Layout Lounge

LiveJournal no longer supports Flexible Squares which you'll noticed 99.9% of my layouts are using. So if you like using Flexible Square layouts and are currently using one, DO NOT SWITCH from Flexible Squares because you cannot get back.

I'm going to see what I can do in the meantime. I think I can start recreating layouts in another version but I have no idea yet.

So you might have noticed pictures disappearing from your journal or layout. That is because TinyPic closed down and took everything you uploaded there with it. I know it sucks but think of it as an excuse to clean up a little and if you are looking for a place to put imags try Imgur. It is a little more complicated that TinyPic but they appear to be free for now. PhotoBucket costs now so I've been slowly trying to move everything off there though convienently they don't allow you to download everything you've uploaded to their site.

Imgur is more of a post area but you if you keep a post "private" you can keep adding to it. It doesn't show you the image link but if you right click and pick "Copy Image Location" you can then post your picture to LiveJournal. I've made "posts" for different things: Movies, TV, Random Posting Images, etc.

Believe me I get this is annoying because I just when through all the posts here and updated images and links and now I have to check for TInyPic images. I despise them especially since the first I heard about it was when they were closed.

Tell those who might not know:

Never fear. I'm never closing this community so you will always be able to get to these layouts.

Recently, I've had some people ask me to create layouts for them and I'm here to tell you it just can't happen. I once had time for fun like that, but life has taken over. My mom's gone through several surgeries. I recently lost an uncle. My work and gone from slow to revved up to always the fast lane all the time. And I have a great niece (I'm only in my 30s) who I can't stand not to see. She's pretty cute.

But if you are using my layout and come across a problem ask me. It might take me a bit to get back to you but I will help... just can't build you a from scratch layout.

If you are working with one yourself and are wondering how to change something. Feel free to ask. I'm willing to help but it might be a couple days before I respond.

Also, I have been tinkering here and there in my small amounts of downtime. So I may actually be able to post new layouts at some point. I have been trying to think up an awesome layout for my 100th layout but I don't know how fruitful that has been. We'll see.

Also, I've been looking back at old layouts thinking how I can modernize them or simply improve them. So there may be some of that.

I hope you all are sticking with LiveJournal because the only reason it will die is if we abandon it and the only way to make it what you want is to stand up for it.

See you around.

*sigh* What did they do? I'm not the only one who waited to see what would happen after todays "maintenance". And guess what a friend brought to my attention....