tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post3286978501468542007..comments2024-02-27T12:41:35.811-08:00Comments on Coming to Terms...: Dwindling...Lisa :-]http://www.blogger.com/profile/02237889098638895390noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-62979834721478287192008-07-24T11:03:00.000-07:002008-07-24T11:03:00.000-07:00It's hard t believe that it is going on five years...It's hard t believe that it is going on five years!! There are so many people that I miss really and truly miss here, but that is life. I can go to Blogger and find a lot of them, but it is just not the same. There is not a feeling of community here any longer. I think the guy at Magic Smoke is trying, but I do not think AOL gives him much support. It was so much fun at one time!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-33700489481014185822008-07-24T11:31:00.000-07:002008-07-24T11:31:00.000-07:00Apologies to you- I read but haven't been able to ...Apologies to you- I read but haven't been able to comment for a time. Your blog and Jackies where my first real "contact" with j-landers. I really am like you- an observer, a social wallflower, waiting yet not really sure if I should intrude on another space. Well, we are here. I like your opinions if I don't agree that's my problem not yours because we are here to write what we feel and respond accordingly. I know you have been very busy because it is summer and that'ds the way it is- Don't stress, I may be the newest kid on the block but again I'm one of the oldest who been around the block! I am still amazed when I get a comment at my jurnal that anyone really has read it! I started because I was trying to lose weight (accomplished) and writing was a tool. Physically using a pen and paper was hard on the hands, hence journaling became a outlet. Now it is a part of my "secret life"- That's what my family calls it although it isn't a secret at all. Blessings to you and lots of thanks for allowing this old lady to be a part of "the community" I love you and my selected few a lot. I include you all in my thoughts and prayers. DannelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-90432141867847578952008-07-24T11:33:00.000-07:002008-07-24T11:33:00.000-07:00I've been a part (a very small part thank you) of ...I've been a part (a very small part thank you) of the AOL journaling community for about 3 1/2 years now. I'm not sure when or exactly how I happened upon your journal. I look forward to seeing entries although I VERY seldom comment. <br><br>It fascinates me how much I relate to your entries when you're talking about friendship, the AOL communities and so on and yet how totally polar opposites we are politically. <br><br>I'd blame the opposite politics for the lack of comments but I know it's realy just that I'm lazy. I love to write and I like to read what others write but I, for whatever reason, seldom feel I have anything to add to a discussion so I just lurk in the shadows. I've come to know that I'm not alone in that regard.<br><br>I write my journal largely for me. At times I've let my ego start to expand and have written for a perceived "audience". Really I think that the few people that read my journal like it best when they are reading what I'm writing to my future self. <br><br>You've written many a good thought provoking entry. You might even be surprised which ones different people found thought provoking. I think it's natural for all of us to ask "why bother" due to the transitory nature of "friends" here. I'm not sure what the answer is but speaking selfishly I hope you continue writing for a good long time to come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-36964409964486919782008-07-24T13:02:00.000-07:002008-07-24T13:02:00.000-07:00I am still here and still reading. I rarely commen...I am still here and still reading. I rarely comment because I hardly ever have anything witty to say. I do read every entry though and I love what you have to say!!<br><br><br>MichelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-74383212721852739762008-07-24T13:54:00.000-07:002008-07-24T13:54:00.000-07:00Maybe you're not as alone as it looks like. I thin...Maybe you're not as alone as it looks like. I think we write because we can't not write (is this a double negative?) There are times when my brain is just to muddled/numb to make a decent comment. But, I'll make sure to say Hi even when I don't have more than a dozen brain cells to rub together. <br><br>Or, hey it's Jackie what's shakin'?<br><br>I WILL talk to you later.<br><br>JackieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-55494072156442965292008-07-24T14:05:00.000-07:002008-07-24T14:05:00.000-07:00Hi Lisa!!!!!!!!!!!!!I'm here. Just wiped out....Hi Lisa!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br><br>I'm here. Just wiped out.<br><br>Don't give up!<br><br>Robin<br>http://searchthesea.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-11315649161677453972008-07-24T15:26:00.000-07:002008-07-24T15:26:00.000-07:00LOL at myself because although I DID read your pol...LOL at myself because although I DID read your political post, I just did not have anything intelligent to say about it. I am torn as to how to even vote this year...a real first.<br><br>But, I do read your thoughts and even if my life changes, I do think about yours when I can not write.<br><br><br>I blog even when the entries do not make it to the computer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-35834154528869380422008-07-24T20:43:00.000-07:002008-07-24T20:43:00.000-07:00Yours is one of the blogs I check every day for a ...Yours is one of the blogs I check every day for a new post, but that said, there are times I don't comment. Not because what you've written isn't worth commenting on...I find you are always articulate and thought provoking, and more often than not, a complete kindred spirit...but even so, there are times I feel unable to comment in any sort of meaningful way...for whatever reasons...and when that happens I simply read and process.<br><br>JudiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-63473204001477842032008-07-25T17:31:00.000-07:002008-07-25T17:31:00.000-07:00Consider me one of your faithful readers. Don'...Consider me one of your faithful readers. Don't comment often (especially lately since I broke my left arm 3 weeks ago) but I always enjoy your posts, Lisa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-31981287192543562452008-07-26T17:45:00.000-07:002008-07-26T17:45:00.000-07:00i have also enjoyed your journal as i have come ac...i have also enjoyed your journal as i have come across it during 'random blog reads'.<br><br>i used to write in sprial notebooks. i consider this the upgrade, and then any feedback i get is just an added bonus. <br><br>visit the rant anytime --disclaimer-- i have been extremely snarky lately, also it's rated r for swears.<br><br>http://journals.aol.com/abaleman666/boysaremeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-79530234800932844742008-07-26T17:53:00.000-07:002008-07-26T17:53:00.000-07:00Well, darn. Am I the only one who didn't let ...Well, darn. Am I the only one who didn't let you know that I am still here? You will 'poo poo' us a bit I'm sure ... but I'm with the girls and boys who sometimes feel you articulate so well and cover the subject so well that, well, I don't have anything inteligent to add. <br><br>So, please .. don't give up. Not just yet. Or ... worse case scenario ... go to another provider (no, don't!) I do try to comment to most journals and blogs I read ... each time, but sometimes I am at a loss for meaningful or witty and I just don't.<br><br>I'd be sad, very sad if you joined the ranks of the 'gones'. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-37744911035913453902008-07-26T18:04:00.000-07:002008-07-26T18:04:00.000-07:00Being the youngest is both a blessing and a curse....Being the youngest is both a blessing and a curse. Being ignored, you can get away with anything, being the baby, you are babied. I didn't know that being the youngest is what caused me to be the loner that I am, content with being with me. <br><br>I loved your wallflower and non community references, that is so me. <br><br>I also questioned my reasoning for my journal. At first I thought the words were only mine, who would be interested in reading about my crap. I still question why I want others to read my thoughts, selfish is some respects. I want validation, others to tell me I'm ok and yeah, life sucks sometimes. Luckily it has little glimpses of shininess so I keep trudging on.<br><br>I think that using my fingertips rather than my lips to communicate is so safe. I can edit, change my mind, yell, scream, say whatever the hell I want. <br><br>Ok, I am rambling... My point is, I have yet to find something better to do than read others words, so keep typing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-22267951050601384562008-07-27T06:58:00.000-07:002008-07-27T06:58:00.000-07:00I still enjoy reading your Journal ~ real Life get...I still enjoy reading your Journal ~ real Life gets in the way sometimes and I don't always have time for the computer ~ but I always read even if I don't always comment ~ would be sad to see you go ~ Ally xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-64034392899486587612008-07-27T07:19:00.000-07:002008-07-27T07:19:00.000-07:00I know what you mean. I've been very disheart...I know what you mean. I've been very disheartened by the absence of apparent readers (aka "friends") recently. It's led me write less, post photos less, and read less in general. I apologize the I sometimes don't get a comment posted here Lisa....but I always read you when I sit down to do a sweep through jland. I should know better as my journal is suffering from the same reader apathy.<br><br>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-82179025955725295122008-07-29T10:28:00.000-07:002008-07-29T10:28:00.000-07:00I always read your journal, just not until a few d...I always read your journal, just not until a few days or weeks after you write it. Since I "discovered" Daily Kos my whole viewing routine has changed. I have even written a few diarys over there, and lots of comments. I am not blessed/cursed by the writing bug. On Dkos I am Amber6541, in case you have any interest in checking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4283072392763163737.post-26683104284126803522008-08-11T09:01:00.000-07:002008-08-11T09:01:00.000-07:00I still read your journal. I just have been on v...I still read your journal. I just have been on vacation - away from a computer for 3 weeks, then had to go visit my father who recently was in the hospital. So, today I am back and have so much catching up to do - - feels like I put a book down for a month and forgot the story line. So, please keep writing when you feel like it. I still enjoy reading it. msbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com