Just a quick reminder to some folks
Jan. 15th, 2007 08:29 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
azuriteI AM STILL IN JAPAN.
This means I am 17 hours ahead of the Pacific Standard Timezone, 16 ahead of Mountain, 15 ahead of Central, and 14 ahead of Eastern.
IT IS A BIG DIFFERENCE. Likely the only time when I'll really be available to call/chat is my mid-morning (11am or so), which is the evening (6pm) on the Pacific seaboard, and... well, you can calculate the difference for other timezones, whichever is applicable to you.
I HAVE *BEEN* IN JAPAN SINCE SEPTEMBER. If you are reading this and did not know that, get with the times. Sorry, but I don't like having to explain myself over and over again. Besides, I'm leaving in a few days (on January 23rd).
I am also extremely busy this week, so on occasion, I will be online (i.e. making LJ posts, changes to my websites) whenever I can, but that doesn't mean you can pound me with IMs (unless they're urgent, and by urgent, I mean someone I care about is in some sort of danger or needs to talk to me).
Also, you may notice I am always online. That is because here in Japan, I have no reason to shut off my Internet nor any reason to shut down my computer. That's because I tend to download things while I go to sleep. Saves me time. :)
I use Adium, the multi-client instant messaging application. I am almost always on AIM, YIM, Jabber (LJ), GMail, and MSN, barring some sort of connection problem (my Wireless does go down on occasion, but I also have the computer hard-wired to Ethernet. Still, sometimes you have to manually tell it which connection to use or it just sits there being stupid). However, if I am set to any sort of "AWAY" one/all of those clients WILL TELL YOU SO! Even if I have a fancy custom message, ANY basic instant messaging client can recognize when someone is away.
On AIM (back when I used to use the official client which IMHO sucks), a little yellow post-it pad will appear besides an Away person's name. Sometimes their name will also be italicized and greyed out, perhaps with (0:00) --the time that they have been away or idle. Usually that's a pretty big hint NOT TO INSTANT MESSAGE THE PERSON. Sure, maybe you have some people on your FL who sit there in "Away" mode but are really there, but figure it this way: if you IM me once and you get an Autoreply Away message and I do not respond within 5 minutes, I am not there. I am not available, too busy, or not even IN the freaking vicinity of my computer.
I set all my away messages to be relatively accurate, too, so if you ever DO wanna know what I'm doing, my Away message will almost always tell you. EC is over, but I also have essays to write, bags to pack, and other important things to do, so please don't be upset if, within these next few days, I do not IM people, or respond to IMs, or change my Away status. Point in fact, the only reason why I am not signing off of the messengers all together is so that people CAN reach me in an emergency. Got an emergency? THEN FREAKING POUND THAT INSTANT MESSENGER RELENTLESSLY. I will take notice. Even when I'm absorbed with gaming (ah, my precious weekend relaxation!), I will notice if someone is urgently and repeatedly IMing me.
I trust you to use your good judgment in deciding WHAT is an emergency. Not everything in this universe *SHOCK!* needs my input. No, seriously. I wish I had time for debates or fun discussions or community decisions or whatnot, but I really don't.
I'm sorry, but I hope when I get back to the States, I'll have more time to chat with people.
With that said, I have class now WITH A TEST.
This means I am 17 hours ahead of the Pacific Standard Timezone, 16 ahead of Mountain, 15 ahead of Central, and 14 ahead of Eastern.
IT IS A BIG DIFFERENCE. Likely the only time when I'll really be available to call/chat is my mid-morning (11am or so), which is the evening (6pm) on the Pacific seaboard, and... well, you can calculate the difference for other timezones, whichever is applicable to you.
I HAVE *BEEN* IN JAPAN SINCE SEPTEMBER. If you are reading this and did not know that, get with the times. Sorry, but I don't like having to explain myself over and over again. Besides, I'm leaving in a few days (on January 23rd).
I am also extremely busy this week, so on occasion, I will be online (i.e. making LJ posts, changes to my websites) whenever I can, but that doesn't mean you can pound me with IMs (unless they're urgent, and by urgent, I mean someone I care about is in some sort of danger or needs to talk to me).
Also, you may notice I am always online. That is because here in Japan, I have no reason to shut off my Internet nor any reason to shut down my computer. That's because I tend to download things while I go to sleep. Saves me time. :)
I use Adium, the multi-client instant messaging application. I am almost always on AIM, YIM, Jabber (LJ), GMail, and MSN, barring some sort of connection problem (my Wireless does go down on occasion, but I also have the computer hard-wired to Ethernet. Still, sometimes you have to manually tell it which connection to use or it just sits there being stupid). However, if I am set to any sort of "AWAY" one/all of those clients WILL TELL YOU SO! Even if I have a fancy custom message, ANY basic instant messaging client can recognize when someone is away.
On AIM (back when I used to use the official client which IMHO sucks), a little yellow post-it pad will appear besides an Away person's name. Sometimes their name will also be italicized and greyed out, perhaps with (0:00) --the time that they have been away or idle. Usually that's a pretty big hint NOT TO INSTANT MESSAGE THE PERSON. Sure, maybe you have some people on your FL who sit there in "Away" mode but are really there, but figure it this way: if you IM me once and you get an Autoreply Away message and I do not respond within 5 minutes, I am not there. I am not available, too busy, or not even IN the freaking vicinity of my computer.
I set all my away messages to be relatively accurate, too, so if you ever DO wanna know what I'm doing, my Away message will almost always tell you. EC is over, but I also have essays to write, bags to pack, and other important things to do, so please don't be upset if, within these next few days, I do not IM people, or respond to IMs, or change my Away status. Point in fact, the only reason why I am not signing off of the messengers all together is so that people CAN reach me in an emergency. Got an emergency? THEN FREAKING POUND THAT INSTANT MESSENGER RELENTLESSLY. I will take notice. Even when I'm absorbed with gaming (ah, my precious weekend relaxation!), I will notice if someone is urgently and repeatedly IMing me.
I trust you to use your good judgment in deciding WHAT is an emergency. Not everything in this universe *SHOCK!* needs my input. No, seriously. I wish I had time for debates or fun discussions or community decisions or whatnot, but I really don't.
I'm sorry, but I hope when I get back to the States, I'll have more time to chat with people.
With that said, I have class now WITH A TEST.
