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f3lix · 03-03-2004, 04:46 PM

I've been a member and poster for over a year, and I'm curious to how many nubblites are also involved in this long-lasting fad.

www.xanga.com/tuba1026 is mine...for those of you whom have not seen one.

[ March 03, 2004, 02:21 PM: Message edited by: f3lix ]

Mr. Blonde · 03-03-2004, 05:03 PM

Seriously, no idea what it is.

Combat Chuck · 03-03-2004, 05:48 PM

It's one of the best sites for online journaling. Seriously, I update all the time. One of the more entertaining things that occupy my time.

I was actually thinking of making a post asking if there were other people out there who had these too.

www.xanga.com/legendaryconguerist

Mr. Blonde · 03-03-2004, 05:51 PM

I never got online journals..i mean nothing against journals, i keep my own, but on my computer for privacy...why would you want other people reading your stuff?

Pliedes · 03-03-2004, 05:52 PM

I'd have one, but I'm not emo or trendy enough...

Saint DH · 03-03-2004, 06:24 PM

I didn't know what it was until now. Yeah I guess I'm not gay enough for one of those.

Orgazmo · 03-03-2004, 06:25 PM

I normally just curse on Nubblies when I need to vent.

VOL · 03-03-2004, 06:38 PM

I have one, but harldy ever keep it updated.www.xanga.com/Donomyte

VOL · 03-03-2004, 06:45 PM

Do they still have ways that you can show who your buddies are on xanga? Perhaps Chuck, you know what I mean.

Combat Chuck · 03-03-2004, 08:32 PM

Yeah, they have a buddy list. And emo or trendy enough? GAY enough? What the fuck?

An online journal DOES NOT have to be "here's my angst ridden feelings for today". In fact, that's what I've really really been trying to get away from. But it is a good alleviator. And a way to add insight to your own thoughts. I know that I enjoy rereading my journal (and yeah, it might be a bit narcussistic) and remembering stuff that was happening when I wrote the stuff.

It's not me divulging the most intimate moments of my life......although some people do degrade their blogs by doing that, or gushing over their significant others, or other cliche acts that I fucking hate.....

Ah fuck it. Just check out my blog and see if you hate it or not.

Pliedes · 03-03-2004, 08:38 PM

Chuck, I'm not saying that the "emo/trendyness" is an absolute thing more a generalization, but I'm sorry, it seems like every Xanga I go to has a some black and white picture of a kid with their hair in front of their face, slightly off center, with some quote by some band about suffering and life, with every other post being "today was the worst day of my life" citing something to do with their girlfriend not liking them or something. Then the post all their second rate poetry or song lyrics and pretend to be deep or angry at the world, probably because their girlfriend wouldn't give them head or because their parents are "fascist" for giving them a curfew...
I know your Xanga is different, and I realize it isn't always like this, but that seems to be the overwhelming feeling I get from it...

I kinda see the online journals in this way. I don't give a shit about someone I don't know or care about. If it is someone I know or care about and what they right is personal, then I don't want to read it, and if it's not personal but significant, they'll tell me about it anyway. That's my take at least.

[ March 03, 2004, 05:40 PM: Message edited by: Pliedes ]

Super Nintendo · 03-03-2004, 09:17 PM

Holy crap...Pliedes...that's like, the most accurate thing I have ever heard. Seriously. I know a couple people that have those things...and I couldn't have put it any better than you. You are smart.

Percipere'Chan · 03-03-2004, 09:36 PM

Main Entry: Xanga
Pronunciation: 'wAst
Function: none
Etymology: New English xanga, wast; in sense 1, from new internet culture, wast, &v, 'tIm
1 a : a broad and empty expanse (as of web space)
2 : the act or an instance of wasting time : the state of being wasted
3 a : loss through breaking down of culture b : gradual loss or decrease of web space by wear or decay of personality
4 a : damaged, defective, or superfluous material produced by a internet process; b : an unwanted by-product of an internet process, (1) : GARBAGE, RUBBISH (2) : EXCREMENT

Combat Chuck · 03-04-2004, 12:40 PM

Sheez.

Oh, and Pliedes, I actually understand what you're talking about completely. Because I run into those "here's a picture of me in one of those angst ridden poses that mirrors the material of my entries" types of journals all the time. I'll tell you, sometimes they can actually be relevant, sometimes they represent Percipere's definition here.

I guess I have a completely different conception for what an online journal is. Or at least, I do now. Sometimes I look back at my old entries, and it's non-stop babble about stupid shit......

Whatever. I still enjoy the hell out of mine.

VOL · 03-04-2004, 01:23 PM

I happen to like reading Chuck's entries. They have a flare of tenacity and a subtle voice of reason.

And where is the buddy list feature?

Combat Chuck · 03-04-2004, 09:47 PM

Dude, it's right there on the side. The left side.

And......thanks for the compliment?

[ March 04, 2004, 06:48 PM: Message edited by: Combat Chuck ]

03-03-2004, 05:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
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03-03-2004, 05:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mr. Blonde Spice Master Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 17,969 Internets: 284106	I never got online journals..i mean nothing against journals, i keep my own, but on my computer for privacy...why would you want other people reading your stuff?
	Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behavior and information processing. ― Terence McKenna

03-03-2004, 06:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
VOL Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: there Posts: 2,305 Internets: -205	I have one, but harldy ever keep it updated.www.xanga.com/Donomyte
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03-03-2004, 06:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
VOL Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: there Posts: 2,305 Internets: -205	Do they still have ways that you can show who your buddies are on xanga? Perhaps Chuck, you know what I mean.
	~ductor ab grandis divinitus~ CDXXVII

03-03-2004, 09:36 PM	#13 (permalink)
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03-03-2004, 04:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
f3lix Gangnam Style Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: DH's Massage Parlor Posts: 6,383 Internets: 213510	I've been a member and poster for over a year, and I'm curious to how many nubblites are also involved in this long-lasting fad. www.xanga.com/tuba1026 is mine...for those of you whom have not seen one. [ March 03, 2004, 02:21 PM: Message edited by: f3lix ]

03-03-2004, 05:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Combat Chuck Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,063 Internets: 10	It's one of the best sites for online journaling. Seriously, I update all the time. One of the more entertaining things that occupy my time. I was actually thinking of making a post asking if there were other people out there who had these too. www.xanga.com/legendaryconguerist

03-03-2004, 05:52 PM	#5 (permalink)
Pliedes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 4,594 Internets: 1608	I'd have one, but I'm not emo or trendy enough...

03-03-2004, 06:24 PM	#6 (permalink)
Saint DH Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,150 Internets: 284753	I didn't know what it was until now. Yeah I guess I'm not gay enough for one of those.

03-03-2004, 06:25 PM	#7 (permalink)
Orgazmo COME ON YOU YANKS Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 15,733 Internets: 311447	I normally just curse on Nubblies when I need to vent.

03-03-2004, 08:32 PM	#10 (permalink)
Combat Chuck Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,063 Internets: 10	Yeah, they have a buddy list. And emo or trendy enough? GAY enough? What the fuck? An online journal DOES NOT have to be "here's my angst ridden feelings for today". In fact, that's what I've really really been trying to get away from. But it is a good alleviator. And a way to add insight to your own thoughts. I know that I enjoy rereading my journal (and yeah, it might be a bit narcussistic) and remembering stuff that was happening when I wrote the stuff. It's not me divulging the most intimate moments of my life......although some people do degrade their blogs by doing that, or gushing over their significant others, or other cliche acts that I fucking hate..... Ah fuck it. Just check out my blog and see if you hate it or not.

03-03-2004, 08:38 PM	#11 (permalink)
Pliedes Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 4,594 Internets: 1608	Chuck, I'm not saying that the "emo/trendyness" is an absolute thing more a generalization, but I'm sorry, it seems like every Xanga I go to has a some black and white picture of a kid with their hair in front of their face, slightly off center, with some quote by some band about suffering and life, with every other post being "today was the worst day of my life" citing something to do with their girlfriend not liking them or something. Then the post all their second rate poetry or song lyrics and pretend to be deep or angry at the world, probably because their girlfriend wouldn't give them head or because their parents are "fascist" for giving them a curfew... I know your Xanga is different, and I realize it isn't always like this, but that seems to be the overwhelming feeling I get from it... I kinda see the online journals in this way. I don't give a shit about someone I don't know or care about. If it is someone I know or care about and what they right is personal, then I don't want to read it, and if it's not personal but significant, they'll tell me about it anyway. That's my take at least. [ March 03, 2004, 05:40 PM: Message edited by: Pliedes ]

03-03-2004, 09:17 PM	#12 (permalink)
Super Nintendo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Elkhart/Bloomington Posts: 200 Internets: 10	Holy crap...Pliedes...that's like, the most accurate thing I have ever heard. Seriously. I know a couple people that have those things...and I couldn't have put it any better than you. You are smart.

03-04-2004, 12:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
Combat Chuck Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,063 Internets: 10	Sheez. Oh, and Pliedes, I actually understand what you're talking about completely. Because I run into those "here's a picture of me in one of those angst ridden poses that mirrors the material of my entries" types of journals all the time. I'll tell you, sometimes they can actually be relevant, sometimes they represent Percipere's definition here. I guess I have a completely different conception for what an online journal is. Or at least, I do now. Sometimes I look back at my old entries, and it's non-stop babble about stupid shit...... Whatever. I still enjoy the hell out of mine.

03-04-2004, 01:23 PM	#15 (permalink)
VOL Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: there Posts: 2,305 Internets: -205	I happen to like reading Chuck's entries. They have a flare of tenacity and a subtle voice of reason. And where is the buddy list feature?
	~ductor ab grandis divinitus~ CDXXVII

03-04-2004, 09:47 PM	#16 (permalink)
Combat Chuck Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 2,063 Internets: 10	Dude, it's right there on the side. The left side. And......thanks for the compliment? [ March 04, 2004, 06:48 PM: Message edited by: Combat Chuck ]