As you may not be aware of, there is this outbreak of disease going on, which means that we have to stay home as much as we can for a while. I’m not sure how all these extroverts are going to handle this, but us introverts are doing just fine. If it wasn’t for the other tinier humans in our house driving us crazy and making us do their homework, this would be an ideal situation. I’ve done isolation really well for most of my life and have been called shy, introvert, weirdo, or go-outside-and-mingle-with-someone my whole life. Now all of you naysayers telling me that I was supposed to get out and meet people were wrong. So I don’t want to tell you, “I told you so”, but I absolutely told you so. And I will continue to rub that in your face. Oh wait, I’m not supposed to touch my face or anyone else’s. So I will facetime or Skype it in your faces then. Regardless, the Bitter Friday Giftures will continue in earnest…
Looks like Tom Hanks had it right in the movie…

…not so much in real life.
I am writing songs like this…

…all day with my free time. What are you doing?
Turns out Dwight Shrute was right…

…to turn 2 ply into one ply after all.
We may not have enough toilet paper for a fort…

…but we sure have enough pillows.
I saw a couple people outside…

…yesterday.
I went outside…

…and did some fun activities with all my friends.
I made sure to…

…100 feet from everyone like I always do.
Made sure to remain…

…as productive as usual.
Made sure to be a good listener…

…as usual.
I made sure to stay…

…nice and motivated.
Made sure to let everyone know…

…how hard I would be working.
Made sure I got permission…

…before I did anything.
Made sure to help everyone…

…with whatever they needed.
I know it seems like I’m a bit of an overachiever, but this is where I thrive. I think Dwight was right when he said that we needed more plagues, so we could get more productive like I clearly am. Make sure you wash your hands because you have to get all that productivity off your hands and make sure you stay at least 100 feet away from everyone, including your family because they might ask you do something for them. Why didn’t we all just listen to me in the beginning?
ARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH
Bitter Isolation Before It was Cool Ben
As an introvert who loved my work at home days before, I’m loving life right now. I have no idea what day it is or when the last time I brushed my hair was, but this staying home thing works well for me. I just wish it was under better circumstances.
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Yeah, for sure. Working from home is pretty great. Stupid virus affecting us all though. Pretty horrible.
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Agreed. My bitter side is taking much delight in seeing extroverts climbing the walls and being out of their comfort zone for a change.
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Yeah. It must be pretty awful for them to not have human contact. It must be what they have nightmares about at night. Oh wait, my son is an extrovert. So I guess I know about it.
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A lot of smiles here, despite your best efforts 😉 I’m sharing this on Sunday on Buried Under Books—
https://cncbooksblog.wordpress.com/2020/03/29/sunday-sharing-13/
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That sounds great. I just wish that all the introverts could figure out how to deal.
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Thanks, Ben. I didn’t want to be the first to say I’ve always been an introvert and I’m kind of enjoying the tables being turned, having permission to tell the extroverts in my life that they should stay in and distance themselves from others. LOL. #covidfreeintrovert 🙂
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Exactly. Stay your extroverted butts inside and away from the rest of us. It’s for safety’s sake! Oh and can we continue the practice well after the virus passes!
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Great post! I agree with all of these things.
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And I do as well. I think we should be six feet apart at all times anyways!
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Stay safe, Ben 🙂 We need your bitterness, especially in these covid-19 times! xx
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Don’t you worry about that! I’ll always be bitter. And BTW, I told my wife we need to put you on our Christmas card list for next year!
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