good things
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brightbluegirlI think it's a cold, or something flu-ish, we went for a walk last night and I felt ooky for a while during the walk, and completely wiped out afterwards.
It was so nice to walk, though. We wandered around an area we haven't explored yet, we went --THATAWAY--> and talked, and it was a long enough walk that we could get out a lot of our hopes and fears and just things that we've been thinking - sort of a catch up since we haven't had so much time together.
Plus, I love walking at dusk. Dusk is a magical time of day, my favourite, along with dawn. I love the smell of the air, the quiet, everything about it.
We walked through a couple of different neighbourhoods. I noticed that the richer neighbourhoods just didn't resonate with me. The houses and their surroundings seemed to have less character - or maybe what character they have isn't the character I want.
We used to walk all the time, when we lived in Albuquerque. A very pleasant walk it was, too. Several times a week, we'd wander off, walk in a pleasant area, and end up at a cafe for dessert and tea before walking back.
Nowadays, I'd prefer to skip the cafe, and just have the walk.
Walking and talking feels like one of the best ways to connect, too. At home, there are too many distractions - the kitchen, the computer, the tv, music, books... it's easy to spend time together without getting as close as we'd like.
It was good. Very good.
Tonight we go to his grandparents for dinner. They're pleasant people, very nice. I'm sure it'll be fun - especially since his grandmother, like Andrew, is so extroverted. I won't have to try to find something to talk about.
My friends all say I'm extroverted - and I might say it too - but often, I just can't stand the thought of talking to people. It's not that I'm introverted - I think I'm anti-social.
I find ways to get out of situations where I have to talk to people I don't really know, and that's pretty horrible. There's no reason for me to feel uncomfortable in a situation like that, I know it's pretty easy for me to talk to people (usually), but sometimes I just don't feel like it. If I feel like I'm being forced into a situation at ALL, I try to avoid it.
Pathetic, really.
At least I know what I'm doing.
On a good note, here are some things I plan on doing once the whatsit is over and done with:
1) Go through the orientation meetings and apply to be a Big Sister (theoretically I could be turned down, but I hope not)
2) Attain Quality Assurance certification
3) Research the VCC, and take the introduction to therapy course (apparently, lots of people take it even if they just want to do better in their own relationships), unless the VCC is not respected in the field, in which case I'll find somewhere else to take it.
4) Either take a class in quilting, or find a stich and bitch, or quilting klatch, or something to further (START, really) my quilting knowledge.
fun fun fun fun fun fun fun!!!!!!
It was so nice to walk, though. We wandered around an area we haven't explored yet, we went --THATAWAY--> and talked, and it was a long enough walk that we could get out a lot of our hopes and fears and just things that we've been thinking - sort of a catch up since we haven't had so much time together.
Plus, I love walking at dusk. Dusk is a magical time of day, my favourite, along with dawn. I love the smell of the air, the quiet, everything about it.
We walked through a couple of different neighbourhoods. I noticed that the richer neighbourhoods just didn't resonate with me. The houses and their surroundings seemed to have less character - or maybe what character they have isn't the character I want.
We used to walk all the time, when we lived in Albuquerque. A very pleasant walk it was, too. Several times a week, we'd wander off, walk in a pleasant area, and end up at a cafe for dessert and tea before walking back.
Nowadays, I'd prefer to skip the cafe, and just have the walk.
Walking and talking feels like one of the best ways to connect, too. At home, there are too many distractions - the kitchen, the computer, the tv, music, books... it's easy to spend time together without getting as close as we'd like.
It was good. Very good.
Tonight we go to his grandparents for dinner. They're pleasant people, very nice. I'm sure it'll be fun - especially since his grandmother, like Andrew, is so extroverted. I won't have to try to find something to talk about.
My friends all say I'm extroverted - and I might say it too - but often, I just can't stand the thought of talking to people. It's not that I'm introverted - I think I'm anti-social.
I find ways to get out of situations where I have to talk to people I don't really know, and that's pretty horrible. There's no reason for me to feel uncomfortable in a situation like that, I know it's pretty easy for me to talk to people (usually), but sometimes I just don't feel like it. If I feel like I'm being forced into a situation at ALL, I try to avoid it.
Pathetic, really.
At least I know what I'm doing.
On a good note, here are some things I plan on doing once the whatsit is over and done with:
1) Go through the orientation meetings and apply to be a Big Sister (theoretically I could be turned down, but I hope not)
2) Attain Quality Assurance certification
3) Research the VCC, and take the introduction to therapy course (apparently, lots of people take it even if they just want to do better in their own relationships), unless the VCC is not respected in the field, in which case I'll find somewhere else to take it.
4) Either take a class in quilting, or find a stich and bitch, or quilting klatch, or something to further (START, really) my quilting knowledge.
fun fun fun fun fun fun fun!!!!!!
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Date: 2004-05-11 11:47 am (UTC)I'm also very much an extrovert, I'll talk to any random stranger when I feel like it. When I walk outside to smoke, I look both ways and go stand where there are no people.. just because I don't want to talk to anyone else. I think the difference between being introverted and extroverted is the ability to hold conversation, not the desire.
qa certification
Date: 2004-05-11 11:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-05-11 02:31 pm (UTC)one manner that was introduced to me was to have such an adventure under the rule that all conversation may only refer to what is in the present moment.