It has come to my attention that folks don’t quite know the best way to get in touch with me. Here’s the breakdown, in order of preference:

1. E-mail – Sad to say, but between work and home, I usually check my personal email about once every five minutes. I keep every damn e-mail I send and receive (my archive goes back 12 years), and it is extremely handy for me to have something searchable. For con-related stuff (Midwest FurFest or Anthrocon) I usually prefer people use my “official” addresses for those conventions, since it helps me sort through incoming mail. For personal stuff, you can use my Gmail addy or my wolfhusky.org addy – they both go to the same place. Oh, and all LJ comments to my posts get e-mailed to me, as well as notifications when posts are made to several communities.

2. Instant messaging – Because I have a laptop that is usually on the coffee table in the living room, when I’m at home I am usually shown as logged in to AIM, ICQ, Yahoo, and MSN. That doesn’t necessarily mean I’m around or feeling chatty, so if you message me and don’t get a response, please don’t take it personally. During the day I am also logged on at work, but I can be frequently pulled away from my desk to the production floor, or be involved in writing reports. If I’m around, though, I’ll usually say so and chat if I’m able.

3. SMS messaging – These messages will get to me…eventually. We’ve shown that Sprint can sometimes delay text messages up to 15 minutes so if you need to reach me immediately this isn’t the way to do it. Also, I frequently miss the audible sound when messages come in, so again, if you need to reach me immediately, just call me. One caveat: I am not allowed to have my cell phone with me while I am at work. This means that if you text message me between 7 AM and 4 PM Central Time, I won’t get it until I leave work at 4 PM.

4. Phone – My only phone is a cell phone, so it has the limitations of a cell phone, on top of the fact that I am not reachable at that number between 7 AM and 4 PM during the week (though you’re welcome to leave a voice mail message). At conventions, though, this is the best and sure-fire way to reach me. Also, unless the matter is extremely urgent, I am usually unavailable by phone after 9 PM CT during the week. If you need to reach me at work I can give you my work number, but there is a pretty small number of people that need that.

Now you know how to reach me! Don’t you feel special?