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01-19-2003, 12:01 AM | #76 |
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How can somebody who's a sportswriter be afraid to talk to people? In your job, you're required to go up to complete strangers and ask them personal questions all the time ("What were your emotions?" "What were you thinking?" "Why did you do that?")
Yet, you can't hold a beer at a crowded party and talk sports or movies or computers or school with folks you at least kinda know? If you can screw up your courage to do interviews, you can socialize on a college campus, where you already have much in common with everyone else -- you're all going to the same school, taking many of the same classes. A little conversation about that can reveal other common interests. You just have to take that first step and scratch the surface, after that it snowballs. |
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01-19-2003, 12:01 AM | #78 |
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Nothin to it but to do it! Any way I gotta go for now I hope you will lighten up on yourself and stop viewing yourself as someone who can't mingle with anyone you so choose.
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01-19-2003, 12:02 AM | #80 |
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I never want to go to parties, and I'm a pretty sociable guy. Salesman by trade. But I always dread the small talk, thinking I'll be bored if there aren't people I know there. And I almost always end up having a great time.
Point being, it's too bad you didn't go as you'd likely have enjoyed yourself. The good news is that you're in college and there'll be plenty of parties and eventually something will happen that will get you to walk in the door. You'll be fine once you do. |
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01-19-2003, 12:04 AM | #81 |
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I should host a Star Wars watching party when the new one comes out....too bad it's in 2005.
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01-19-2003, 12:04 AM | #82 |
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Believe what you wish, friend. I'll harbour no resentment if you choose to disbelieve me. A member of my fanclub emailed me 3 days ago about your situation and asked that I drop in on this site. I'll be going to Mass shortly, but I wanted to take a moment to offer a brief word of encouragement.
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01-19-2003, 12:05 AM | #83 |
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Dude, if you ever want to have girls interested in you, you need to stop thinking about Star Wars and your video card.
The only thing making you appear like a geek is YOU. |
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01-19-2003, 12:10 AM | #86 |
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Take your a** to the party but just be "yourself." If you drink then just drink a couple. Go up to the few people you know just to say hey and tell them you can only stay for a few because you have to get up early. Tell you you were hanging out with some other friends and they caused you to be late. Anyway, that gives you a few minutes of face time, allows everyone to see your pretty cool because you don't show up, get **** faced, and break things. Then you're out of there and you were seen by others. The next time the other people are having a party and see you it will increase your chances of getting invited thus giving you a social life.
Go to the party but do it on your terms. A quick in and out and a few handshakes! |
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01-19-2003, 12:12 AM | #87 |
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GoChiefs,
You need someone in your family to give you a kick in the ass. And Sib is right, if you are planning on becoming a sportswriter( I'm planning on becoming one as well, thats what I'm going to college for) then you have to have a set of balls on you. You have to be able to take criticism, ask tough questions and SOCIALIZE. You are wasting years that people on this board would kill to get back. I'm sure you had friends in high school, everyone has a friend in high school I don't care how nerdy you are. Think about the ways you made those friends. People will go out of their way to offer friendship, but once you keep rejecting them (like not going to this party) they will stop. This is what leads me to believe why you have no current friends. I think people make the effort, but you push them away for no reason. You absolutely need to start spreading your wings. You will look back on these days you are pissing away sitting on a computer and regret them and there won't be a damn thing you can do about it. My 17 year old brother in high school would rather sit online than socialize with people from school. I would give up just about everything I have to get my high school years back. You just don't appreciate things like high school and the time before you head out into the real world until you are in it. Take Punkin up on his offer man. You have nothing to lose. To be a journalist you HAVE to make contacts with people. Consider him your contact to the outside world. I've ragged on you pretty hard on this board, but I really do feel sorry for you. I enjoy sitting online, but I have a girlfriend and a life that I wouldn't trade for any modem, harddrive, or video card. Those things will always be there. Your youth won't.
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Unbelievable. No WAY this is Jeremy Bulloch.
If this really IS Jeremy Bulloch, I met you....twice. Let's see if it's really you. The second time I met you, I was wearing a green shirt with a logo on it. You commented on it. What logo was it? |
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