Hello, I have read your User Info (obv.) and so know you don't usually friend people you don't know, but I thought I'd chip up on the off chance.
We've got an awful lot of friends in common, and I know more than once you've posted comments on people's entries, and my responses have been *mirrors your feelings* So I thought it would be about time I got to know you myself. Obviously only if you were ok with mutual friending :)