Since moving to a new town, I've made a concerted effort to not be a hermit. That sounds weird, but as an introvert, retreating into my own little shell is an easy thing for me to do. Especially easy in unfamiliar territory. I haven't been sitting in a basement making bombs out of tennis balls and match heads or anything like that in my spare time (although I had a Norwegian boyfriend in elementary school who got suspended from junior high for doing just that...thankfully I had the good sense to end our relationship on the last day of fifth grade, thusly maintaining my sparkling reputation...not that his being Norwegian had anything to do with his delinquency, that just happened to be his most defining characteristic), but I do tend to keep to myself and that really robs me of positive interaction and opportunities for growth.
One of the great things about avoiding anti-social behaviors like cat-hoarding and tennis-ball-bomb detonation is opening myself up to the wealth of knowledge and experience that other people have to offer. In two months, I've met some fascinating friends and I've had the opportunity to absorb the energy they bring, the information they've collected... It's amazing what happens when you take the boards off of your windows and plug your phone cord back into the jack. Light enters the room. Ideas are exchanged. You can order pizza and have it delivered. Or go pick it up, if we're sticking to the human interaction theme.
It's Halloween and this isn't very Halloween-y, but I feel pretty festive because I learned some new things about my camera today thanks to a friend. I was offered the chance to shadow him while he he fulfilled an assignment for the local newspaper at a quilting shop, hence the above photo. I'm pretty sure my pictures will never be the same, and that's a good thing. Sometimes the smallest of changes can lead to the biggest of breakthroughs, and sometimes getting up at 7:45 on a Saturday morning is entirely worth it. And now I can use those tennis balls for something constructive.
(Kidding!)
Real Halloween pictures coming soon.
