July 30, 2013

• Leaving Xanga

  On May 2nd, 2004, I joined Xanga at the request of my girlfriend (who later became my wife). At the time, I didn’t understand blogging. I didn’t enjoy sitting at my computer and talking about my feelings about things going on in my life, and I certainly didn’t want to read about the lives of other people, especially if I did not know them. Nevertheless, Tesia had a Xanga account, all of our friends had a Xanga account, and she wanted me to have a Xanga account too, so I opened my first one. I won’t reveal the name of that one because I got very personal in it, and some of it is embarrassing for me to read, even though it was almost 10 years ago.
  I quickly grew tired of my user name, so I opened a different account. When I opened that account, Xanga was in its prime, or at least that’s how it appeared to me. I began to explore a bit more– As my friends slowly started leaving Xanga, I began to branch out and read the blogs on Xanga’s top blogs. I didn’t realize that that would change my life.

  Eventually, I trashed that account too, and on September 24th, 2007, I created the account I now have, “jmallory”.
  Under this account, I got to get to know so many people. I became friends with people I’ve never physically met before. Under this account, I told the story of my relationship. You were all here for me when I was going through some of the hardest times in my life, and also here for the best ones. You were here for my quest for finding God. You were here for my engagement, my wedding, my birthdays. You supported me. You debated me. You held me accountable. You loved me, and I’ve taken all that for granted. I never thought I’d see the day when Xanga closes its doors.

  It still may not happen. I’ve seen crazier things… But if Xanga does close and I never see any of you again, I just want to tell you “Thank you” for all you’ve done for me. I wouldn’t be where I am in life without you.
  If there is no coming back to Xanga, you can find me at these places:

  pathtorevolution.wordpress.com
  www.twitter.com/jimmy_mallory
  www.facebook.com/anarchorthodoxy

  I must confess, I am still trying to figure out wordpress, and I don’t use twitter much, so it may be a slow start for me. But if you want to stay in contact with me, you will find me in all three places.
  I hope to see you all on Xanga 2.0, but if not, farewell, and thank you!

  -jmallory (Jimmy)

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