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Baby, can't you see I'm posting. Should wear a warning: it's dangerous, I'm fallin'. There is no escape, I can't hide, I need a hit: LJ, give me it, you're dangerous. I'm lovin' it. Too high, can't log out; losing my head, spinning 'round and 'round. Do you read me now?

With a taste of your screen, I'm on a ride; you're toxic , I'm slipping under. With a taste of poison paradise, I'm addicted to you - don't you know that you're toxic? And I love what you do, don't you know that you're toxic?

It's getting late to give you up, I took a peek at my friends' drudge. Slowly, it's taking over me. Too high, can't shut down. It's in the web and it's all around. Can you friend me now?

With a glance at your screen, I'm on a ride; you're toxic, I'm slipping under. With a taste of poison paradise, I'm addicted to you - don't you know that you're toxic? And I love what you do, don't you know that you're toxic?

Intoxicate me now, with your lovin' now, I think I'm ready now, I think I'm wanting it now. Intoxicate me now, with your lovin' now, I'm ready now, I'm soooooo ready now.

It's all statistics, ol' chum

( If one twin is gay, the chances are high that the other will be gay too )

Cruising through other people's calendars

When I've run out of posts to read, and I'm trying to avoid work, I sometimes go through my friends' calendars and read what they were doing on the 11th of September, 2001. It gives me good insight into people who populate this medium. You wouldn't believe the amounts of "So what? I need to buy some bread now" kind of posts. Just proves a point I made sometime ago that a lot of people on Livejournal are deeply numb, self-centred and depressed. There's something about exposing yourself and being a narcissist that goes hand in hand with Livejournal.

There are, of course, people who wrote about their horror at watching tv (while quickly updating their journals) and sent their love to American friends. I'd probably have fallen into this category if I had a journal back then.

Strangely enough, some people didn't write anything that day, or the next. Perhaps they were too upset, or busy with something else. As far as I remember, nobody I knew at the time could talk about anything else. And when we didn't talk, we watched tv or stared at the shell-shocked faces of other people on the street. I was in Canada at the time so I know this might not have been the case in other countries. In fact, I know it was not the case in Brazil, where everyone was mouthing the word "blowback" before getting on with their lives.

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I've also noticed that people who friend you, and have had Livejournals for years, are more likely to stick around and turn into good friends then people who have just created an account. My friends' list is littered with teenagers who started a journal then gave up after a few weeks. Are people becoming less patient? It's a good tip to only friend people who've been around LJ for a while. Newbies almost never live up to any expectation.

Sometimes, an old friend will give up on Livejournal. You notice their absence, you wonder what they are up to. You wonder if they are ok. There's nothing you can do about it; we all know this could all end tomorrow, or today.