More Meta-Memage, or The Perils of an Overstuffed Friends List

[vvvexation]

I fill out a fair number of Memegen memelets just for my own amusement, though I don't post them because I doubt anyone else really cares. But the problem is, half the people on my flist are people I don't actually know, or joke journals and other things of that nature, and those show up all too often in the slots where I'm supposed to see the names of my friends in silly contexts. This seriously cuts down on the amusement factor. Wish there were something to be done about it.

Comments

[catamorphism.livejournal.com]

You could make a new journal and add only the people you like...

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

I suppose so, but that's more trouble than I'm willing to go to for so little purpose.

[adamchristopher.livejournal.com]

aah yeah, i know what you mean. because even with my little friends list, i do those and get the names of peoples' alternate journals that they never write in, or journals that people left or whatever, and it's frustrating. oh well.

[tsgeisel.livejournal.com]

If it's amusing enough, I'll make up people for those folks I don't know as well. If there are many choices to make (as opposed to just filling in my name), I feel no shame in manipulating my answers until I get amusing results, even if it means declaring my favorite color to be Pink and admitting to being a heroin addict.

I mean, anything for the funny.

[marmaladious.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I do a thing where I say, "Whoever doesn't reply to this in two days gets un-added!" But I don't have that many people in my list, either.

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

That would be missing the point, since I do want these people on my list or I wouldn't have added them in the first place.

[marmaladious.livejournal.com]

hell

[jen92373.livejournal.com]

I wish I could help, but I have no idea what you are talking about. However, it sounds like some sort of electronic mad-lib.

[vvvexation.livejournal.com]

Sort of. This would be an example.

I'm in Oakland/Berkeley

[cos]

Hello, from someone you do (vaguely) know, but isn't on your friends list :)

I'm in the bay area for a few days. Staying with friends in Oakland currently, going to DHP on Saturday. Are you around? Wanna join us for dinner in Berkeley tonight 8-ish? Or do something else over the next few days? (I leave Tuesday)

Send me email, or IM me - both are in my LJ userinfo. If you give me your email address I can send you the AIM name for my cell phone, and my phone number, too.