Bored?

I think it's an awfully long time since I've been really, properly bored.

This could be construed as a good thing. On the other hand, it seems to indicate that I've been busy for about 18 years.

I was an only child, and so being bored would have been deadly. My parents certainly weren't interested in entertaining me endlessly, so I had to do it myself. I'd bury myself in books, play with my awesome Fisher Price habitats (would that I still had the Farm, the Castle, and the Airport!), or make nests and forts out of sofa cushions and blankets.

I think the result of this is twofold and paradoxical: as an adult, I am far more extraverted than I was, and frequently seek out company. However, I also feel the need to be left alone quite often, to futz around with my books or writing or computer-noodling. These desires sometimes oppose one another, and I get less alone time than I'd like, or conversely, begin to feel stir crazy.

But it's especially useful at work, on a day like this. I have had almost no work given to me today, though I've pinged several people throughout the day.

I've been merging the needs electronically: spending my time online doing my taxes, balancing my checkbook, paying bills, writing; and sending/reading emails, chatting, and reading my friends list.

Still, I hope there's work tomorrow. All that stuff is more fun and feels more productive when I'm doing it interspersed with "real" work.

Whee, multitasking!