I've been somewhat depressed and miserable all winter long. Couped up in the house, no where to go. Work, TV, internet. BORING. Well here we are at May 7th, and the weather has been decent. The temperature hitting the high 70s a few times, but for the most part, mid 60s. That's average for New England though.
I find my self drifting away from hobbies that I've had in the past. Mainly gaming. No more WoW, or 360 gaming. No more rushing out to buy $20 DVD's, instead I just order them for $3 on DirecTV. Although with all habits, I was still trying to get my fix. So the other day I went to EB and decided to try that online Lord of the Rings game. So I'm checking out and this total nerd that's in his 30's is trying to sell me on a Half Life Portals pre-order. I'm thinking to myself my God what is this idiot talking about. Just let me check out in peace.
So as I'm out in the parking lot. It hit me. WHAT am I DOING! In a few more weeks it's going to be a steady 75-85 degrees every day until September. Here I am buying a MMORPG that's going to keep me couped up in the house, it's a wheel and I'm a gerbil. I didn't even open it. I didn't feel like dealing with that guy again so I brought it back the next day.
I returned it, and decided to go shopping for some new clothes. Nothing fancy, but I picked up some sneakers, T's, shorts, etc. Probably spent around $500, but I needed new stuff. Then a funny thing happened. I just stopped and looked around to soak up the atmosphere. I didn't plan to, I just did. Beautiful women everywhere. For the first time in a LONG time, I actually engaged in a conversation while checking out. Here I am, 23 year old, making a woman who's about 40 laugh hysterically. No canned ****, no trying to hard, hell I didn't even know I was doing it at first. Just natural instincts now. Not that it wasn't before, but when you're in a good mood not worrying about the outcome, it's like stealing candy from a baby.
I even find myself drifting away from talking online. My buddy list is down to under 10 people. If it wasn't for 3 close friends, and my sister, I wouldn't ever go on it. Which leads me to something else... There's this girl I've been talking to on AIM. You know the typical type, a friend of a friend. I was interested at first, and we went out once. I wanted to kill myself it was that boring. But I'm not an ass so I still talked to her here and there. Only because we're both good friends with the same person. But lately I haven't been talking. She IM's me and asks how come I don't talk that much anymore. I told her flat out that I'd talk to her as much as she wants (in a somewhat sarcastic tone), but I won't do it couped up in the house all summer, nor will I do it endlessly over the phone. She's like "LOL how then?!" I said "I'll send you a telegram when I'm done enjoying the nice weather." Not even a blip on the radar, especially after going out last week.
It's funny what good weather can do for you. No games, no internet, just life itself. Far more fun if you ask me! Just thought I'd shared this... Anyone else feel like this?
I find my self drifting away from hobbies that I've had in the past. Mainly gaming. No more WoW, or 360 gaming. No more rushing out to buy $20 DVD's, instead I just order them for $3 on DirecTV. Although with all habits, I was still trying to get my fix. So the other day I went to EB and decided to try that online Lord of the Rings game. So I'm checking out and this total nerd that's in his 30's is trying to sell me on a Half Life Portals pre-order. I'm thinking to myself my God what is this idiot talking about. Just let me check out in peace.
So as I'm out in the parking lot. It hit me. WHAT am I DOING! In a few more weeks it's going to be a steady 75-85 degrees every day until September. Here I am buying a MMORPG that's going to keep me couped up in the house, it's a wheel and I'm a gerbil. I didn't even open it. I didn't feel like dealing with that guy again so I brought it back the next day.
I returned it, and decided to go shopping for some new clothes. Nothing fancy, but I picked up some sneakers, T's, shorts, etc. Probably spent around $500, but I needed new stuff. Then a funny thing happened. I just stopped and looked around to soak up the atmosphere. I didn't plan to, I just did. Beautiful women everywhere. For the first time in a LONG time, I actually engaged in a conversation while checking out. Here I am, 23 year old, making a woman who's about 40 laugh hysterically. No canned ****, no trying to hard, hell I didn't even know I was doing it at first. Just natural instincts now. Not that it wasn't before, but when you're in a good mood not worrying about the outcome, it's like stealing candy from a baby.
I even find myself drifting away from talking online. My buddy list is down to under 10 people. If it wasn't for 3 close friends, and my sister, I wouldn't ever go on it. Which leads me to something else... There's this girl I've been talking to on AIM. You know the typical type, a friend of a friend. I was interested at first, and we went out once. I wanted to kill myself it was that boring. But I'm not an ass so I still talked to her here and there. Only because we're both good friends with the same person. But lately I haven't been talking. She IM's me and asks how come I don't talk that much anymore. I told her flat out that I'd talk to her as much as she wants (in a somewhat sarcastic tone), but I won't do it couped up in the house all summer, nor will I do it endlessly over the phone. She's like "LOL how then?!" I said "I'll send you a telegram when I'm done enjoying the nice weather." Not even a blip on the radar, especially after going out last week.
It's funny what good weather can do for you. No games, no internet, just life itself. Far more fun if you ask me! Just thought I'd shared this... Anyone else feel like this?