To Wimp Out Or Not To Wimp Out

Yesterday I mentioned how after calling Stone Face several times without getting a response I finally took the hint and gave up.
There are some kids in my neighborhood who apparently aren’t quite that quick on the uptake.
It seems there’s some kid named Fred (or, as some of the kids say, “Fwed”), who is extremely sought after by his peers. Every day the neighborhood kids can be found literally spending hours yelling, “Fred! Hey Fred! Fred!” without ever getting a response.
After about 15 minutes of yelling for him without receiving any sort of response, you’d think that they’d realize that he’s not going to answer, but such is not the case, as, like I said, they spend hours doing this.
Maybe it’s just some new kind of game, like a one-sided version of Marco Polo or something. Either way, it’d be nice if they’d shut the hell up.
On the topic of putting out a call that won’t be answered – at least, not answered in the affirmative – now that I have a job, regardless of which one it turns out to be, it would seem that I have a bargain with the Universe that I need to live up to, and a hot technical recruiter to ask out.
Obviously I’m going to put this off for as long as I can, but at some point I do need to contact her to let her know that I’ve found a job. Conceivably, I could wait until she contacts me, as she said that she would periodically check in, which she’s done once so far.
Of course, she did that via e-mail, which leads to my question: how wimpy of me would it be to send her an e-mail letting her know how things stand and using that as a means of setting myself up for the inevitable rejection?
I suppose the answer is “really wimpy,” but let’s consider the pros and cons.

Con: It’s impersonal and wimpy.
Pro: I won’t have to hear the extended, sighing “Ohhhh…” followed by the long pause that will then be followed by the rejection.
Con: It’s really impersonal and really wimpy.
Pro: I won’t have to be on the phone struggling not to hyperventilate and pass out before asking the question.
Con: It’s creepily impersonal and marks me as being a giant pussy.
Pro: I won’t have to try to put up a brave front when I hear the variation on “Thanks, but no thanks.” (said variation will likely not include the “Thanks” part)
Con: Only total, dweeby pussies ask women out via e-mail.
Pro: She won’t be put on the spot, and will have ample time to make up an excuse that won’t hurt my feelings…should she be of a mind to spare my feelings.

Hmm, that didn’t really help to move me towards a decision.
How about you tell me what you think, bearing in mind that I’ll probably be able to sense whether or not your choice is motivated by what you believe will be the most humiliating (and therefore amusing) option?