"the other thing to keep in mind about lj-ing is that people have less questions to ask when they've been reading your lj."

I think this is really what I'm feeling around the edges of - I'm remembering how before LJ I used to keep in touch through email and snail mail letters between my friends, I don't have much of that anymore. Also, I'm wondering if I'll have any stories to tell those of you who read my lj - I'm kind of sad realizing that I'll come back from my year here and everyone will already know everything I could ever create an anecdote about.