Anybody reading this who is connected to me via Yahoo Messenger should know that something is screwed up here. I can not connect through the Yahoo Messenger service at all. This ain't the first time this has happened and I don't know if it is confined to a third party application like pidgin (which I use) or if it is "network-wide".
I just called my mom and she was having similar problems with Yahoo. Though she uses Pidgin as well, I can't help but think that something is not running very smoothly over at Yahoo HQ.
What this means is that I am seriously considering ditching my Yahoo Messenger service as my main means of instant messenging. So, those of you who wish to IM me may do so through my gmail account. If you don't know my gmail account then I'll assume you are not that well connected to me. If you do not know my gmail then you are welcome to send a direct message via the Twitter link off to the left here and request access therein.