The Elysian Fields

That's right, I'm using the Green Man icon again!

I'm back, and better than ever and...

Anywho.

Green Man Enviroscaping LLC is still shut down, but the web domain that bore it's (abbreviated) name, greenmanenvy.com, and the associated blog on Blogger and page on Facebook have now been repurposed as "Green Man Envy: Natural News and Mythical Meanderings".

I've got a few posts on the blog (which really drives the site and the page at this time, if not in perpetuity) that reflect the new direction. The old company related content is going to remain there ~ some of it, like the articles and PSAs, are going to continue being featured. The site will mix that sort of home landscape and nature articles with some fiction, poetry, and art.

Although it might take me awhile to get it up and running, I'd like to offer content from others on the site... maybe someday to even make it a viable market (i.e. where writers get paid). But right now, it's just a blog...

Anywho, an RSS feed is available for those so inclined (that's how the content gets from the blog to the site), and I'd like to encourage everyone (on Facebook) to like the page, and those who use Blogger to follow it there, and so on and so forth.

I didn't get here until... what, 2004 or something? So I missed all the fun at the beginning. Ah well.

A brief history of Livejournal

MAR 1999 — Livejournal founded

NOV 1999 — news founded

APR 2000 — Comment system added
- Users go batshit, blame brad, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

AUG 2000 — Interest system added
- Users go batshit, blame brad, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

SEP 2000 — Paid accounts get new features
- Users go batshit, blame brad, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

DEC 2000 — Communities premiere
- Users go batshit, blame brad, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

MAR 2001 — Polls premiere
- Users go batshit, blame brad, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

SEP 2001 — Invite codes premiere
- Users go batshit, blame brad, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

JAN 2002 — First dead account purge
- Users go batshit, blame brad, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

JAN 2003 — S2 premieres
- Users go batshit, blame brad, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

JUL 2003 — User interest match feature disabled
- Users go batshit, blame brad, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

NOV 2003 — Phone posts premiere; invite codes system removed
- Users go batshit, blame brad, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

JUL 2004 — Fotobilder premieres
- Users go batshit, blame brad, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

JAN 2005 — Six Apart buys LJ; LJ Blackout 2005
- Users go batshit, blame Six Apart, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.
- brad ascends into Heaven; becomes God of LJ to whom disgruntled users pray.

JUN 2005 — Second dead account purge; permanent accounts for sale; tags premiere
- Users go batshit, blame Six Apart, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

DEC 2005 — Free storage and userpic upgrades
- Users go batshit, blame Six Apart, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

FEB 2006 — Virtual gifts premiere
- Users go batshit, blame Six Apart, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

MAR 2006 — Loyalty userpics; increased userpics for paid accounts
- Users go batshit, blame Six Apart, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

APR 2006 — Sponsored accounts premiere
- Users go batshit, blame Six Apart, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

MAY 2006 — Nipplegate '06
- Users go batshit, blame Six Apart (and hardvice), threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

SEP 2006 — Sponsored communities premiere
- Users go batshit, blame Six Apart, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

OCT 2006 — TXTLJ / LJTalk premiere
- No one notices.

NOV 2006 — LJ Blackout 2006
- Users go batshit, blame Six Apart, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

FEB 2007 — Military schools removed from school listings. Hogwarts, Starfleet Academy remain
- Users go batshit, blame Six Apart, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

MAY 2007 — Strikethrough 2007
- Users go batshit, blame Six Apart, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

JUN 2007 — Permanent Account Sale, LJ Blackout 2007
- Users go batshit, blame Six Apart, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

AUG 2007 — Boldthrough 2007
- Users go batshit, blame Six Apart, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

DEC 2007 — Six Apart sells LJ to SUP; Certain keywords in user interests are unsearchable
- Users go batshit, blame Six Apart and SUP, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.

MAR 2008 — Basic Account creation disabled
- Users go batshit, blame SUP, threaten to leave in droves. Few do.