flist appreciation meme: the commentray part
Some people on my flist I've known for almost as long as I've been online, and some people have multiple reasons (and there is overlap.) As such, the bulk of this is "one or two reasons."
Later additions will get tacked on to other posts.
ETA: LJ hates me. It made things look weird (and ate
calixa 's name...) but when I go back to edit, the field looks exactly like it's supposed to...
alexandral You post amazing picspam of painting and make beutiful icons and I love all your movie posts. And you like Damo and Remote.
booster17 You let me name you "Boostiewoostiekins!" lo those many years ago, and are part of the Evil Triumvirate primarily responsible for getting me past my dislike of vampires to watch Buffy. Though...I think you may have been the one to start the now-mostly-defunct tradition of stealing my Zemo-esque "BAH!"s...
calixa We share a brain. We actually complete each other's sentences. We feed each other's insanity. We spawned Wuxia Bourne.
callmecaito Your icons fascinate me like no other icons because they're all these cute and cheerful cartoony pics and then these "life sucks" "out to get you" type messages.
chomiji You directed me to Samurai Deeper Kyo spoilers and scans and post some of the most balanced book reviews I've ever read.
crumpeteer About half the anime I've watched the last year, and most of the ones I've liked the most, were because of your LJ, and almost anytime you post on a manga, it's one I read and didn't realize anyone else I knew read and it's almost like your reading my brain. You do shamelessly exploit my weaknesses, though...
dangermousie You got me into doramas and are one of the main people responsible for getting me to watch Saiyuki, Rurouni Kenshin, and Peacemaker. And you post insanely huge picspams.
drealkulit You got me to check out shojo anime and manga(in particular, Fushigi Yugi) and are among the few I can endlessly talk to about Top Cow stuff and be in agreement.
druiz You helped get me into samurai stuff and tend to randomly tease me about upcoming Marvel things. And you tolerate my begging for news about Jubilee.
foenix Your posts vary from the amazingly cracktastic things every to the truly frightening. And you are part of the Evil Triumvirate primarily responsible for getting me past my dislike of vampires to watch Buffy.
forgottenpolish You are the person primarily responsible for getting me into Full Metal Alchemist, for which I am eternally greatful. You are also the main reason I can actually respond appropriately to some JE convos. And you let me bully you into reading and watching Dresden Files.
gloryquest You are one of my oldest internet friends, amazingly patient with everyone and got my to try out comics and manga and anime I never would have checked out otherwise. But most importantly, you introduced me to Juliet Marrillier.
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calixa , your insanity feeds mine (actually, it's a threeway street.) And you madethe Wuxia Bourne post and exposed him to the world at large.
magicnoire When it comes to urban fantasy, I think we share a brain. And your are the only person I k ow of who's read Bifrost Guardians. And you like Yuya and defend her. Anyone who does that is my friend for life.
miss_dian You gave me the Detective Conan Special. In the world of doramas, there are few things that could endear a person to me more than free Oguri Shun stuff. And then there's the dorama and movie posts and all the pic posts...
nthmike Anytime I'm able to sound like I have the vaguest clue about programming, it's because of you. You love Dresden Files, and I swear you report back to me on every urban fantasy book you see. And you got me into Flight.
southerndave Like nthmike and programming, if I'm able to recognize an obscure band, it's because of you. That and your love of random Douglas Adams references trumps anything else I could say.
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chomiji told me to add you for your manga posts, for which I am endlessly greatful. You post polls about everything in existence and your appreciation for crack possibly exceeds my own. And you have dreams involving Renji in Victorian clothing.
timeimp You are one of the two main people who got me into DC comics and, to a lesser degree, Smallville. You actually also make me interested in your sports.
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tjfox Another early manga/anime comics fan, you stand out because you said very nice things about my icons back when they were the worst things ever, and sent me places to find out how to make them better. And you got me to check out D.Gray-man, which I never would have touched without a solid rec.
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k vierran45 The other reason I can converse semi-intellectually about JE. You also let me rec all sorts of manga to you, and even period dramas.
uclamaverick *insert "aming my earliest internet friends" comment* Once upon a time, you were my comics spoiler guy. Then you decided you were allergic to spoilers and stopped, but I have since forgiven you. You are also the main reason I checked out Firefly, for which I am endlessly greatful, and arethe other main person to get me into DC comics.
*gasp*
Why did no one else warn me this takes so long?