People drunk, that is.
Ryan mentioned that phrase on Sunday (was that seriously just yesterday?), and ever since then, I've been thinking how true it is.
As previously mentioned, I have company. Three of my nephews and one of my nieces are staying with me for eight days. Couple that with a family reunion all day Saturday and I am over the top people drunk. The reunion could have done it on it's own actually...
Until recent years, I thought I was an extrovert because people always told me I was. I loved to play loudly and had a lot of energy. I loved welcoming people into my home and hanging out talking with them. I can have conversation into the wee hours of the morning. But then I feel hungover for days.
We used to go to a very charismatic church. They could sing the same song for hours until the volume was high enough to drive one insane. But then, if you were driven insane, they would sing it longer until they could get you healed. Anyway...I should not go there now...I would come home from church and crash for three or four hours. People drunk, noise drunk.
I love that my nephews and niece can stay with us. I love that they love the things that we love. I am just feeling tired and I realized that I had more negative thoughts today than positive ones. I prayed and then realized that I was griping about a bumper sticker, a slow driver, and someone's shirt. Lack of focus. Drunk.
I must admit, I am faking bathroom breaks just for peace...and I must admit I even faked several bathroom breaks during church because I was having some sort of freak-out people over-saturation moment in my elbow-to-elbow-theatre-seat.
I like the term people drunk. And by this time next week, I will be in people withdraw.
But for now, I think I should check myself into a recovery clinic, aka, plush hotel, and do the right thing and detox.
4 comments:
i think you should drop them all off at my house tomorrow and go down to panera and be alone for an hour. DO IT DO IT DO IT!!! everyone just plays crazy here anyway. they'll be fine. we'll all keep an eye on them:)
I was people drunk a few weeks ago after having my in-laws at my house for eight days and a wedding as the grand finale of it all. I'm still detoxing!!! Sit outside and enjoy the beautiful weather today. That might help a little.
I used to think I was an extrovert too...I'm not shy, I enjoy being silly with people and talking and socializing. But I have to have large amounts of "me" time and I problem solve by thinking....and thinking...AAANNNNDDD thinking. :) I have now properly labeled myself as an extroverted introvert. :)
That church you went to was something else! Gives us charismatics a bad name, I say!
i am the same way...i have to prepare myself for large gatherings, and it generally takes me several days to recover...like right now...i'm laying on a cozy bed with cozy pillows all by myself in a hilton in north carolina...by thursday i'll be ready for people again...
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