It was a sort of combination of private diary, public column, and something like Reddit or here (because you could join communities with the same ID, which could themselves be either public or private).
Surprisingly, LJ was really good for long-form writing. Multimedia projects, too.
By default public, but you could "friends-lock" things- either individual entries or the entire blog- to limit it to a selected audience
People varied in how public they wanted it to be. Mine was very private.
More alcohol than I planned, but a good night
Lo these many years ago, there was Livejournal
Good girl Mavis. You're lovely
Stuff it, going to the pub
Thank you chef. A fine selection
💰
Clearly you’re segued into holiday mode
I require lunch
I’m going to improvise a peanut-y stir fry
I am little. I should not have had this much