Arrrrgh!

[eyefragment]

I wanted to spend this summer getting research/job experience that might be useful in applying to grad school, learning random skills (like, say... how to cook, or how to juggle, or how to play To Zanarkand on the piano), and basically doing whatever the hell _I_ want. This is a brand new thing for me, and it gives me a whole world to explore

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[sniffnoy]

The research is going well

What's this what's this what's this??

But as for the rest of it, yeah, I think I'm familiar with what you're talking about... unfortunately, I don't know any simple solutions either, or I would have used them. :-/

[eyefragment]

Now there's a good quote. Never thought of it that way before. Danke!

[ch3cooh]

:)

[ch3cooh]

I've spent a lot of time in the last couple years thinking about (and personally dealing with) the difference between doing awesome things that usually require a pretty high energy state (one-on-one conversations falls in this category for me, although I also really love these) and satisfying a very different need for things that make me happy when I'm tired and need to rest and relax

[eyefragment]

It's really interesting how many people have replied to me saying that they know the feeling well (I'm counting a couple who have poked me over IM). It's nice knowing that I'm not alone in this, though getting to know that through other people's sadness makes for an unfortunate victory

[ch3cooh]

A bit on a tangent: as a result of thinking about this for a while, I've also gotten a chance to observe that most of human population has these problems at some point. I think the pseudo solutions are bars and parties - drinking and hanging out when drunk seems to at least half-solve this problem for most people (Foo night football, crashing on the couch with the guys is a lot like a people pile...). And, the more successfully you've found a group of friends, the more your parties are geared to your interests and with people you know well and/or are more intimate with