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The night before last, there was a party. And it was a very fun party, where I met some cool people I've been meaning to meet for some time. I'd like to add my public thanks to simbamco and our gracious host for holding it, and to anyone else who was involved in helping to make it happen.
Not only was it a great party, but it is another milestone along a path of changes for me. I surprised myself there with how much I interacted with people, and not only that but how much I found myself wanting to do so and seeking it out. Normally at a party of that size I'd find a relatively quiet corner somewhere and camp out, dealing only with those who chose to seek out my presence. That night, I was all over the place; not talking too much perhaps, but at least listening to a lot of the conversation and tossing the occasional comment in now and again.
It was also among the first of such gatherings in my recollection where I left with more energy than I entered with. Not physical energy mind you -- I was pretty tired in that respect when I left -- but in some other fashion. I'm accustomed to needing to retreat into my shell for at least a few days after any major bout of interaction with people to 'recover' a bit. In this case, however, the whole day after I was energized and in a good mood.
This is all very new to me, and I can only hope all the other attendees of the party enjoyed being around this new person I seem to have turned into, because they would have had a hard time avoiding it for long. On that note, if that includes anyone out here in LJ-land, and there was anything about my presence or actions that you would have wished was different, do let me know. I go to events like this for the sake of my own enjoyment, but at the same time I'd much rather be the reason someone else's experience there was fun than the reason that it wasn't.
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Not only was it a great party, but it is another milestone along a path of changes for me. I surprised myself there with how much I interacted with people, and not only that but how much I found myself wanting to do so and seeking it out. Normally at a party of that size I'd find a relatively quiet corner somewhere and camp out, dealing only with those who chose to seek out my presence. That night, I was all over the place; not talking too much perhaps, but at least listening to a lot of the conversation and tossing the occasional comment in now and again.
It was also among the first of such gatherings in my recollection where I left with more energy than I entered with. Not physical energy mind you -- I was pretty tired in that respect when I left -- but in some other fashion. I'm accustomed to needing to retreat into my shell for at least a few days after any major bout of interaction with people to 'recover' a bit. In this case, however, the whole day after I was energized and in a good mood.
This is all very new to me, and I can only hope all the other attendees of the party enjoyed being around this new person I seem to have turned into, because they would have had a hard time avoiding it for long. On that note, if that includes anyone out here in LJ-land, and there was anything about my presence or actions that you would have wished was different, do let me know. I go to events like this for the sake of my own enjoyment, but at the same time I'd much rather be the reason someone else's experience there was fun than the reason that it wasn't.
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