Well, it's Friday again

[ziasudra]

1. I never understood all the hype about the American skater Johnny Weir. I missed watching the men's nationals championship this year, and the last time I distinctly remembered Johnny Weir performing was when he looked like a little kid. I knew he was good, but I also knew he was a bit, uh, untraditional.

Johnny skated beautifully tonight. Artsy and dreamy, but never losing his personal streak. Now, why couldn't he have skated like this during the actual Olympics competition? His performance could have gone on for an hour and I'd probably remain just as entralled. *g*

Actually, for everyone performing at the showcase tonight, they all looked like they were having so much fun, and I love that :D

2. I made Jello. Yummm... Jello is ♥

3. AP Wire: Psycho Path voted wackiest street name. Some of the other contenders cracked me up: Farfrompoopen? Bucket of Blood? Who'd want to live there?

4. I had this reeeaaally weird dream that I had an aquarium and I was buying fish to fill the tank. But all the fish, regardless of types (they were all colorful tropical-esque fishies), liked to jump out of the tank and onto the floor. I spent hours in dreamland trying to scoop my jumping fish back into the water. o_O

5. I'm alone in my apartment right now, and it feels so nice. We've had guests over every single day for the past who knows when, and a couple of people will be sleeping over in the living room next week. I think ever since the Veritas Forum—four consecutive nights of large group events—I've been feeling kind of peopled out. I don't mind hanging out with friends (in fact, I'll be doing just that tomorrow afternoon), but I don't have the energy to get to know friends/acquaintances of my housemates'.

Sometimes even when I'm inside my own room while my housemates entertain guests in the living room, I can still feel energy being seeped out of me by other people in the apartment. This doesn't help when my housemates openly admit to feeling the need to "leech" energy off other people in the room to help them feel energetic. Guess whose energy they leech off of?

Sigh, the woes of being a high introvert. I'm sure you introverts out there know what I mean.

*continues to enjoy rare moment of solitude*

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Comments

[sad1225.livejournal.com]

Sometimes even when I'm inside my own room while my housemates entertain guests in the living room, I can still feel energy being seeped out of me by other people in the apartment. This doesn't help when my housemates openly admit to feeling the need to "leech" energy off other people in the room to help them feel energetic. Guess whose energy they leech off of?

I've always felt more like other people somehow clutter up the psychological space with noise. It's why I really like to work late at night. Other people are asleep. It's so much easier to concentrate.

[ziasudra.livejournal.com]

Yes on the late night working! I actually work well during early mornings as well, but it's easier for me to stay up late than to get up early. And going for both would be counterproductive ;)

[tanechigai.livejournal.com]

I don't know if it would help you or not to come over here when it's too crowded there. You're more than welcome to! but I still represent the presence of 1 person ;)

I work the best alone or with 1 low key person. I miss spending hours on end working in silence on laptops in the living room with Jenn. 2 ENFJ's at their best.
I agree very much with Sam though, too many people=too distruptive.

[ziasudra.livejournal.com]

Yay, I have a free excuse to invade visit your apartment! You know, I still haven't met your elusive second housemate. Or had she finally moved out?

Strangely, I'm able to recharge pretty well in extremely public places, like clubs. I think it's because it's so impersonal that I'm able to internally recharge even with the loud music and a ton of people around me. Of course, in a club = zero chance to catch up on assigned readings :p

[iesther.livejournal.com]

since i am not a introvert, i dont really understand what you are saying but still i kind of do. there ARE times like that... and honestly, i dont like it at all.

you live in the states yes?
if you are what do you think about the US ports selling to the Arab place?

[ziasudra.livejournal.com]

Extroverts seem to have endless bouts of energy as long as they're around people. It's so hard for me to conceive this phenomenon ;)

I recently read an editorial (http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=454639&category=OPINION&newsdate=2/25/2006) that pretty much sums up my thoughts on the port issue. It goes right to the point, which I think has been cluttered with talks about war/peace security and even race/religion prejudice. Not that those aren't important issues, but the fact stands that one of the reasons why people are perceiving Arabs and Arab politics the way they are is that the current administration has been painting Arabs with monolithic, broad-stroked definitions. So when it comes to an issue that needs the broad strokes removed, we (generic we) find ourselves in a situation where we can't do it.

Cause and effect. The lack of which has been what's frustrated me about this administration for so long.

[iesther.livejournal.com]

YES!