As most of you are aware by now, AOL journals will be no more as of November 1st. I'm not sure what pisses me off more, the fact that AOL decided to terminate journals and there by take away what has become a wonderful community online or the fact that they gave us just barely a month to transfer all of our past entries. I think it's more the latter as most of you (as will I) will be moving to blogger and therefore not much should change in our relationships. On November 1st I will have been blogging on AOL journals for exactly five years. I have five years worth of entries to back up on another forum. Five years in one month. I don't know how I'm going to do it all. The thought is a little overwhelming and this is coming from someone who has no formal job. I can't imagine what it would be like if I also worked full time and had to worry about backing up all my past entries. I will continue to post my daily entries on here but will be putting them on blogger as well. If you are going to blogger or another forum, please, please let me know. Some of you I am already aware of and have already put in to "follow" your blog through blogger. I do not plan on quitting blogging. I wouldn't know how quite frankly as I've been doing it for so long. It's my "out" at the end of the day and will continue to be so. My blogger address is posted below. After November 1st you will have no way of accessing this (the AOL version) journal so make sure you bookmark sooner rather than later or if you forget, you can always email me. Damn you AOL.
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It sure is a black day for all us OAL bloggers. I don't think I will cintinue a journal it takes me so long to learn new things and I am not sure if I have the energy. I will keep in touch though with your blogspot. I can't believe that I wont be able to see what is happening in my friends lives. Love Sybil xx
http://journals.aol.co.uk/sybilsybil45/villagelife/
Jamie, I just went over and am now stalking--er, following--you. I see you found me, too. In fact, I may have sent you my link, and don't remember it! The emails were a-flyin' yesterday! Still are, actually.
Call me crazy, but I'm going to take a chance and not try to back up all my files. I have some early ones saved, and all of the past several months, but there's a gap. You know how much I write...I just don't have the energy to try and go through all those!
I just read something on another journal. Dear Mort from the UK wrote in a comment that J-Land isn't the Journals page...it's all of us. It doesn't matter where we blog, we've all made some wonderful friendships, and those aren't going away just because AOL Journals is going away. I thought that was very well said.
Hugs,
Beth
http://nutwoodjunction.blogspot.com/
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