tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post5695868286402543601..comments2023-11-28T20:13:15.814-05:00Comments on e-i-e-i-omg! The final chapter?: A Social Life.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-30466061147395727252015-08-18T21:59:50.373-04:002015-08-18T21:59:50.373-04:00Anti Social....humn. We understand totally. After ...Anti Social....humn. We understand totally. After 4 wonderful sweaty work filled days at Cub Run we came back to VA to fond the neighborhood partying....heavy drinking on both sides of us. All this nonsense of we are going to miss you blah blah blah with drinking breath made us want to teleport to the farm Pronto. I wonder why people don't understand the enjoyment of self and the quiet of being alone now and then?Fionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348495575211204989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-16386692250097745422015-08-16T06:12:48.655-04:002015-08-16T06:12:48.655-04:00My, but you are the social butterfly! That would d...My, but you are the social butterfly! That would drive me nuts. I've read that for extroverts socializing is energizing, but for introverts it's wearying. People assume I'm an extrovert because I have so many opinions about things, but really, I'm much happier at home with my critters and a husband is the same as me. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-68604607228978641162015-08-15T21:11:52.226-04:002015-08-15T21:11:52.226-04:00Socializing for the sake of socializing isn't ...Socializing for the sake of socializing isn't really all it's cracked up to be. Does it still count as socilization of one socializes with a different species? I say "yes".Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436557172029575513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-26339182339584286322015-08-14T11:31:30.011-04:002015-08-14T11:31:30.011-04:00Thanks for the recipes! It's nice that you'...Thanks for the recipes! It's nice that you're pals with your neighbor. Dave and I tend to be home bodies too, just doing stuff and hanging out...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00576053785355324560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-90171897306476805922015-08-14T10:48:49.176-04:002015-08-14T10:48:49.176-04:00Michelle - I LOVE my sheep! I love to kiss their ...Michelle - I LOVE my sheep! I love to kiss their little lanolin-soaked heads and gaze into those peaceful eyes. There is nothing like time spent with your sheep.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-68971158308037908072015-08-14T10:48:01.598-04:002015-08-14T10:48:01.598-04:00Mama Pea - It's interesting that I have always...Mama Pea - It's interesting that I have always been this way. I can remember being in my 20s and spending days alone. When I finally 'emerged' in public, the sound of my voice startled me. Of course, that was before I got eccentric and started talking to myself non-stop.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-35386320319687509152015-08-14T10:46:12.707-04:002015-08-14T10:46:12.707-04:00DFW - There is nothing like a day with only birdso...DFW - There is nothing like a day with only birdsong in the air! And a gentle but thorough rain.... Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-63611375175960730812015-08-14T10:45:27.061-04:002015-08-14T10:45:27.061-04:00Jaz - Maybe it's because your friends have you...Jaz - Maybe it's because your friends have you slaving away in your kitchen! Lucky friends.... :)Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-35150766615451952152015-08-14T10:44:57.217-04:002015-08-14T10:44:57.217-04:00Sue - I so agree on the one-on-one get-togethers. ...Sue - I so agree on the one-on-one get-togethers. They are so much more enjoyable. I was never a fan of noisy bar scenes, even when I was a wild youngster.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-59272251368689799522015-08-14T10:31:25.944-04:002015-08-14T10:31:25.944-04:00Here, here! from another happy semi-hermit! One-on...Here, here! from another happy semi-hermit! One-on-one is the best human interaction; if I have to be in a group, I prefer it to be a flock of sheep. ;-)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-64769842794996480812015-08-14T08:23:37.946-04:002015-08-14T08:23:37.946-04:00Do you realize how lucky/fortunate/blessed you are...Do you realize how lucky/fortunate/blessed you are in being happy with your own company? And that of the animules (as my grandpa used to say)? It's hard for some of us semi-happy-hermits (not semi-happy, but rather semi-hermits) to understand that there are people out there who truly do NOT enjoy or gain satisfaction from being alone. They need the social interaction in a place where you have to yell to be heard (how much real conversation can that produce?) in order to have a good time and feel energized. Not to say they are wrong (hey, it's good for them), but I'm (with Sue) in that a one on one conversation is the only kind that does it for me.<br /><br />Did I just get off on a rant? Yup, guess so. Sorry. Social interaction, in whatever doses suits one's personality, is important. As is doing for others which you do by giving of yourself whether it be feeding folks your good food or helping them out or just visiting.<br /><br />P.S. Happy, happy birthday to your dad's upcoming special day. Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-84361304142931974302015-08-14T07:47:34.194-04:002015-08-14T07:47:34.194-04:00I don't see it as anti-social, I see it as enj...I don't see it as anti-social, I see it as enjoying your own company, by yourself. I'm getting a dose of it in the country today. Gate closed, work a bit this morning & mow the rest of the fields this afternoon. If it would start raining about 2:30 it would be the perfect day.DFWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345712839702427280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-71858026529235180742015-08-14T07:30:50.538-04:002015-08-14T07:30:50.538-04:00i rarely go out with friends anymore. i guess i a...i rarely go out with friends anymore. i guess i am getting old and lazyjaz@octoberfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249328159454897124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-29506866734120118452015-08-14T07:20:59.625-04:002015-08-14T07:20:59.625-04:00I sympathize with you about your well-meaning frie...I sympathize with you about your well-meaning friends.<br />I have lovely friends on the internet, that I "chat" with on our walks, bike rides, and shopping excursions to Traverse City, but find the ones that insist on "going out" the best ones to "avoid". Antisocial? Hardly. I just prefer one on one conversations in quiet settings.,,,,,,,,<br />Finding out I have food sensitivities galore (and hubby has them as well) has freed us from anyone inviting us out for a bad meal. Thank goodness for that.<br />Hope you have a wonderful weekend---especially Sunday.<br />:)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.com