So, here's the dealio -- was going to write one entry and then had so many compelling facts that I wanted to share (public service to y'all) that I decided to combine and give you TWO! for the price of ONE! Without further ado...
WANTED: PATIENCE
Does anyone know where I can get me some? I truly believe that I am the most impatient person in the universe. Perhaps it's a remnant of my only-childness, but I want instant gratification and, dammit, I want it NOW.
Waiting sends me over the edge. The day I get preggers I'm going to want to pop out that kid immediately. 9 months to wait? Hell, I want the gestastion period of an opposum. (13 days, incidentally.)
I think I've always been this way...I get huffy when I have to wait in line and I would happily nominate the 'self-checkout' lanes at Kroeger the best new invention ever.Still, I interminably end up in the lane that says 'please wait for cashier input' and said cashier is out on his/her smoke break, but it's at least a step in the right direction.
Another theory is my whole extroversion. In an article kindly sent to me re: introversion, they touched upon the opposite, a profile I scarily find myself well-attuned to. (Note the italicized text added by the person that sent it to me...) It says:
"Extroverts are energized by people, and wilt or fade when alone. They often
seem bored by themselves, in both senses of the expression. Leave an
extrovert alone for two minutes and he will reach for his cell phone." [In
extreme cases, she'll subconsciously finger the 'send/receive' button on her
always-connected portable internet device, thus ensuring she's never far
from human contact.]
Pathetic, but true.
Do I bore myself? Lord, I hope not. After all, if I can't even keep myself interested, how can I keep others attentive? But yet, a vein of truth runs through this -- anyone who knows me knows I've usually got 15 things due/overdue and pack my day/night full of things to do. (Granted, some of these 'things' include surfing the web to stay in touch with my favorite sites and of course update this daily banter, but I digress...)
It gets worse.
Emails. I send them off, and really AM obsessed with hitting "send/receive" as if it would actually prompt the person to send me a reply.
Is there a cure for this? Am I doomed to forever being impatient, antsy, and irritable?
I don't know, but all hell's going to break loose if you don't let me know and leave a comment on my site soon...