Overload

Have been staffing a convention for my company since Thursday.

Lots of walking...omg...all I do is walk. And more talking than walking if you can believe that.

Having made the transition from working in cubicle land to working from home, I don't really see that many people unless I am meeting up with friends. Sometimes, if my social agenda is sparse, I can go 2-3 days without seeing or interacting with a single soul. Not that I mind it. If anything, I'm pretty comfortable with my hermititude most of the time.

This convention? Tons of people. I mostly say the same thing over and over and over. A conventioneer even quizzed me today on what my company offers. She had her little notebook out, asking carefully pre-written questions. Very focused mindset. I can appreciate that. Shows she is taking things seriously. Which is good. But not too seriously. Which is why I asked her at the end if I passed. Got a laugh from the crowd that had gathered at our booth.

So anyway, after all the human contact today, there is nothing I wanted to do more than just come home and crash and sit on my bed and watch the sunset and blog and listen to the silence in my house. Am not even playing any music, which is very rare. I just need some silence to countereffect the vocalness of today.

Convention ends tomorrow. Then we tear down, heading out for a farewell beer with my co-worker and his wife, then they're off to Boulder and I'm off for purple highlights.

While it's been great getting to know my co-worker, I can say without a doubt that I don't miss seeing tons of people every day, which is what working in cubicle land represents.

Give me peace and quiet any day. Especially with a killer sunset view thrown in for good measure.