Its the "I Survived April Fool's Day" Friending Frenzy!!

[dydan]

I offered to do this for one of my LJ friends who was wanting to gain new readers.

With most social media sites, I can take 'em or leave 'em. But not you, my beloved LJ. I've been here for nearly 10 years (ZOMG really?) and I can honestly say participating here has really changed my life in ways I never thought imaginable. What started out as "therapy" turned into so much more for me.

I credit friends for that. People here are just...nifty! You've all enriched my life, given me things to ponder and taught me plenty about life, the universe, and everything else.

Now make friends! Pimp yourselves out! Hell, pimp me out!

Frenzy away, friends!

Comments

[padiwack.livejournal.com]

What a great way to start the day! It's a;ways fun to make new friends! Guess I should put out the welcome mat. :-D

[kukla-red.livejournal.com]

I'm always up for new friends and I figure any friend of yours is someone I will like too. So feel free to peruse my profile and if anything strikes your fancy, friend away!

[padiwack.livejournal.com]

I have added you!

[libra-dragon.livejournal.com]

Stumbling on over from padiwack's LJ.
My name is Nicky, 33, married, live in MN. My user info gives a pretty good low down of who I am,etc.
Always enjoy meeting new pals.

[popfiend.livejournal.com]

I'm popfiend. I'm posty and strange.

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Posts that help put me in perspective and show my writing style:

• What do you need?


• Get to Know Me/The Popfiend Experience (The PxP)


• On Discussing the Issue of Race/Racism


• It was 20 years ago today...


• Talking with Pop


• Talkin' 'bout Ma


• The Toilet Seat Story


• The Name Game.


• I Believe.


• Mourning has broken.


• These 2 things I know are true.


• How I met the missus.


• On Marriage (Communication, Compassion, Compromise)


• Lisa and I: We Fit.


• My personal take on LJ Amnesty

[mightywombat.livejournal.com]

Damn, dude. You come PREPARED.

[grayhawkfh.livejournal.com]

Hi there!

The name is Grayhawk, aka Frank H. I'm a happily married dad on the short side of 40. I work in IT to support my gaming habits. I go through spurts of posts, talking about my life, gaming, and whatever catches my fancy on a given day. Occasionally, something invokes my ire and I go on a rant.

That said, I firmly believe that one can never have too many friends, and welcome any and all who wish to friend me and read my ramblings.

My profile gets into more specific detail; feel free to review it.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

[rainbowchazer.livejournal.com]

I'm married to someone just like you, grayhawkfh. Maybe I should add you?

[greyweirdo.livejournal.com]

I have no idea what to say here. My mind is a blank. I seriously got nuthin' right now.

Strange.


Ah well, have a small picture which will be on next week's picture of the day...



Consider this a preview.

[magsmom.livejournal.com]

i just friended you based on your name alone. Hope that's ok!

[lupabitch.livejournal.com]

I write books on weird animistic stuff. I make things out of dead things. I am insane enough to be going to grad school--for psychology. I live in the Pacific North*wet*. I spend too much time on LJ. Hi :)

[conscience.livejournal.com]

HI! :)

[bkwrrm-tx.livejournal.com]

Hi! I'm Missy, and I was shooed over here by popfiend (who is just too nifty for words).

Let's see... the Readers Digest Condensed version of me (and do they even *print* RDC books anymore? I would read those at my grandmothers' house when she would babysit because I was sick.) I'm a 45 year old woman, who is on her second marriage. I have two daughters, although only Cassie is still in the land of the living (Shay, my 21 year old, passed away after fighting leukemia for 17 years in December 2006. You'll find both of my girls mentioned a lot in my LJ, because they're the best things I've ever done in my life). Cassie lives in Anchorage with my sister and 2 nieces, which is slightly more than 4000 miles away from Waco. Too danged far.

I read, play on the computer and try to keep my mental health issues from taking over. I'm pagan, and LGBT-friendly, as well as poly-friendly, kink-friendly, and ... well, pretty much all friendly unless you're an idiot and/or seriously conservative and want to take away/not give rights to my friends. Then I'm not so friendly.

I'm pretty much an open book, so if you want to check out my LJ, go for it. ANYway, nice to meet you. :-)

[jenandbronze.livejournal.com]

I added you, hope yah don't mind *grin*.

[beldar.livejournal.com]

Cool. Today my LJ is six years old -- you'd think I'd have found something better to do with my time by now =)

Hi! I'm beldar. I have a hat.

I just updated my profile page, with all the various social 'netting I do (tho LJ is the only thing I pay for, so it has a special place in my heart) and brought my "interests" up to the limit of 150. (I'm interested in things.)

Feel free to join my cult -- instead of Kool-Aid, we have root beer.

[geniusinmaine.livejournal.com]

You and I share too many interests for me to ignore you. With your blessing, I would like to add you.

[qt3-14159.livejournal.com]

Okay...so I looked at your profile. I glanced at your public posts on your journal. I even peeked at your user pics.

I laughed. Yeah, that quickly. Do you mind if I add you?

As for anyone else out there...I LOVES me some new friends.
Stephanie
Damn near 40
Pharmacy Technician
Mom of...umm...do the extra kids count?

And whatever else you wanna know, just ask. I'll probably tell you. ::grin::

[jenandbronze.livejournal.com]

I admire moms, since it isn's something I'd ever be able to do since the resposibility seems so huge. I added you if you are interested.

[geniusinmaine.livejournal.com]

Fellow member of the "popfiend sent me" club here...

My LJ Idol introduction from this season. As good an intro to myself as you can find (or I can write) at the moment.

[badasher.livejournal.com]

Added if just for the name alone. :-)

[badasher.livejournal.com]

Just your average miscreant with a white knight complex and a tendency to look at the world in a rather confused and befuddled manner. My writing has been sparse of late -- albeit less so than last year when I took a big dive into the great abyss. Doing my best to dig out of it and come back to my oddly silly self.

Anyhoo, always looking for new friends to follow and be followed by -- not that I can guarantee anything worth readying. Heh. Still, I always feel it better to get to know more people that I can. We all learn from each other's experiences and what a good place to share!

Oh lest I forget, the great and powerful popfiend sent me here.

[badbookworm.livejournal.com]

Ooh! I'll play! Popfiend sent me.

I'm a freelance editor and published children's author. Slightly bonkers, but in an entertaining way, I think (hope). Getting married in October, but I do try not to bang on about it to the point of putting people into comas. Beyond writing and my life in general, I post about things that have made me happy and things that have made me cross in the news, plus general musings, sometimes on rather odd things. I've lots of new friends from another recent friending frenzy, so please do join up, and we can all get to know each other together.

[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

Hi! I love your username, and I'm up for new friends! *adds*

[gipsy-dreamer.livejournal.com]

*waves*

Was sent by beldar!

So... about me... hee where do I start?

Female, 36, sci-fi geek, engaged, living in Essex, England. Gardener, birdwatcher, nature lover, cross stitcher, mother.

Fandoms: Ashes To Ashes, Life On Mars, Doctor Who (I'm SO excited for tomorrow!), Star Trek, Andromeda, Masterchef, Gordon Ramsay, Top Gear... errr, the list goes on!

I'm a curvy girl, proud of it, laid back and easy-going. I'm very wordy and post photos sometimes. NSFW stuff goes under a cut with a warning. I love a good laugh and I'm a bit of a ditz, but I generally love life.

Sometimes I talk about my disability, but I really do enjoy being alive and making new friends :)

[beldar.livejournal.com]

Icon love! The Adipose babies are my favorite Doctor Who "monster"

[helloautumn.livejournal.com]

i have been sent from several other friends (mostly padiwack and popfiend and beldar as well. i love them all.)

my name's bethanne. i'm 30. i share a house with my boyfriend, our two cats, and a lot of books. i'm on a massive job hunt and i'm an artist. (working on my art portfolio and thensome!) i also like to read books, write poetry, watch tv and take photographs. and i love nature, going on walks, and other stuff.

my journal's usually there for ranting and raving about events. i post art in there too. and i love making new friends. :)

[so-small.livejournal.com]

I added you :)

[v-e.livejournal.com]

wow, thanks for doing this for me. This is neat.

So umm Basically I've been using lj for a few years now. I live in the middle of nowhere and I just kind of write about my life and sometimes I'll make an entire entry on some random thought I had. Other times (mostly) though its just the story of my life.
I like werid movies and weird music. I have a goal in life and I'm currently seeking lj friends.

[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

dydan rules! Everyone should befriend her!

As to me, I'm Kara! I'm kinky, fae, and introverted. Hiding behind the computer lets me be more outspoken than I am in the flesh. I read the tarot and write, and play silly online games. I have a husband... And because we are poly, I have two girlfriends! So, yeah. The husbeast and I are owned by four cats and a dog. ;)

And now I'm going to go play in the sun!

[dydan.livejournal.com]

awww you are so sweet!

[beldar.livejournal.com]

Added a post at frenziedfriends, which is a good group for friend-seeking LJers to join, btw.

[dydan.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I didnt even know there was a community now for that!

[jenandbronze.livejournal.com]

I have to say this is one of the most cutest LJ layouts I'e ever seen. My sister *LOVES* monkeys. LOL!

I came over here through the friendziedfriends community that beldar posted to bring in some folks over!

I enjoy having some new friends on my LJ. I mainly write rants, my daily adventurous travels with my guide dog, my volunteer job and the fun in job hunting, life as a person with severe disabilities, my other volunteer committee work, etc. I do have a fairly large FList, so don't feel intimidated by that, as I enjoy reading others... especially those who are in the medical field, a career I'd have gone, but am stick with my administrative assistant world. Oh yeah, I grew up wanting to be a teacher, but ended up just tutoring people to use computers, etc. I enjoy following other's life's travels!

I am in Northern BC right now living with my parents with three dogs and a cat. Yes, if you are an animal lover, that's a bonus!

So yeah, that's me in a nutshell!

[dydan.livejournal.com]

Aww thank you! My sweetie made the layout for me. He's got mad computer skillz!

[blue-eye.livejournal.com]

I was sent over by popfiend....to get a sense of who I am, you can read some on my profile.

A coupla things:

1. Been on ElJay since 2003...I am a frequent poster, like to comment as well. Have a permanent account so I'm sticking around.

2. Self employed retailer. Hear me gripe.

3. Super liberal Christian...

4. Head over heals for Johnny Weir

Don't let my age (45) scare you...I'm all about living my second childhood....

[magsmom.livejournal.com]

I MUST friend someon who describes themselves as a super liberal Christian, expecially on Good Friday.

Popfiend sent me

[rainbow-goddess.livejournal.com]

I came here from a link in popfiend's LJ.

About me:

I'm 41 years old. In just over a month I will be the ultimate answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything. And if you get what that means, I'll friend you. :-)

I live in Victoria, BC, Canada with three cats. They let me stay here as long as I feed them, pet them on demand, give them catnip and pay the rent for them.

I have an irregular work schedule that sometimes keeps me away from LiveJournal. Sometimes I post multiple times in one day. Other times, all you will see is that day's collection of Twitter posts. (I use Twitter to avoid making multiple one-line posts to LiveJournal.) If you're not a fan of Twitter, the tweets are under an LJ cut and easy to ignore.

Lately I've been writing a lot of posts about autism and Asperger's Syndrome, since today is Autism Awareness Day. I was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome when I was 35 years old. I sometimes write about disability stuff in general.

I sometimes write posts that complain about my job, but I also know that I am very fortunate to even have a job.

Sometimes I write about my diabetes. I've had Type 1 diabetes, AKA juvenile diabetes, since I was five years old.

I'm what you Americans might call a "liberal." I believe in gay rights, women's rights, disability rights and poor people's rights. I also believe in universal health care.

I also write about my fandoms. The ones that get the most attention are Doctor Who, House, Torchwood and White Collar. I'm into fantasy and science fiction as well.

I'm also a fan of Mythbusters. I think Adam Savage is adorkable, Jamie Hyneman is cool, and Kari Byron is gorgeous hot. Grant and Tory are cute.

BTW, I'm also bisexual.

I have a boyfriend whom I refer to as "Monster." That's what I call him in real life, so I call him that on LJ too. I try not to use my real name on LJ because back about ten years ago I got fired for something I posted online, so I prefer people to call me "rainbow" or "rainbow_goddess." (Don't ask me why I use the lowercase letters for my nickname. I have no idea, other than the fact that LJ puts user names in lowercase.)

I think I've covered everything, but there might be stuff in my user info that I haven't covered. Feel free to ask me questions if you want, or to just friend me.

Re: Popfiend sent me

[jenandbronze.livejournal.com]

I am in Northern BC, and you seem to write some interesting posts, so friended you back. Another cat lover is *win*.

[1-rhiannon-1.livejournal.com]

I can never resist a friendzy! I'm Rhiannon a 30-something shameless fangirl and mom to two amazing but rambunctious boys and two furbabies. I work as an Admin at a University and I've recently gotten into the wide world of icon-making (and I'm very excited about that)! I love books, movies, music. My journal is friends-locked with the rare public post (usually icons). My profile will tell you more about me. If you're interested, pop over and check me out. Feel free to add me - new friends are ♥

[jenandbronze.livejournal.com]

same here, I can't resist friending frenzies!

[roobarb.livejournal.com]

a wonderful Idea

I'm always up for new friends, though will be away for 5 days from Sunday so they can be building their stamena :)

I'm not sure if my info describes me, I post most days, read prety much everything people on my friend'e list write unless things are really hellish at work and I'm snowed under with marking. i post lists of thinsg I need to do as I find I'm more likely to do stuff if people know I plan to.

Most of my posts are friends only due to my being a teacher, add me and I'll add back so you can see what I'm like

[jenandbronze.livejournal.com]

I grew up wanting to be a teacher, and enjoy following others who are teachers. I ended up just tutoring for a while, but still trying to find my preferred career path *grin*. I love your dog running icon!

[a-kosmos.livejournal.com]

Hi there! I wandered over from popfiend's lj. I work for a university and got the brazilliant idea to go back to grad school about 4 years ago and have about another year of coursework to go through. I'm 34 and next month, I'll have been married to my wonderful Bear for 10 years.

I'm happiest when I'm making things: I do pottery (wheel and hand-building), jewelry making, painting (although it's been a while since I've painted...), gardening (my gardens tend to be a little wild)....

[magsmom.livejournal.com]

hello there I've seen you on many of my friends journals and thought I'd add.

Late to the party as usual...

[az-starshine.livejournal.com]

Hi, my name is Corrie.

I work in customer service.

I'm happily married.

I'm a dog owner.

I love bowling, karaoke, thrifting and hanging out with my friends.

Originally I'm from Washington state (no, NOT SEATTLE) and now live in Arizona.

I promise I'm more interesting than this blurb makes me sound. :)

Re: Late to the party as usual...

[beldar.livejournal.com]

Having gotten hooked on FB, I really like that icon. =)