So, I really have very little to post about. I’ve been in a fairly foul mood for the last day or so, most of this is because of friends who have either hurt my feelings unintentionally, or just completely pissed me off. Sometimes, I feel like the only time people seem to want to talk to me is when there is no one else around for them to talk to or I finally end up snapping on them. It feels like people dismiss that I might actually get hurt by the fact that I don’t hear anything from them for weeks and in come cases months at a time.

I am always visible on IM, always. If I am online, I am visible. I am on AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Myspace IM. I am also on IRC. I am no longer on telnet talkers, I feel no need to be part of a medium that holds absolutely no appeal for me any more. Do I pass through a couple old haunts from time to time? Sure. I keep a couple accounts active so that people can send me messages if they’re looking for me.

A good majority of people spend most of their time invisible on IM when they are online, so you never know when they’re around. It makes it pretty damn hard to initiate a conversation. Don’t piss and moan that you miss me, don’t hear from me, etc when *I* am visible and available on IM whenever I’m around. Ironically, I get messages when I’m sound asleep at night or when I’ve gone idle to cook or do something around the house. Of course, by the time I get back, the person is already gone. I do my best to respond, but you never know if they go through or not.

It pisses me off, honestly, when someone says that they miss me when I’m clearly visible and clearly available when they are not, yet have been online. If you missed me that badly, why not send me a message sooner? Why take it for granted that I’ll be there tomorrow for you to talk to? I might not be! I mean, I had a friend who was visible and available for several days before we found out that he was in the hospital, in a coma that he would never come out of.

You really shouldn’t take for granted that there is going to be a tomorrow for you to talk to your friends. Life is far too short for that. If you truly care about your friends, take a few minutes to let them know, via a comment, via a quick email, via a quick IM. It shouldn’t be that hard to let your friends know that you’re around and that you care.

With that, I’m out. Y’all know where to find me.