Rant: People who capitalize the 'm' in madviking.
Welcome to my world when people don't capitalize the g in my name.
Weirder than that, I have people when they quote me capitalize the "C" in my name
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Weirder than that, I have people when they quote me capitalize the "C" in my name
aimeeandbeatles
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At least you havent been referred to as the wrong gender.
I always spell your name properly!Welcome to my world when people don't capitalize the g in my name
Mathalamus
Emperor of Mathalia
i am currently obsessed with Harry potter. (its a bad thing, as it shows that i have no life)
...fortunately, or unfortunately for other people, i managed to restrain the (usually) uncontrolable creativity.
...fortunately, or unfortunately for other people, i managed to restrain the (usually) uncontrolable creativity.
Alright, I'm fed up. I'm fed up with so-called bloody "friends" who never were and awkward silences and not knowing what other people are talking about and not having anything to talk about and not having the courage to say what I want to say or say only stupid stupid things when I say something or not talking fast enough and speaking with an idiotic broken English that makes me sound simultaneously like a fob and a at the same time. I hate this, I hate living like this with no one to talk to and no one who wants to talk to me.
I don't get how people can talk so spontaneously. I've seen people who say they are "shy" or "quiet" and they strike up a fun conversation with random strangers in a heartbeat; me, I'm lucky to manage a minute talking with friends or "friends" I've known for years, and even then I only manage because I repeat what I've already said, and the conversation is never fun. I overintellectualize everything; well, as much as possible for a bloody ******** illinformed unemployed loser can, or I talk about how I'm so damned down in the dumps all the time. I mean, what use is learning more languages if you can't communicate well in any of them. I've got nothing, no social skills, no thinking skills and no one wants to hire me, and soon I won't have a dime to my name too. The only way I've gone through everything; as a decrepit suicidal loner with half a family; is through sheer luck, and whoever's looking after this stupid stuff, listen: I kinda need some of that luck right now, and you've got nothing for me? You've run out? You're doing a sleet job, I'll tell ya.
I keep hearing all about what "youth" is supposed to be and I've wasted that away, certainly. I spent my "youth" being an imaginary leader over imaginary countries in Civ. And this site. And doing what? "Debate" politics? Pfffffft. See, this is why I don't believe in the social darwinism crap. Under that particular system I'd be long dead. An ex-taillesskangaru. Maybe not even an ex-taillesskangaru; I'd be dead before I even sign up to this site. I would've jumped too.
I'm a perfectionist, I dream big, high expectations. Maybe that's why I'm so disappointed in myself. I'm like my dad; he once thought I could be a diplomat. Well I daydreamed about becoming someone powerful. Fat cat. Premier. Huh. yeah. Dreams like that are so unachievable that I think I can afford to think about it, knowing full well it's never going to happen. It's the more modest dreams; though still unachievable, ones that I have trouble with. You know, being a confident person. Being a sociable person. Who keeps up with the rest of them on music and movies and, hell, freaking Avatar. Getting good marks. Getting a job without sabotaging my precarious academic life; it's possible, I've seen people do it. But I can't, and I don't know whether I want to anymore. If given a choice, I'd flee all my detractors and all my debtors and live in a caravan somewhere cold and isolated where I write stories. But there's no where to run.
I don't get how people can talk so spontaneously. I've seen people who say they are "shy" or "quiet" and they strike up a fun conversation with random strangers in a heartbeat; me, I'm lucky to manage a minute talking with friends or "friends" I've known for years, and even then I only manage because I repeat what I've already said, and the conversation is never fun. I overintellectualize everything; well, as much as possible for a bloody ******** illinformed unemployed loser can, or I talk about how I'm so damned down in the dumps all the time. I mean, what use is learning more languages if you can't communicate well in any of them. I've got nothing, no social skills, no thinking skills and no one wants to hire me, and soon I won't have a dime to my name too. The only way I've gone through everything; as a decrepit suicidal loner with half a family; is through sheer luck, and whoever's looking after this stupid stuff, listen: I kinda need some of that luck right now, and you've got nothing for me? You've run out? You're doing a sleet job, I'll tell ya.
I keep hearing all about what "youth" is supposed to be and I've wasted that away, certainly. I spent my "youth" being an imaginary leader over imaginary countries in Civ. And this site. And doing what? "Debate" politics? Pfffffft. See, this is why I don't believe in the social darwinism crap. Under that particular system I'd be long dead. An ex-taillesskangaru. Maybe not even an ex-taillesskangaru; I'd be dead before I even sign up to this site. I would've jumped too.
I'm a perfectionist, I dream big, high expectations. Maybe that's why I'm so disappointed in myself. I'm like my dad; he once thought I could be a diplomat. Well I daydreamed about becoming someone powerful. Fat cat. Premier. Huh. yeah. Dreams like that are so unachievable that I think I can afford to think about it, knowing full well it's never going to happen. It's the more modest dreams; though still unachievable, ones that I have trouble with. You know, being a confident person. Being a sociable person. Who keeps up with the rest of them on music and movies and, hell, freaking Avatar. Getting good marks. Getting a job without sabotaging my precarious academic life; it's possible, I've seen people do it. But I can't, and I don't know whether I want to anymore. If given a choice, I'd flee all my detractors and all my debtors and live in a caravan somewhere cold and isolated where I write stories. But there's no where to run.
Hmm, I can relate to that partially. I wish I had better *offline* conversation skills. But I'm not desperate... yet. Since there is the Internet and things like trolling or online game communities, I live. I've observed some colleagues and their abilities to maintain conversations. There is one guy that lives of bringing up "I banged your mom" lines and his following chat just goes naturally. But that's not something I'd like to do.
These things can be learned but no one teaches them. I have a great subject memory capacity and, thus, learning ability if I'm interested in the subject, so I guess I could improve my talk. It's just that no one made an easy accessible tutorial yet
aimeeandbeatles
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I have easier time communicating online. Offline I oftentimes can't think of the right word or can't pronounce that word and when Im online I can take my time to look it up.
Mathalamus
Emperor of Mathalia
thats how i feel as well TK. my Former friends pretty much sucked balls, and most of my youth was wasted.
...to solve that, i just simply got rid of my friends, one by one. very painful, and contributed to my near demise several times, but i got rid of all the so called "friends" in my life. that also contributed to my quirky nature. and questionable morals. having that Christian Girlfriend didn't help matters.
i am fine with no one talking to me. after all im a creative person, and i use it in strange manners. i constructed a theory that states that the more Socially inclusive a person is, the more unstable he or she is. a few people can master it, and from what i saw of my former friends, and some forum members, my theory is correct.
it dosnt mean you should be completely isolationist. its.. well, difficult to master such a life in today's world, but its possible with a high enough self confidence, and independence.
...to solve that, i just simply got rid of my friends, one by one. very painful, and contributed to my near demise several times, but i got rid of all the so called "friends" in my life. that also contributed to my quirky nature. and questionable morals. having that Christian Girlfriend didn't help matters.
i am fine with no one talking to me. after all im a creative person, and i use it in strange manners. i constructed a theory that states that the more Socially inclusive a person is, the more unstable he or she is. a few people can master it, and from what i saw of my former friends, and some forum members, my theory is correct.
it dosnt mean you should be completely isolationist. its.. well, difficult to master such a life in today's world, but its possible with a high enough self confidence, and independence.
Supr49er
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Someone turned around in my driveway and ran over (and broke) a sprinkler. It cost $15 for a new one.
Hmm, I can relate to that partially. I wish I had better *offline* conversation skills. But I'm not desperate... yet. Since there is the Internet and things like trolling or online game communities, I live. I've observed some colleagues and their abilities to maintain conversations. There is one guy that lives of bringing up "I banged your mom" lines and his following chat just goes naturally. But that's not something I'd like to do.
These things can be learned but no one teaches them. I have a great subject memory capacity and, thus, learning ability if I'm interested in the subject, so I guess I could improve my talk. It's just that no one made an easy accessible tutorial yet
I found that communicating on the internet seemed to improve my outside social skills. I also don't have the best pronunciation, though I have never been disgusted of someone simply because of their pronunciation of words.
I found that communicating on the internet seemed to improve my outside social skills. I also don't have the best pronunciation, though I have never been disgusted of someone simply because of their pronunciation of words.
Strangely enough, this.
After about three years of using this forum, I've seen my social skills increase exponentially. I'm not at the level of striking up conversations with strangers seemingly at random, but if someone talks to me, I can at least hold a decent conversation.
That, and probably the fact that I've become friends with a "master" conversationist. He can strike up a conversation with whoever, whenever, and it can go on for hours. By talking to him, I've been able to slowly pick up some skills that have helped contribute to my ability to well, hold a good conversation.
Note: I didn't become friends with him just because of his conversation skill, but because he's an awesome kid in general, we share similar views and interests.
Also, I'm awful at pronouncing stuff, if anything is impeding my social skills , its the fact that some words just never come out right (after that comes the fact that I seem to forget everything when I'm not online, but that's a different conversation). But if it doesn't come out right, I just kinda shrug it off, or have a good laugh if I'm talking with a friend.
Hygro
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Some of it is learning to be fun and silly. But as someone who has been there at some earlier points in my life, particularly middle school, I can say that the ability to parlay so to speak is in large part biochemical. Your physical and cognitive energy levels will define your ability to pick up and keep up with the rapid fire nuance of conversation. You have to be able to use enough mental facilities quickly enough to anticipate how there statements are going to end so that you may start talking before they finish speaking, but after they finish communicated. This seems like interrupting but it isn't. Endocrine problems like low thyroid to cognitive problems like verbal dyslexia or ADHD, to physical problems like chronic illness or depression by and large have effective drugs that turn this thing around. It sounds like a lame solution but in fact it is fantastic.
The psychological aspect is important though, and short of anything, just have fun and enjoy yourself, socially. Easier said than done.
Also, as someone who used to get off on dreaming way to big, that stuff is useful once in a while but it's a terrible detriment to productivity and serves to make you think the intermediary steps are worthless or become too daunting in succession. Be like Teddy Roosevelt (read the Rise of Theodore Roosevelt) and be stoked on the here and now. That guy spent most of his time doing things either "beneath" him or related to seemingly useless passions. He failed a lot, too.
Well, you can obviously write; do you converse much with your friends on MSN or anything? I'm far far more talkative over the internet than I am IRL, mainly because I find it easier to type the right thing that to say the right thing. I found IM makes it much easier.
Not much. Same problem. We'd exchange some greetings and then the convo stops. Same for chat rooms, as the good people of #nes will attest.
Yeah, it can be a bit difficult if the other person doesn't reciprocate. If you come up with something exceedingly interesting to tell them, though (or at least something they'd probably be interested in), then it improves over time (I think this is largely how viral videos and cat pictures spread; people wanting something interesting to talk about). Another good thing about IM is that you can have a protracted conversation while watching a movie or something and it isn't at all awkward, as sitting in silence with someone for multiple hours would be.
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Im not having so much budget issues and Im looking for a nice low-budget game to order in for fun. So I look up one on Amazon and then when I google it to find some reviews or whatever all I can find is these torrent/rapidshare sites . This especially with the budget horse games.
. This especially with the budget horse games.
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Im not having so much budget issues and Im looking for a nice low-budget game to order in for fun. So I look up one on Amazon and then when I google it to find some reviews or whatever all I can find is these torrent/rapidshare sites
Minecraft is only 20 USD. It's fun. No horses, but you can ride pigs.
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