help! I have a disorder caused by the Pynchon List!

[Elainemmbell at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/21/2003 12:51:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
quail at libyrinth.com writes:

> most of us are Joyceans, all of us like to
> debate, and none of us are afraid of a little controversy

Driving home (fast) from a meeting with real, live people in a restaurant in 
the 3D world, I realized that the reason I left the meeting feeling very 
dissatisfied is this:  I have an intellectual/emotional disorder, bordering 
lately on sociopathy, specifically caused by you entities on this list.  ALL 
of you, even the ones who call names a lot, and who don't like each other, 
and who make believe (sometimes) that they are each other; even the ones who 
write bad poetry or get a little arrogant about their research skills or 
political philosophy from time to time.

Can you help me?

See, the problem is that the real people I met today, though quite 
intelligent and attractive in their own way, and all of them writers, simply 
were not as entertaining as you!  They were smart but not daring, creative 
but not edgy, articulate but not clever, and everything seemed SOOO 
SSLLOOWW...my fingers kept wanting to click on to the next part of the 
thread...and then I realized there was no thread--it was conversation, where 
one person talks and later another one does.  When it was my turn I nearly 
completely blanked.  I had to visualize my keyboard in order to get the words 
out.  

WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?

Have any of you--especially the old-timers (no offense)--suffered from this 
bizarre malady?  If so, how, other than abstaining from the List, does one 
conquer it and begin to enjoy Real World Interaction again.  I am not shy.  I 
am a seasoned public speaker and performer.  At least I was before I came 
here, met you, and became addicted...
Elaine M.M. Bell, Writer
(860) 523-9225
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