Update on Long Hair and Ideas on Working a Party as an Introvert

Well, I've been very busy lately. I have a lot to post about, so I'll try to get all that up in the next few days.

A mutual friend of Long Hair and I had a party last weekend in my home town. Long Hair and I met up before the party and had dinner at a Mexican restaurant I used to go to a lot back in high school. We had some good conversation over dinner about our high school experiences.

After that we went to the party. Due to the speedy service at the restaurant, we got to the party early. At the beginning of the party, I was very fun and sociable. But as the party wore on I started to shut down a bit more.

I'm beginning to realize that I truly am an introvert. I think the best strategy for going to a party is to start out high-energy and fun. Then as the party goes on, I should try to isolate myself with one or two other people and get into a more in-depth conversation. That way, as my energy starts to fade, I can shift to making a more meaningful connection with a few select people. This is the way for an introvert like me to effectively work a party or social situation.

Anyway, the party didn't break up into separate groups of people--just one big group of people telling loud, lewd stories. So I don't feel like I was keeping up as the night wore on. Also, since the party didn't break into a series of small groups, I couldn't really isolate Long Hair either to make out with her or anything like that. I just had to settle for banter and some innocent touching.

I also did a half-assed SOI. Long Hair took off a flower tiara thing she was wearing and put it on my head. I knew that if I kept it there, I would be giving her the frame. So I took it off my head and put it back on her saying, "You can't put that on me! Besides, it looks much cuter on you." Argh!!! Sexy...the word is SEXY. Well, at least I spit it out even if I didn't do it properly.

But at least I learned my lesson. It looks like I'll have another shot this weekend. We're going to be doing some stuff on Saturday. I suggested she bring one of her favorite DVDs over so we can watch it together. We'll see how that goes.

Oh, and this was Date #1 in my 12 in 12 challenge.