Similarily, the biggest linchpin, to use your words, in my life was when a friend of mine sent me a link to a rather amusing page of a comic called Sluggy.

I think I have high standards for people I'll spend my time with. if I hadn't found the people I've found through sluggy, I'd have found other, awesome people. I'm curious about them, now. There are awesome people I haven't managed to find yet!