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I’m kind of a quiet person

July 17, 2010 2:48 pm \ Leave a Comment \ Kylie

I love self-explanatory blog titles.

I really am a quiet person. Not in a meek or mousy way, but in the sense that I don’t enjoy a lot of loud and busy places. I’d much rather be where my friends are, where I can hear them and respond to them. Not in a place with a bunch of strangers, rude people, pushing, shouting, mess, etc.

Does this mean that I’m basically a hermit? Of course not.

I venture out often and go out to parties, bars (albeit, not often), restaurants, and other social places. I just don’t always enjoy it, or at least not every second of it.

I think it comes down to me being a control freak. I like having everything in order and it’s impossible if I’m in a loud and crazy place.

There’s an event tonight, and while I really want to be there to visit and show my support for a friend, I don’t want to go out to this particular place so that I can make small-talk with a lot of people I don’t know and have little interest in getting to know. I can be polite and gracious, but it’s hard to feign interest for an extended period of time. That sounds incredibly dismissive and rude, but I’m 3 hours away from where I live, and I’m not in Edmonton very often anymore. So even if I meet these lovely people, chances of me seeing them again are slim to none. I’m a journalist; I’m all about the networking. But sometimes, it’s a question of “What’s the point?” You know?

I’m also just getting over a sinus infection, and shouting isn’t really an option for me right now. So it will be near impossible for me to speak over the din of the restaurant. Also, I’m staying with my parents, and I miss catching up with them.

Hmm. What to do?

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Saturday Meme (only a day late)

July 11, 2010 7:34 am \ Leave a Comment \ Kylie

1. How vain are you about how you look?

I’m pretty vain, actually. I don’t always mean to be, but I’m acutely aware of the way I look. As someone who was told consistently that I didn’t look right, or look good, it’s important to me now as an adult to love the way I look as I am.

2. When you were little what was your favorite TV show?

Definitely Arthur. I loved that aardvark!

3. If someone was going to make a movie or TV show about your life, who would play you and why?

I’m not sure why they would make a TV show or movie about my life, but the actress who would play me would probably be Scarlett Johansson. Not because I think I’m that gorgeous, but because we have similar figures (plus a few extra pounds on my end in the midsection!), and we’re both blonde.

4. Who is your favorite Major League Baseball team? How about your favorite player?

MLB was never my thing. There’s only one Canadian team (Toronto Blue Jays), and they never do very well. I played softball for years and years, but never got into MLB. NHL, on the other hand? Sidney Crosby is my boy, but Ryan Smyth will always have my heart.

5. What is your favorite baseball-related movie?

I don’t have one.

6. What is one lesson you have learned in the past year?

Need to let go of things that I can’t control. It’s a waste of time and energy to try to change things that I will never be able to change. It’s been a tough lesson, and I haven’t truly embraced it yet as a practice, but I cognitively know that this is what I need to do.

7. Tell us about one of your childhood memories.

There are so many; I had such a wonderful childhood! I remember my parents’ house in the winter, snuggling up in the sunroom to watch television with my family before dinner every night. We had a family dinner every night at 6 p.m. We’d talk about our days and have conversations and tell jokes. More often than not, when she was alive, my grandmother would be there as well. It’s these every day memories that I love and cherish the most. There’s just so much love in that house!

8. How do you handle sticky situations? Do you have a method? If so, what is it?

I usually try to hear all sides of the situation, and remember that my opinion probably isn’t the only one out there. After all points have been made, I’m very careful with my words so that no one is offended. Sometimes though, I’ll just sit in the background and see how it all plays out. It’s not always necessary for me to get involved.

9. Do you think people talk about you behind your back?

Absolutely. It’s inevitable. I just hope that there are as many, if not more, people saying nice things than people saying negative things.