Yeah, that's odd and offputting, Sean. I have a donor who does that to me all the time. The mother of our (awful) former intern, so it was all woe for a while there. Not only do I not want to talk to you all the time, lady, but I definitely don't want to have you defending your son with no work ethic to me. I'm already spending enough time wrangling him as it is! We are all getting along much better now that's over. And it's probably perfectly normal chatter, just not something I want to do.

And it's probably perfectly normal chatter, just not something I want to do.

I know. I suspect part of it is the very narrow bandwidth of people I actually find pleasurable and enjoyable to interact with. But if being digitally chatty is your thing, hey more power to you. It's just not my bag.

I wonder if it might be a "man, that Sean is awesome, I was a dumbass not to see it before!" kind of thing. And, uh, I've been guilty of that with a guy or two in my life, but they both brushed me off and I got the hint. I think it's easy to romanticize someone far away that you have good memories of... call it rom com brainwashing or such.

By which I absolutely don't mean to trivialize your annoyance, which is totally understandable and legit. I have one friend, she may or may not have a crush on me, who always pops up on fb chat RIGHT when I'm about to go somewhere or do something. I hate to be rude, and have a hard time ending conversations. And I've never really liked chatting that much, one is always having at least two conversations at once.

I'm okay with digital communication. However, I hate the phone more every year.

Thanks for all the nothing ~ma. Nothing is good.

I wonder if it might be a "man, that Sean is awesome, I was a dumbass not to see it before!" kind of thing.

Well, I am dead sexy, so it's not like I don't understand the blinding, white hot appeal.

Actually, there's one woman I have become close with. But we don't communicate often, and we totally get the whole "boundaries" thing with each other. And we're also honest and realistic, and aware that any kind of real relationship is not going to happen (for all kinds of complicated reasons on both ends).

Boundaries are good. Sometimes long distance mutual crushes can be nice.

Hmm, I think my brain might be winding down. I'm going to go test that theory by trying to sleep again. Night, Bitches.

G'nite, smonster!

Also? My time away from B.org has left me constantly wanting to "Like" or "+1" everybody else's posts.

Everybody here should consider themselves to be constantly Liked and +1ed by me.

EDIT: Unless you find that cloyingly oppressive. In which case, I respect your boundaries.

I stopped up the overflow in the shallow tub and wet a towel to lay over my pokey-above-water bits, and actually had a decent soak with wine.

If any Buffistas have a hot tub or a big whirpool bath, pay for my travel and I will clean your house or other tasks, as long as I can spend two hours a night in your hot tub/bath with a bottle of wine. MMMK?

D's parent's have a nice hot tub they don't use anymore, and as soon as I get the yard cleaned up a figure out if I can hook that bitch up without a huge outlay of money, I WILL CARRY that damned thing from Iowa to Kansas.

Ha! I would like that, except I have to make an actual comment saying so!