• The Super Friendly Social and Love Advice Thread v3 - February
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[QUOTE=JgcxCub;37620124]Understood, but I'd like to point out that you're also assuming I'm looking for "magical places". I'm not. This is an advice thread, I'm looking for [I]advice[/I] from people that know better, trying to find out a little. Not sure why you reacted like that. But I understand what you mean otherwise.[/QUOTE] i said that because it seems like you have it in your head that there are these specific places where you're going to find specific people, and (like i said) that's just not how it works. it also feels like when plenty of people have suggested places for you to go (that aren't a library/coffee shop) you've shrugged it off and asked the same question again. and i apologise if that's not how you've meant to come across, but that's just the feeling i've been getting from you. when you just *keep* asking the same questions over and over, despite getting pretty much the same responses each time, it gets a bit tiring
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;37604671]I looked into hot air ballooning, actually! When I lost my medical certificate for my pilot's license, and was permanently grounded, I tried finding alternative options. Ultralight aircraft, gliders, even hot air balloons. Flying was my sailboat, and it kept me well satisfied. But access to these more specialized aircraft is a lot more limited around here, and very expensive. Back in high school, I could afford to dedicate $1000/month to my flying, because I didn't have any other responsibilities. Now I've got to be all grown up and whatnot! I need to find something cheap and fun to sink myself into. Last summer I got into biking in a big way, but I just haven't been able to capture it again this summer. [editline]9th September 2012[/editline] I'm three semesters into my associate of engineering degree. I plan to study architectural engineering, and I might branch off and dabble in a bit of nautical engineering, too, because designing my own boat sounds like a very cool thing. Of course, my CAD professor is a "sustainable design" engineer, which is something I can get very excited about. He was building an Earthship (an underground house, made mostly from recycled tires packed with dirt and sealed with plaster. Gives the home a very organic, hobbit-hole kind of feel) in Idaho, but his property got arsoned, because the good people of Bone, Idaho weren't very tolerant of outsiders bringing fancy new architecture. Here was the render of his project: [img]http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/275/e/7/bone_idaho_by_essay0ns-d4bl3d4.jpg[/img] I'd love to try and get involved with things like this, but I don't even know where to start.[/QUOTE] Oh shit! I need to meet this guy, I'm majoring in Architectural Design and minoring in Sustainability, and I love Earthships! Trust me, by the way, they aren't very hard to get into. There are loads of different techniques for building them, and designing them is far easier than you think. You just gotta put your pencil to the paper and let things, well. flow. [editline]10th September 2012[/editline] On that note, money is never really an issue with an Earthship. You can build a 2500 square-foot Earthship for a quarter of the price a house that size would cost.
[QUOTE=JgcxCub;37620124]Understood, but I'd like to point out that you're also assuming I'm looking for "magical places". I'm not. This is an advice thread, I'm looking for [I]advice[/I] from people that know better, trying to find out a little. Not sure why you reacted like that. But I understand what you mean otherwise.[/QUOTE] if you want to pick up girls sign up for a college chemistry lab they'll be stuck in a relationship with you for 16 weeks and forced into weekly dates whether they like it or not! [editline]10th September 2012[/editline] it'll be a [i]bonding[/i] experience [editline]10th September 2012[/editline] maybe some alcohol will [i]catalyze the reaction[/i]
[QUOTE=Guy Mannly;37622282]if you want to pick up girls sign up for a college chemistry lab they'll be stuck in a relationship with you for 16 weeks and forced into weekly dates whether they like it or not! [editline]10th September 2012[/editline] it'll be a [I]bonding[/I] experience [editline]10th September 2012[/editline] maybe some alcohol will [I]catalyze the reaction[/I][/QUOTE] I know one or two girls on my course who are in this exact situation with horrible nerdlingers it must fucking suck, I'm glad my lab partner was a cool guy (in fact, he's one of the people I'm living with in a house this year. next week, in fact)
aaand, we're hanging out on friday. Now I need to find something fun to do friday. God. Damnit.
[QUOTE=areolop;37623230]aaand, we're hanging out on friday. Now I need to find something fun to do friday. God. Damnit.[/QUOTE] Skeet shooting.
Need quick social advice tip. Starting this semester, I've really tried to start being a bit more confrontational / outgoing with people. I'm kind of insecure as far as just walking up to people and talking to them, which I would say is normal for about everyone. Anyways, I kind of want to break that barrier a bit. Sometimes I'll be out at Starbucks or something (at school or near home), and there will sometimes be a random girl sitting at a table by herself (note that this is not one girl, but just any sort of random girl). How do I approach someone random in a situation like that? Any tips?
Goddamn. I need some more guy friends. My best buddy moved a couple years ago, and though I still text and stuff, we almost never get to hang. And then I got a new best buddy but he's in the grade above me, so he's graduated and he left for boot camp. And there's a couple other friends that have left for college or I've just grown apart from or whatever, and now I mostly hang out with chicks. Nothing wrong with hanging with girls, but I like some bro time. One girl was sorta my surrogate guy friend, but well, this last weekend, well it's a long story but yeah.
[QUOTE=shatteredwindow;37624190]Goddamn. I need some more guy friends. My best buddy moved a couple years ago, and though I still text and stuff, we almost never get to hang. And then I got a new best buddy but he's in the grade above me, so he's graduated and he left for boot camp. And there's a couple other friends that have left for college or I've just grown apart from or whatever, and now I mostly hang out with chicks. Nothing wrong with hanging with girls, but I like some bro time. One girl was sorta my surrogate guy friend, but well, this last weekend, well it's a long story but yeah.[/QUOTE] I see that your avatar resembles a male genitalia, how ironically Freudian. Making new friends that are dudes isn't terribly hard. I became friends with my best bud in early 12th grade / senior year of high school. We're still good friends now and we're in our second year of college. Just find someone that looks like they share some similar interests, personality traits or humor as you (that's pretty important I'd say). Anyways, just kind of act like yourself, and don't amp your ego too much thinking that people will be more attracted to that (as friends, not romantically). Just kind of be chill, hygienic, and personable and willing to listen and talk to someone else. It's not as hard as you'd think. Also, just walking by people, nodding your head and saying "hey, man" or "how're you doing?" as you pass them in the halls at school will at least let people know you acknowledge them, which helps a lot. Try and be sociable I guess. I've started easing up on it a lot in the past 6 or 7 months or so after I escaped the mesmerizing reign of my evil ex-girlfriend and actually started to socialize with people again for the first time in a year. [editline]11th September 2012[/editline] Another good chance to befriend other guys is by hanging out with a mutual friend of theirs. I'm sure some of your girl friends know some guys. Go out and do something one night with a gal friend of yours and see if she wants to invite some other people. Chances are one of them will be a guy. Anyways, just kind of introduce yourself and chew the bull and see if you guys could be buds.
[QUOTE=Gas_Snake101;37614321]Hey dudes, this just came up on my news feed a few minutes ago. I feel like I should get the police or something involved in this. Im 20 myself and all these kids are like 15 maybe. So I know there just young and super retarded but this poor kid is going to be in a wheel chair for the rest of his life and some of the comments are telling him to kill himself and shit just because he told one lie about how it happened. [IMG]http://niggaupload.com/images/2BizN.jpg[/IMG] Sorry if wrong sort of thread but yeah advice on what to do here?[/QUOTE] My little brother is 15 and he wouldn't do shit like this. Age is no excuse
[QUOTE=Rhenae;37618627]Saying what?[/QUOTE] "Hi", like we start all conversations.
don't say hi, hi is what you say to strangers or people you don't like say hey or something
yes saying 'hi' is a CLASSEC newb mistake, you must say 'hey' in order to establish your chillness to the person, you're above a simple 'hi'!
[QUOTE=Rusty100;37625096]don't say hi, hi is what you say to strangers or people you don't like say hey or something[/QUOTE] We're not even English so we use another word anyway, but it's still a general greeting phrase that does fit how good we know each other.
dont say hi or hey say POOP
[QUOTE=Rusty100;37625545]dont say hi or hey say POOP[/QUOTE] You give the best advice rusty
[QUOTE=Tennisball;37617333]So, first day of college today (UK so 16-18 y/o). Went pretty well. I met the most amazing girl ever, too! I talked to her while we were waiting for the induction-speech-thing and we ended up sitting next to each other. We then both happened to be taking photography, so we had to go and ask the teacher something, then we kinda just stayed together (along with another girl who I had pretty much nothing in common with hah) for the whole 3 hour free period we had before we both had to go for the final to lessons of the day. We have so many interests in common it's uncanny. I'm kinda head-over-heels infatuated with her. Only problem really is that she lives about 40 miles away (might not seem much but when the only method of transport is train...), which kinda makes it hard to ask her out... And, how long should I wait before asking her out? Considering today was the first day. [/QUOTE] Bump I really want to "just ask her out" but since she lives so far away I'm not really sure about what we'd do? I know we both finish early on Wednesdays so we should do something straight after but I'm not sure if she gets an earlier train. Some advice would be great
[QUOTE=Tennisball;37629358]Bump I really want to "just ask her out" but since she lives so far away I'm not really sure about what we'd do? I know we both finish early on Wednesdays so we should do something straight after but I'm not sure if she gets an earlier train. Some advice would be great[/QUOTE] That doesn't seem terribly far to me, but I guess I'm used to most of the people I hang out with living about 45ish minutes away. If you can drive though that doesn't seem horrible. Outside of school you could always meet up places that are half way between the two.
[QUOTE=Rhenae;37629589]That doesn't seem terribly far to me, but I guess I'm used to most of the people I hang out with living about 45ish minutes away. If you can drive though that doesn't seem horrible. Outside of school you could always meet up places that are half way between the two.[/QUOTE] Trains are ridiculously expensive :(
I say, "greetings," and tip my fedora.
The girl which didn't respond approached me in school today. She told me she's really sorry she didn't return me texts. I didn't really understand why she didn't do it, but it was something involving drama with one of her friends. It's all good now though, and I will probably ask her out tomorrow.
I can't tell if the smiley faces in her texts mean she's into me or if that's just how she texts
So I decided to get over the bitch butterflies and meet people in my classes. Few handshakes, greetings and number exchanges later and I am one of the popular kids in the school. Ugh.
[QUOTE=Sardonus;37631240]I can't tell if the smiley faces in her texts mean she's into me or if that's just how she texts[/QUOTE] It means she's being friendly and doesn't want to sound casual.
Problem though. Normally it goes that I introduce myself to the kid sitting next to me and shake hands and we hit it off and then I ask for their number and then we text and then they love me and get their friends to love me. However, I asked one of the new girls too soon and came off as a big creeper, then I lost the number she handed me. Now I feel like a massive dumb ass. [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/HHehi.png[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Big Dumb American;37630773]I say, "greetings," and tip my fedora.[/QUOTE] I usually do the Fonz. "Eyyy" [editline]12th September 2012[/editline] But only to people I suspect would get the reference.
[QUOTE=Behemoth_PT;37632801]It means she's being friendly and doesn't want to sound casual.[/QUOTE] yeah but this is like, 3-4 smilies per texts winky faces :p faces and all around :) faces no one types like that
[QUOTE=Juice_Layer;37624259]I see that your avatar resembles a male genitalia, how ironically Freudian. Making new friends that are dudes isn't terribly hard. I became friends with my best bud in early 12th grade / senior year of high school. We're still good friends now and we're in our second year of college. Just find someone that looks like they share some similar interests, personality traits or humor as you (that's pretty important I'd say). Anyways, just kind of act like yourself, and don't amp your ego too much thinking that people will be more attracted to that (as friends, not romantically). Just kind of be chill, hygienic, and personable and willing to listen and talk to someone else. It's not as hard as you'd think. Also, just walking by people, nodding your head and saying "hey, man" or "how're you doing?" as you pass them in the halls at school will at least let people know you acknowledge them, which helps a lot. Try and be sociable I guess. I've started easing up on it a lot in the past 6 or 7 months or so after I escaped the mesmerizing reign of my evil ex-girlfriend and actually started to socialize with people again for the first time in a year. [editline]11th September 2012[/editline] Another good chance to befriend other guys is by hanging out with a mutual friend of theirs. I'm sure some of your girl friends know some guys. Go out and do something one night with a gal friend of yours and see if she wants to invite some other people. Chances are one of them will be a guy. Anyways, just kind of introduce yourself and chew the bull and see if you guys could be buds.[/QUOTE] No I know it's just the I only just realized now that I don't have any guy friends. It wasn't really a problem before but I was thinking I needed some help getting homecoming clothes and all my girl friends are going dress shopping.
[QUOTE=Sardonus;37633474]yeah but this is like, 3-4 smilies per texts winky faces :p faces and all around :) faces no one types like that[/QUOTE] She wants the dick [IMG]http://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/1310651221/rene-descartes_reasonably_small.jpg[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Sardonus;37633474]yeah but this is like, 3-4 smilies per texts winky faces :p faces and all around :) faces no one types like that[/QUOTE] She wants you to kick down her door whilst naked and rut her like there is no tommorow. It's all in the subtext.
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