my favorite blogging program, but it's not like it was. Still, I've had my journal here for 10 years now - and i never kept a journal more than a few months before. I think it was reading my own lj that helped me know I was making the right decision when I left Travers. When I second-guessed myself, I always could go back and read my old posts and know that I really truly was not getting what I needed. LJ helped me to develop a writing voice and I think it's helped me grow a lot. Though my visits back here are infrequent, your entries are a serious gem. You write so well and so poignantly and so honestly.your entries really stand out. I think it's probably harder than ever to make it as a professional writer, but you have the teeth for it.