I seem to have a tough time convincing people of this, but I am a confirmed introvert. I don’t have a massive network of friends, I don’t enjoy groups of strangers, I don’t get a lot of energy from crowds, I have a tough time meeting new people and I tend to be all-around fairly shy. And it’s somewhat of a self-perpetuating state; don’t get out much, don’t meet many new people, fewer opportunities to make new friends, so fewer excuses to go out much. I’m not complaining, mind you, it’s just the way I tend to be wired.<\/p>\n
But, I swapped comments with an LJ’er in her journal last week, re-examined her LJ info, saw some things that interested me, and after a couple of exchanges, asked her to lunch. Imagine my shock when she said yes!<\/p>\n
Lunch was today. She was a delight to talk to, and we hit it off rather well, I thought. We had lots to talk about, and a bare minimum of awkward pauses. Turns out she took a class at the same massage school I’m attending at present, which was quite coincidence. A few minutes after we marveled at that, she mentioned that she was going up to Portland next week to see some friends, and I replied that I was going up the week after that to see friends. We paused for a beat to look at each other and then started naming names. Nope, no names in common. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Anyway, great lunch, which I’m hoping to repeat before too long. What a terribly pleasant way to push one’s boundaries. If you’re reading this, thanks, Steph! Hope you enjoyed it too!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"