A very confused extroverted introvert. Or introverted extrovert?

[wishfulaces]

(But first, there is somebody in the nearby at my apartment complex playing a horn--a sax?--just goofing around, warming up, but it is still happy-making. I think I would marry a busker, just so they could play down the street from where I live

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[jenlev]

:::hugs:::: Being an introvert in and extroverted culture is frelling hard. Sometimes people are surprised when I say I'm an introvert....what you've said here fits perfectly for how I respond. Being a good actor means surviving when all one wants to do is go home and be in stillness and quiet.

*more hugs*

PS. Hopefully this makes sense. ;)

[wishfulaces]

It very definitely makes sense, and I knew I was not the only one around who responded like this, but it's still good to have outside confirmation. :) (I DON'T HAVE TO GO ANYWHERE TONIGHT. I plan to veg. And bake. Yeah.)

[jenlev]

Cool, and I feel the same way, it's very nice to have this point of view recognized. Sometimes It's hard to be that far out of the so called norm. Although, some days it's quite nice. ;)

As for going places, I'll visit with my mother on Saturday, then a local antiques guy I've known for years through his fabulous store (OMG you will love this place when you come to visit, museum quality to yard sale stuff) will stop by Sunday so I can get an insurance estimate for a few items from our family place and my mother's desk. Other than that, it's a PJ weekend all the way!

[wishfulaces]

Haha, I didn't roll out of bed until almost 11 this morning. SUCCESS.

Sometimes I wish I was a bit more normal, and then most of the time I'm quite glad I'm not as even then I don't think I'd fit in the way I'd feel I should.

I still need to figure out when I can visit. I feel like I should come in the fall next year, for the colors. :) (I've seen the pic you sent of your new place, by the way--yay! I'm so glad for you!)

[jenavira]

I FEEL YOUR PAIN. I tend to do the same thing - when I'm reaching the point where I really need some alone time but I still have to deal with people, I get really, really cheerful in self-defense.

I am trying to store up me-time as much as possible, because my roommate just had her last day at work on Monday (she's been working at Borders for the past five years, now, oops) and now she's going to be home all the time until she finds a new job. And I love my roommate, but ALL THE TIME.

[wishfulaces]

Oh no. Is your roommate also an introvert? You might have to somehow figure out turns for who can have apartment-me-time when. OMG you have my sympathy. This is why I haven't had roommates since senior year of college methinks. (Also, it really, really sucks that her job has ended. I liked Borders, dammit, moreso than B&N, even if distinctions between the stores may be a joke.)