*hugs LJ*

Wow, I didn't realize just how much I've missed this place! Coming back here and cruising through my flist and seeing people make posts about so many different things -- all of it reminds me of a time when fandom didn't feel so huge and impersonal and full of drama. On LJ, I didn't feel like I had to censor and edit every comment. If I needed to vent about something, I could do it in a locked post and get it off my chest and move on. I've gotten so used to biting my tongue for fear of getting hate from some part of fandom I will inevitably piss off, and I don't think I'd realized just how much that had sucked the fun out of my fandom experience.

It's been nice to come here and see posts on my flist and people having discussions and actually being able to disagree with each other without in ending in massive wank. Lord knows LJ isn't low-wank by any stretch, but I feel like it's manageable here, if that makes sense.

Thanks for everyone who gave me encouragement on my last post about needing to find motivation to write. I really appreciate it!