There's a downside to being a member in 18 different meetup.com groups...

Without fail, every weekend, every Saturday in particular, I get about 4 or 5 different emails from my various meetup groups inviting me to go here, gather there, do this or that. A completely different situation from about a year ago, when my idea of a good Saturday night was chilling in my room, playing Pokemon Black or working on a painting, listening to Deadmau5 or Nine Inch Nails on my iPod, and maybe enjoying a couple cans of Dr. Pepper.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not being forced or obligated to do any of these things. In fact, I love being invited to all these different events, parties, gatherings, cafes and get-togethers. I feel like Rarity sometimes, in that one episode of Sweet and Elite, except I'm not going out more often because I feel I have to or I'm compelled to. I feel as if my extrovert side is making for lost time and all those years of high school and college where I hardly went out with friends or anything like that very often. After years of staying at home on the weekend, my eyes glued to a computer or Nintendo DS screen, this social butterfly is finally emerging from her cocoon!

Not that chilling on the net has lost its appeal, but I need a little less tumblr, a little more face-to-face interaction, you know? XD We humans (or rather furries) ARE social creatures, after all. We're not meant to stay inside all day and conduct the majority of our communication on a computer or some other device with internet access. Not that that's a bad thing! I just need a break and get outside more often with local friends!