So, how does this all work?

I guess it must be about 2 or 3 years since I first heard about this Livejournal thing from someone I knew on Usenet. At the time I wasn't entirely convinced about the idea of talking about myself on the Internet. I'm still not particularly keen on that idea, but fortunately most people on here seem to content themselves with random comments on films/DVDs/TV series/books/music/computers/politics/news - exactly the sort of thing I tend to post to Usenet/e-mail lists at the moment. Over the years I've heard more and more people I know talking about Livejournal, sometimes suggesting I should give it a try myself. I never seemed to actually get around to it before, but after it being suggested for the 270983th time (this time by Heather/Kalorlo) I've finally given in, and signed up. I'm not sure how much I'll use it, but at least I can give it a try.

PS I've attempted to find people I might know by looking through people's friends list - but I might have missed some. Is there anyone else around you think I would know?