" I'll get flamed for this...but it was way too innocent a transgression.
The
controllers did not sound upset. As a previous poster commented, "Was
there
a loss of separation?" And the answer appears to be no. If there was
there'd be paperwork to be filled out by the tower and THEN I'd fill the
NASA form out.

This isn't a "flame" but I disagree. While you are certainly correct that in
this situation likely the Tower has done nothing and nothing will ever be
heard on the situation it is not necessary at all for the Tower to even
imply they are begining to file a report on the pilot. It is possibly,
although not likely, the first word the pilot hears is the letter of
investigation arriving in the mail. FILL OUT THE NASA FORM and then don't
worry about it.