So, I was just over reading Hydrophilic's blog, and... he's clearly demonstrated to me that I'm totally being a hermit over here. I've been in Seattle for like 4 months longer than him, and other than the odd show (usually a play, or something where you're expected to just sit and watch without interacting with other people), I mostly don't get out a lot. The only real friends I have in the area are... people I knew before I got here, who happened to also move to Seattle. I guess I'd been so fixated on how much life would be better once I got here... now that I'm here, I don't really have a plan. (Even "go out and meet people" would be a good plan.)
And there are excuses, of course. My work schedule starting at 5am kind of kills a lot of evening opportunities for me. The medz for my neck problem kind of suck the life out of me. Or the pain. Whatever. (I'm seeing a couple different doctors to see what's up with that further.) And, of course, depression.
So, maybe what I really need to do is not think of depression as a reason to allow me to go out, but instead it's an obstacle to be overcome. It's why I need to make an effort to go meet people. And maybe get on some other medz. Yay for chemical happiness.
And there are excuses, of course. My work schedule starting at 5am kind of kills a lot of evening opportunities for me. The medz for my neck problem kind of suck the life out of me. Or the pain. Whatever. (I'm seeing a couple different doctors to see what's up with that further.) And, of course, depression.
So, maybe what I really need to do is not think of depression as a reason to allow me to go out, but instead it's an obstacle to be overcome. It's why I need to make an effort to go meet people. And maybe get on some other medz. Yay for chemical happiness.
lankakitten:
White Elephant is a must, then.
goatkiller666:
So, I went onto Meetup.com and got myself signed up to some groups. It was easy finding the really focused groups, like sea kayaking and RPGing. I'm not sure about the general "go someplace and just hang out" kind of groups. There was one for women only, and one for 20s / 30s couples. One for singles. One for people who want to explore their sexuality. But nothing for "kinda geeky people". Guess that's what the SG group is for?