'Dear LJ, I paid for my account like a good little girl. Please sort out your weird issues re: friends not showing up on f-lists. It is very annoying and, in fact, unfriendly of you not to work properly. Love, Jo.'

I had noticed that you've been very quiet lately. Real Life was my guess. I understand - Life is biting me all over the backside lately as well, and it does tend to make deep thoughts hard to come by. I'm sure it must be healthy, to be more engrossed in Life than fantasy, although admittedly the jury is still out on that one...