I am socially awkward. Things I have learnt.
I didn’t learn that I am socially awkward, I already am acutely aware of that. I am no good in a social situation, I either hide in the corner, talk too much or both which is a strange combination but one I managed just this past week. I was asked, in fact, no, I volunteered to take some photos for a friend’s event to launch their non profit organization. I thought I would be great, I like taking photos, I take ok photos. I’ve got this. I’ve not got this. I knew there were other people taking photos, so none of us were the sole recorders of the event. When I arrived the first person I saw was a huge man with a huge beard and a huge camera and a huge flash, working the room like he was there to take pictures and only there to take pictures. Like I was supposed to be. Except I didn’t, I just froze, the room was pretty small, the turn out was amazing and all I could …
