The Bonus of Being an Extrovert
Feb. 12th, 2018 08:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lydamorehouseTo be fair, the world is set-up for extroverts, but I'm such an extrovert that I think I get bonuses that even other extroverts don't.
There's a coffee shop that I've been going to for years, Claddagh Coffee. I don't even entirely remember how I found it, but it's on 7th, on the way home (if go that way, if you know what I mean,) from Shawn's work, the Minnesota Historical Society. Normally, within a few months of going to a coffee shop, I've learned most of the baristas names and more often than not have talked to the owner.
I've been going to Claddagh long enough now that I know the names of my fellow regulars, too.
So, today, I come in, and one of my fellow regulars, Tim, says, "Hey, Lyda, I brought in a print to show you." I'm thinking, 'A print? Like a piece of art?' but Tim has a great sense of humor and we've huddled together, close to his phone to watch videos, etc., so this isn't necessarily out of the ordinary for an interaction between us and I'm super-curious about what kind of art print Tim thought was worth bringing in for _me_ to see.
So, I say, "A print?"
Out of his pocket, Tim pulls out a 3-D printed HAND.
I have never seen anything that's been 3-D printed before. It's really cool. He was particularly excited about this print because it was the first time he got the "clear" (it looked milky-white to me) resin to work. Apparently different types of resin have different melting points? He was happy to have figured out this one, at any rate. He said that the design for the hand is one that's downloadable (because I asked if he'd scanned the hand of anyone he knew), and is supposed to be able to hold your iPhone for you (though it didn't work terribly well, when he tried to demonstrate.)
Apparently Tim (who is this sort, which is why we've bonded in the past,) bought his son a 3-D printer kit and the two of them built the 3-D printer together. Tim is also a mentor at his son's robotics and I secretly groaned when I heard that because the other thing I know about Tim is that he's an engineer who DESIGNED AIRPLANES (and maybe still does) for a living. Meanwhile, one of the guys we have mentoring our Washington team is an investment banker.... who makes "future money."
At any rate, I thought that moment was very illustrative of my life as an extrovert.
There's a coffee shop that I've been going to for years, Claddagh Coffee. I don't even entirely remember how I found it, but it's on 7th, on the way home (if go that way, if you know what I mean,) from Shawn's work, the Minnesota Historical Society. Normally, within a few months of going to a coffee shop, I've learned most of the baristas names and more often than not have talked to the owner.
I've been going to Claddagh long enough now that I know the names of my fellow regulars, too.
So, today, I come in, and one of my fellow regulars, Tim, says, "Hey, Lyda, I brought in a print to show you." I'm thinking, 'A print? Like a piece of art?' but Tim has a great sense of humor and we've huddled together, close to his phone to watch videos, etc., so this isn't necessarily out of the ordinary for an interaction between us and I'm super-curious about what kind of art print Tim thought was worth bringing in for _me_ to see.
So, I say, "A print?"
Out of his pocket, Tim pulls out a 3-D printed HAND.
I have never seen anything that's been 3-D printed before. It's really cool. He was particularly excited about this print because it was the first time he got the "clear" (it looked milky-white to me) resin to work. Apparently different types of resin have different melting points? He was happy to have figured out this one, at any rate. He said that the design for the hand is one that's downloadable (because I asked if he'd scanned the hand of anyone he knew), and is supposed to be able to hold your iPhone for you (though it didn't work terribly well, when he tried to demonstrate.)
Apparently Tim (who is this sort, which is why we've bonded in the past,) bought his son a 3-D printer kit and the two of them built the 3-D printer together. Tim is also a mentor at his son's robotics and I secretly groaned when I heard that because the other thing I know about Tim is that he's an engineer who DESIGNED AIRPLANES (and maybe still does) for a living. Meanwhile, one of the guys we have mentoring our Washington team is an investment banker.... who makes "future money."
At any rate, I thought that moment was very illustrative of my life as an extrovert.