Marrow's 30 Day Challenge

[Random]

Actually, I've been pretty good about getting something up well before midnight, if only because I'm worse than useless after 9 p.m. most days. Also, I'm in mini-panic mode about missing a day, all day, until I can get something started, at the very least.

But so far, this whole exercise in self-discipline has been really, really good for me. I'm not saying that I'm producing anything amazing, but just the act of writing a little bit each day has left me feeling much saner as of late. It's good therapy.

Thanks, Marrow. ^_^

[Marrowmeld]

[Architectonic]

[Phalmy]

I have decided something.

I really, really, really don't like livejournal.

So I'm continuing the effort here. All the posts from the LJ have already been transferred to that one.

Sorry for the hassle with the links and all.

[Marrowmeld]

[interrodactyl]

I would like to interject - I hate you all for totally trashing up my RSS feeds.

Seriously. I have too many items in my "30 day challenge" folder.

[meristele]

[Random]

[Phalmy]

There's a number of inflexibilities with Livejournal. A lot of stuff you just can't do, or maybe you can, and I just haven't found where, which amounts to the same thing imo.


Observe, as a counterexample, blogspot.

Blogspot allows you to operate many blogs under one account.
Livejournal doesn't.

In Blogspot, you have a concise range of standard layouts to choose from. There aren't really that many, but you can tweak your layout as you go later. You can change, for example, your serif font to a sans font, which is easier to read on a computer screen.
In Livejournal, you have a plethora of layouts, but once you choose one, you're stuck with it. Or if you're not, I honest-to-god have no clue where to change it.

Blogspot has (imo) clearer menus.
The navibar in LJ changes in content depending on what page you're viewing. (wat)

Blogspot has post preview. (big one)

Blogspot works with google. (re: nerve-stapled slave of the Google Corporation. Drool, drool.)

I'm actually not quite sure if LJ works as a feed, but because Google Reader didn't digest Archi's blog, I'm guessing no or it's turned off by default.

[Architectonic]

I actually have blogs on both sites, although I started on Blogger and moved to LJ. They both have their good and bad points.

Phalmy - to change your layout go to Journal>Customise Journal, if you're still interested.

As far as ads go, Firefox+AdBlock Plus means none for me. Probably bad in terms of the content provider, but to be honest I'd never clicked an ad in my life before getting ABP, so it's not really a loss.

(I'm procrastinating writing, can you tell?)

[eladnarra]

[interrodactyl]

Blogger/LJ talk

Xanga? Does anyone even remember that?

[Marrowmeld]

[interrodactyl]

Programs like Google Reader or RSSOwl and whatnot.

Basically, it tracks whenever a website updates, so I just check Google Reader and go "ohey- Marrow updated! Barely on time...again..."

(Kidding, Marrow. You know I love you.)

[eladnarra]

I am procrastinating. Soon I must go to bed (mum is nagging) and I have written a grand total of 25 words today, 20 of which I think warrant a tap on the backspace. *sigh*

[/whinging] ^_^

[Random]

Don't feel bad. I had one hours to write today. One hour! And I spent the first 47 minutes of that hour agonizing.

And then I posted a bad poem. It was all I had. *shrugs*

Off to bed! Best of luck for tonight, all.

[Architectonic]

An hour? Huh. Most of my pieces so far have been bashed out in 20 minutes or so. I'm tending to use this as more of a "Get ideas written down" thing than producing an amazingly polished piece. That's probably why I haven't done any poems yet - they're so much harder than prose.

[Random]

Poems ARE harder than prose; in fact, the "poem" I published yesterday should, and will eventually, be turned into a short prose piece.

Also, note that I said I spent 47 minutes of my hour agonizing (i.e., not writing) because I didn't even get a chance to think about what I was going to write all day. So by 9 p.m. (after which I am generally worse than useless) I was in ZOMG PANIK mode because I didn't even have an idea. T_T

But Thursdays are going to be hard for me throughout this whole thing. I have very little free time on Thursdays.

[eladnarra]

Yah, poetry= rly hard. Especially with only a day to write it in.

Which is why Missed is just so amazing. ^_^

I actually did get some writing done! And I finished (finished!) a short story! 'Tis but a humble rough draft, but that's the first short story I've finished outside a contest in three or four years. O.o

Now comes the edit. *dies*

[Silk]

Poetry for me is more of a spur thing, and as such it's easier, though editing poetry, of course, is difficult. I think it's either due to my style, or the fact that I suck at poetry.

Ela, quick quick! To the msn-mobile!