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Tenuous threads.
I feel a little disconnected right now, LJ-wise. I have these grand plans, not so much for writing posts, which isn't a huge deal, but for being more involved with other people's LJs. I had a post-vac resolution to post more comments on my flist and I'm still trying to do that. But I'm finding it difficult to find the time.
I work full-time and I can't do LJ while I'm at work. I do log on at lunch sometimes, but there's usually only time to skim. By the time I get home, there are a lot of posts to go through and I'm usually busy in the evenings. As well, by then, if there are interesting discussions, they are usually quite well-discussed and anything I would add would be along the lines of "me too". (I think living in the Pacific time zone contributes to this.)
So I'm not sure what to do. I want to be more involved with other people here. I suppose I could ruthlessly cut my flist so I'd have less reading time, but I so do not want to do that. It's all I can do to keep from adding new people all the time.
And of course, all of this takes time that I might otherwise spend writing/vidding/reading fic. Aaargh!
(I think this is why it took me so long to get on LJ in the first place.)
How do other people do it? How do you keep up? How do you cope when you can't?
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The scrollymouse is a godsend for consummate skimmers like myself. It's taken skimming to a whole new level.
What I tend to do is skim daily, scrolling for cute icons or the mention of any characters into whose pants I'd like to climb, for example. Check in with people whose sagas I've been following (has Mark gotten another nasty e-mail from his coworker? has Jodi picked a wedding dress? has Helen sold her car?) and ignore everybody else.
This also offers a nice backlog bonus for that occasional day when I have LOTS of free time, and, like, I'm sitting in my office looking for something to distract me. Then I get to jump Previous 40 and Previous 40 again and read everything I missed while I was skimming all week.
It's all about finding equilibrium. It's a bit like balancing your wagon speed and food rationing in Oregon Trail. And also figuring out what to do when Punk wanders off for three days or Furbycat gets Snakebite.
The answer: hunt for squirrels.
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OK, my brain immediately went: hmm, how can I structure my posts so that skimmers will stop and read them? I should start keywording them. *g*
I do the scrollymouse thing too. It helps a lot.
It's all about finding equilibrium. It's a bit like balancing your wagon speed and food rationing in Oregon Trail.
The Boy's dad was a teacher and he had a copy of Oregon Trail that I'd play sometimes when we were visiting them. I'd name all of my children after the Boy -- Boy1, Boy2, Boy3, etc -- and laugh gleefully when they died.