you know when you post something and you have No Solid Reason to believe that someone who is not even on LJ might have read it, and yet you're convinced that they did and they're upset with you for it?
having one of those moments.
silence is not good -

wish I'd hear from him
(yes. him. hush - I can't help it.)

in a characteristic fit of insecurity I used the
MASS SECURITY TOOL
which sounds much scarier than it really ought to
and locked everything up again

which is silly

so I'm going back and opening up most of it - but of course using the
MASS SECURITY TOOL
would unlock everything, and while I love you guys, there are ( Read more... )

I'm suddenly feeling that nagging discomfort that occasionally accompanies laying out the contents of my heart on the internet ( Read more... )

do you ever feel like commenting on someone's post is just irritating to them but they're too nice/haven't bothered to take you off their friends list?

I do.

sometimes.

Another fun side effect of spending too much time alone:
when one does finally venture out into the world (say, for example, to have lunch with a former professor), the loner then spends the rest of the day in a heightened state of anxiety, trying to decide if she said anything embarrassing ( Read more... )

Mark asked me to go to his parents' place for Thanksgiving and I said yes ( Read more... )