And yet, it's true! :) You should see me at work. Or rather, you *wouldn't* see me at work, because nobody does.

People are difficult. They're often rewarding, and sometimes they even laugh at my jokes, but people take energy, and I do not naturally open up to them. Being around more than a handful of known people, or a single person I don't know well, is an energy sink.

Now, that doesn't mean that it's not sometimes FUN to be in crowds, but I have any number of entertaining hobbies that take large amounts of energy. I know folks who recharge around people, and I'm definitely not one of them.