Disco-Armadillos and Extroverts

Hey Mom!

So I recently found myself staring into the eyes of an armadillo-shaped disco ball thinking How did I end up here? Turns out they have concerts on weekdays (who knew?) and turns out I have a friend who wanted to attend such an event.

Meet Laura (hiiiiii Lauwwwwhraaa), it was Laura's birthday and so she wanted to go to a concert. As I happen to be in close proximity to her, I was invited along. At first, I said no thank you. You see, Laura is an extrovert, meaning she loves just hanging out in densely populated areas. I know what you're thinking: Mack, this Laura woman sounds like a hoot! You're not wrong but I am most definitely, not an extrovert.

Now I've mentioned it at least a dozen times here but I will say it again: introverted does NOT mean shy, it means you need time by yourself to recharge. So when I say I'm introverted what I really mean is PEOPLE ARE EXHAUSTING. Generally speaking, people are surprised when I say I'm introverted because I'm an enthusiast of enthusiasm meaning that I'm willing to participate in most kinds of shenanigans. Basically, I have a certain number of what I like to call 'People Points' before I need to become a temporary hermit. Some weeks I have all the people points, others I have a half point that I'm saving so I can order my coffee in the drive-thru.

So when Laura (hiiiiii Lauwwwwhraaa) suggested we go to a concert on a weekday, at a venue I've never been to --- and who's website has zero information about the parking situation--- I thought that is going to cost a lot of people points. I'm also a pretty big fan of personal space and lounging,  a standing concert limits both of those things. So in preparation, I drank three coffees and had a nap (I pre-drink coffee because it's still a chemical dependancy but it's socially acceptable, reasonably priced, warms and delicious plus it adds like +7 people points to my approach), despite a week of anxiety and using google street view to examine various parking options, it was super fun and I had a great time:

This is the only picture I took...

The following images have been plagiarized from Laura's SnapChat Story as I did not Snap anything except the armadillo who is now my leader and closest friend.

But in that moment while I stared into the mesmerizing eyes of the armadillo disco ball, I realized that I have inadvertently surrounded myself with extroverts (some of them are even raging extroverts). When I think of my closest friends 90% of them are extroverts. AM I INSANE? Actually, don't answer that question.

Though my sanity may be questionable, my taste in friends is not. I have surrounded myself with people who are always doing cool, fun, legal things. I made Breathless with an extrovert which is one of the craziest projects I've ever done, I'm extremely excited to be living with an extrovert who lures me out of my room with food and Canadian Tire money (sidenote: if you ever want to stock up on some people points just bring me food), I am dating an extrovert who will remain nameless, who also has a blog (my roommate definitely reads Nathan's blog even though she doesn't read mine, it's probably some weird extroverted alliance <--- I have to believe this to prevent my heart from splintering into a thousand pieces and piercing my other organs). Anyway, the point is that I'm grateful for all the extroverts in my life, even though they don't understand that when I say 'alone time' means without them (no, you can't just sit quietly beside me). Where would I be without disco ball armadillos and the knowledge that if JoJo were any tinier no one would be able to see her on stage?

That is all.