I'm a "newer" friend (in the relative realm on things!) so I understand if that is one of the loose factors. Either way, thank you for making this post so people know it is not personal.
And if we do stay on the livejournal journey together (haha...now picturing everyone jumbling around on a roving but really interesting boat) definitely looking forward to seeing what kind of place this does end up becoming for us--all of us!