Ham and apple

[susandennis]

I just made a ham sandwich and added thin slices of apple to it. This is now officially my Favorite Lunch Ever. I was raised on sandwiches for lunch and I cannot break out of the mold. I've tried. I go on a salad jag for a while or cheese, crackers and pickles but pretty much my goto, my default, my standard is sandwich.

I used to have a work husband named Kenny. He was the best. Young and hilarious. We ate lunch together nearly every day. He was raised in Hong Kong and could not, for the life of him, wrap his brain around the value of a sandwich. He tried. But no go. So once in a while when I try to break the sandwich habit, I shoot for What Would Kenny Have. Honestly, I don't have enough leftover rice to make that a going concern. So sandwich - and, at least for a while, it's going to be a thick slab of ham, thin slices of apple, mayo and rye bread.

Someone on my friendslist today had an entry about Live Journal as a social media. I've always been aware that people wrote posts 'to' other people and often or always explicitly asked for feedback. Heck I've even done that myself but I've never thought of the medium as social media. I think of Live Journal is the electronic equivalent of a diary that I don't care if people read. I love comments and value feedback but that's not what I'm here for. Interesting to think about.

My first journal entry was in March of 2002. Since then I have made 19,157 journal entries.

I kept paper journals on and off until I was about 30. I had a boyfriend who, behind my back, read most or a lot of them, didn't like what he read and so confessed that he'd read them so he could argue with me about the content. That relationship came to an abrupt end and I quit writing journals.

But, I missed it. When I found Live Journal, I decided to start again but this time no one would be able to read my journal behind my back because - ha! - I'd make it so the world could see it. And so here we are 19,157 entries later.

My brother has the password so when I drop dead, he can get in here and finish this out.

Comments

[badrobot68.livejournal.com]

I've always thought of LJ as an online diary. I edit it accordingly, as I know people are reading, but for the most part I write for myself.

[susandennis]

Thanks. It's nice to hear I'm not the only one.

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

Yep, I've pretty much always had the online diary thought in my head, as well... although with a splash of "what do I want to share with other people" thrown in.

And that sandwich sounds fantastic! The other thing to try is ham with thinly sliced pear and some cheese. Sooooo good!

[susandennis]

Ohhh pear would be excellent!

[colestainedpage.livejournal.com]

There's a diner here that on their lunch menu has a ham and sliced apple sandwich on cinnamon bread. I had it the first time we'd eaten lunch there and it was delicious.

I came around to LJ much the same way you did. I had a girlfriend who would read my paper journal. Though she never confessed to it, I would notice things out of place (it wouldn't be where I knew I'd left it, or something I'd placed inside would be in the wrong place) so I started writing fake entries of things that didn't really happen. The next thing I knew she would casually bring up in conversation something about which I'd written - as if the topic had just magically come to her. It was then that I confronted her, stopped writing in my paper journal, and found LJ.

I even went so far as to create a semi-fake profile on here at first, in case she decided to try to find me. A few months after we broke up, I decided it was safe enough and so I created the journal I have now.

[luzclarita.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty much a soup or salad lunch person too. I've never had apple in a sandwich and I like that idea. Lately, I've been on an egg and olive salad and a ham and avocado kick.

[susandennis]

Ohhhh olives in egg salad. Now there's a lovely combo. And avocado and ham... another winner! Thanks!