That webcomic sounds cool! Saving the link.

Friending people just on your own initiative is definitely a good idea. There are a ton of friending memes (but mostly the same people in them every time, there are just not that many people left). But I'll point you in the direction of one, if I see one.

(There was a Supernatural friending meme on my flist just now, but that's not your thing, is it?)