So, a couple days ago I found myself with 20 friends... Now I know some probably think "pft 20 friends, big deal," because there are lots of people on LJ with three hundred or more friends. However, I personally find 20 to be a nice round number. And since I haven't hand this journal long, or posted much - I'm glad to have my 20.
Of course, I have friended 24 people, one I didn't (and don't expect) to friend me back ever. However, I thought the other three might do so - but I think I might know the reason. You see, the one that I never expect to friend me back has a posting rate that matches (or is maybe slightly less) than mine. One seems to have abandoned LJ before I joined, but I knew this person from another place, so I friended. Same with the other two I knew the from other places, and while they are slightly more active - one makes two posts about every blue moon, and the other makes only a post every blue moon, I find myself understanding why they haven't friended me back - I very much doubt they even know I have a LJ.
Sadly, if my friends lists does do much growing I will probably have to cull back those that I've friended but haven't friended me. Alas, I very much doubt my friends list will do much more growing. Um, getting off track!
You see, I'm already thinking about who I'd have to cull if my LJ list expanded, but then I look around and see some folks with a hundred to two hundred friends, and I have to wonder - how do they keep up with so many? There are some days that even my meager 24 is almost too much. I can't image how I'd keep up with everything if I got over a hundred friends. So, I am wondering how those with large friends lists keep up with everything. I mean, do you have a system, or do you just scroll through your friends page? The reason I ask is because sometimes my friends page can be annoyingly slow, and if it is that way for others - it would seem next to impossible to keep up with larger friends lists.
Now I'm off to either pay bills or read fanfic... *sigh* I know what I'd like to do, but I also know what I
need to do. Not to mention that I need to finish up chapter three of
Unexpected American Vacation.