Thanks for the sympathy :-). I'm actually an extrovert, given Myers-Briggs and similar definitions. Irresistably drawn to crowds, noise, energy, and people... but I lack self-confidence and social skills. So I'm not introverted, per se, rather an incompetent/frustrated extrovert. Staying quietly at home is usually to be avoided, unless I'm talking to others on the phone or online.
I haven't found a good icebreaker at poly events...
I have no fear of public speaking
Seeble. Enjoyable, actually... weaving an audience in one's hands, getting a rush from the crowd response and attention...
do you have to take a partner? Why not a buddy?
It's not an orgy, or I wouldn't have been invited ;-). Although I suspect that similar dynamics would exist for me at those kinds of events (only more so!), if I attended one. As far as buddies go, they all have their own plans... and I don't have interruption-rights or touching-acceptance with them.
watching a movie together
Heh. You wouldn't have known this, but watching TV or movies at home is one of my least favorite activities... I'd rather clean the bathrooms! When I go out to a movie, it's more for the social setting (sharing an experience with lots of people) than for the movie itself...
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Date: 2003-06-26 03:04 am (UTC)I haven't found a good icebreaker at poly events...
I have no fear of public speaking
Seeble. Enjoyable, actually... weaving an audience in one's hands, getting a rush from the crowd response and attention...
do you have to take a partner? Why not a buddy?
It's not an orgy, or I wouldn't have been invited ;-). Although I suspect that similar dynamics would exist for me at those kinds of events (only more so!), if I attended one. As far as buddies go, they all have their own plans... and I don't have interruption-rights or touching-acceptance with them.
watching a movie together
Heh. You wouldn't have known this, but watching TV or movies at home is one of my least favorite activities... I'd rather clean the bathrooms! When I go out to a movie, it's more for the social setting (sharing an experience with lots of people) than for the movie itself...