Wednesday, January 7, 2009
I agreed to go out with a friend from work. She just moved here from Porterville, and she wants to do stuff. I feel bad that I bailed out on her. Well not really. I feel kind of relieved actually. She wants to play pool and go clubbing.
I want to meet more people and do more things with different people, seeing that I have a really flexible schedule. But I just can't get myself to want to go with anyone! All they want to do is drink, party and do crap like billiards at a bar.
Am I contradicting myself by refusing to take their offers?
I have a couple of friends that want to take me to bars and clubs when I turn 21. I appreciate the thought, but I don't want to do it. I am scared to. I don't think I am even scared, I just think that the bar scene is lame.
What do people like me do there? I like to meet different people, but while they're drunk? And I know for a fact that people at clubs don't bring their real personalities with them. I know I won't, mainly because I don't act like like a jerk whistling at every person I think is hot. I don't act like a dog.
And I don't like being in certain situations. Sure, I don't mind being the designated driver and taking care of trashed friends, but I also don't like it being a habit either. I've had my share of that in the past, and it resulted in me driving illegally at 15 years old too many times.
I know I like to have fun, I know I like to go out, but I don't like to do that kind of stuff. That is just not how I like to meet people. But I wonder how else I would meet people out here. This is the dilemma I have been facing ever since I have started working.
I never realized how much I like playing rock band, and kicking people's asses at soul calibur. I think my nerdy ways are coming back, I kinda like it that way though. I've had my share of those high maintenance people, and I kinda don't like it.
Oh man, I must be bored.
I want to meet more people and do more things with different people, seeing that I have a really flexible schedule. But I just can't get myself to want to go with anyone! All they want to do is drink, party and do crap like billiards at a bar.
Am I contradicting myself by refusing to take their offers?
I have a couple of friends that want to take me to bars and clubs when I turn 21. I appreciate the thought, but I don't want to do it. I am scared to. I don't think I am even scared, I just think that the bar scene is lame.
What do people like me do there? I like to meet different people, but while they're drunk? And I know for a fact that people at clubs don't bring their real personalities with them. I know I won't, mainly because I don't act like like a jerk whistling at every person I think is hot. I don't act like a dog.
And I don't like being in certain situations. Sure, I don't mind being the designated driver and taking care of trashed friends, but I also don't like it being a habit either. I've had my share of that in the past, and it resulted in me driving illegally at 15 years old too many times.
I know I like to have fun, I know I like to go out, but I don't like to do that kind of stuff. That is just not how I like to meet people. But I wonder how else I would meet people out here. This is the dilemma I have been facing ever since I have started working.
I never realized how much I like playing rock band, and kicking people's asses at soul calibur. I think my nerdy ways are coming back, I kinda like it that way though. I've had my share of those high maintenance people, and I kinda don't like it.
Oh man, I must be bored.
I can relate with that. I don't drink either, so the bar scene doesn't really offer anything for me except drunk people who may or may not puke on me.
An idea I was entertaining was just going on to dating websites or social networking websites and just inviting people to hang out. I think there are a few where people can list themselves as looking for friendship. Watch a movie, have some dinner, go shopping, play Soul Calibur, you know, the regular stuff. Of course, there are issues of online safety and meeting in public places just in case they turn out to be... weird shall we say. But to some degree you can be more selective and find people with similar interests. Just be cautious, meet in public places, and perhaps talk to them on the phone or something to guage their true personality as opposed to just their online one.
Good Luck though! *thumbs up*
I am the same way, I don't drink or like to go out to clubs and parties and that's all people our age seem to want to do. I'm the dork who wants to play video games listen to music or walk around the mall and get some cheapo mall food. Seems like the bar and club are overrated anyway like you said people aren't who they really are when they go to those places. oh well I would go out occasionally with people if I were you, better than doing nothing and if you keep saying no people usually stop asking
Yay to being sober!, People in this area ONLY like to drink and have sex and have kids.
I need to go on those sites and check out who is in the area. I've made a friend off the net and I must say it was successful since. SHE KNOWS WHO I'M TALKING ABOUT.