In an attempt to escape the monotony of daily life and force myself to get more used to interacting with real people, I drove up to Pennsylvania this weekend in order to spend some time with fellow balloon furs  ceiliguliminix and  sieo. We only met for dinner on Saturday, and the gin & tonic I had with it wasn't nearly enough to calm my nerves. But they were both really nice to me, told me a lot of fun stories. Today we met in the center city of Philadelphia, did some shopping, got cheesesteaks, and went to a theater to see "Interstellar", which was really good. I was still very quiet around them but I was a lot less nervous and had a really good time. While I wish I could have opened up a bit more, I don't regret the trip for a second and I wish it could have lasted longer. They were really amazing people to meet and spend time with, and I really hope we can do it again sometime.

Tomorrow morning I will head back down to Virginia, return to the daily grind. It's going to suck. But I will keep looking for more people I can meet.