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A partner can make all the difference in the world. I love working with what I have, finding a way of making it fit somehow, but Joy and I, despite clicking less well as humans together than Pam and I had, rocked CII and got done by noon. It's actually a little terrifying thinking about what a difference it made here, and what a difference the same thing must make in parallel situations in relationships for example or with work. I mean, it's not a new concept that working well with someone makes things go a lot easier... it just happens to be a pretty stark comparison.
In general, being able to work together in a partnership is something I really prize. I've been attracted to a large portion of the people I've dated on the basis of being able to work with them. Similarly, I found myself being a ridiculous flirt at the ESAR courses, actually very much like I become when I'm Rangering the Burn... and before that, during FIRST. I guess it's just a combination of the endorphin high I get when I'm challenging myself combined with the synergy of people working together and the general feeling that I'm not the only one trying to push things forward.
CII was still somewhat challenging this time around, but it wasn't /hard/, and more than anything else was breathtakingly beautiful (especially the more out-of-the-way location problems - talk about the road less taken) - and a ton of fun. It still beat the shit out of me physically and emotionally though. I'm still tapped out on adrenaline and have been doing my best to avoid people since Sunday. Thinking about it, I'd go out on a hike or go build something in a flash, as long as I didn't have to converse with anyone. Being around people sounds nice. Interacting with people sounds like hell.
Eric urged us to sign up for the second or third CIII, so it looks like I'll be able to finish up my CSS DAT team training for ARC (and all their other interesting-looking classes *cough*psych and ops*cough*) in February instead of March, which is kind of nice. I mean, what would I do with free weekends otherwise, right?
In general, being able to work together in a partnership is something I really prize. I've been attracted to a large portion of the people I've dated on the basis of being able to work with them. Similarly, I found myself being a ridiculous flirt at the ESAR courses, actually very much like I become when I'm Rangering the Burn... and before that, during FIRST. I guess it's just a combination of the endorphin high I get when I'm challenging myself combined with the synergy of people working together and the general feeling that I'm not the only one trying to push things forward.
CII was still somewhat challenging this time around, but it wasn't /hard/, and more than anything else was breathtakingly beautiful (especially the more out-of-the-way location problems - talk about the road less taken) - and a ton of fun. It still beat the shit out of me physically and emotionally though. I'm still tapped out on adrenaline and have been doing my best to avoid people since Sunday. Thinking about it, I'd go out on a hike or go build something in a flash, as long as I didn't have to converse with anyone. Being around people sounds nice. Interacting with people sounds like hell.
Eric urged us to sign up for the second or third CIII, so it looks like I'll be able to finish up my CSS DAT team training for ARC (and all their other interesting-looking classes *cough*psych and ops*cough*) in February instead of March, which is kind of nice. I mean, what would I do with free weekends otherwise, right?