All the Yesterdays

[raptureofthemoon]

It's been long enough since I used this site, I've half forgotten how it works... (Like riding a bike, it comes back quickly.)

I was going through my old LiveJournal a bit earlier. (I admit, I was feeling a little nostalgic. A little maudlin).

I started that journal in September of 2001. I was 18.

It's nearly September, 2025. I'm 42. 

You wonder where the years go...and with a journal like that, you can quickly and easily see the progression from smart but not-quite-wise teenager to smarter and wiser 20-something to smart, jaded and tired 30-something who trails off on posting because there is just too much stuff on the daily to spend time navel gazing the way she used to, especially when it comes to navel gazing online in a semi-public forum. 

But I do miss journaling like this, taking the time to write about my day or dump out whatever thoughts were swirling in my head. (I've tried long hand journaling this year with a mix of bullet and traditional and I'm finding it to be...mostly a reminder of how fast time flies. I plan to finish the journal, but I need to revisit my approach in 2026.)

I miss the connections I used to make. (Some people I still have as friends here on Dreamwidth. Some I carried over to other social media for a while. Some have disappeared into ether of the internet. Some of have died.) 

I'm still planning to keep this mostly as a fandom oriented space (though, as you can see - well "you" being the nebulous idea of a person who may actually be reading this blog from time to time - I don't even post fandom related content very often, as my creativity has taken a dive over the last however long) but with maybe the occasional visit to what I'm doing or thinking on the day to day.

Comments

[roamingwanderer]

I too am now reminiscing about the late 90's and early 00's, time goes by fast. Scrolling through this website is quite nostalgic, though I never used it myself. It's good that you've got someone that has lasted so long.

[raptureofthemoon]

I think it's something about this time of year... I saw a fitting quote a bit ago: August is the Sunday of summer. And...yeah, August and Sundays make me nostalgic.

[used_songs]

It's the music that gets to me. I'll play a song I love and suddenly realize I've been listening to it for 25 years - how is that even possible?

[raptureofthemoon]

I've been having a lot of those moments recently. Someone will ask me if I've seen/read/heard something and the answer will be "Yes....30 years ago..." O_o