Permission to be you, indeed! Havi’s stuff has been helping me smooth the rough edges out on that concept in my head. It’s good to work on, and made a little easier when I remember the people who have most inspired me are always the ones who are brazenly truest-to-self.

I’m glad I could make you smile with the link! I look forward to seeing your next post.

(The “Reba X” made me grin.)

another moment of joyous solidarity! I love love love hearing you describe your one-at-a-time friend-making process – I have the same feeling towards the Twitters, etc, and sometimes get lost in the whole ‘be Big! BIG! BIGGER!’ messages one sometimes stumbles across in this strange land of internets.

Ahhh, permission to be me. The relief.

Also, super-chuffed that my wee bloggy blog got mentioned not only on someone else’s website (Gosh!), but also in the same sentence as links to The Fluent Self, inc., and another regular stop-by of mine, The Connection Revolution. How exciting!

More adorations,
Reba x

Exactly.

And the (virtual) paper record is incredibly useful. Not only for the “hey, I’m due for another hello to so-and-so,” but also the whole “oh yeah, we said this and then that.” My memory is shaky at best, so that really helps.

The simple fact is, I have a cell phone because phones are necessary, not because I am, or ever will be, someone who uses them more than absolutely necessary.

Half the reason it’s easier for me to socialize on the internet is because there’s a record of it. I can actually look in my inbox and say “Holy cow, it’s been 3 months since I talked to _____! I should send them an e-mail!”

Confession: If my parents weren’t so insistent on calling me regularly, I’d be that grown-up kid who only calls three times a year. Thankfully, my folks are used to my quirks and don’t mind always calling me. Mostly. ^^;

Speaking of those comments! I apparently do mine in bouts, as well. Which is what I’m doing now. *ahem* Funny, that…

You’re actually the person I’ve talked to the most via email. Especially when I worked at TAW, but even since then, you still take the cake. :)

I love the Fluent Self; Havi is awesome and amazing and brain-opening, and I love sharing it with others.

And lastly, most importantly: harticle? A hart-particle! Mm, tasty.

I’m pretty bad at being a social animal myself, but like you I find interacting online a lot easier than keeping up with people in other ways.

For instance, I should probably call my parents some time soon, since I haven’t talked to them in weeks. (Of course, they could call me too, but seem to have the same difficulty.)

I also have to force myself to get around to replying to comments on my blog, even though I love reading them and replying to them once I actually do it. :-p