I was really shy growing up and it took a lot for me to come out of that shell and be more sociable. But once it happened, it was great to meet and make friends with so many different people. I love going to conferences and getting to spend time with people to learn more about them. In part that’s why this isolation is so hard. I’m not really able to interact with people the way I used to and I’m sure many of you are in the same boat. So this post is to better times in the past and the better times to come in the future. This is a picture from the 2013 Romantic Times Convention.