Quiet

[dagibbs]

My livejournal "friends" page has been far quieter than normal this weekend. Strange that.

But, it is, also a strange experience, at least for me. Used to be, I'd bump in to someone I hadn't seen since the last convention, and we'd spend the 10 minutes (or so) catching up on each other's life. But, with people I keep in contact with through LJ, that just doesn't happen the same way. Odd.

Comments

[tammylc.livejournal.com]

Yeah, LJ definitely changes the dynamic of in-person meetings - I've noticed that too.

Hope you're having fun at Ad Astra!

[dagibbs.livejournal.com]

Hope you're having fun at Ad Astra!

Yes, having fun. Just gotten dressed up for the evening, and about to head out to the dance. :)

[eviljohn.livejournal.com]

That's my usual complaint to Tammy, "we don't need to talk, I've already read your LJ." It was even worse when erikted was living here, we joked a few times that we should IM each other while we were all on our respective laptops sitting in the living room.

In some ways I kind of find it annoying, because it leaves you with less stuff to talk about FTF. But OTOH it's a nice way to keep up with people that you don't get to see often. So as far as I'm concerned, the jury is still out.

[thatguychuck.livejournal.com]

It's specifically because of the changed interactions, or lack of interactions, that cause me *NOT* to email most people.

I greatly prefer picking up a phone to call someone, or perhaps asking them to get together for lunch. Email and LJ greatly changes the social dynamics of friendship, and most of the time I don't like how they're changed.

For the most part I choose not to have intimate contact via email. I much prefer intimate contact face to face, or in the worst case, over the phone. That way you can communicate much better with the non-spoken languages of communications. Maybe not the word you use, but how you say it.

And here I am doing what I typically choose not to. :/

[concordantnexus.livejournal.com]

eh - I find that LJ lets you stay on the same page - so you don't waste time telling the same old stories and can go into details/depth right away with real-life friends who also happen to be LJ friends. Moreover, instead of rehashing old memories, the two of you can just plunge in and make new memories together. :)

[horsetraveller.livejournal.com]

There was one person there that you had to spend a couple of minutes catching up with. Now that you can check my lj there won't be such a surprise next time. But also, I don't expect to have moved very far from my current place, by the next time I see you. I also don't expect to have a new job.
It was great to see you and now I can keep up with your life.