I just have to say, the idea of "Bhutros Bhutros Gali" being someone's safe word delights me no end.

yeah, it's like "green, yellow, red"
1st Bhutros - warning
2nd Bhutros- getting serious
Gali - untie me RIGHT NOW.

To no one's surprise, I am an extrovert. I am also a nurturer, so that means if think I see someone I care about being unhappy, I try to help. At an F2F, this will sometimes translate to seeing someone off by themselves, and me bounding over to make sure that they're okay. Which, if they're trying to take a break, is not helpful. So, if I've done that to anyone, I apologize. You know it's done with love. And if you tell me "I just need a minute", I totally respect that. Cause I do too. It's why I generally room alone at the F2F. I just need to know that I can be by myself if I need to. I generally don't, but I need the net. it can be kind of a bummer when getting ready for Prom. That's the fun part for me, blasting the music and comparing outfits and drinking :)

Basically, I can't be around large groups of people for more than a couple of hours (and even that is very taxing). And it's NOT just you guys; it's *any* large group. What sucks heavily is that I *want* to be around Buffistas; other groups, NSM.

I discovered this about myself a long time ago (hell, I'm the eighth child in my family - I figured it out REALLY early on). When I'm in the mood to mingle, I can have the best time, but if I'm not, I need an escape hatch, stat!

Luckily, apart from some family things, I've been able to pretty much build in those hatches when I know I'm going into a large group. At the Atlanta F2F, apart from the prom, I was either doing (very spaced apart) small group things like dinner or RHPS, or I was off on my own.

Funny thing is, I don't mind being around large groups of people (unless we're talking about a front row at a concert type situation) if I don't have to interact with them. I LOVE watching large groups I'm not interacting with.

yay for a raise, Daniel.

Introvert here -- I'm exhausted at the end of of a F2F. However I have a lot of fun at them too. I'm not at the extreme end. The worst thing about the F2F for me is that I get involved in conversations that are things I are 'things we don't talk about'. ( cross new england and southern sensibilities) I actually do better at large parties ,because I can hide in the crowd. I talk to one person . or hang out on the edge of a group. What I truely hate is when I don't really know anybody -- than I hope for kids. Because then I play with them. Right now I have Friday thru Monday off every week. At least one of those days is me at home doing only what I feel like doing -- probably not til monday this week.

it can be kind of a bummer when getting ready for Prom. That's the fun part for me, blasting the music and comparing outfits and drinking :)

I was so not nice while I was getting ready. Diva doesn't begin to cover it. In fact, any time getting dressed at the F2F happened, I was bitchy, and not in the good way. Plus I kept trying to blame Daniel for "dragging" me to it in the first place. Poor guy.

I'm an introvert with extrovert tendencies.

I'm an introvert married to an introvert, and have recently concluded that, contrary to my original impressions, we somehow managed to birth an extroverted child. The girl can play by herself, but she never wants to. I'm finding it makes maintaining my relationship with DH a challenge, because we're both so worn out from dealing with Little Miss Sociable that by the time she's asleep the last thing either of us want to do is have another person in the same room with us, much less carry on a conversation.

That's why Joe and I just drop Emeline off at random frat parties and then go out to a movie and dinner and pick her up later.

I score right at the border for introvert/extrovert on the Meyers-Briggs and that feels about right. I prefer small groups, but am fine in a large group, too.

I should try that! I was thinking of seeing if any teenagers from our church wanted to earn some babysitting money, but the frat party thing would be a lot easier.

Plus, think of all the networking she's doing!