Why do you do these things, LJ WHY WHYYYYYY. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, check out
this post. This is just... UGH. I'm not switching to custom comment pages, so if you comment on this post at LJ, you'll be able to see the changes.
Every time LJ screws up yet again* everyone talks about Dreamwidth, and more and more people start inching over. Right now, Dreamwidth is offering
open account creation, which means no invite code is required to create an account. (And if you still want an account after this ends, I have a ton of codes for anyone who needs one.) I know some people are put off by the need for invite codes, but I started my first LJ in 2002, back when codes were required, so it's totally not something that means we can't achieve a broad, diverse fandom presence.
I am
cherrybina over at Dreamwidth, and if you add me over there and your LJ name if different than your DW name, you should tell me because I AM EASILY CONFUSED. I always said it would take me a lot to get me to move, because change just leaves me all klsjgslgs D: D: D: but, WELL. THIS IS KIND OF A LOT. I've had my DW for two and a half years, and this is my first time ever posting to DW and crossposting to LJ, and I cannot even tell you how much it hurts my soul not to have everything all in one place, which should tell you just how exceedingly irritated I am at LJ right now. I am not like officially moving off LJ or anything, I am just.. well, I don't really know. So many tears right now :((
In news of things that are awesome, probably everyone in the whole world has read this by now, but in case you haven't:
Late Night Phone Call by
sparkledark, Arthur/Eames, 15k-ish. YOU GUYS. Rachel is seriously one of my favorite authors ever, and this fic is the perfect example of why. It's sweet and hot and funny and delightful ♥
ALSO. The past couple weeks have been full of a million awesome fannish things, one of which is MOVIE NIGHTS. So much fun, you guys. For real. In addition to the
scheduled films, there have also been a lot of impromptu watch parties, and I am having the best time :D The other day, I decided to do my annual holiday Die Hard rewatch, which turned into a Die Hard watch party, which turned into a double feature with Live Free or Die Hard, which turned into ME BEING COMPLETELY INCEPTED BY JOHN MCCLANE/MATT FARRELL.

HELLO LOVES OF MY LIFE, SIZE KINK AND AGE DIFFERENCE ♥ I totally did not expect it to hit me that hard, but I spent an entire day reading all the fic I could find, and all I want is to READ MORE. One day when I am not crying all the tears over LJ's fuckery, I will do a proper post to express my many ~feelings, tell you why you should ship it too, and provide a list of recs. OH WHO AM I KIDDING IT WILL BE MOSTLY NONSENSICAL CAPSLOCK BUT IS THAT REALLY A SURPRISE I ASK YOU.
Anyway, TOM HARDY.

MAY HIS SHOULDERS DRY YOUR TEARS ♥
* I would like to say, for the record, that I've seen a lot of people cite the lack of DDoS attacks as a reason to move to DW. While it's true that there haven't been any DDoS attacks on DW, that doesn't mean there won't. DDoS attacks do not mean LJ has shitty security, or that they're slacking in any way. DDoS attacks are much less likely at DW given the current userbase, but as it gets bigger and more diverse, the likelihood increases. Short story: if everyone on LJ suddenly moved to DW, the attackers would just hit DW, and it would come down just as easily as LJ. There are many ways in which LJ has fucked up, but DDoS attacks are not something they can control or prevent. I just wanted to put that out there, because I've seen a lot of people using it as an example of LJ fail.