SO! Yesterday I had jury duty. What a complete and utter waste of time. I didn't get chosen (a good thing) and I sat in the juror lounge for 7 hours. I read Russell Simmon's "Do You!" cover to cover. Other than that, I chatted on the phone with RDB for a few minutes:

HIM: "Where you at?"
ME: "One of your favorite places, the Courthouse in Upper Marlboro".
HIM: "Whatchu doing there?"
ME: "Filing for more child support"
HIM: "Whatever"
ME: "Jokes, just jokes"

And that was it. I would have rather been at work. Oh, wait...I love my job...

Anyway, I am starting to think that I have some kind of social anxiety disorder. I don't really like being around people. Especially people I do not know. Funny, since I never seemed to have a problem with it before. I must be getting old. LOL.

No, really. This past weekend, a girlfriend from college had a massive cookout. I normally know everyone there but when I walked in (albeit, 2 1/2 hours late) I didn't hardly know anyone there. Not a big deal, but this is when I start to feel like, I would rather not be here.

Maybe I've just lost my social gene. I burned it all up in my 20's. Maybe some of them women/girls look at me so hard, they seem unapproachable and therefore, speaking to them is the last thing on my mind. Maybe I'm old and I don't want to make new friends, even temporarily. Who knows? I'm just not a people person anymore and to someone that knows me, that seems way out of character.

At any rate, I am focused on other shit besides being nice to strangers. School is back in session and my baskets are taking up considerable time. I've got baby showers, bridal showers, and birthday parties coming out of my ass. I've got kids in the 3rd, 5th and 8th grade. I've got no time to be social.