I've decided to continue using this journal.
I know plenty of people aren't going to be too happy about it. And hearing what people feel like saying to or about me is part of it. It was a stupid, shitty, and really sad thing to do. It
wasn't a mistake. It was a choice, a deed. I've apologized, but it took me this long to do that. And I did it solely once caught.
I don't want to run from this. By the way, if by some weird chance you don't know about it, see
this post. I don't want to forget about it or write it off. I also don't want to leave
House, MD, H/W, or any of you. The more I've thought about the whole thing, the more I'm bothered by it and my actions. It isn't gonna stop bothering me, so I figure keeping my journal, blogging, writing isn't gonna do me much more harm.
I understand that many of those on my f-list are ones that were stolen from, hurt, or just plain appalled. I don't want my showing up on your friends list to inconvenience or repulse you, so take me off if you're not interested in seeing me. I understand how distasteful the mess I've made is to many of you and I know not too many thieves (or, rather, big wank-surrounded assholes in general) stick around fandom. If my sticking around offends you, ignore me and do what you've gotta do. I completely get you not trusting me, not liking me, or not wanting to associate with me. I don't expect anything from you. You go right ahead do what you've gotta do.
Making a new name isn't something I want to do - and creating a new identity is just trying to lie
some more. People are going to talk whether I leave, stay, or anything else - and you've got plenty of great reasons to do just that. Keeping this name might not work, but I'd like to try. I'm not asking you for forgiveness or looking to try and earn you back. What I did was what I did. You know about it and good. I shouldn't have ever disrespected those writers, their hard work, or myself. It shouldn't have ever happened, but I could've told you about it since it did. Instead I kept a secret and tried to pretend it didn't happen. Whether or not you believe certain things
about me-- well there's nothing I can do about that. Broke your trust, and committed plagiarism, then kept calling myself a
writer and went on to call myself your
friend. I wouldn't believe me either. I'm 19, I've had a tough time of it, but plenty of you are young and most if not all of you have really tough lives (everyone's got their bag of hammers)... and none of you did what I did. You've been through tragedy, lived with tons of crap, and none of you stole
other people's fanfiction, claimed it was your own, and doctored it. No, I did that. No excuses.
Not running from it.
Anyway, enough on that from me. It's nothing you don't know. Just thought I'd give you the heads up.