That was the week that was

[phoenix]

What a week. It's been an excellent one in terms of college: I'm back on track, I've learned stuff, made it to every class this week, my marked assessments got As, I've sorted out an arrangement regarding my undone assignment that will make this the first semester when I've done *every* assignment. I'm proud of myself.

(I also nearly exploded with anxiety during my last class as I realised with horror how little I knew, unable to answer any of the six questions scrawled on the board. Twisted my legs and arms across each other, drew patterns on my arms, frantic for distraction. A break came and I rushed out and around the building, moving from a fast walk into a run as I tried to scrub off the stress by splitting the air with my body. Yet I stayed at college, stayed for another hour, learned, unknotted, relaxed.)

Dreamwidth-wise, it's been excellent too. I'm settling in, meeting so many new, interesting people: my reading list has just *exploded*. It took me about seven years on LJ to work up to reading 129 people's journals: at present on DW I'm reading 126; smart, creative, intriguing people who write at length. All of us beginning our DW lives, setting new standards and honesty levels in our writings, reaching out and making new friends.

(Oh, work blocked it! Based on a commercial filter, Websense, not directed at me. Which is exciting, because it means DW already 'matters' in some sense, as even wretched censorship-based companies know of it (by comparison, Journalfen is not blocked on it, and nor was Insanejournal until pretty recently). So, okay, this is small comfort, but I want *some* comfort!)

Comments

[hl]

I'm so glad for you!

And you're right, DW is exceedingly cool.

Nothing much to say because I have an exam tomorrow myself, so I'm burning my brain trying to remember everything. -_-

[shanaqui]

Yay! Sounds like you've done really well with going to college this week.

I haven't got many people on my DW list, I should hunt out some more.

[stardust]

I should maybe... maybe look for some more people on here, before they get here and it becomes hard to weed out the good ones. =D

But yeah, GOOD JOB WITH SCHOOL.

Also, I'll be buying a DW paid account.
Fuck livejournal. =)

[recessional]

*g* I'm having fun with my DW - I use it for different purposes than my LJ, which is unconnected, but it's nice to have a place for these things.

How did you find me, by the by? I'm just curious - I didn't see anyone we had in common!

[phoenix]

We've a few friends in common, but the 'highlight subscriptions/accessees in common' feature hasn't yet been updated for LJ (I should know, I filed the bug *g*). It was *probably* through darthneko or ephemera, and when I looked at your journal I was blown away by the first entry you posted, your BADD entry. Related to it somewhat (having my own struggles with being depressed but thinking 'no, I'm just lazy', floundering on till it brings me to a halt), but more than that: it was powerfully written and different.

(Plus I recognise you as someone I see commenting to larathia with interesting thoughts, especially on writing -- not sure if this is meant to be a secret identity, but I can screen this comment if so and if that isn't an obscure enough way to refer to it.)

[recessional]

Ahh! Good people to know. :D

I'm glad it made such an impact - it was nice to write. I initially wasn't going to say anything at all - more of that "I'm not REALLY . . . " crap, even now - but then I read the Shakesville post and it was so . . . foreign to me. I could totally see what she meant and why it affected her that way, but I couldn't imagine it for myself; my own experience was so polar opposite. And then I wanted to write about it, and I had this all new space, and I figured, hey, every voice helps.

(Nah, no worries.)

[forthwritten]

Glad this week has been a good one, college-wise and DW-wise. I think it's a cycle - you force yourself into going to college, but if you can be productive and relaxed and do stuff there you become less anxious about it, and so it gets easier to go in the next time.

[dar]

Sounds like good living.

Wanna go see something tomorrow?

[cora]

My dreamwidth readlist isn't that long currently. I don't have that many "friends" on the list, mostly for lack of trying. I'm liking having a very short reading list for once. I still need to prune out my lj flist from the communities I don't typically follow (mostly for dragcave and customer/coworker sucks).

I haven't been real actively searching for friends on dreamwidth yet, as I'm currently caught up in trying to read all the House/Cuddy smut on Fanfiction.net (and getting disappointed with people who rate stories with "M," when at most, it should be a "T," due to the lack of sexual/violent content).

[ephemera]

hurray for running it off, instead of away, and for learning stuff, (which is the part I think of as being the good bit :D)

[likewise]

I must say, I'm happy with the people I've met on DW so far, as well. I like that it's still small and full of intriguing, intelligent people. Definitely gives me a sense of hope for DW's future. We're off to a good start.