(I spend forever picking out an icon to use over here! I love having so many choices.)
Some of them might look familiar if you have shutthef_up or princessofg on your f-list. They are the two frequent posters I can think of who adopted and used a couple as default icons for at least a little while. I know how easy it is to miss a post on LJ. I'm going to have to adjust my filters because my "daily read" list now moves too fast for me. I, too, miss a lot. It's a little frustrating that IJ moves sooooo slowly but I like that I can be offline for a couple of days and still have some hope of catching up.
Thanks for the really detailed feedback. I always, always appreciate it. I love knowing which icons work for people (as well as those that don't but I know people are leery of giving that sort of feedback for fear I'll take offense. Man, I miss that part of LIMS.)
I'm sorry that you never felt the Babylon 5 love. It had some cheesy sets and a couple of the actors weren't as good as I'd have liked (but I love you anyway, Sinclair!) and the movies tend to make me cringe more than cheer, but the plot follow-through, the thoughtfulness, the strong women characters who had relationships AND were also powerful characters, and the humor were unparalleled in American television. JMS never made a point with with a hammer when a bludgeon was available but I still heart him.
However, we're all of different tastes and if it didn't thrill you, it didn't thrill you. The fact that the icons *still* work for you even when the show didn't makes me immensely happy.