Getting my kicks in twenty-oh-six.

[teh_spoony_bard]

Bleh. 2005 sucked. Shit, did anyone have a good one?

But I suppose my view of it wouldn't be so dismal if I were in a better mood. Everything's come together to put me in a bit of a funk.
I just put in the most grueling week I've ever had at work. Ten hours of busting my ass at the space center, for five days straight. And now I have to go

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[skypaladin]

I've been where you are, with respect to friends and women. In this very year, I went from having virtually no friends to finding a fantastic (though still small) group of people to spend time with. It happened gradually - I met the majority of them through Facebook, despite my restrained, lackluster efforts to win people over with my dazzling charm. I desperately wanted friends, but that didn't stop me from being shy: I've been called an attractive guy, yet I had very few female friends, or any friends in general. Honestly, you'd be pretty surprised at how quickly things can change: it just happens. January of '05 saw me shying away from a kiss offered by a gorgeous woman. Plenty of regret for that, and the rest of my year in school I was pretty aloof. Then in June, totally out of the blue, I happened to meet my current girlfriend. Essentially, within one year I went from never-been-kissed to being involved in a sexual relationship.

At least for me, the real problem is fear - being afraid to present yourself and be out there even though you desperately crave some social and personal interaction. You just get to a point where you don't care about that anymore, you gradually get over it. Or, something just happens out of the blue and works as a catalyst.

...As for the Kwoon, I've no idea. I kinda miss the nightly chats myself, but you're right: people found other things in their life, myself included. One thing I could do is get to know the folks at RI a bit better and get into that scene, but at this point I'm not sure I have the time for it. It's much less a priority now than back when I had no social life or relationship - I find my real life is more rewarding, and I'm pleased with that. Nothing wrong with finding friends online, though - maybe you should try to find a new community somewhere. If you get into RI and participate in a Survivor or two, that might take care of a couple of those resolutions.

[yimi]

<3 <3 HW2 community

[myname_nick]

I too find real life more rewarding!