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[vilakins]

I got my hair cut today and on my way home I was behind Lucy Lawless in her car with the custom "1 XENA 1 Warrior Princess" numberplate. She was going to one of my local supermarkets which is odd because she doesn't live in this part of town.

We now have three gold medals which puts us 12th on the official medal table and ahead of Australia to their enormous chagrin; apparently at least one TV channel over there doesn't show us in the standings. We're first on the alternative table by population. :-)

The annual Food Show is on and we'll be going tomorrow (Sunday) first thing; it gets incredibly crowded after an hour or so but I like to see and try new products.

And it's not raining! I really like winter when it's fine and dry.

Our boarder is still with us. I should point out that she does pay board (hence the term), provides her own bedlinen and towels, and does her own laundry (at home in the weekend) but I can't see her finding a flat in a hurry, especially since her mother said one she liked was too expensive when it was standard for Auckland. I'm betting she'll still be here in summer. :-( She isn't a lot of trouble in terms of housework but people who aren't introverts (like her chatty mother) don't understand how stressful it is not to have your house to yourself. I do enjoy the weekends and the chance to do what I like and schlep around in old clothes but they aren't long enough.

Ooh, and I just saw the DW trailer on TV. They said "coming soon" which may mean that we'll see it shortly after the UK. Cool!

Comments

[threeoutside.livejournal.com]

It is only since I was widowed (6+ years ago) and since starting to emerge from the cave of grief that I have realized just what an energy SINK it is for me to be around *anyone* else on a constant, daily basis, which includes family and the workplace. I'm definitely an introvert (by my definition, which is that being around people, even when we're having a good time, drains me of energy; so my definition of an extrovert is someone who *gains* energy by social contact). I am enjoying my solitude SO much that it really makes me wonder sometimes if I'm a hermit! LOL - but I have great loving support family and friends here in my city, too, and I get to socialize as much as I like. But I also am realizing that just now am I starting to recuperate from that constant energy drain. It's not that I don't like people, I love people - just in rather smaller doses, and less frequently, than society thinks is "normal."

[jhall1.livejournal.com]

"I'm definitely an introvert (by my definition, which is that being around people, even when we're having a good time, drains me of energy; so my definition of an extrovert is someone who *gains* energy by social contact)."

That's the best definition of the terms that I've seen. I'm an introvert, and it's true of me too, even when the other people in question are my brother and his family.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

That's the definition MBTI uses and probably why I've been so very tired the last few months.

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

I understand perfectly, my own situation is a variation of yours. I like being with a group of local people from time to time and I have my favourite duties in the village life but I do cherish my home life and my freedom and my rituals.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

That's the classic MBTI definition of an introverts and extroverts. We're both definitely the former. I miss Greg when he's not around but we often do our own thing in different rooms but like knowing the other one's there. It's like a huge relaxation of tension when Zoe is out for the night or away for the weekend, and I think a big factor in why I feel so exhausted lately come the weekend. Her mother however is an extrovert who is lonely without her kids and always seems to have someone around and thinks it's no problem at all for us (because surely it's the pleasure it is for her). I can't explain without looking churlish. It's really nothing to do with Zoe (except for her pickiness re flats), it's just hard having someone here for so long.