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I has a Dreamwidth account! http://hope.dreamwidth.org/

Nothing there just yet... I am still lying in bed, to be honest :D

If your username has changed between here and there, tell me??

ETA

OMG YOU GUYS MY USERNAME IS HOPE! It feels simultaneously WEIRD - like putting on a new pair of shoes after being comfortable in the last pair for the past 7 years - but also REALLY AWESOME, like THESE SHOES ARE FUCKING ACE AND THEY LOOK FABULOUS ON ME!

I also want to say here that as of this moment I am not up and leaving this livejournal by any means. The same reasons for my sticking around here during strikethrough etc still stand - All my friends are here! So why, you may ask in wounded bewilderment, are you going to dreamwidth NOW?

2 reasons, my friends:

1) I am in this for the long term. Dreamwidth is in this for the long term. As with most aspects of my life, if I can go for the most sustainable and ethically sound option, I will.

2) Dreamwidth is being made (MADE) for people like me who don't want to leave their flist behind. Keeping friends from LJ and letting them keep you, flocked or not, is being hardwired into the Dw code.

In summary: I am not abandoning or disappearing. Next time you see me I may just look a little taller because I have NEW SHOOOOOOOES!*

ETA 2: * by which I mean to say, my migration process will be a gradual one, it's not easy leaving angstslashhope.livejournal.com after 7 years by any means; you'll get a lot more warning if/when I ever stop posting here.

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woot!

If you get invites can I has one pls?

oui!

You are the awesomest! Ta mate :)

;D no problemo!

i think i would like to be part of this . . . i believe one needs to be invited, though? so if you know how to do this, would you be so kind as to help me out?

:) Yeah, it seems quite up your alley!

At the moment it's invite only while they figure out their server load and whatnot, but they're giving limited invite codes out to existing users to distribute. I'll chuck you at the top of my list if I get mine soon, otherwise they're slated for open beta on April 30 :D

whee! thanks heaps. i just can't see any reason not to do it (other than there possibly being slightly more admin to handle). genius!

I wish I had even the vaguest idea of what Dreamwidth is and why everyone's so excited! Is it an open saucier LJ? omg. Geek speak at me woman!! I've been Away, I need help.

Yep, much open saucier. They started with LJ code, then took out all the crap bits (like the term 'friends' and all advertising, ever) and built on more shiny stuff for it!

The front page of dreamwidth.org has the lowdown, and.... I'm trying to find links to people actually talking about how great it is, but I fail. *digs around some more*

here: http://tzikeh.livejournal.com/495549.html

And ooo, here's the good one: http://isabeau.livejournal.com/1016291.html

Oh man, that looks really terrific! Thanks for the links. I reckon I wouldn't mind migrating over there, to be honest. It sounds like the best of a bunch of things I like about social networking and blogging and mixed up in one package.

And i'd get a nice new un-silly username too, haha! :)

Exactly! to all of the above. I'm very excited about settling down for keeps.

I'll have to keep an eye out for when they open up to membership without invites :) Keep us posted on what it's like!

Haha, actually reading the fact it will still be invite only at end of month helps. Will have to skulk about begging like everyone else ;)

I'll pop you on my list of people-for-invite-codes :)

Hmm ... this dreamwidth is looking better and better. I think you'll see me over there at end of april unless I can snag a code from you or someone else. Really liking what I'm reading.

:D It's made of AWESOME!

I'll keep you on my to-invite list, for when I get codes :D

Thank you!