October 7, 2006
A gathering of friends
I’ve mentioned before that I don’t have much of a social life. I’ve had problems with social anxiety disorder since back in the days when it was called agoraphobia. I’m most content when when I’m here in my own home.
Some things are worth going out for, though. I’ve been sharing lunch about once a month with other BookCrossers for over three years. That and my theatre outings are the only things I want to do outside of my home, and pretty much the only things I do do other than work and necessary errands.
We call ourselves The Table of Contents, quite appropriate for group of book lovers, moreso because they are all full of wonderful contents themselves, in intellect and personality. But there’s a little joke there, too, a play on the words. We meet at various restaurants and all of us love the dining experiences as much as books and each others’ company. Our joke is that, once a fine meal is eaten, including a delicious dessert (usually chocolate!) we are the Table of Contents, because we’re such a contented lot.
Progress: One of the things we do at the gatherings is to swap books. I always bring home too many. I met my goal today and brought home less than I started with. Baby steps.
Posted by skeet @ 5:05 pm • Recreation, Society & culture
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