True Confession #1

[judecorp]

Overheard at lunch today during my GLBT Helpline training during several random conversations:

Young Guy: (low voice) Do you have a LiveJournal?
Young Woman: Yeah, do you?
Me: ACK! LiveJournal is EVERYWHERE!!?!?!

Dude, I thought the ever-pervasiveness of LJ was totally a Columbus thing. Boy was I ever fecking wrong! Maybe I /can/ be a REAL ROCK STAR here!

\m/ Jude \m/

p.s. In the same conversation, said Young Guy told Young Woman that when he was thinking of volunteering, he googled "GLBT Helpline" and came up with an LJ entry. (He asked if it was hers.) I followed along quietly, all the while thinking in my head, "Good gods, I bet it's totally mine." (I'm in the Top 50 of Googled LJs, yo!)

And I came home.

And I checked.

And it is SO me.

(p.s. Happy Birthday, vorpalbla!)

Comments

[auntiesiannan.livejournal.com]

oi! how can you tell when you're in the top fifty googled mucketyblahblah?

AND AM I THERE TOO? cause I totally fucking should be, in all my acidic eclectic dyspeptic awesomeness.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I don't even remember anymore. There was a meme that went around like a year and a half ago... someone on LJ (Brad?) made a list of the Top 50... lots of them were communities.

[being-homeless.livejournal.com]

small interweb world.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Indeed.

[mightywombat.livejournal.com]

Atlanta was *totally* like that. New York and its suburban areas (including Boston and Jersey) are too, I think.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

But I think the phenomenon is more recognizable in a smaller city, because the sheer percentage of people you can come into closer contact with is higher. Though I also think part of the reason it just hit me here this weekend is that I don't usually get a chance to be in contact with a lot of younger (than me) people.

[vorpalbla.livejournal.com]

For a second I thought you were going to say "It turned out that he had Googled and found THIS ENTRY!" Then my mind began to real with the illogic of it all and I fell over in a stupor.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Blame the Percocet.

[folkyboy.livejournal.com]

you're google-licious!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

EEK!

[oxlahun.livejournal.com]

Almost, but not completely off-topic:

Some guy's doing a survey of people who changed their LJ usernames. I'm usually sort of wary of these, but I figured I'd pass it on in case you felt like talking about yourself. :)

[garbage1983.livejournal.com]

I'd like to make the announcement to your livejournal community, that it is I who is the "young guy" in this entry. And yes, livejournal is deep within our fabric of modern society.

[oxlahun.livejournal.com]

Actually, no, it's just judecorp who is deep within our fabric of modern society. Well, her and foldedfish, but for completely different reasons.

Anyway, LJ is simply a vehicle by which she spreads her influence. We're all here for the judecorp. It's just that some folks haven't figured it out yet. So, welcome to the club! :)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I am so in love with foldedfish. Did you know I used to have a HUGE crush on him?

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Ha! YOUNG GUY! (Aren't you glad I didn't write "funny looking guy" or something?) =P

[oxlahun.livejournal.com]

Aw, that's just 'cos he's not funny looking. "Cute guy" might've worked, but then people would wonder if you really are teh ghey. Especially in the same post where you admit your crush on foldedfish. :)

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Hey, I can't help it - foldedfish is just THAT cute!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Thanks - I actually saw it from someone else but I'm not sure if I'm too lazy to participate. :)