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Introverts unite!
A nifty article I came across today on Caring For Your Introvert neatly expresses a concept that I've always had trouble getting across to people -- that social interaction drains me. I sometimes have a hard time figuring out how to explain, without sounding like a total weenie, that it's not that I don't enjoy spending time with my friends; it's just that I need a lot of charging/recharging in order to prepare for or recover from an evening of social interaction, or even a phone conversation. It's fun, but it's also a bit like running a marathon uphill, especially in a social setting with a lot of people. I've learned by experience that about 2-3 hours of personal interaction (give or take a bit) or somewhere between a half-hour to an hour on the phone is about as long as I can happily enjoy before I reach the point where weariness starts to overwhelm the fun I'm having. So ... if I leave a party early, or if I politely start trying to end a conversation on the phone after an hour or so, it's not because I don't like you, it's just because I'm getting very tired and I need to stop for a rest.
Re: Mail problems?
I've been getting emails today, though, so maybe try sending it again? If not, I'll go into my spam filters and see if I can figure out how to allow an address. (I've never actually tried to do that before, so ... it would be an adventure!)
Re: Mail problems?
Err. Have sent again - no bouncing yet! I should send you the error message, too, so you know. (That's the thing - it sent a long error message back, so if that was happening to ficathon people, they'd probably be all over your comments...!)
Huh. Maybe it was just a one-time glitch in the system?
Re: Mail problems?
Oh, hang on, I think I just got your email! Guess they decided you were a real human being after all.