I noticed something about myself

That I've noticed before but never really talked about. When somebody texts me or pings me on MSN I am compelled to reply as quickly as possible, call it my MUD* reflexes but it's dejecting sometimes in those conversations where the opposing party is the exact opposite of you and replies every 10 minutes. Makes me feel unwanted and unloved and sad and all that nonsense.

It also just occurred to me that almost none of you would know what a MUD is, so I'm gonna footnote it. Great fun. I used to play them lots cause roleplaying is teh shit and when it's all text it severely reduces the number of douchebags that decide to join. Those years being lifeless has conditioned me to compulsively reply quickly to text prompts. Guh. I'm gonna do other things now.

*MUD (Multi-User Dungeon):  a MUD (multi-user dungeon), pronounced /mʌd/, is a multi-user real-time virtual world described entirely in text. It combines elements of role-playing games, hack and slash, interactive fiction, and online chat. Players can read descriptions of rooms, objects, other players, non-player characters, and actions performed in the virtual world. Players interact with each other and the world by typing commands that resemble a natural language. /from wikipedia.