A few months ago I found out about this new blogging platform Dreamwidth.
And I was intrigued.
100 years ago I had a LiveJournal account, but that was when I first started exploring this new Internet thing and as the n00b I was I never really managed to figure out how to use it or modify it to my liking. I started learning html and began building my own websites instead.
But in May I got hold of a DW invite and made an account just for the heck of it, and to my own surprise I’ve actually been using it!
I like having a free and simple place to post, a place that is as private as I want it to be and where I’m free to post just about anything without a care in the world.
Now, of course I could make password protected posts here – but I don’t want to. I don’t like seeing password posts on blogs and I don’t want my visitors to be slapped in the face with them either. I could also make protected posts at my Swedish blog – but since many friends, co-workers and such are lurking around there they would only start pestering me with questions.
And since I don’t want to scare my visitors away any more than necessary I don’t want to write just anything here. A DW is perfect for those random boring stuff that nobody cares about but me. Like those silly memes I love doing, random photos and videos, memories and dreams etc. Sometimes you just want to write things down, you know? Just for me, not for anyone else’s amusement. It’s like my online sanctuary, I just discovered how nice it is to have one 
My old LJ is still around, I remember my old username and password so I could use it, but I think I won’t. I’m very happy with my DW account.
Why Dreamwidth and not LJ?
- No ads. This is a huge turn-on for me. Most free blogging services comes with an anormous set of ads, including LJ. But DW doesn’t have any ads anywhere. Me like!
- It’s new and fresh. On LJ there are millions of old dead accounts and communities dating back to when the site first opened
*coughminecough* - Every single time I’ve found out that someone has stolen my graphics/pixels/etc it has been some kid on LJ, so for me LJ = a bunch of clueless brats
Of course nothing says that DW won’t house thieves too, and there are lots of nice people on LJ. But I’m still a little put off I’m afraid. - I think it’s pretty, much more so than LJ I’m afraid. Just the fact that it’s red and pink did it for me *lol*
Is anyone else using it?
I’m Gabonica over there, feel free to add me if you know me from somewhere around the net. And I have 2 invite codes if anyone want them
I guess I’m just so attached to my livejournal (been using it for years), that I can’t bring myself to switch over. In theory though, DW is fantastic! I’m just more an LJ kind of girl. 
Qbee Quilt
Never heard of it, but will check it out.
I had a LJ back in the day, it was kinda hard to figure out how to give special setting and such. I don’t even think much improvements have been made since then though.
Even though its wrong I’m not surprised that anyone would steal your pretty graphics.
You have a nice site.