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marquee

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Originally posted by: MacBaine
Why do people post online journals? Honestly...

I keep a xanga because someday I'd like to write a book. So I use it as a place to practice. Making it public lets me get some feedback from people who stumble across it. I try to stay away from topics like what I did today, why I'm happy/sad today, ranting about my job, etc. Oftentimes I'll take an idea or event that occurred to me during the day, and develop it into a short story that's 90% fiction.

Is that a good enough reason for you?
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Feldenak

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Originally posted by: marquee
Originally posted by: MacBaine
Why do people post online journals? Honestly...

I keep a xanga because someday I'd like to write a book. So I use it as a place to practice. Making it public lets me get some feedback from people who stumble across it. I try to stay away from topics like what I did today, why I'm happy/sad today, ranting about my job, etc. Oftentimes I'll take an idea or event that occurred to me during the day, and develop it into a short story that's 90% fiction.

Is that a good enough reason for you?
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That's reason for a blog I've seen yet. :)
 

thirtythree

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Aug 7, 2001
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Originally posted by: marquee
Originally posted by: MacBaine
Why do people post online journals? Honestly...

I keep a xanga because someday I'd like to write a book. So I use it as a place to practice. Making it public lets me get some feedback from people who stumble across it. I try to stay away from topics like what I did today, why I'm happy/sad today, ranting about my job, etc. Oftentimes I'll take an idea or event that occurred to me during the day, and develop it into a short story that's 90% fiction.

Is that a good enough reason for you?
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no link then?

edit: nm, I see you're part of the xanga group.
 

EyeMWing

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Originally posted by: Feldenak
Originally posted by: marquee
Originally posted by: MacBaine
Why do people post online journals? Honestly...

I keep a xanga because someday I'd like to write a book. So I use it as a place to practice. Making it public lets me get some feedback from people who stumble across it. I try to stay away from topics like what I did today, why I'm happy/sad today, ranting about my job, etc. Oftentimes I'll take an idea or event that occurred to me during the day, and develop it into a short story that's 90% fiction.

Is that a good enough reason for you?
rolleye.gif

That's reason for a blog I've seen yet. :)

Agreed, that's the BEST justification I've ever seen. The only ones that I've ever seen as justified previously are the friggin hillarious ones (Diary of a porn clerk, etc.)
 

CrazyHelloDeli

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Jun 24, 2001
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Originally posted by: 33
45 pages of entries :Q

Shes a girl. Girls have emotions that they need to express via some outlet, or they run the risk of exploding. It is believed that the explosive force is equal to a 50 Kiloton Nuclear explosion. Of course this is just a theory, as any attempt to measure the explosive force has resulted in many lost lives. Some theoretical physicists believe that the birth of the universe was caused by God's Wife exploding.

 

thirtythree

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Aug 7, 2001
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Originally posted by: Tinkerhell
Mine's in my sig. I just started it so nothing too interesting.
fun. I rather dislike places that don't let you comment without registering :frown: