I got a 200 on the SAT - Social Aptitude Test

A little while ago, I made my first batch of cookies in the Magic box (my oven's name, lest you forget, is Magic)! I had people over to celebrate, or rather, I tried to. I could only reach two guys I work with, and I think perhaps they were concerned about the awkwardness of being perceived as being two gentlemen callers to their one female coworker. One of them brought his Korean cousin, who I'm sure is a lovely person, but who doesn't speak much English, so E, my coworker, was either translating or his cousin was sitting and feeling left out. J didn't arrive until after E and his cousin had left, so it was shifts and awkwardness enough for all.

I think the layout of the place really makes a difference. (In Chicago, P and I hosted relatively frequently, and it was really fun). It's hard to entertain in this space. I have two chairs and my bed to sit on, and the layout is not conducive to comfortable conversation. Additionally, I have spent years among my people, the nerds, and I realized I have no idea how to talk with normal people my own age. I can talk to older people much more easily, and younger people, but normal people my own age remain an enigma. In Chicago, P and I could play off each other, and other nerds are always accessible on nerd topics, but here I am alone in a sea of social competents.

Someday, perhaps, social eptness will be mine. Not today, though. All those genes went to my sister.