That's fine, I'm the same in that respect. Do not be ashamed of your inner jerk, embrace it!
... lol, I went totally Miyagi there.
My absence? Not really a good or bad thing, I just got a bit tired of the old haunts. I actually didn't use YIM at all for a few months myself. Realized I missed it a few weeks ago, and came back.
Life is still happening, in a bit of slow motion, but that's ok.