tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post1767245466989967435..comments2023-07-23T11:53:16.145-04:00Comments on This Heart of Mine: Surviving The Dreaded Cocktail HourSamantha Brinn Merelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-76092280895388803382013-06-20T21:41:25.363-04:002013-06-20T21:41:25.363-04:00Yep, I've spent cocktail hours, "meet n g...Yep, I've spent cocktail hours, "meet n greets", networking events - all in the confines of the bathroom. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-13540189845882480352013-06-20T15:26:52.523-04:002013-06-20T15:26:52.523-04:00Great plan :) I can appreciate it as an introvert...Great plan :) I can appreciate it as an introvert myself. And even if you can stand the cocktail hour, nodding and smiling gets awfully repetitive...Estherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231523634115523348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-61457935783420111422013-06-20T13:29:56.614-04:002013-06-20T13:29:56.614-04:00OMG, you're like my long lost introvert twin! ...OMG, you're like my long lost introvert twin! I do the same thing!!! Cocktail parties are my idea of torment. Ugh. I also love the way you told this story, the progression and your "transformation" into your attorney avatar...very fun!Natalie DeYounghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906680301422288990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-27978769637574482142013-06-20T12:54:07.561-04:002013-06-20T12:54:07.561-04:00From one introverted lawyer to another . . . this ...From one introverted lawyer to another . . . this is brilliant. I will HAVE to remember this at my next frightening and sweat inducing social gathering. <br /><br />I find viewings (as in at funeral homes) to be equally as daunting yet unavoidable, by the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-13326460695996270002013-06-20T11:39:28.588-04:002013-06-20T11:39:28.588-04:00I used to dread these things too. Now, after being...I used to dread these things too. Now, after being home with the kids all day, I appreciate the rare chance to get a little dressed up and feel a bit fancy for a night. Christine Organhttp://www.christineorgan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-2480209847681257252013-06-20T11:25:47.888-04:002013-06-20T11:25:47.888-04:00sounds like you made that cocktail hour work for y...sounds like you made that cocktail hour work for you!Robbie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12355421896613106268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-88766092941882187262013-06-20T09:06:23.885-04:002013-06-20T09:06:23.885-04:00oh boy. as I read this, I started to feel all twit...oh boy. as I read this, I started to feel all twitchy. I so cannot stand parties for exactly the reasons you describe. I hate it. so much. it freaks me out. I hate the small talk. the laughing. the drinking. the eye contact. the thoughts that run through my head. the sounds that seem to echo throughout my body. christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983259980848913151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-8259026992859598112013-06-19T23:21:05.374-04:002013-06-19T23:21:05.374-04:00I just like the free drinks. And if there aren'...I just like the free drinks. And if there aren't free drinks...I find myself standing on the wall like John Cusack in Sixteen Candles. Kirsten Oliphanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00496242688262871608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-40862833017954180592013-06-19T20:50:13.305-04:002013-06-19T20:50:13.305-04:00I've always thought you were brilliant, now I ...I've always thought you were brilliant, now I know you're resourceful too! A reader/writer's MacGyver! What else did you have in that bag of yours? Next time, I'll bring the snacks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-75756048517591924812013-06-19T20:48:11.395-04:002013-06-19T20:48:11.395-04:00Love this idea! Now I need a party invite so I can...Love this idea! Now I need a party invite so I can try it out! Genius!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-62858794170273545622013-06-19T19:59:05.923-04:002013-06-19T19:59:05.923-04:00I am with you there...there is nothing worse than ...I am with you there...there is nothing worse than staring into an empty drink glass wishing something was in it so your mouth can at least be busy...I hate the chatter!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13864898827831713032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-19988684549642958322013-06-19T12:36:17.841-04:002013-06-19T12:36:17.841-04:00I definitely recommend reading Quiet. It changed t...I definitely recommend reading Quiet. It changed the way I think about myself in a really dramatically good way.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-55699017499988515242013-06-19T12:30:15.738-04:002013-06-19T12:30:15.738-04:00Awesome! I always hide in the bathroom during coc...Awesome! I always hide in the bathroom during cocktail hour, too!!! I need to read Susan Cain.Mamarifichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861115843532508157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-39254987645933039692013-06-19T11:44:44.135-04:002013-06-19T11:44:44.135-04:00No need! Susan Cain wrote one called Quiet: The Po...No need! Susan Cain wrote one called Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, and it is absolutely brilliant. A must read for introverts, but really for everyone. She actually mentions the bathroom trick in one of her chapters.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-36777978209433877742013-06-19T11:43:59.454-04:002013-06-19T11:43:59.454-04:00Luckily, this was a really fancy bathroom, so the ...Luckily, this was a really fancy bathroom, so the stall doors went all the way to the floor :)Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-74922363616163682302013-06-19T11:43:40.863-04:002013-06-19T11:43:40.863-04:00I'm nothing if not creative when it comes to m...I'm nothing if not creative when it comes to managing big crowds and parties I really don't want to be at.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-25031045215251905772013-06-19T11:43:18.428-04:002013-06-19T11:43:18.428-04:00Yes, love it! I hate small talk more than anything...Yes, love it! I hate small talk more than anything.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-92195920042362864882013-06-19T11:43:06.660-04:002013-06-19T11:43:06.660-04:00Yes, dressed up is always the worst because inevit...Yes, dressed up is always the worst because inevitably something it too short, too long, crawling up somewhere it doesn't belong, or just plain uncomfortable.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-72718817688199751902013-06-19T11:42:27.189-04:002013-06-19T11:42:27.189-04:00Yes! It makes any event so much better!Yes! It makes any event so much better!Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-62920848344943647402013-06-19T11:42:14.054-04:002013-06-19T11:42:14.054-04:00Ugh, it's the mingling that makes me crazy. I ...Ugh, it's the mingling that makes me crazy. I don't have social anxiety at all, and I'm not shy, just an introvert with an intense hatred of small talk.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-56963946636087550572013-06-19T11:41:33.885-04:002013-06-19T11:41:33.885-04:00I totally didn't even think of that!I totally didn't even think of that!Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-67549640091264111742013-06-19T11:41:21.659-04:002013-06-19T11:41:21.659-04:00Staying in there is the BEST. Because by the time ...Staying in there is the BEST. Because by the time you leave the stall, it's a whole new group of people so as far as they know, you just went in.Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-30479314015752959042013-06-19T11:40:57.507-04:002013-06-19T11:40:57.507-04:00I don't know why I didn't think of that!I don't know why I didn't think of that!Samantha Brinn Merelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15109435460094526642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-54842086845414977702013-06-19T10:08:10.744-04:002013-06-19T10:08:10.744-04:00Brilliant! You should you write a survival guide f...Brilliant! You should you write a survival guide for introverts. Blogging Bibliophilehttp://fromnovelstoboardbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118261797831917447.post-53217101658881159652013-06-19T08:17:58.226-04:002013-06-19T08:17:58.226-04:00I love this!! So smart to bring a book...just hope...I love this!! So smart to bring a book...just hope nobody noticed you were in there! LOLLadygoogoogagahttp://lgoogoogaga.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com