Random Rants XLVIII: Worst. Thread Title. Ever!

[ReindeerThistle]

That feeling when you close a PM instead of sending it >.<

Tru dat.

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[Borachio]

Isn't it strange; I have rather the opposite problem, I can talk to crowds, no problem, but put me into a one-on-one conversation and I'm often flummoxed with all but most closest friends- I've gotten better as I've learned "small talk" but I'd rather speak to an entire room, no matter the size, than one acquaintance, hands down.

That's interesting. But I've got to say, Peck, yours is the less common problem. In fact, I've never before heard of anyone having it.

Still, I suppose when you're talking to a crowd you've something ready prepared, whereas small talk is all ad lib. Is that it?

 

[cardgame]

That feeling when you close a PM instead of sending it >.<

Technology is freaking amazing.

 

[SamSniped]

Technology is freaking amazing.

Do they have that for iPad?

 

[Arakhor]

That feeling when you close a PM instead of sending it >.<

Technology is freaking amazing.

Funnily enough, my response would have been, "That feeling when Lazarus prevents you from making silly mistakes like that..."

 

[classical_hero]

That feeling when you close a PM instead of sending it >.<

If you use firefox then that is no problem. All you have to do is reopen the tab and ti will be there.

 

[Arakhor]

You could even click Back and see if the text is still waiting for you.

 

[classical_hero]

Well from the looks of it he has close the tab the PM was in.

 

[Arakhor]

On Firefox, Ctrl-Alt-T opens the last tab you were using, if that helps.

 

[SamSniped]

If you use firefox then that is no problem. All you have to do is reopen the tab and ti will be there.

On Firefox, Ctrl-Alt-T opens the last tab you were using, if that helps.

Do they have that for iPad?

(5char)

 

[SouthernKing]

Safari is complete garbage, the iOS version even more so.

 

[madviking]

On Firefox, Ctrl-Alt-T opens the last tab you were using, if that helps.

as in chrome.

 

[Peck of Arabia]

That's interesting. But I've got to say, Peck, yours is the less common problem. In fact, I've never before heard of anyone having it.

Still, I suppose when you're talking to a crowd you've something ready prepared, whereas small talk is all ad lib. Is that it?

I'm not sure, a lot of the presentations I've given, while I've had some notes, include quite a bit of ad-libbing, but it was around a central theme that I have thought through before hand, so I imagine there's something in that and I never had stage fright or even much nervousness in my (very) short-lived thespian days.


It might be that, as I've said before, my mind has a nasty habit of thinking through all the worst outcomes of a particular social interaction and has decided there's safety in numbers- there's an intensity to private conversations, a pressure to keep the conversation moving, a pressure to not to bore or to offend, or "weird out" that is focused on just one person, in a way, terrifies me. Public speaking, to me, is diluting what would the be social risks and rewards amongst many people. I'd rather have a lot of people think I'm a bit odd, or a bit dull or something, but within a week they've largely forgotten and I can start again, than have one person that thinks a wild eccentric, or a bore and, because they bore the brunt of the conversation, can never look at me in the same way again.

Or something like that, after all, self-analysis is poor analysis.

(It moves into the digital realm, too. In the relative anonymity (thus safety) of this forum I'd never think of having this conversation as a PM, but as a post in a thread on a public forum, that's fine- I've posted many facebook statuses (though none in the last 5 months) but have hardly ever started a facebook chat. Finally, as an aside, I find those "embarrassing moments" in comedies far more cringe-worthy when it's one on one dialogue, than, say a character making a fool of themselves in front of a crowd)



Wow, reading that back I sound crazy- it's mostly accurate as far as I can tell, though.

 

[Ajidica]

I just discovered that next year my roommate is a freshman and I'll be a junior.
Not sure if that is a good thing, but hopefully it is better than my neat-freak metrosexual roommate from last year.

 

[madviking]

why are you still living in dorms?

 

[Borachio]

Wow, reading that back I sound crazy- it's mostly accurate as far as I can tell, though.

I wouldn't say that sounds crazy at all.

It's not my experience though. I'd far rather one person thought I was a bit weird (and I'm sure they very often do), than a hundred all at once.

Mind you, I very often think my interlocutor is rather weird, myself.

 

[Ajidica]

why are you still living in dorms?

Because after doing the math, it comes out cheaper than living at home with a car/car insurance or in an off campus apartment less than four miles from campus. We don't have much in the way of student slum housing so you can't really get cost savings from moving off campus unless you go far enough away it becomes cheap. Unfortunately, then you need to put up with the relatively poor quality of public transit in St. Paul or get a car-completely negating the cost savings!

I can't say I'm thrilled about living in dorms again, but it is nice living on campus.

 

[Takhisis]

On Firefox, Ctrl-Alt-T opens the last tab you were using, if that helps.

Ctrl+Shift+T on some versions, Arakhor.

I can't say I'm thrilled about living in dorms again, but it is nice living on campus.

Wait until you come here.

 

[Ajidica]

Wait until you come here.

I am planning on spending a semester abroad in Argentina next year. The Argentine exchange student assured me it is a much nicer place than Chile.

 

[Takhisis]

He's completely right, Argentina contains me and Chile doesn't.

Chile, by virtue of being Chile, sucks.