Can anyone explain why it is that people waiting at the corner stand so far back from the curb? Is it just a thing in my neck of the woods? 

Every morning I get to the corner across from my building, and there's a bunch of people standing 3 or 4 feet away from the crosswalk. And I routinely just plow on through and stand right on the corner.

The only explanation I can think of is that people are afraid a car will veer into them as it goes around the corner. My logic is that if a car is going to drive into the corner, it will probably hit me whether I'm 1 foot from the curb or 5 because it is clearly not paying attention or being smart or something has gone terribly awry with the driver and they can no longer control the vehicle in which case it's just a tragedy.

Anyway, if anyone knows what rule of corner etiquette I'm missing out on, let me know because meanwhile, I'm just going to keep living on the edge. 

The con is on

I never wanted to be an actor. It involves way too much attention on me, which is super not my style. But, guys, I think I may deserve an Oscar because I have managed to convince a lot of people that I am an extrovert. Without even trying!!!!

Ask anyone in my family, or large extended family, and they will straight up tell you I was high-level shy as a kid. Cried during my country report presentation in 6th grade because I hated being in the spotlight that much.* Did everything in my power to avoid attention all through school, with the exception of grad school. What changed you ask?

I really like archives. I was really excited about it and at least for me, Susan Cain's book, Quiet, nailed it. When an introvert really cares about something, they'll put aside their introverted tendencies**. Which leads me to how I have conned everyone into thinking I'm an extrovert:

I work in an archive for my church. Two things on the top of my, "I really care about this" list? Archives and my faith. So at work, yeah. I speak up (too much, really). And then the other place I mainly meet people is at church, so, yeah. And I'm a supervisor at work, so I have to be available to people. And at church, I was a secretary so I had to talk to new people, get to know names, etc. 

Which doesn't explain why I talk soooooooooooo much about my religion and my work. But, that? That is just that I'm super awkward and deal with it by talking, for way too long. 

You'd think someone would have caught on by now....

*Not sure if that's introversion or just a loathing of public speaking, though. 

**Sorry Susan if I totally slaughtered that.

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