Quiet time...

There is one thing I am pretty sure of...I don't love being alone for long periods of time. It is okay every once in awhile but I like being around people. I like conversation and noise and all the things that come with having someone around. I don't do well with long periods of silence. When I am alone for long periods of time, I start talking out loud to my computer, to the radio, or to myself. I do this a lot so there are many times when John is actually home and I start talking and he thinks I am talking to him, which would make sense, but I am actually talking to myself. The other side of that is when I am actually talking to him, he isn't listening because he thinks I am talking to myself, or so he says.. The other day, I rode my bike to John's work to meet him so we could go ride up the canyon together. It felt so strange riding by myself...very lonely. But then, when we got together and started riding up the canyon, we really didn't talk all that much...just a few words here and there. I found it so funny that even though we didn't talk alot when we were riding together, it was so much more enjoyable for me than riding alone. I think I just like knowing I can talk to someone if I decide I have something to say. I know alone time offers opportunity for thinking and reading and getting a lot accomplished and I have done all that, but I can do all that with people around. My preference would be thinking and reading and accomplishing less and conversing with an actual live person more. I know not everyone feels this way. Many people don't really love to talk and are actually content just sitting there quietly...which is good.. These are the people that are the perfect audience for people like me.