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Well, once again it is time for the weekly LJ Idol topic and this week's topic is the most hated one of the all : "My Favorite LJ User - and why".
While this struck me initially as the easiest topic so far, I do understand why people do hate it. Playing favorites of any sort does inspire quite a bit of drama and what would LJ be without it?
However, since the topic is my favorite LJ User and not my favorite person on LJ, I really feel that none of my friends should be upset over my choice. I have a lot of friends on LJ who I dearly love and would be totally unable to decide which of them was my favorite.
But as far as LJ Users go, I would have to say that angryjonny is my current favorite user.
As to why, he constantly amuses and challenges me with his regular posts and his weekly "Friday Five". Also, for some reason I feel that I can be totally honest about anything with him and am even able to discuss topics that I have not discussed with anyone else.
In the movie "Immortal Beloved" there is a scene in which Isabella Rossellini's character states that Beethoven called her his "Father Confessor". In many ways I see our relationship in much the same way. I have been through a lot of trials and tribulations in my lifetime and have never before had anyone who I felt I could discuss them all with or who was willing to listen. To have finally found that kind of succor, is a wonder to behold.
Now there are many other LJ friends whom I approach this level of intimacy with (debxena immediately comes to mind) but none of which for one reason or another I have been able to fully attain it.
Of course, this is not to say that I do not feel very close or intimate with the rest of my friends list or that I am not entirely truthful with them. I know quite a large portion of them in real life and can tell you exactly where I came about each one of them and why we are friends.
It is just that, again, there are aspects of my past that I am not always able to share with everyone no matter how close we are. Heck, I've told angryjonny things that I haven't even told beldar (and I've been living with beldar for 14 & ½ years). In fact, I have deliberately asked beldar not to friend him so that this relationship can be maintained.
While I will say that he is rather attractive, I am in no way seeking a physical relationship with him and would not accept one if it presented itself. I have nothing against sex amongst friends but I like having this level of mental intimacy rather than any sort of physical kind and this is exactly what I need in my life currently.
Therefore, his being my therapist of sorts (which is exactly what I need so desperately right now) is why I had to chose angryjonny as my favorite LJ user. I do encourage you to check him out for yourselves. I doubt you will have or get the same sort of relationship with him but he is still a very entertaining friend and worth a look.
While this struck me initially as the easiest topic so far, I do understand why people do hate it. Playing favorites of any sort does inspire quite a bit of drama and what would LJ be without it?
However, since the topic is my favorite LJ User and not my favorite person on LJ, I really feel that none of my friends should be upset over my choice. I have a lot of friends on LJ who I dearly love and would be totally unable to decide which of them was my favorite.
But as far as LJ Users go, I would have to say that angryjonny is my current favorite user.
As to why, he constantly amuses and challenges me with his regular posts and his weekly "Friday Five". Also, for some reason I feel that I can be totally honest about anything with him and am even able to discuss topics that I have not discussed with anyone else.
In the movie "Immortal Beloved" there is a scene in which Isabella Rossellini's character states that Beethoven called her his "Father Confessor". In many ways I see our relationship in much the same way. I have been through a lot of trials and tribulations in my lifetime and have never before had anyone who I felt I could discuss them all with or who was willing to listen. To have finally found that kind of succor, is a wonder to behold.
Now there are many other LJ friends whom I approach this level of intimacy with (debxena immediately comes to mind) but none of which for one reason or another I have been able to fully attain it.
Of course, this is not to say that I do not feel very close or intimate with the rest of my friends list or that I am not entirely truthful with them. I know quite a large portion of them in real life and can tell you exactly where I came about each one of them and why we are friends.
It is just that, again, there are aspects of my past that I am not always able to share with everyone no matter how close we are. Heck, I've told angryjonny things that I haven't even told beldar (and I've been living with beldar for 14 & ½ years). In fact, I have deliberately asked beldar not to friend him so that this relationship can be maintained.
While I will say that he is rather attractive, I am in no way seeking a physical relationship with him and would not accept one if it presented itself. I have nothing against sex amongst friends but I like having this level of mental intimacy rather than any sort of physical kind and this is exactly what I need in my life currently.
Therefore, his being my therapist of sorts (which is exactly what I need so desperately right now) is why I had to chose angryjonny as my favorite LJ user. I do encourage you to check him out for yourselves. I doubt you will have or get the same sort of relationship with him but he is still a very entertaining friend and worth a look.