It's PanDENmonium! [Off Topic Chat]

I don't think I've ever wanted a summer not to end as badly in my life...Here's hoping that this is the last approaching September that I'll look at with dread...

Namlub wrote: »

Not even bothered that summer's ending because I'm not going back to school...

I realised that today when I saw a 5th year friend of mine make a status about being sick of seeing back to school stuff. Such a great feeling!

(Oh god I hope I don't have to repeat)

If i said to you 'stop giving out to them' what would you actually pick that up as? cause in america its all backwards and means something totally wrong? WTF like?

I have no idea what to give out to someone means. would you mind explaining

Togepi wrote: »

I like winter 'cause it gives me an actual excuse to wear woolly hats and mittens, but the dark evenings are awful! I find it difficult to make myself go outside and exercise when it's bright 'til 10pm, I don't want to know how I'll manage during the winter. :eek: And I've just remembered having to get out of my lovely warm bed when it's still dark outside. The horror!

Conclusion: Winter seems to have more cons than pros... :cool:

Oh I forgot all about the dark mornings! They were the absolute worst :eek: But there's something romantic about walking around when it's dark and quiet out...

Jhcx wrote: »

If i said to you 'stop giving out to them' what would you actually pick that up as? cause in america its all backwards and means something totally wrong? WTF like?

I'm pretty sure it comes straight from ag tabhairt amach, in the same way as "I'm just after doing it", Hiberno-English wouldn't make much sense to Americans. :P

Jealous of all you collegeheads, Wednesday can't come fast enough...I'm so nervous about making friends and stuff though :eek:

Patchy~ wrote: »

I'm so nervous about making friends and stuff though :eek:

Worst case scenario; you make no friends, but I give you permission to follow me at a minimum spherical distance of 5m.

Patchy~ wrote: »

Jealous of all you collegeheads, Wednesday can't come fast enough...I'm so nervous about making friends and stuff though :eek:

ah dont worry unless you literally make no effort whatsoever with anyone and avoid social interaction at all costs, you'll make friends if you're living with other students, for the love of god, go out with them the first night or do something fun or something. They'll be the first new college people you'll probably end up meeting!

Also just 3 more weeks before I move back into ma new college house
excited.com.

Lawliet wrote: »

I can confirm this, and I am one of those awkward, zero social skills types who spent the first few months of college being afraid to talk to people in case they thought I was weird and I was bothering them, and I still managed to make friends!

I'm afraid to Patchy you're still as smooth as A.C Slater.

I dunno, aside from JamJam and IHC who I knew from this, I didn't make any new friends in my course. The classes were just too big, and I live at home which doesn't help. I have my group of friends, but none of them are in my course. I made plenty of acquaintances, but nobody I could go out with or hang around college with. I suppose that's what happens when there's circa 1000 people in first year!

Well there were around 400 people in both my English and Psychology classes, I got on great with my Italian class but didn't see them outside of lectures, same with my Spanish.

That's just how it worked out for me, some people get luckier I suppose. I also managed to get a job so that ate into my time more.

I'm not actually awkward in social situations, a little shy but that wears off quickly. I suppose at the start of the college year, I was really bitter over having to do my "safety-net" course and just didn't settle in the way people normally would. By the time I settled, everyone had made their friends.

Oh well.:pac:

Eathrin wrote: »

Worst case scenario; you make no friends, but I give you permission to follow me at a minimum spherical distance of 5m.

I'd be ever so flattered. :P

soccymonster wrote: »

ah dont worry unless you literally make no effort whatsoever with anyone and avoid social interaction at all costs, you'll make friends if you're living with other students, for the love of god, go out with them the first night or do something fun or something. They'll be the first new college people you'll probably end up meeting!

Also just 3 more weeks before I move back into ma new college house
excited.com.

I used to be a bit like that with the mindset being "They cant hate me if I don't do anything wrong " but now I'm more "no matter how weird I may act, its weirder to be silent and creepy" :P

Problem is I'm not moving out, and I'm 17 until Februrary, so while I plan to join societies I'm worried I'll be left out of the loop completely. It's kind of happened with my general friend group. :rolleyes:

Eathrin wrote: »

I genuinely worry about this.
I mean, my own friend circle has been dwindling so much the last couple of years, I really need some fresh new faces and a new friend circle.

This.

Somethings up. The birds outside my window are going absolutely crazy.