Craving for human interaction

[Mr Pickles]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: MrLee

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: ahurtt
1) Turn off computer.
2) Go outside.
3) Profit.

i think that #2 there is another part of the problem. by the time i get home from work, i have maybe an hour's worth of daylight left. not much time to really do anything.

why do you need daylight to interact with humans? this is a pretty pathetic post.

i don't. i'm just saying its one less thing i can to keep me occupied. you have pretty pathetic reading comprehension.

That was a two parter there skillet. The first part was, "dude, you don't need daylight, go out and hang out and do some pushups or drive around a dodge stratus or something its all good" and the second part was "this is a pretty pathetic post" because it really is. You sound pathetic. In fact how you felt when you posted that really was the best definition of pathetic. So, pathetic in a literal sense. Almost emo. Maybe emo, i'm not quite sure when people hit the level of emo.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
You could always hang out at the :music: YMCA :music:

that never gets old.

 

[meltdown75]

LOL skillet

 

[CraKaJaX]

Learn to play guitar. Or any musical instrument.

 

[RiverDog]

Originally posted by: mattocs
Where at in PA are you? I live north of Pittsburgh.

Where,
I just moved from Ford City, 45 miles north of Pittsburgh

 

[Skacer]

Originally posted by: zinfamous
I have a solution, then.

every 4th of July, one of my good friend's neighbors drinks himself silly, walks out to his front yard (this is the thick of the suburbs, mind you), and fires his pistol into the air. No one seems to care b/c he's never a threat to anyone and never has any ill intentions. Not sure how long this has been going on (if indeed it still is--this story is at least 10 years old).

clearly, it seems possible to shoot at night. maybe it helps that it's the 4th, with gunfire easily mistaken for fireworks...but why not just assume every night is the 4th, run outside after work, and start shooting wildly into the air? can't hurt, right? I bet it feels damn good.

(Ummm, this works in the South. not sure about PA)

I hope nobody pays you to come up with solutions.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: ultimatebob

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: zinfamous

Originally posted by: ultimatebob

Originally posted by: zinfamous
or...you could always go forward with that return to school plan...hint hint.

that's a damn fine way to meet chicks and people.

I liked my gun store plan as well!

I think pontifex already has several guns.

perhaps he should go shoot them? ...or perhaps not...

yes i do have several. i'd love to shoot them, but like i said, by the time i get home and settled, its already getting too dark to do anything outside.

No indoor ranges in your area?

none that i am aware of.

I have a solution, then.

every 4th of July, one of my good friend's neighbors drinks himself silly, walks out to his front yard (this is the thick of the suburbs, mind you), and fires his pistol into the air. No one seems to care b/c he's never a threat to anyone and never has any ill intentions. Not sure how long this has been going on (if indeed it still is--this story is at least 10 years old).

clearly, it seems possible to shoot at night. maybe it helps that it's the 4th, with gunfire easily mistaken for fireworks...but why not just assume every night is the 4th, run outside after work, and start shooting wildly into the air? can't hurt, right? I bet it feels damn good.

(Ummm, this works in the South. not sure about PA)

i wonder if he (or the neighbors) realize those bullets have to come down somewhere?
this is not something i would do or recommend anyone doing.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: MrLee


That was a two parter there skillet. The first part was, "dude, you don't need daylight, go out and hang out and do some pushups or drive around a dodge stratus or something its all good" and the second part was "this is a pretty pathetic post" because it really is. You sound pathetic. In fact how you felt when you posted that really was the best definition of pathetic. So, pathetic in a literal sense. Almost emo. Maybe emo, i'm not quite sure when people hit the level of emo.

maybe you missed the part of my OP that said human interaction? as to the 2nd part, maybe i didn't give a fuck?

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX
Learn to play guitar. Or any musical instrument.

skin flute?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX
Learn to play guitar. Or any musical instrument.

i have tried learning to play guitar. put a good bit of money into and just never could grasp it. sold most of the stuff except for the amp, which no one seems to want.

 

[Chryso]

Originally posted by: moshquerade

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX
Learn to play guitar. Or any musical instrument.

skin flute?

That is amazingly hard to play alone.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Sweet just as always pontifex has come up with a rebuttal for why he CANNOT take on any of the suggestions. The root of your problems are right their buddy..... your a "cannot" thinker. You need to get rid of that mentality entirely and become a "how can I" thinker.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
Sweet just as always pontifex has come up with a rebuttal for why he CANNOT take on any of the suggestions. The root of your problems are right their buddy..... your a "cannot" thinker. You need to get rid of that mentality entirely and become a "how can I" thinker.

and as always, you're here to tell me about it. man, what would i do without you?

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
Sweet just as always pontifex has come up with a rebuttal for why he CANNOT take on any of the suggestions. The root of your problems are right their buddy..... your a "cannot" thinker. You need to get rid of that mentality entirely and become a "how can I" thinker.

and as always, you're here to tell me about it. man, what would i do without you?

same shit different day man. We had this conversation about a year ago....and here you are today no different. You obviously don't really want to change, you enjoy the misery on some masochistic level.

 

[needalife]

why dont u try online personals...

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Originally posted by: needalife
why dont u try online personals...

he has no one likes him.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
Sweet just as always pontifex has come up with a rebuttal for why he CANNOT take on any of the suggestions. The root of your problems are right their buddy..... your a "cannot" thinker. You need to get rid of that mentality entirely and become a "how can I" thinker.

and as always, you're here to tell me about it. man, what would i do without you?

same shit different day man. We had this conversation about a year ago....and here you are today no different. You obviously don't really want to change, you enjoy the misery on some masochistic level.

prove him wrong pontifex.

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: needalife
why dont u try online personals...

he has no one likes him.

that was just plain mean, and i know for a fact not true.

 

[Chryso]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
Sweet just as always pontifex has come up with a rebuttal for why he CANNOT take on any of the suggestions. The root of your problems are right their buddy..... your a "cannot" thinker. You need to get rid of that mentality entirely and become a "how can I" thinker.

and as always, you're here to tell me about it. man, what would i do without you?

same shit different day man. We had this conversation about a year ago....and here you are today no different. You obviously don't really want to change, you enjoy the misery on some masochistic level.

Nah, it isn't that. Some people are just born more socially challenged.
I would guess that he is really shy. I can understand it. I have been there.
You have to learn how to overcome it.
I have two daughters. One is 8 and the other is 5. The 5 year old never meets a stranger. She will walk up to other kids and immediately start talking to them and ask them to play and will almost immediately be right in the middle of everything. (she takes after her mother)
The 8 year old, on the other hand, hangs back. (she takes after me, or at least how I was when I was younger) She won't start playing with other kids unless/until she is invited. Because other kids are typically oblivious to this they may invite her or they may not even notice her. This absolutely kills me because I know EXACTLY what she is doing and why she is doing it and would do anything to help her get past this and be more social. I remember doing what she does and how much I wanted to start playing but I didn't know how to start.
I never would have thought it was something you are born with as much as it is if I didn't see how different my two girls are.

I am guessing this is how Pontifex is. He just needs to learn how to get past the fear and get out there and talk to people. Start with something small like saying Hi to someone you work with but don't really know. You already have an in with them so it should be easier than a complete stranger. It will get easier with practice, trust me on this.

 

[Platypus]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX
Learn to play guitar. Or any musical instrument.

i have tried learning to play guitar. put a good bit of money into and just never could grasp it. sold most of the stuff except for the amp, which no one seems to want.

off topic, what kind of amp is it?

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Chryso

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
Sweet just as always pontifex has come up with a rebuttal for why he CANNOT take on any of the suggestions. The root of your problems are right their buddy..... your a "cannot" thinker. You need to get rid of that mentality entirely and become a "how can I" thinker.

and as always, you're here to tell me about it. man, what would i do without you?

same shit different day man. We had this conversation about a year ago....and here you are today no different. You obviously don't really want to change, you enjoy the misery on some masochistic level.

Nah, it isn't that. Some people are just born more socially challenged.
I would guess that he is really shy. I can understand it. I have been there.
You have to learn how to overcome it.
I have two daughters. One is 8 and the other is 5. The 5 year old never meets a stranger. She will walk up to other kids and immediately start talking to them and ask them to play and will almost immediately be right in the middle of everything. (she takes after her mother)
The 8 year old, on the other hand, hangs back. (she takes after me, or at least how I was when I was younger) She won't start playing with other kids unless/until she is invited. Because other kids are typically oblivious to this they may invite her or they may not even notice her. This absolutely kills me because I know EXACTLY what she is doing and why she is doing it and would do anything to help her get past this and be more social. I remember doing what she does and how much I wanted to start playing but I didn't know how to start.
I never would have thought it was something you are born with as much as it is if I didn't see how different my two girls are.

I am guessing this is how Pontifex is. He just needs to learn how to get past the fear and get out there and talk to people. Start with something small like saying Hi to someone you work with but don't really know. You already have an in with them so it should be easier than a complete stranger. It will get easier with practice, trust me on this.

yeah, that is pretty much how i am. I've been shy all my life. I've gotten better at it, but its never totally gone away. I used to be so shy I wouldn't even talk to my grandparents. this was when i was a lot younger, like early elementary school age, but it shows how bad it was.

even now, when i'm with a group of people, i tend to keep quiet unless someone speaks directly to me. I also never seem to have anything to add to a conversation because I have no insight to the topic or haven't experienced this or that.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: Platypus

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX
Learn to play guitar. Or any musical instrument.

i have tried learning to play guitar. put a good bit of money into and just never could grasp it. sold most of the stuff except for the amp, which no one seems to want.

off topic, what kind of amp is it?

It's a Peavey. Not sure what model it is any more but it has several pedal type effects built into it. I think I paid a little over $200 for it a few years ago.

 

[Schfifty Five]

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: Chryso

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim

Originally posted by: pontifex

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
Sweet just as always pontifex has come up with a rebuttal for why he CANNOT take on any of the suggestions. The root of your problems are right their buddy..... your a "cannot" thinker. You need to get rid of that mentality entirely and become a "how can I" thinker.

and as always, you're here to tell me about it. man, what would i do without you?

same shit different day man. We had this conversation about a year ago....and here you are today no different. You obviously don't really want to change, you enjoy the misery on some masochistic level.

Nah, it isn't that. Some people are just born more socially challenged.
I would guess that he is really shy. I can understand it. I have been there.
You have to learn how to overcome it.
I have two daughters. One is 8 and the other is 5. The 5 year old never meets a stranger. She will walk up to other kids and immediately start talking to them and ask them to play and will almost immediately be right in the middle of everything. (she takes after her mother)
The 8 year old, on the other hand, hangs back. (she takes after me, or at least how I was when I was younger) She won't start playing with other kids unless/until she is invited. Because other kids are typically oblivious to this they may invite her or they may not even notice her. This absolutely kills me because I know EXACTLY what she is doing and why she is doing it and would do anything to help her get past this and be more social. I remember doing what she does and how much I wanted to start playing but I didn't know how to start.
I never would have thought it was something you are born with as much as it is if I didn't see how different my two girls are.

I am guessing this is how Pontifex is. He just needs to learn how to get past the fear and get out there and talk to people. Start with something small like saying Hi to someone you work with but don't really know. You already have an in with them so it should be easier than a complete stranger. It will get easier with practice, trust me on this.

yeah, that is pretty much how i am. I've been shy all my life. I've gotten better at it, but its never totally gone away. I used to be so shy I wouldn't even talk to my grandparents. this was when i was a lot younger, like early elementary school age, but it shows how bad it was.

even now, when i'm with a group of people, i tend to keep quiet unless someone speaks directly to me. I also never seem to have anything to add to a conversation because I have no insight to the topic or haven't experienced this or that.

Ok, so you've explained why you can't do anything, now what?

You looking for a magic pill to make everything better? You looking for pity? Just ranting?

If you want things to change, take a step out of your comfort zone and do something that makes you feel uncomfortable. Force yourself into a situation where you have to start overcoming your shyness. It's the only way you can make changes in your life.

 

[McGyver]

go for a road trip

 

[Mr Pickles]

Originally posted by: IcebergSlim
Sweet just as always pontifex has come up with a rebuttal for why he CANNOT take on any of the suggestions. The root of your problems are right their buddy..... your a "cannot" thinker. You need to get rid of that mentality entirely and become a "how can I" thinker.

Seriously IcebergSlim, how can anyone possibly make a 7 page thread being a "how can I" thinker? If he just took the good advice of the people trying to help instead of bashing them all and coming up with excuses as to why each idea just isnt' the right one for him then we'd be looking at what? six? seven replies tops... that sh*t doesn't sell. MERCHANDISING MERCHANDISING. Pontifex the baseball card! Pontifex the emo doll! Pontifex the custom razor wire with fake blood complete with black curtains to drown out the sunshine!

Pont I like you man, you're a good guy. You post some funny crap here in the forum and that's all it take for me to like you. So Slims wrong when he says no one likes you because blamotaki mushrooms at least you have one person here that does. That crazy lady with the Barret likes you too so shazam! Anyway, bottom line is, cheer up emo kid. Have a button...

http://www.interpunk.com/itemimages/75120.jpg

Just kidding, you might not be emo, but cmon man lifes good.

 

[purbeast0]

:music: Cry me a River!!!! :music: