upside down and inside out. do you know someone who needs hours alone every day? who loves quiet conversations about feelings or ideas, and can give a dynamite presentation to a big audience, but seems awkward in groups and maladroit at small talk? who has to be dragged to parties and then needs the rest of the day to recuperate? who growls or scowls or grunts or winces when accosted with pleasantries by people who are just trying to be nice?



this article calls these people "introverts." i just say they're anti-social. but hey, i'm quick to judge. but since i was speaking of introspection the other day, this article is about introverts. wheee.



the quintessential hard-core smoker, according to eysenck, is an extrovert, the kind of person who: is sociable, likes parties, has many friends, needs to have people to talk to....he craves excitement, takes chances, acts on the spur of the moment and is generally an impulsive individual....he prefers to keep moving and doing things, tends to be aggressive and loses his temper quickly; his feelings are not kept under tight control and he is not always a reliable person. heavy smokers have been shown to have a much greater sex drive than nonsmokers.



i can't decide if this makes me want to smoke more or less. not that i'm a hard-core smoker by any means. but not being a hard-core smoker doesn't mean i don't like parties. in related news, i'm free friday.