Chuck choice of words is poor, but you've got to do something. Of course, I'm sitting over here half afraid to check my email now

. But I felt so amazingly better just by pushing that send button. In the end it's not going to matter how she responds but just that it's off my sholders makes me feel so much better about everything.
If you do send her an email out of the blue then it better have a long introduction, Paul. If you know she's looked at you and seen you then you could say something like, "hey, I saw you between the two speakings in the auditorium in the hall. I thought I'd introduce myself but I'm not sure when our paths will cross again. Maybe we could change that

" or something smooth like that. You see how easy it is?