New Adventures

Continuing on with man’s search for meaning, this weekend I attended a free lecture at my university.  The topic was over Egyptology and the speaker is a celebrity in the field of all things Egypt.  The nerd in me geeked out at the idea of voluntarily spending my Saturday night in a lecture hall learning about Egypt.  In the past, I would have eventually talked myself out of attending such an event.  Now, don’t get me wrong, the introvert and social anxiety within me bubbled up and tried to talk (more like YELL) me out of going many times.  However, the new and improved me kept saying “what else are you gonna do?  Sit at home and watch TV?  You can do that after the lecture!”  So, I went to the lecture with all of my anxiety buzzing and oozing out of me.  Naturally, I was the only person under the age of 60 present in the room, which garnered quite a bit of attention from the older gentlemen who insisted on knowing my life’s story.  Perfect scenario for a wallflower…NOT!  I just wanted to put on my invisibility cloak and slide in under the radar.  But, I made the best of the situation and mixed some smiles and mundane small talk in with my mumbles and nods.  Overall, I’m glad I went and I look forward to attending similar events in the future.