So my mama just sent me an email and this is what it says:

Psychology Today reports that "perceptual biases" lead us all to overestimate how many extroverts there are, because those extroverts can suck the air out of the room. In fact, over half of us are introverted, and that's an advantage in some respects:
Scientists now know that, while introverts have no special advantage in intelligence, they do seem to process more information than others in any given situation. To digest it, they do best in quiet environments, interacting one on one. Further, their brains are less dependent on external stimuli and rewards to feel good.

As a result, introverts are not driven to seek big hits of positive emotional arousal—they'd rather find meaning than bliss—making them relatively immune to the search for happiness that permeates contemporary American culture. In fact, the cultural emphasis on happiness may actually threaten their mental health. As American life becomes increasingly competitive and aggressive, to say nothing of blindingly fast, the pressures to produce on demand, be a team player, and make snap decisions cut introverts off from their inner power source, leaving them stressed and depleted. Introverts today face one overarching challenge—not to feel like misfits in their own culture.

HAHAHAHA MAMA HOW WELL YOU KNOW ME.

who wants to read my self-indulgent, stream-of-consciousness babble?

Okay, I have recently been thinking about fictional characters I relate to, specifically how differently I relate to them than Elyssa does. Because I was thinking that she has a type and I have a type. She's all about Angel and Harry and Lee Adama. And I'm over here loving the stuffing out of Spike and Ron and Helo/Gaius/Billy/Felix/basically-all-the-other-male-characters. And the obvious difference is that she loves the Heroes and I love the sidekick/shadow character/whatever.

So of course I want to know why. And I have been digging deeply into this today.

And I have come to the conclusion that it is because I am a giant mess, okay?

( cut for self-indulgent rambling )

I have decided that I want to be Maggie Smith when I am old

CAN WE PLEASE TALK ABOUT HOW PERFECT DOWNTON ABBEY IS? OKAY.

( spoilers through the end of S1 )