Friends are boring...
...when you are boring.
Today, I went downtown with some people, in my opinion, it was a huge waste of time.
School let out at 3:30PM By about 4PM we would someone to give us a ride downtown.
By about 430-5Pm we actually got downtown. Then until about 5-530 we sat around and did nothing. (well they all smoked, but I dont.)
Then we went some other place and did nothing again. Then I had a slice of pizza(which was very delicious).
Then we went another place, did nothing for a few mins, and then I went yet more places to do nothing and wait for a ride back.
I got home at about 630Pm
For 3hrs I did NOTHING.
by nothing I mean the people sat there and talked about other people, or other social situations...I find that extremely boring.
I have to be the guy who DOES things, like a very charged atmosphere, otherwise I would rather go and do somehting else, then sit and discuss things in the future or in the past.
In my opinion, "going out" consists mainly of 2 things.(on rare occasions other things)
#1: It consists of making plans for the next get-together, and a general discussion of the social status of the members, perhaps intertwined with discussion about the previous meeting. The next meeting will encompass plans for the meeting after that, along with a review o the social status once more, and a recollection of this meeting.
Then the cycle starts all over again.
#2: This consists of actual ACTIVITIES which can, most likely will, be discussed in the first scenerio get-together. Number 2 can very easily turn into #1 type meeting after teh planned activity is over.
#3: "Other"
I know it might be confusing as to what I mean with all this "number 1, number 2" shiit, so let me give an example.
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person1:"hey man, what's up?"
person2: "Not much, are you coming to ashleys party on wed.?"
person3: "yeah you should go! last week we had a kickass party, john showed up and yada yada yada"
p1: "thats tight, ill be there, ashley's dating billy right?"
p3: "yeah, have you met billy?"
p2: "no, i havnt met billy, man we should invite him to chill with us some day"
p3: "yeah, billy kicks ass, last week I was at the skate park, and me and billy saw this guy wipe out"
^^short example of a conversation.
lets take it apart.
person1:"hey man, what's up?"
person2: "Not much, are you coming to ashleys party on wed.?"
^^plans for the next "meeting." along with an activity. (party games)
person3: "yeah you should go! last week we had a kickass party, john showed up and yada yada yada"
^^recollection of past meetings
p1: "thats tight, ill be there, ashley's dating billy right?"
p3: "yeah, have you met billy?"
^^social status check of 'billy'
p2: "no, i havnt met billy, man we should invite him to chill with us some day"
p3: "yeah, billy kicks ass, last week I was at the skate park, and me and billy saw this guy wipe out"
^^^ cycle repeats.
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Some people consider this fun, and their life consists of "busy work" meetings and social activities. (one would stay busy as all the gatherings would be just like the *type* and the more gatherings one has, the more of a "social life" they have
)
I dont consider this fun(which doesnt mean I don't engage in it) but my attitude is more like "okay.."
I am a Man Of Action like lorenzo's screen-name. Talking about things i find pointless isnt an action I do.
If the social scenario I gave fits your situation, then I would lik you to consider how much fun is it REALLY to sit there and talk.
My advice is GO OUT THERE and have FUN.
PS_ a lot of people have fun and still fall nto the social type i described, if this is tru then ignore my post, however if you are saying that your friends are dull and boring, take a moment and examine the structure or your meetings.