A few days ago an email (accompanied by a picture) arrived in my inbox from Lora, who is currently hanging out in New Zealand. Check out this direct quote:
"I saw this billboard and it looked so much like Jonesy I just had to take a picture. I don't have any contact for him so I figured I would send it to you, haha."
Now... for those of you who don't know Robert, this is what he looks like:
And for those of you who do know what he looks like: PREPARE TO BE AMAZED.
Robyn (who is in town this weekend, ahhh, happiness) and I had this amazing discussion last night which included the ever-present question "why are we friends?" This moved to the topic of introverts vs. extroverts.
For a long time, I thought I was an extrovert. I'm not shy in the least, I'm not uncomfortable around people I've just met. I am not soft-spoken.
But it got me thinking...
I don't really like going downtown. I don't enjoy crowded dance floors or bathrooms, jockeying for a place at the bar. I don't like the over-stimulation: the loud music, the constant flow people, the feeling like everything is happening all at once.
I don't even like going to the mall. I think I've been there once in the past year? It's the people, the atmosphere. I don't know.
I will always choose a one-on-one coffee date over a big group setting or party. It doesn't take much for me to go into sensory overload.
And me time? Me time is my best time. I LOVE to be alone. I am the most creative, most productive, by myself.
Robyn is the same, and we put this into the column of Why We Click. She also encouraged me to watch the most recent TED Talk, which I did and loved.
So how about you? Introvert or extrovert?
P.S. COMMENT PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN FIXED, SORRY. COMMENT AWAY. LET ME KNOW IF PROBLEMS ARISE AGAIN. ♥
This picture confirms my love of 90s television. And my height (whenever Erin posts pictures of herself I imagine the day we eventually meet and I play Penn to her Teller ♥).
Work has been off the handle and I have been spending my evenings curled up with books and blogs. New favourite blog? Cabin porn - yes, please!
I'm looking forward to:
1. Bestie supreme Robyn's upcoming visit (!!!).
2. The plethora of zines I ordered while the American dollar was on par. Sweet economic bliss.
3. Easter (why are there no holidays in February or March?! Those are the months that need holidays most).
Found at my local book store: the unauthorized biography of the author of Twilight finds a home next to a true account of the Holocaust. In the children's section.
For some reason this just really caught me off guard.
This weekend was a perfect blend of friends and downtime! My goals this week? Find a new amazing book to read, start my new painting (fingers crossed the gouache comes in!), and maybe a little adventure or two...
Do you ever think: "what would I be doing right now if the internet didn't exist?" I often do when I'm aimlessly browsing, or Googling, or watching things etc. The idea is frightening! Remember encyclopedias? Gross.
"This phenomenon, known as the “Quarterlife Crisis,” is as ubiquitous as it is intangible. Unrelenting indecision, isolation, confusion and anxiety about working, relationships and direction is reported by people in their mid-twenties to early thirties who are usually urban, middle class and well-educated; those who should be able to capitalize on their youth, unparalleled freedom and free-for-all individuation. They can’t make any decisions, because they don’t know what they want, and they don’t know what they want because they don’t know who they are, and they don’t know who they are because they’re allowed to be anyone they want."
3. This response to the dilemma "my best friend is on my case for smoking weed" is kind of the best response I have ever heard given to a chronic. Will be storing answer for later use, thanks. "High-functioning burnouts" - SO TRUE.
4. This song, by Marconi Union, has been proven to be the most relaxing song ever made. Have a listen if you've had trouble sleeping!
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