User poll

[vaneramos]

At times I get exasperated because, after six months, my journal feels too unfocused and I don't know what I want to post. It was originally intended for posting poetry, but once I got to know LJ, it became much more. The biggest development of all has been my renewed interest in photography. Ironically, the thing I feel most uncomfortable about posting is day to day events in my journal. Of course that's what normal people post, but I was trying to create a space for my creative work. My inner editor doesn't want to share my writing unless there is a point to it. As a result I have been avoiding a lot of personal stuff lately, and now I'm afraid the journal is becoming too impersonal.

I'm not sure that I'm about to change anything, but thought I would ask for input. Of course if you want to make any comments, that would be even more useful than answering the poll.

[Poll #197850]

Comments

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Haha!

Oh, I didn't mean they were the same thing. They just fall together in my mind in a category I might label, "mundane babble," separate from my more intentionally creative work. I am drifting away from using memes unless I see an opportunity for communication, expression or genuine amusement.

But your point is taken, and your opinion valued. :-)

[ruralrob.livejournal.com]

Me too - I loathe memes with a passion. If there was a filter to get them out of my freinds list postings I would use it like a flash.

As for the beard - short hot, long not.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Well if I do post them (memes), I will make a point of doing what I have often done, putting them behind a cut.

[danthered.livejournal.com]

As for the beard - short hot, long not.

Rob, didn't your momma teach you any better manners than that?

[ruralrob.livejournal.com]

Ooooops! Sorry!

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Not to worry, Bob. ;-)

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Love day to day. That's the stuff that makes a life.

This seems to be the question I'm struggling with the most, and the main reason for this post. I often feel uncomfortable talking about day-to-day stuff (reasons abound). But it's the heart of many of the most interesting journals on this site. And it's the heart of storytelling, isn't it?