Open Diary was my first blog site. I started writing on it in June of 2000, almost fourteen years. For me that’s a record when it comes to writing a journal and now that era is about to end. Earlier today, the owner of the site announced that they will be shutting down in less than two weeks from today. I was crushed. I hoped the owner would take other measures (like booting the free diaries and keeping the paying customers, or even selling the site) before actually closing their doors.
I’m very split on how to feel regarding the owner’s announcement that the site will be shut down in ‘around’ two weeks. I’ve been really slow to post anything this month, being bogged down by various writing projects but this will be my second last entry. The next will be my farewell to OD and then I’m going to walk away. Clean break.
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