tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post976314771472239289..comments2024-01-01T09:20:22.363-05:00Comments on Brutal Women: Well, That's DoneUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-24856701051636417032007-12-13T07:06:00.000-05:002007-12-13T07:06:00.000-05:00People carrying on and laughing forcefully usually...People carrying on and laughing forcefully usually confuses and disorients me. How people know what to say in conversations might be beyond me forever.MTaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491624547011903776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-81011657925809801042007-12-13T06:08:00.000-05:002007-12-13T06:08:00.000-05:00In the end, it's just been causing me more stress ...In the end, it's just been causing me more stress and angst than I get back in fun and socializing. This is sort of a personal failing on my part: chatting people up gets exhausting. <BR/><BR/>It's also why I hate "dating." Too many interviews, not enough comfortable companionship.Kameron Hurleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098854454236774225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-24372717606486383082007-12-13T01:23:00.000-05:002007-12-13T01:23:00.000-05:00You have identified the central fissure in my psyc...You have identified the central fissure in my psyche.Greg van Eekhouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958418752463006731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-12457371029208346482007-12-13T01:15:00.000-05:002007-12-13T01:15:00.000-05:00Greg, I'm trying to decide if that is a sign of ex...Greg, I'm trying to decide if that is a sign of extreme introversion or pathological extroversion.Jackie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11863386402985710623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-72356244244005152782007-12-13T00:08:00.000-05:002007-12-13T00:08:00.000-05:00I like holding my breath under the ice in the bath...I like holding my breath under the ice in the bathtub and grabbing people when they grab a beer. It's not very Wiscon-y, but that's how I bump.Greg van Eekhouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16958418752463006731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-84886458901277834092007-12-12T23:38:00.000-05:002007-12-12T23:38:00.000-05:00Parties are fine if I can find a couple of people ...Parties are fine if I can find a couple of people I know reasonably well and/or who are fairly easy/interesting to talk to. And then HIDE IN THE CORNER WITH THEM. That's okay.<BR/><BR/>(Last year it finally occurred to me that the all of those aloof, standoffish, clique-ish "cool" people? Are mostly just shy and shell-shocked and overwhelmed, and hiding out in their comfort zones as a result.)<BRJackie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11863386402985710623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-15170799279102968272007-12-12T20:09:00.000-05:002007-12-12T20:09:00.000-05:00There's really no wrong way to do Wiscon, just way...There's really no wrong way to do Wiscon, just ways that work for you and ways that don't. <BR/><BR/>For instance, I tried really hard to spend more time socializing last year, and that was really hideous and uncomfortable for me. <BR/><BR/>I'm one of the feeeeeeeew people who actually prefers going to panels to going to parties. <BR/><BR/>I plan to spend most time on panels or attending panels. Kameron Hurleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098854454236774225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-85102256140229498462007-12-12T17:51:00.000-05:002007-12-12T17:51:00.000-05:00Hmmm. I think I'll sit this one out this year. I t...Hmmm. I think I'll sit this one out this year. I think I do them wrong or something.MTaurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491624547011903776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7463512.post-18145699507988725572007-12-12T15:59:00.000-05:002007-12-12T15:59:00.000-05:00Well, I would've been bummed if you didn't go.Well, I would've been bummed if you didn't go.Jackie M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11863386402985710623noreply@blogger.com