Monday, August 31, 2009

I'm way too happy about this blogging thing ...

So, yeah, I should've started blogging sooner.  Basically because I'm pretty sure at this point that my brain is so full of random junk that I won't be able to limit myself to one post a day for a while.  I know, more than one post a day is excessive.  I'm perfectly aware.  But seriously, if I don't write this stuff down, my brain is going to explode.  And that would be messy.

So, in the past 9 months of being jobless (well, except for that month or so I had that temp job) I have learned something very important.  I may be painfully shy and socially awkward, but I really really dislike being alone for significant periods of time.  Sure, I get along quite well with my books and my laptop and my Xbox.  They don't judge me, and I can spend as much time with them as I want.  They never have other plans.  

They are, however, completely unable to make conversation.  I know, surprising, right?  I'm pretty sure I've lost about a bazillion brain cells in the last 9 months from lack of human interaction.  Not that Ben doesn't talk to me, it's just that I spend 9 hours a day by myself.  And frankly, after playing the role of the academic overachiever for 3 years housework seems downright brain-numbing.  And, seriously, when all you have to do all day long is fold laundry and wash the dishes, it gets more than a little depressing.

Of course, there's always email and cell phones and facebook to provide social interaction, right?  Wrong.  I have this ridiculous complex wherein I'm positive that if I call you that means I'm interrupting and bothering you.  I know, it's crazy.  I need to learn to be less paranoid and more extroverted, or I'm not going to have any brain cells left.

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