Thoughts of the Sleepless...

[kirbyzero]

It's 3:42 AM and I can't sleep.  I've got thoughts and shit running through my head, I think that's what's keeping me awake.  Here's the gist of it:  my lack of any sort of relationship over the past five-some years of my young-adult life has started actually bugging me.  Not to say I've had a high "tolerance" all along, it's always gotten to me.

Comments

[goestoeleven]

Also, regarding this:

"I keep realizing I might come off as rude when I meant to kid."

You might, but not if you're pulling off the joke correctly. I consider myself pretty good at this, considering I can often say terrible, terrible things to people that might normally get offended and they know I don't mean a thing.

People know you're a really nice guy, and so I don't think they're going to go "Wow, did Dan just suddenly turn into a total asshole when he made fun of me?"

That's why I can turn to Caitlin when she walks in my room and go "Who invited you? Get out of here, skank." She knows she's one of my best friends, so it's not going to suddenly come across as offensive.

[goestoeleven]

i definitely agree with this. it ties into what matt said earlier. have confidence people know who you are. i've never heard anyone ever say "dang... dan's mean." having confidence in your joking will 1. make your jokes funnier, and 2. come across with that whole self-confidence thing which is amazingly attractive. a guy that is sure of himself is quite desirable, since most girls aren't and they want that, among other reasons. also, if for some reason you do say something incredibly jerklike, trust that you have friends that will either tell you or punch you in the face. if neither of those happen in a conversation, you've offended nobody.
matt's right that the 'dork' image is quite 'in' right now, but brian's the most right when he says that there's a perfect match out there. no other girl/what she thinks matters.

[morethanastory]

preach it, ellen.

[anonymous]

Okay look man, you DO have a problem; but you're grossly mis-diagnosing it. Your problem isn't that you like videogames and shit, and in fact, it's rather arrogant to think that people wouldn't like you over something so superficial. Your problem stems from a lack of confidence. There. That's it. It's not easy to gain confidence, and i certainly can't tell you how, but once you figure that out, everything will work out. And even if it DOESN'T work out immediately, with confidence, you won't care. That's the beauty!