LJ amnesty

[truepenny]

First of all, I grant LJ amnesty in perpetuity. If you want to take me off your Friends list, then do. Don't worry about it. I won't be offended or hurt or mad.

Secondly, having basically been away from LJ for a week (*goes into withdrawal*) I've realized that I need to reprioritize (many aspects of my life). In particular, I need to get AWAY from Buffy discussions. I've got too much other shit going on. So I'm pruning my Friends list. If you're suddenly off it, it doesn't mean I don't like you; it means (most likely) that what we have in common is Buffy (or some other fannish thing), and I just can't cope with the Buffyness at the moment. (Not that I'm going to stop watching, but I am pretty much going to stop thinking, at least until the end of the season.) I need to focus my online energies (as well as my other energies) in other directions.

I may reverse on this in a day, a week, a month ... I don't know. But right now, my instincts say this is what I need to do. Again, it isn't a slam or a sign of hostility. It's certainly not a sign that you're boring (Hell, no!). Just me needing to clear some headspace out.

Hope y'all understand.

*worries*

Comments

[truepenny.livejournal.com]

Yes, but you aren't one of those with whom my primary common ground is Buffy, and in point of fact I haven't taken you off my friends list. You needn't wave goodbye. I doubt I'll read your Buffy posts, but I'll definitely read your book reviews and other sundries.

I'm not withdrawing from LJ altogether, just from the parts of it that are not feeding my writing, which weirdly turned out to be the Buffy stuff. The problem is there's too many good & entertaining writers out there in the LJverse, and I had to make some hard choices. I'm sad about it, but it feels like the right thing to do.