# Dang...LiveJournal is down **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 15, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863 "2005-01-15T14:37:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/81 "2005-01-16T08:37:53Z")
> [@Hamadryad](#): > > **jinwicked** : I trust this pet store implicitly. I think if they didn’t have these little dudes’ best interests at heart, they’d’ve quietly sold them as snake food rather than giving them their own cage and only offering them as a pair. This place’s fish tanks are always in good shape - there aren’t dead fish floating around in there and it doesn’t smell vaguely of aquarium rot when you go back to where they keep the fishies. Several cats have the run of the store. A friend of mine got a Hans Macaw (I think that was what it was called) and they would not let him have the bird until they were sure he had thoroughly researched the care it would need - and then when it came into the store, they had him come in every day and visit the bird and learn about it from the expert at the store before he took it home. > > A good business, rilly. Good deal! Have fun with the gerbils, I think they’re so cute. They look like little squirrels to me without the poofy tails. And I’m always happy to hear about a pet store that really cares about their animals, seems there aren’t enough of them. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/82 "2005-01-16T08:43:05Z")
> [@Juniper200](#): > > Go on, _ **guess** _. 42! [sub]Leave my body where the police can find it?[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/83 "2005-01-16T08:59:08Z")
I’m sure it’s obvious to everyone else, but how the heck do you find out what cluster you’re on (or is it in)? I had lots of things to post while lj was down but since it came back up, I lost my ideas. Should start typing them in Word too, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/84 "2005-01-16T09:07:58Z")
Your death, Mister Pun, will be slow and painful. I shall enjoy it. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/85 "2005-01-16T09:22:57Z")
When you are logged in go to [this link](http://www.livejournal.com/misc/whereami.bml) and ittells you what cluster you are on. I am on Filetmignon. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/86 "2005-01-16T09:33:49Z")
Thanks, **Flutterby.** I’m on Porkchop. Tee hee! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/87 "2005-01-16T13:11:04Z")
Cool, I’m on filet mignon too. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/88 "2005-01-16T14:58:01Z")
> [@Juniper200](#): > > Go on, _ **guess** _. I know this is just an online site, but that news pisses me off SO GODDAMNED F\*CKING MUCH it’s not funny! I am seriously very pissed. LJ is my only way to stay in contact with a crapload of my friends. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: And I had _better_ get these lost days added onto my paid account time. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/89 "2005-01-16T15:18:18Z")
> [@Weirddave](#): > > Christ. Only 2 and a half years, and already our minds are meshing to work as one. Isn’t this supposed to take years and years? Nah, Bill and I were simulposting all the time when we were still dating. Strange sensation, innit? ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/90 "2005-01-16T15:20:20Z")
> [@wolfstu](#): > > You get _comments_??? :eek: :eek: I find it helpful to post about cake, or music, or boobs (OK, maybe that topic won’t work so well for you) and they come in droves to leave comments. The deep, thoughtful entries…eh, not so much. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/91 "2005-01-16T15:56:27Z")
I thought the clusters were named after South Park characters. When did that change? I’m on whatever cluster still isn’t up, goddamn it. I woke up early because my feet were freezing. I put on socks, but couldn’t get back to sleep. So I got up and decided to make myself useful by doing laundry. Alas, the washing machines all seem to broken. (?!?!) I called the apartment maintenance line and the washing machine repair line. I’d walk down to the laundromat a block away, but at this point I don’t have time to do laundry and get ready to meet Nancy at the el stop in a couple hours so we can go to the Museum of Science and Industry and see the bug movie. I just heard an NPR story on Bundt cakes. Apparently Bundt cakes are passe. Someone forgot to tell my mom, she makes them all the time. Yum, sherry wine Bundt cake. (It’s hard to refrain from swearing!) ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/92 "2005-01-16T15:59:54Z")
> [@Flutterby](#): > > When you are logged in go to [this link](http://www.livejournal.com/misc/whereami.bml) and ittells you what cluster you are on. I am on Filetmignon. But, of course, if your cluster is currently being a bastard, it won’t let you log on to find out, so you just have to make an educated guess that you’re probably on the bastard one. I’ve been trying to make do by logging in as my icons journal and looking at my friends’ friendslists for people on my friendslist, but it’s not the saaaame and I want my LJ back. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/93 "2005-01-16T16:11:37Z")
> [@Kyla](#): > > I thought the clusters were named after South Park characters. When did that change? I’m on whatever cluster still isn’t up, goddamn it. I’m not sure, but I remember I used to be on Cartman, and now I’m on Filet Mignon. You must be on MadCow, since that’s the one that’s still down. Poor Kyla. ☹ If it helps any, I’m seething with envy that you went to the Cheese Castle. That 4-year-old cheddar is some damn fine stuff–it made **vix** do the Cheese Dance right there in the store. ---
**Author:** ![Jadis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@Jadis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jadis)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/94 "2005-01-16T16:27:52Z")
I’m on Mad Cow too. Dang. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/95 "2005-01-16T16:35:07Z")
Jeez, how many people are on MadCow here? I bet it’s a LiveJournal conspiracy to bring down the Dopers! Or, uh, something. :: mutters about being sick of being on the MadCow cluster :: ---
**Author:** ![Jadis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@Jadis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jadis)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/96 "2005-01-16T16:41:20Z")
I think the clusters are alphabetical by username. I see that **jinwicked** and **kyla** are still offlinle as well. Foo. ---
**Author:** ![NotWithoutRage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NotWithoutRage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotWithoutRage)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/97 "2005-01-16T16:49:25Z")
> [@Jadis](#): > > I think the clusters are alphabetical by username. I see that **jinwicked** and **kyla** are still offlinle as well. Foo. I’m back up on filet mignon as well. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/98 "2005-01-16T16:50:27Z")
> [@NotWithoutRage](#): > > I’m back up on filet mignon as well. Ahh. That might make sense; my LJ name is h0taru (feel free to add me, heh :)), so h,i,j,k or thereabouts would fit. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/99 "2005-01-16T16:52:12Z")
Yeah, that was supposed to be a reply to **Jadis**. :: blushes :: ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dang-livejournal-is-down/284863/100 "2005-01-16T17:06:59Z")
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