I’m carefully fiddling with settings, and examining all the twists and turns of the site. It is a very clean and practical interface, which is great. I love the thought of books separating topics, a great feature. Love even more that names can be changed in the account, which resolves the panicked feeling of not being able to come up with a good moniker in the wee hours of the morning. Have set aside space to import my old diary if I decide to, and when that ability becomes available. I think it’s amazing the amount of thought gone into this site and the old one.
The anxiety is beginning to recede. The grief is still there. Mostly the grief over diarists on DE which have passed away. They were close friends, and their journey through life was a privilege to witness. There’s a feeling that once the site finally is taken down, there will be a second death. Our friend Jean never had a Facebook profile, but our friend Patricia did. We hang on to that profile!
Over on Facebook, two of my friends who have been on the journey for so long just made me tear up–but we are fortunate and know it. If you are new to the diary community, let this entry be an informative little note: the people you choose to read will become your family in a way that no one outside of your real family will understand. They will come to know you 100%, and they will like you in spite of that. Through this realm, you will learn about friendship in a way no one could ever teach you. It has been quite an experience.
Now I’m off to continue the journey…
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