I am a whore

Not in the literal sence, I am an attention whore. I have a friend that has introduced me to a music website, where he is popular. Now in turn, he is asked alot to collaborate on projects with others, he says by doing this, it makes him a whore, as he does not usually turn down the requests he gets. I am an attention whore. I like to be the center of attention, no matter what I might say to the contrary. I am not proud of this fact, and it is not something that I share very often, but I find that it is very hard to stay on the side lines when there is a large group. I am a very shy person, that has the ability to talk to anyone. I am very insucure, and standoffish, but I have the knack of putting that to the side and diving into the thick of whatever situation I am in. I am very well spoken, and I know a little something about almost everything, as I hate looking or sounding stupid, but that is the end of it, once I am thru with the info that I have, I am at a loss, and that is when it all seems to start to fall apart. I think that is why I am not as social as some of the people I know. Small talk seems out of reach somehow. I have a good friend who lives in Orlando. I was living in California at the time and this friend of mine wanted to come to California for a visit. Now to give you some kind of clairty, I had only meet this person one time in the past, but we had had countless conversations on the phone, and were very close, as close as can be expected in the situation. Now getting back to the story, He arrived to Sacramento and we decided what we were going to do. It was settled that we would take a drive from Sacramento to Mt St. Helens in Washington. From Sacramento to Washington is a 13 hour drive, and another 13 hours back. I was in full painc mode. What the fuck am I gonna talk about with this person for 26 hours? It turns out we both never ran out of things to talk about, and it was one of the best times I have ever had. We got to the mountain, and there was a blizzard, so we had to turn around and go back home, it was a pointless trip, but I learned that you are only as intresting as you make yourself. It never hurts to push the limits of ones boundries, but it is hard sometimes, just making the leap can sometimes be to much..... Will it be for me?