Past one hurdle. I survived the debut. There were lots of other people out of place like the celebrator's grade school friend and her hairdresser, my sister didn't wander too far away, and the hostess was really nice and accommodating.

Now, there's the overnight trip to my parents' province for my niece's christening. This may be agoraphobia kicking in. I'm anxious about the six hour ride going there and being in a place I haven't been for ten years and having to talk to people whom I barely remember. I'm probably going to bring my antihistamines with me.

I wonder if this anxiety is something that really gets in the way of my life, or if I can live in a way I can avoid these situations like some kind of hermit. I think people will tell me to forget about the second option.

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I'm bad at conversations, which is why I end up favorite-ing my friends' tweets instead of replying to them.

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Good news: the lump is most likely an swollen lymph node. It shrank to half its size after antibiotics and using a hot water bottle.