tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562283155833378792.post6006335935453277048..comments2023-09-07T00:45:57.162+10:00Comments on Riff: 51. Different drummerJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562283155833378792.post-88470040937222801852010-02-21T22:41:17.232+11:002010-02-21T22:41:17.232+11:00Yes, I agree regarding roles, too. It is a bit lik...Yes, I agree regarding roles, too. It is a bit like acting. You psych yourself up knowing that it is for a limited time. Like yesterday, I had a family gathering with lots of cousins. I was totally exhausted by the end of it, even though I enjoyed myself. I have this concept of my blood "burbling". That is my Greta Garbo moment.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562283155833378792.post-56124695899469711042010-02-21T19:00:26.241+11:002010-02-21T19:00:26.241+11:00"I also think there is something of 'role...<i>"I also think there is something of 'roles' in each of us ... when we have to turn on extrovert charm it's easy enough to do, just so long as there is a time of retreat not too far away."<br /></i><br />Exactly!!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678687120165473412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562283155833378792.post-21002832025456926382010-02-21T17:13:05.600+11:002010-02-21T17:13:05.600+11:00I'm with you. I don't mind city buzz at al...I'm with you. I don't mind city buzz at all. For me it's because it is an anonymous type of buzz, I can be singular within it.<br /><br />Unlike Vicki, I don't like being very isolated in the sense of out in the nothingness.<br /><br />I like somewhere in between, I guess that's why I am so happy in the mountains.<br /><br />I also think there is something of 'roles' in each of us ... when we have to turn on extrovert charm it's easy enough to do, just so long as there is a time of retreat not too far away.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562283155833378792.post-36177657613168948442010-02-20T18:13:51.216+11:002010-02-20T18:13:51.216+11:00And for me that would be stressful. I prefer when ...And for me that would be stressful. I prefer when I can’t see or hear any evidence of civilisation at all. The outback appeals to me for that very reason.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678687120165473412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562283155833378792.post-55841636982832186422010-02-20T16:10:21.127+11:002010-02-20T16:10:21.127+11:00Although I dream of living on acreage I think I am...Although I dream of living on acreage I think I am better off living in the tumult of the city. More to soak up ...Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562283155833378792.post-4301413864035906122010-02-20T16:09:03.524+11:002010-02-20T16:09:03.524+11:00I deliberately chose counterpane rather than bedsp...I deliberately chose counterpane rather than bedspread or quilt or doona. It has a poetic lilt to it.<br /><br />Yep ... a bit of self-analysis going on there. But I am the mother too ... somehow.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562283155833378792.post-66209194363286350632010-02-20T15:15:29.159+11:002010-02-20T15:15:29.159+11:00As a hermit, this really resonates with me. It’s w...As a hermit, this really resonates with me. It’s why I love living remotely.I imagine this is also you, Julie.<br /><br /><i>counterpane</i> -- another new (old) word: <i>noun (dated) a bedspread</i>Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678687120165473412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562283155833378792.post-47464374158032581052010-02-20T08:41:55.122+11:002010-02-20T08:41:55.122+11:00I relate to this young man ... not the fly on the ...I relate to this young man ... not the fly on the wall bit but the enjoying being alone ... some people do find that odd.<br /><br />A nice description that draws one in.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.com