I've been avoiding lj because...
...I've fallen for the recently engaged George Takei.
You may remember some similar visibile fabulosity, which like the Yahoo article included adorable "age-inappropriate" comments -- that time in response to yet another bigoted millionaire athlete. I linked to that piece of yayness a year ago or something. It can now be viewed here at YouTube.
Sir McKellen, you'd better catch up: your throne as World's Most Lovable Old Queer is being seriously threatened.