Happy LJ anniversary to me!

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WOW. Seven years ago, I posted my first blog post. It was about the beginning of the Iraq war.

That same week, I went on my first date with Stacy.

I was unemployed & biding my time until grad school started at the University of Edinburgh.

I was 29.

I am so glad I found this website (through a bunch of Sluggites, I believe). Even though it's not as popular now as it used to be, I still find the interaction here to be so much better than anything else (Facebook, I'm frowning at you). I love going back through my LJ & seeing what I was thinking 3, 5, or now even 7 years ago. Having comments & conversation from all my people adds immeasurably to the richness of the memories. I think there are things that I would not be able to remember any more, if it weren't for this record.

So anyway, thanks bradfitz for LJ. And thanks to anyone who's reading for being part of my community here.

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[marasca.livejournal.com]

The level of contact in Facebook satisfies my desire for contact with about 300 of my 321 friends. But somehow it seems like many of those 21 or so others are now harder to keep in touch with.