when a notebook just doesn't cut it...

[beauofkilronan]

The past few years of my life — an emotional whirlwind to say the least — has been documented in journals: A brown notebook, referenced in the subject line, that I never let anyone even touch; an account on Twitter, which really is less of a journal and more of a dump for my crude, unpolished thoughts.

I still journal by hand on that notebook, but I'm not as consistent as I'd like to be. I have no idea how it has improved my writing if at all, seeing as much of my entries are comprised of thought-vomits with little regard for eloquence and the like.  As for that twitter account, well, I've been using it less and less as time goes by. Pretty much none of the friends I made there are still active (bar E, also the only one who regularly engages with the nonsense I post: shout-out!), and I haven't really had any interest to reach out to new people on there. The fact that bots have invaded my followers list should be a testament to that site's sordid state.

So my self-expression has just been me screaming into the void. I honestly don't mind it though. As long as I actually do get to scream, as long as I get to have my cozy corner of the internet... really, just the fact that I have that outlet is enough for me.

Of course, engagement would always be welcomed. And I'd love to meet new like-minded people and read about what's going on in their lives. So I decided to hop on here, to open that option up. I'll try to put some semblance of effort to what I write on here, knowing that there's the possibility of an audience no matter how small. So helloooo. :)

Comments

Re: Hello there, fellow quester for a digital cosy corner!

[v3ruc]

Awesome! The part where it's cool with you, I mean. Not the part about forgetting passwords... I'm glad we feel similarly about each other!

And yes, I've been indulging in the cognitive functions for a while. I think they add a lot more depth and nuance to what the plain ol' four letters suggest, i.e. showing the INTP and the INFP can take quite different approaches (Ti+Fe versus Fi+Te, for readers who don't know but want to look it up) instead of being just the more insensitive/crybaby stereotype of the other, just to name one example of the very many. Don't get me started on the other letters and the internal/external versions of each function. Unless you're ready for a ramble of mine. :]

I myself am relatively new to Dreamwidth too. My account's been here for about two months already, but most of that time was spent searching for my password. But I can say confidently now that subscribing is like adding someone and keeping up to date on their blog, and granting access can be used in two ways for as far as I know: creating an inner circle for more trusted/sensitive topics, or creating a "safety gate" to make your own blog less public and keep potential weirdos out.

Re: Hello there, fellow quester for a digital cosy corner!

[beauofkilronan]

Yeah, it has been a fixation of mine as well, so I really don't mind rambles on that. It's refreshing, really, because the whole MBTI thing has slowly entered the wider consciousness, but the cognitive functions beyond the four letters are still pretty niche. I've heard they make you put your type in your resume in South Korea; pretty weird, honestly, since I guess it can be helpful but it's not like it's actual science. Although, I've always been more oriented towards the enneagram, if you've heard of it, because it deals with the reason why people are a certain type, what went wrong in their childhoods for them to turn out that way. Kind of like the nurture in contrast to the nature. I am honestly unsure of what my type is in that system still, though!

And thanks for the explanation! I've figured out the terms here now, I think.