Is this a new a year or just another year of desperation?

[wistfulbreaths]

I am getting sick.  I felt like hell this morning when I woke up and by the time I got to work, I felt faint and I could feel a fever coming on, which means I will wake up with a fever tomorrow which is just wonderful since I am working 9 hours tomorrow.  The sudden weather change is partially responsible for it, the Hubby, however is mostly responsible as he is sick and I am sure that is not helping.  >.>

My only salvation is that tomorrow is Thursday which makes it one step closer to Friday and that much closer to the weekend.  It's sad how my life has now amounted to just trying to make it through the week and to my next day off.  I swear they don't tell you how miserable life is when you get older as kids.  They make it seem all shiny and fun, when really it's miserable unless you're rich and have the luxury to travel everywhere and try new things daily.  I was meant to be rich I think.  I have way too much ADD not to be and I am already itching to find something new to preoccupy me.  I wonder what it will be this time.  /sigh

So today when I logged into my hotmail account, I was pleased to discover that I had finally received my invitation to test out Trillian's Astra.  While it was nothing as close or as cool as a Dreamwidth invite, I was still pretty happy because I think that this version is so much better then their current version, especially given that the file transfer actually works!  Plus it's all shiny and shiny things tend to occupy me for longer periods of time.  Don't ask me why because I wouldn't be able to tell you.  /smirks  If you however would like an invitation to use Astra, comment with your e-mail and I will send you one.  I only have 2 invites left, so the first two to respond will get it.

In other news I am absolutely amused by the DW bashing found on LJ.  What's even more funny is the fact that they are claiming DW is elitist because they require invite codes.  Have people suddenly forgotten that for a long time LJ had the same set up?  Hell, it was even harder to get an invite from LJ if you didn't know anyone.  You had 2 options if I recall correctly, ask someone for an invite code or buy an account.  At least DW is doing a lottery using OpenID so it's not completely impossible to get an invite if you don't know anyone and don't have the money to buy an account.  It just amuses me how riled up everyone is.  My advice: grow the fuck up.

In terms of communities, I finally managed to get shutterbugs up and running and I'm pretty excited about it.  I think it's going to do wonderfully and I think I will learn a lot of the other photographers here on DW.  Speaking of DW, I am really amazed at how many people I've have already met here.  It's shocking but also very exciting.  I think I am going to make a ton of friends here and I am so excited about it.  Well, I am off to bed-- long day tomorrow and I'm exhausted.  /dies

Comments

[enalon]

Would love an invite. Might be nice to have a Trillian that actually does what I want.
Email is TomboyTechnology@gmail.com

[wistfulbreaths]

Sent. : )

[enalon]

In regards to the bashing, I'm totally with you. People need to grow up. It's obvious they're jealous, so they should learn that it's okay to just say they want to be a part of our big cool internet club and perhaps take the steps to join.

*rolls eyes* But I'm forgetting that this is the internet and far too many would rather curse the darkness than light a candle.

[serenity]

Livejournal and Deadjournal both required codes when they were still in their baby stages. Hell, DJ still requires them and Livejournal only in the last several years opened up the joining.

But people would rather bitch and moan and jump onto the Elitist pitch. Heaven forbid they actually wait for this to get out of Beta and people have more invites to give out. It's not like DW users are going to be hoarding them!

Eesh.

But whatever. Those types aren't worth our time. ;) We have Elitist things to do.

[enalon]

Indeed... *harrumphs and does... elitist things*

[thehallway]

i'm sorry your feeling bad, and it sucks to know it's going to get worse before it gets better.

but i have to tell you that i am totally with you on these sentiments:

My only salvation is that tomorrow is Thursday which makes it one step closer to Friday and that much closer to the weekend. It's sad how my life has now amounted to just trying to make it through the week and to my next day off. I swear they don't tell you how miserable life is when you get older as kids. They make it seem all shiny and fun, when really it's miserable unless you're rich and have the luxury to travel everywhere and try new things daily.

sadly so very, very true.

[ame]

My only thought on those who are complaining about Dreamwidth and how it's locked in invite codes only is this:

Where were you when LiveJournal was using the same system? If you joined LiveJournal after 2003 then please kindly keep your mouth shut. If you joined before, then you should remember that things were more difficult back then and that you needed to know someone to get an invite or even buy three months or even six to get a journal there.

It both amazes me and disappoints me how people can assume so much about a site they aren't even using. :\

And I'd like an invite for Trillian too! My email address is hananorakuen@gmail.com :D

[wistfulbreaths]

Sent :)