Comments on: How Deep Do You Go?

By: Susan Mercedes

Susan Mercedes — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:53:08 +0000

Chris: The rules belong to us. Take your “board” scuba diving anytime! Hell, the “board” makes life so much easier at breakfast.

By: Susan Mercedes

Susan Mercedes — Fri, 01 May 2009 13:51:57 +0000

LadyXanth: I love that you can’t “abandon” people after they insist on taking you on a scuba dive. You’re sweet like that.

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 01 May 2009 12:23:42 +0000

I’m totally a scuba diver. All the interesting stuff is well below the surface. Though I like diving with the “board”. How does that work?

By: LadyXanth

LadyXanth — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:52:28 +0000

Great analogy, Susan! I think I tend to snorkel for the most part, but I enjoy scuba as well, with people I’m close too. What is always surprising to me are the random strangers who have just met me and take me on a sudden deep sea dive. No prep time, no air tank, just wham! Here I am in an emotionally draining conversation, but I can’t turn away, I feel like they have ’shared’ something with me and I can’t abandon them.

By: Susan Mercedes

Susan Mercedes — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:19:51 +0000

Porty: I definitely need to add surfing to the mix. Well not the crashing and broken board part, but the idea. In fact, surfing is like snorkeling except you’re using a board as the tool to help you get through conversations. Let’s pretend that the board represents alcohol. If you rely on the “board” too much, you’ll inevitably pass out. End of story.

By: Susan Mercedes

Susan Mercedes — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:06:56 +0000

Erin: No, that’s just plain fun! *pouring you a glass of Jameson*

By: Susan Mercedes

Susan Mercedes — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:03:14 +0000

Summer: It’s great to be able to do both. Water sports are fun! Wait, uhm…human interaction is the fun thing.

By: Susan Mercedes

Susan Mercedes — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:01:38 +0000

Amberly: Drowning sucks. I suggest drinking more wine. Cheers.

By: Susan Mercedes

Susan Mercedes — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:00:58 +0000

Carrie: This surprises me about you. As long as you don’t pinch me (hermit crabs pinch, right?) I’m happy to hang out with you in the water…however you’d like.

By: Susan Mercedes

Susan Mercedes — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:59:26 +0000

Laura: In the rare cases where my ADD isn’t full blown or I’m not too saucy, I like scuba dives. And with you, they are always a pleasure.

By: Susan Mercedes

Susan Mercedes — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:54:12 +0000

Misty:Cheers to snorkeling!

By: Porty

Porty — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:19:15 +0000

Very interesting analogy. But where does the Surfer fit in? That’s what I am. Surfing usually involves light skimming of the surface conversation until I end up becoming so flustered by the pressures of social interaction that I crash the wave and end up slamming into the merciless coral below leaving me beaten up and with a broken board.

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:56:59 +0000

Scuba, mostly. That’s how I get to hear people’s insane stories. But if I have a glass of Jameson in hand, I just hug people a lot and accidentally spit on them as I babble away about how much I love the tuba player in Blood, Sweat & Tears. I don’t know if that’s snorkeling or scuba diving, but it’s definitely a water sport of some kind.

By: Summer

Summer — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:19:43 +0000

I like to do a variety of both. I think the majority of my friends are all snorkelers so I am good at floating around at their pace. But occasionally, when there is something deep down that needs to be discussed, I like to put on my scuba gear. Great analogy!

By: Amberly

Amberly — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:51:39 +0000

I used to be a hermit crab too (notice how we added a third communication to your blog? LOL) but now I’m pretty much like you, I snorkel for the most part and only occasionaly scuba and when I do scuba, the intensity of the conversations tend to sort of emotionally drain me. However, when it comes to snorkeling with a guy I like, I drown immediately. Hate that about myself!