Why

I've been doing a lot of thinking about the purpose of this journal, particularly after reading emshort's thoughts on the web journal phenomenon (both in her journal and in an essay on her website) and subsequent musings from Storme and Kiz. Then today, I read Diane Patterson's "Why Web Journals Suck", a very interesting essay/rant/guide that could also go by the less inflammatory title "Why Only Very Few Web Journals Manage Not To Suck." So with a slow day at work, I thought I'd take some time to state clearly why I have a Web Journal.
( This gets lengthy, but read on. )

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I've some time to kill before a family function. My cousin is receiving her first communion at 10am. Much oohing and aahing over the incredibly cute blond girl in her pretty white dress being able to become an active participant in what has been, till today, a strange and passive rite.

I saw Spiderman with D and friends. Very fun. If you enjoy the comic books and Stan Lee's odd self-mocking melodrama, you will most certainly enjoy this near-cartoonish movie version. The casting is superb, and all of the acting is wildly over the top.

I talked with T. yesterday while I installed the DSL. It turns out that her phone has been acting weird, and she had just purchased a new one the day before. As I called she was driving into the city, so I didn't want to keep her tied up for too long. But I did broach the idea of a meal date next week, to which she was open.

With the DSL installed, I now face the arduous task of switching my phone number from the house line to what was previously the modem line. I need a new phone, and I need to find my old answering machine as well. Plus, it's not on any open telemarketer lists, I don't think, which is a nice plus.

SatNYTX: 45. SatLATX: 10.

(Spelling note: LJ's spelling checker recognizes "oohing" as a word, but not "aahing.")