heh, i paid for it, so i could mod the journal, and plus -- come on, these ppl need the money, i'm sure they use up a lot of server space and have upkeep from all the free users and the paid accts are so cheap, lj deserves a few bucks here or there. if you want ideas on modding your lj, do what i do...stalk random journals and see what other ppl are doing. youll come up w/a lot of boring ppl and journals, but youll find some interesting ones too...and you never know, you might make a new friend in the process.