September 15, 1997 Serendipty. n. The faculty of making fortunate discoveries [From the characters in the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip, who made such discoveries - Pers. Sarandip, Sri Lanka - Ar. Sarandib.] I think I've made some fortunate discoveries about myself. I'm a lot more resilient than I give myself credit for. I'm much more socially capable than I thought I was. This last being proven by a party this weekend. The kind of party that I used to avoid in college, just people hanging out and having a beer and chips and dip. I surprised myself by having a really good time, talking to people and generally being social and even a little bit silly. This is serendipitous, because, it makes me feel better about myself. Yes I need constant gratification and validation of myself. I'm insecure that way. Anyway, I DO feel better. And I feel closer to some of my co-workers as a result as well. So all in all this was a good experience. I'm still on the fence about a great many things. And I'm ragingly tired because I couldn't sleep last night, overactive brain and whatall. But I'm just feeling pretty darn content right now. And that is not a bad place to be. Not at all. Next Previous