Strange day...

[lithera]

I've been writing little e-mails to people all day long. So strange. I haven't done that in awhile, just rambling about whatever comes to mind. Last person I did that with regularly was Mike. It's been awhile.

Apparently I haven't felt like bouncing thoughts for feed back in awhile. Or maybe I just felt that I wasn't going to get back what I was looking for. Or I wasn't going to get back anything that would change the rotation of the thought patterns.

That's the thing about being friends with people for a long time. After awhile, you stop surprising each other. Normally, at least. You need time away from each other, with other people, so you can come back together with new ideas to spark new wheels of thought.

That's why finding new people I really like is a great thing. I really love having new ways to think about things.

So. Yeah.

By the way, newer people, and older people, thinking about it, feel free to ask me anything. I'll answer just about any question, there are just some of them I won't answer publically. There are some answers that require face to face or e-mail or phone or something.

TOMMOROW! PARTY!! Wheeee!

Comments

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Yes and no. It does happen with first impressions, certainly. I've found that after I've known someone a few years that I've built up a set of expectations for that person based on previous encounters.

I like to break those down from time to time.

[natasthellama.livejournal.com]

That is also true. When you see someone who is known to do certain things, you maybe expect that person to be a certain way all the time. That's where doing something different will help. Put that person into a different environment then you have come to recognize him/her and you might see different parts to their personality.

For example, you may be one way at a party but a completely different way at work. Someone who knows you at a party may not recognize you at work.

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Certainly. Sometimes it is just hard to find those different circumstances or to expand past what you already no. Pushing boundaries can be scary but typically worthwhile.

[natasthellama.livejournal.com]

Yes, breaking out of a comfortable rut is very tough. I know that for me, it can be a herculean effort to get me out of my comfort zone.

[lithera.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah. It is so hard for me to get out of my comofrt zone. It is almost always easier for me to find someone to push me out of it than for me to push myself out.

[natasthellama.livejournal.com]

And even then, it can be tough for me to do something different. Sometimes, finding me is the toughest part of all.

[lithera.livejournal.com]

I hear that. Sometimes as soon as I'm out of my comfort zone I put up a persona, a mask and it isn't me out there at all, thus ruining the point of the effort in the first place.

[natasthellama.livejournal.com]

And the persona depends on what is perceived to be expected of you. If the people you're with want wild and crazy, you give them that. I know that because I am the same way.