The infamous LJ friends' collage

[altivo]

Couldn't get this to work for the longest time. Probably such a popular meme that they got overloaded or something. Anyway...

~altivo~

LJ friendsCollage.

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Comments

[animist.livejournal.com]

Alright... no more barcode coming up on these things!

[altivo.livejournal.com]

*grin*

I've been wanting to ask you just what that barcode means to you.

My favorite among your pictures is the pensive wolf, the sketch in profile with the glasses. That's how I usually think of you. :)

[animist.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I posed nude for that werewolf picture in 1997, and selected the head shot for an icon. It's a discrete and tasteful nude done by Jonas Silver, who later went on to illustrate a story as guest artist in Associated Student Bodies (http://www.arclight.net/asb/) and to do art for a furry RPG gaming system. He's also a hell of a nice guy. I lost track of him a while back, which was a shame. I hope he's doing well with his art.

The barcode I picked as a lark. I found it funny. It's so hightech and my name is so low tech and tribal. Animism is, afterall, a very simple nature based religion. The barcode fits me as a technoshaman. It's also kind of neutral. I like the relative anonomity of my posts because I can be very frank and honest here.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Yes, this is the picture. It makes me want to tiptoe up behind you and surprise you with a warm hug. When you choose to use it, you are often saying things that I am very much in accord with. That's an interesting history to it, perhaps someday you'll show me the whole picture.

I sort of guessed that the barcode had to do with anonymity, though it seems that most everyone knows who you are anyway. I hadn't thought of it in terms of the juxtaposition of the primitive with modern technology, but you have a point there.

[animist.livejournal.com]

I just emailed you the entire picture. As far as what I do having a point, much of it does have a point, beleive it or not. :) Sometinmes the point is not the one I may think it is. That's always interesting!

[calydor.livejournal.com]

And now, for the greatest test of all ... Put names to them all, from left to right, top to bottom - WITHOUT checking your friends list!

[altivo.livejournal.com]

Test passed with ease. :)

There were only two that I didn't recognize instantly, and that's apparently because they don't use their 'default' picture on most of their posts. But it was easy enough to guess correctly on the first try.

I'm a bit surprised by this myself. It's just coming up on a year since I started posting. I would never have expected to have such a large and diverse group of friends so soon, or to feel that I know so many of you as well as I do. It has been an interesting and mostly pleasant experience.