ah, crazy celebs

the mel gibson thing is keeeeling me.

the dopamine path

I finished The Introvert Advantage today, which is one of those self-help books that tells you that you are cool just the way you are. And here's how to cope with the big bad world. Well, anyway, a lot of it was clearly for people who have more problems with their introversion than I do. The most interesting part was the basic brain differences they'd observed, and those are probably more accurate for more serious introverts. But I definitely do tend to shut off stressful situations. The book compared it to coming across a coyote vs. coming across a rattlesnake. For the first situation, charging at the coyote would drive him away, but for the second, standing stark still would be optimal.

However the book did give several good strategies for keeping your friends/dates happy even when you have no desire for human contact, so I would recommend it if you have problems in that arena. Or in any arena that requires you to interact with people, there are several tips on how to "keep the batteries charged." Also a great chapter on the introvert child. I am far more extroverted now than I was as a youth, and so much of that chapter was like reading my biography.