if i ever disappear on people mid-IM, or if i don't seem to respond to e-mail, it isn't because i am having any sort of hissy fit or am simply being rude. it is simply because my #@%#@$%@#% IBM Stinkpad cuts out (cutting off my power supply), which, i believe, is due to the fact that the AC Adapter is fucked up. (hence, the aforementioned EBay auction entry.)
do not, under any circumstances, take it personally. unless, of course, you are scally.
(just kidding, scally. really.)