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Can a movie based on a novel ever be as good as the book? That's the big question for Twilight fans this week, and a sure topic of discussion on this community devoted to all things Bella and Edward.

geocaching
Have a hankering for a high-tech treasure hunt? After you take your GPS for a walk in the woods in search of the latest geocache (i.e. hidden container), you can share your find, get tech tips, and discuss the sport at this geocaching community.

topmodel
Have we really reached the end of another ANTM cycle? The finalist of Cycle 11 is announced on Wednesday, so expect some fierce discussion and model partisanship at this top Top Model community.

Welcome to a Very Special Edition of LJ News.

Moving Day and What It Means for You

Moving What Where?

The long-awaited server move takes place this Tuesday, November 18, at 8:00 a.m. PST. We're moving the site from servers based in San Francisco to the servers in our new data center in Montana. A massive data move like this takes a lot of heavy lifting, and to haul all that data from San Francisco to Montana, we have to take the site down, starting at 8:00 a.m. PST on Tuesday morning. We don't think the move will take more than four hours, but there's always the possibility that it could take longer (the best laid plans and all).

What Does This Mean for You?

During the downtime, nothing on LJ will be available—no posting, no Friends page, no LJ mail, nada. When we bring the site back up, we're going to ease into it rather than open up a floodgate of traffic. Posting might not be immediately available or the site could be slow to load for a while.

New servers mean new IP addresses, so it's possible that LJ mail might not reach your email inbox because your email provider or client doesn't recognize the new IP addresses. We're working with email providers to whitelist the new IPs. There are a few things you can do on your end:

• Add these two IP addresses to your "allowed senders" list (or whitelist) and address book in your email client: 208.93.0.18 and 208.93.0.50. These are the new IPs for sending comments notifications and LJ mail to your email inbox.


• Add lj_notify@livejournal.com and webmaster@livejournal.com to your email address book.

If you can't edit the spam or junk filters in your email client, you may need to disable them entirely. Make these changes just before 8:00 a.m. PST on Tuesday morning or shortly after the site comes back up to ensure that your LJ mail makes it to your inbox.

Those of you who use domain aliasing to forward your domain to your LiveJournal will need to create a CNAME record that maps to livejournal.com. Please note that we're no longer supporting the A record. For more information, check the domain forwarding FAQ.

Before the move, you can check lj_maintenance for complete details about the planned downtime. During the move, you can check status.livejournal.org for updates about the site's status.

Permanent Account Sale Delayed

We regret to inform you that due to the server move, the Permanent Account sale has been pushed back to December 4, rather than November 20 as announced in the last news post. After the virtual dust has settled from the move, we'll be able to turn our attention to the Permanent Account sale. Except for the start date, the details remain the same: You have a limited opportunity to purchase LJ for life for only $175. It's a bummer to delay the sale, but on the bright side, you have more time to save up.

But What About A La Carte Userpics?

We know we promised more information about a la carte userpics, and we're sorry that details have not been forthcoming (blame it on the move). We're still planning on having a la carte userpics, but we don’t have any details yet. When the move is over, we'll have more information. We're sorry for the delay.

I love friends, so I want more - but I'm about quality & quantity, not just the latter.

The Basics:
Desirae, 20 years old, I reside in Washington State, which I hate most days, but like more than other states I've been in. My mother and brothers live in Arizona, I miss them every day. I've been surviving on my own in this state since around my 17th birthday, though. Long stories - I've got tons. I'm just a little warped . . . and my journal is where I vent, where I write about everything, and sometimes nothing. I work as a Detox Treatment Specialist and Chemical Dependency/Substance Abuse is something that interests me not only because of my own struggles with it, but because it just plain fascinates me; the brain does alone, but throw in some poisons and it gets even more interesting . . . or depressing and deadly. I'm a huge contradiction. I'm a hippie that wants peace, love, and understanding, but I dislike most people on sight as a defense mechanism and I push those closest to me away. Jumping to another topic, I'd love to go into Communications and Broadcasting to become a Radio DJ because music = my first true love. I have a ton of favorites from all kinds of genres, but I do prefer rock, metal, grunge, alternative, and the like.

I usually find time to post at least 4 times a week, and I don't always get around to commenting my friends' entries, but I do read them. I feel awkward posting something that isn't meaningful or genuine; I don't like commenting for the sake of comments. Popularity contests? Save them for politics and elections; and when you get to know me, you'll see that I also sway towards antiestablishmentarianism. I guess I can be offensive at times, too? Who is going to find out?

Picture:


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Likes: art, music, photography (actually in LOVE with photography), sewing, crafting, recycling, upcycling, b-horror (I mean horribly bad horror movies XD), gardening, the paranormal, reading, entomology, ornithology, tiny things, and my puppies.

Not for me: liars, people who are miserable and do nothing about it, loud noises, waking up early, cooking, people that hold up the line to scratch lottery tickets, sweet foods.

I'm 24, a full time college student, and working towards my PhD in English. I update regularly, often with visual aids (XD) and comment religiously. I'd like people who are active, I don't just want to add people for the sake of adding, I want people to interact with.

That being said, you can comment here or on my friends only post to be added. Thanks!










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Hihihihihihi!

Don't use LJ anymore unless for comm posts. I simply "tweet" now. It's just easier, 'cause I'm a lazy ass.

Looking for "followers" and others TO follow on Twitter. Slow days at work/need interesting people to keep me semi-occupied.


About me (should any of you care):

• 21/F/"The Electric City", PA

• Unattractive twat- loves cats, rolling around in blankets, jasmine incense, my NDS Lite (NINJA TOWN!), eBay, college radio, The Clash/Joe Strummer, cigarettes, Fred, saké, cheap wine and egg noodles

http://twitter.com/peapodjumpup


Thanks!

~Themes
~Scavenger Hunts
~Points with NICE prizes!
~Easy application
~NICE MEMBERS!!!
What do you have to lose? Come join the_sweetest_!

Hey, there!

My name is Sazzy, (or Sandra, but I prefer to be called Sazzy) and I am from Sweden.. I'm not exactly new to LJ, but it's always fun to have some new friends, isn't it? :)

So, about me then...

Name: Sazzy
Age: 19, my birthday is on April 27th
Live: Sweden
Sexual orientation: I'm bisexual
Status: In a relationshop
Interests: I love writing and drawing, or sitting by the computer. I also enjoy roleplating.
Obsessions: Harry Potter is my biggest obsession. My favourite pairing is Ron/Hermione, so it would be a plus if you like them too :) IBut you don't have to :P

What more about me? I'm into goth, and I love everything that's supernatural. I'm also very shy around people I don't know.

What do I post about? My life, Harry Potter related stuff, my thoughts, and sometimes, just random stuff. I sometimes post pictures and memes too.

Just ask me if there's something more you'd like to know about me :)

( And a picture of me... )

my names alexandria & i'm 17.
i'm a senior in highschool & want to go to college and be an english teacher.
my username use to be <lj-user="alexandriia"> but i wanted a new beginning.
i chose the username couturefever because i love love love juicy couture :) i think their accessories are soo girly & cute haha.
i like running, reading, exercising, learning italian, looking at jewelry, gardening (well.. only roses and sunflowers really haha), cooking/baking, volunteering & music.
my interests are mostly about my days & school, my amazing boyfriend matthew :) & interesting things i have done/will do.
just comment here to add me!

Hey.. name's Raschelle, I'm 22, and I'd like some new LJ friends.

If you'd like to know a little more about me, such as pictures, interests, music, movies, etc, here's my myspace. Feel free to add me on there too if you wish!

My journal isn't very thrilling right now because my life is.. sort of in the slopes! The things I usually post about are weird random thoughts, my artwork, mentionable things I do or see, the events in a day, and etc.



Just comment on my friends only entry @ my journal!


xx Raschelle Nicole

We're pulling the plug! And putting it back in a different location! Ok, that was bad.

Seriously though, our data center move -- from San Francisco to Montana -- is scheduled for THIS TUESDAY, November 18, 2008 at 16:00 UTC (this equates to 8AM Pacific timezone) and will last for 4 hours. Unfortunately it'll be total downtime for all our sites and services -- no posting, no reading, no email.

Another news announcement will be posted on Monday November 17, including links to updated FAQs that you'll want to check out before the move.

As always, status.livejournal.org will have any updates during the move so bookmark it and check it out for the latest news.

All of us at LiveJournal have been eagerly looking forward to this move and I want to thank you for your patience and understanding as we put the finishing touches on something that will allow us to bring you an even better product in the future.
Though for us in the Ops and Engineering teams, we'll be REALLY happy if, on Tuesday, everything just works the same way it did on Monday.  Heh.

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