I feel like I've just been assimilated. (For semi-obscure reasons, this is actually harveystoat's fault.)
Sent friend requests to a few people (mostly people I spotted flicking quickly through theducks's friends list), am now going to get back to working on my damn essay.
If it ever gets out of control: there's "lists" which are like friends filters. I find these very useful. (You're safe with me, I update like once a month)
I have just sent you a friend request. I didn't think to send a message with it identifying my lj name, so hopefully you still connect the two together!