I like my friends around here. I really do. I spent several years here in Vancouver where the only real social contact I had was either at work or driving to the top of the state to visit my friends from back home, and so when I started meeting some people around here who weren't complete flakes it was exceedingly welcome.
But I still find myself feeling undersocialized. My spell checker here is informing me that undersocialized isn't a word, but I digress. I really don't want to sound like I'm bitching, I'm not, and I'm not feeling depressed so that isn't the motivation here; it's more or less that it would be nice to know some people who like to leave their homes. I love playing video games, talking about random shit and chain smoking as much as any other nerd, but I'm also a big fan of doing things. I realize that for all of us money is tight, so that limits what can be done; but you'd think that there would at least be some sort of impetus for more frequent social gatherings.
Parties aren't difficult things to have, the formula required is: 1) Place to have party 2) Alcohol (preferably) and 3) People to show up. Shake vigorously then serve in a tall glass over ice. I realize that of all my friends down here I'm really the only drinker--well, they drink, just ... not like I do. Hah.
They have this strange notion in their minds that parties have to be carefully and delicately designed events, sparsely utilized for rare occasions like holidays. Whatever happened to Fridays being good enough excuse to kick back and have fun?
So I've been thinking, how can I manipula-- er... convince my friends to let loose more? If not that, and it's probably a better option overall, I need to find out how to broaden my circle of friends more.
Things like this make me feel a bit socially inept, sort of like I'm re-learning how to walk and not doing a very good job at it.
It's always possible that all of this is really just a result of party withdrawal and I need to vent out some steam. On the plus side, I always have Chat, Jonny loves his chat drinking buddies.
But I still find myself feeling undersocialized. My spell checker here is informing me that undersocialized isn't a word, but I digress. I really don't want to sound like I'm bitching, I'm not, and I'm not feeling depressed so that isn't the motivation here; it's more or less that it would be nice to know some people who like to leave their homes. I love playing video games, talking about random shit and chain smoking as much as any other nerd, but I'm also a big fan of doing things. I realize that for all of us money is tight, so that limits what can be done; but you'd think that there would at least be some sort of impetus for more frequent social gatherings.
Parties aren't difficult things to have, the formula required is: 1) Place to have party 2) Alcohol (preferably) and 3) People to show up. Shake vigorously then serve in a tall glass over ice. I realize that of all my friends down here I'm really the only drinker--well, they drink, just ... not like I do. Hah.
They have this strange notion in their minds that parties have to be carefully and delicately designed events, sparsely utilized for rare occasions like holidays. Whatever happened to Fridays being good enough excuse to kick back and have fun?
So I've been thinking, how can I manipula-- er... convince my friends to let loose more? If not that, and it's probably a better option overall, I need to find out how to broaden my circle of friends more.
Things like this make me feel a bit socially inept, sort of like I'm re-learning how to walk and not doing a very good job at it.
It's always possible that all of this is really just a result of party withdrawal and I need to vent out some steam. On the plus side, I always have Chat, Jonny loves his chat drinking buddies.
issue_:
yeh. chat is always a win. 
skwhale:
at least someone understands me :{)