Apparently LJ is (intermittently) down due to a massive DDoS attack

http://charmian.dreamwidth.org/96040.html

Argh!

That is what I get for signing up for a service which hosts a number of prominent Russian political bloggers. Ugh!

(It's not that it's owned by a Russian company because whoever owned it, this would happen and be successful as long as it has Russian political bloggers).

Look, I am originally from Russia so I am not Russia-hating or anything.

But.

But I sure as fuck wish I knew this would be an issue and I would have picked a differing blogging/posting platform. Only, back in 2005 and for many years after it wasn't, so I didn't. Ugh. Wish I had foresight on this because now all my posts are on LJ (great, I will need to back them all up again once LJ is finally up, fun) and most of my flisties are LJ-only and some fun anons hang out there on my LJ etc.

Look, post about politics or don't, I don't care. They have every right to. But what I want is a blogging platform that works reliably and lets me access it as needed. That's all. And LJ does not have that lately at all. I don't care if it's for a bad reason such as lack of maintenance or good reason because they host political protest. Frankly, I don't give a fuck either way. I just want it to work as it is supposed to and it can't. I don't want to pay for glitchy, unreliable service. Clearly, my money on a permanent account was wasted.

Obviously, I am going to be using DW from now on (and cross-posting in hopes of LJ working that day, in case someone can only comment there - but with notes everywhere I use DW so hopefully they'll decide to come over). Also, is there a good blogging platform anyone recommends, e.g. blogher or wordpress?

Oh, and no, I don't care that mass exodus from LJ may be what the hackers want so it'd shut down the political bloggers. Frankly, I have a right to expect and receive reliable service and to continue to be devoted to unusable, flaky one for the sake some political point that does not concern me is really nuts.

The Princess' Man - eps 1 and 2

I promise to get to replies ASAP!

I am so very obsessed after the first two episodes. The drama is layered and gorgeously shot (and no, I am not just referring to my massive clothes envy) and somehow manages to address the stifling expectations placed on women, political infighting and class issues even besides the gorgeous love story.



Ah, yes, the love story. Two episodes in, I ship Seung Yoo and Se Ryung like mad. Not because they are star-crossed and doomed but because they are both lovely, smart, well-adjusted people who you could see having a long and happy life together if history let them be. But it won't and they are doomed, separately and together. Their fathers are on a deadly collision course and her father has ordered him killed (little knowing his daughter was with Seung Yoo when the goons attempted to carry it out). And yet, they were almost married, if only his father chose a different political calculus. And layers of false identity, even though assumed for benign purposes, further doom them - if she never pretended to be Crown Princess, they'd never meet and fall in love, but she was assuming he was her future husband and was motivated by curiousity. If she didn't pretend to be one, he would have never gotten even closer to her when told by his father he was chosen to marry Crown Princess and thus felt he had the right. Now, mind you, the tragedy with Seung Yoo's family would have still happened, but Se Ryung would be happy and SY would at least be free from loving the favored child of his worst enemy.



But then, we'd have no drama.

One of the things I love the most about this so far is that the tone is deceptively light for most of these two eps but we have the constant, inescapable echo of the horror we saw as the opening and the ominous jockeying for position as the king is dying.

Yeah, this drama is going to make me bawl.

( Gorgeous gorgeous caps from eps 1-2 )

Yup. Addicted. Utterly.

The Princess' Man - eps 1 and 2

(Note, nope, haven't seen City Hunter ep 19 yet and am utterly unspoiled - waiting for subs)

I am so very obsessed after the first two episodes. The drama is layered and gorgeously shot (and no, I am not just referring to my massive clothes envy) and somehow manages to address the stifling expectations placed on women, political infighting and class issues even besides the gorgeous love story.



Ah, yes, the love story. Two episodes in, I ship Seung Yoo and Se Ryung like mad. Not because they are star-crossed and doomed but because they are both lovely, smart, well-adjusted people who you could see having a long and happy life together if history let them be. But it won't and they are doomed, separately and together. Their fathers are on a deadly collision course and her father has ordered him killed (little knowing his daughter was with Seung Yoo when the goons attempted to carry it out). And yet, they were almost married, if only his father chose a different political calculus. And layers of false identity, even though assumed for benign purposes, further doom them - if she never pretended to be Crown Princess, they'd never meet and fall in love, but she was assuming he was her future husband and was motivated by curiousity. If she didn't pretend to be one, he would have never gotten even closer to her when told by his father he was chosen to marry Crown Princess and thus felt he had the right. Now, mind you, the tragedy with Seung Yoo's family would have still happened, but Se Ryung would be happy and SY would at least be free from loving the favored child of his worst enemy.



But then, we'd have no drama.

One of the things I love the most about this so far is that the tone is deceptively light for most of these two eps but we have the constant, inescapable echo of the horror we saw as the opening and the ominous jockeying for position as the king is dying.

Yeah, this drama is going to make me bawl.

( Gorgeous gorgeous caps from eps 1-2 )

Yup. Addicted. Utterly.

The Princess' Man - eps 1 and 2

(Note, nope, haven't seen City Hunter ep 19 yet and am utterly unspoiled - waiting for subs)

I am so very obsessed after the first two episodes. The drama is layered and gorgeously shot (and no, I am not just referring to my massive clothes envy) and somehow manages to address the stifling expectations placed on women, political infighting and class issues even besides the gorgeous love story.



Ah, yes, the love story. Two episodes in, I ship Seung Yoo and Se Ryung like mad. Not because they are star-crossed and doomed but because they are both lovely, smart, well-adjusted people who you could see having a long and happy life together if history let them be. But it won't and they are doomed, separately and together. Their fathers are on a deadly collision course and her father has ordered him killed (little knowing his daughter was with Seung Yoo when the goons attempted to carry it out). And yet, they were almost married, if only his father chose a different political calculus. And layers of false identity, even though assumed for benign purposes, further doom them - if she never pretended to be Crown Princess, they'd never meet and fall in love, but she was assuming he was her future husband and was motivated by curiousity. If she didn't pretend to be one, he would have never gotten even closer to her when told by his father he was chosen to marry Crown Princess and thus felt he had the right. Now, mind you, the tragedy with Seung Yoo's family would have still happened, but Se Ryung would be happy and SY would at least be free from loving the favored child of his worst enemy.



But then, we'd have no drama.

One of the things I love the most about this so far is that the tone is deceptively light for most of these two eps but we have the constant, inescapable echo of the horror we saw as the opening and the ominous jockeying for position as the king is dying.

Yeah, this drama is going to make me bawl.

( Gorgeous gorgeous caps from eps 1-2 )

Yup. Addicted. Utterly.

The Princess' Man - eps 1 and 2

(Note, nope, haven't seen City Hunter ep 19 yet and am utterly unspoiled - waiting for subs)

I am so very obsessed after the first two episodes. The drama is layered and gorgeously shot (and no, I am not just referring to my massive clothes envy) and somehow manages to address the stifling expectations placed on women, political infighting and class issues even besides the gorgeous love story.



Ah, yes, the love story. Two episodes in, I ship Seung Yoo and Se Ryung like mad. Not because they are star-crossed and doomed but because they are both lovely, smart, well-adjusted people who you could see having a long and happy life together if history let them be. But it won't and they are doomed, separately and together. Their fathers are on a deadly collision course and her father has ordered him killed (little knowing his daughter was with Seung Yoo when the goons attempted to carry it out). And yet, they were almost married, if only his father chose a different political calculus. And layers of false identity, even though assumed for benign purposes, further doom them - if she never pretended to be Crown Princess, they'd never meet and fall in love, but she was assuming he was her future husband and was motivated by curiousity. If she didn't pretend to be one, he would have never gotten even closer to her when told by his father he was chosen to marry Crown Princess and thus felt he had the right. Now, mind you, the tragedy with Seung Yoo's family would have still happened, but Se Ryung would be happy and SY would at least be free from loving the favored child of his worst enemy.



But then, we'd have no drama.

One of the things I love the most about this so far is that the tone is deceptively light for most of these two eps but we have the constant, inescapable echo of the horror we saw as the opening and the ominous jockeying for position as the king is dying.

Yeah, this drama is going to make me bawl.

( Gorgeous gorgeous caps from eps 1-2 )

Yup. Addicted. Utterly.