08/30/02: A Metaphor For Moving On

[juju]

Originally posted by warch
If you are not naturally gregarious, dont feel like your life should be a beer commercial. Go for quality. Give it time and take some chances, make the gesture to get together. You moved to a new place and everyone is a stranger- that should be intriguing. You get to be a stranger too. So its an adventure. Cool people turn up when you dont expect them to. Keep your eyes and ears open.

I've definitely got quality. This has been one of the best years of my life. Odd, since I mostly just study, surf the web, and spend time with my wife. I guess you're saying not to worry too much about it, though. That's probably good advice.

I should also add that my father spent a great deal of his life living in a cabin on top of a mountain and flying hang gliders. Perhaps my compelling instinct to be alone is genetic? :] Not that I necessarily need to be like that, but I definitely need some alone time on a fairly regular basis.