A few days ago, I posted 25 things about myself, mostly for my FriendFeed friends. But, I thought, I'd take a chance and maybe start a meme with my LJ friends too. You know, bridge-building or whatever. Although folks on FF found it ok and commented on it (comments here), no-one here did. As far as I can tell, nobody even picked it up as a meme. Which is fine.

But here's the problem. I think I have failed you, LJ folks. Or perhaps you failed me.. or both. The point is, you don't give a shit about what I post here (which is fine), and I don't even read my friends page any more. And maybe that's why. I don't spend time here, and so you LJ folk don't care about my updates.

So I am faced with a choice -- I've had a blog here for over 7 years (active on it for 6), and I could put the time back in, hopefully get some or all of your back onboard. Or, I can just shut it down.

I've been debating this choice for the better part of a year. I'll be honest with you; I don't think I'm coming back. I have my own blog that I am passionate about (Scribkin) and I write for some slightly-larger blogs (Louis Gray Live and Google Tutor), which is about as far as I can take all this blogging stuff for free.

I will admit that I did create a WordPress.com blog where I can post personal thoughts, Sit Awhile.  But I haven't really used it much.

When I don't feel like blogging, I hang out on FriendFeed. Those of you who spent countless hours on silverchat can empathize.

So, the bottom line is, I'm packing it up here and moving on.  Once I figure out how to back up my LJ, I'm going to delete it. You may be asking why I am writing this long boring post and am going to delete my journal instead of just abandoning it like I do a lot of other services.

The difference is that I need closure. To be honest, I don't care about 90% of the other services I signed up for.  But LiveJournal.. I've spent a lot of time here. For me, it's bittersweet. I feel guilty about letting my account idle here.  I'd rather know that I have tried to invite you, if you are interested, to follow and interact with me in these new places.

Or at least, feel free to email or call me, invite me to lunch. I will do the same for you.  You can find me as 'el ratso' on AIM, 'pglockner' on Skype, and my Grand Central phone number is 512.961.6189.

See you on the internets.

PS - Just posting this is probably fairly drama.  But hey, it's LiveJournal.  Just honoring the medium.