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[dragonimp]

Last post mostly stemmed from how disconnected I feel and not liking it. LJ's pretty much all I use right now but it's obviously not all there is, I hardly see some of you on LJ. But the one chatroom I knew about seems to have died. Specifically on my mind was not having a way to talk out writing problems, when other people seem to be doing so, somewhere, but mostly I just don't like feeling so isolated.

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[nochick-fics.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the chat room was awesome before it went to shit. I'd assumed another one would be made, debated doing it myself but didn't know how many people would be interested anymore.

I'm on AIM if you ever want to talk about random craps. <3

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

I'm wondering if the chat room needs more pimpage, or scheduled chats, or - something. I worry that a new room would follow the same pattern of activity and then deadness. But I really liked being able to chat with several people at once.

Thinking about this, I realized I've been shying away from IMs. I think it's partly because I pop up and down from the computer so much, especially in the evening. But it seems that that's where most people are, so I may have to rethink things. I do have AIM, I just never have it on (it's also the same handle I had back in high school ooold old fandom name ^^;)

[priestess-grrrl.livejournal.com]

yeah, I kinda miss the chat, too, but it's hard to keep something like that going long term without problems.

And I feel the same way about IMing... I don't like it because I get attacked every time I get on, and then I feel obligated to talk to all these people, and I end up spending twice as much time as I wanted to online. I liked chat because I could just pop in and pop out whenever, and I didn't end up talking to someone till 3AM about their puppy dying or whatever.

It's hard to find a good balance between isolation and community, in RL and online. I often feel like the littlest bear in the bed going, "I'm lonely" after telling everyone to roll over. ^_~

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

Heh, that's a good metaphor. It does feel like being caught somewhere between "need headspace" and "where'd everybody go?"

Chat was also good because it usually meant talking to several people at once, instead of having multiple one-on-one conversations to keep track of. But I'm guessing the room suffered from lack of structure?

[lost-variable.livejournal.com]

And I feel the same way about IMing... I don't like it because I get attacked every time I get on, and then I feel obligated to talk to all these people, and I end up spending twice as much time as I wanted to online.

*butts in*

That's why I like Yahoo Instant Messenger, because you can pick and choose who sees you online and who doesn't. :) That way you don't get attacked when you don't want to.

[lost-variable.livejournal.com]

I would hang out in it regularly if you made it. Maybe just share the link with people who you know are sane?

Edit: Or I could make it if you're worried about fail coming your way.