Don't feel bad - I over-reacted. Explanation: You found a *really* sore spot and when prodded in the sore spot, I went "YEEEEARGH!!!!" with no thought for whether the prod was a medicinal one, a malicious one or an accidental one.

Plus side - lots of people said nice things about my writing (wan smile).

The thing that hurt most was that it was *you* who said it. Your good opinion matters a lot more to me on an instinctual level than I ever thought.

That's a sign of loving you, neh?

So, I hurt: therefore I love you.

I love you: therefore I say, "forget it and give me a hug, dammit!"

Let's all be goldfish and live in the now. And right now I say, "Love you!"