Have started a similar project which I think I may have managed to tell you about before, but I can't be sure. Mainly... I'm being more aggressive. Not to say that I am starting bar fights (though I came close once). I am just trying to take initiative more. Making new friends by actually being the one who says "Hi, I'm Jesse... you are?". I would definately catagorize myself as depressive. And believe it or not I am trying to be a little more defensive (as oppossed to less). I have no problem finding topics of conversations with people at parties. It's just I've noticed the all tend to be about the same things... my family and my sexual history (although rarely at the same time). My biggest "problem" has always been trying to get other people to talk to me about thier lives. Or the fact that if I'm not vommitting up details about me and feeling very egocentric... I'm sitting alone wondering why no one is talking to me. So now I have turned to launching myself at people. Not physically, but just... aggressively. "Hi. How are you... what did you do last night? I didn't know you were into "blank"... when did that start? How's your Mom doing? Do you like the color blue?" Etc...
Not quite that banal most of the time, but I hope you get the gist.
Using my show as a test group (started preliminary trials of this practice at karaoke though). Has worked suprisingly well. Have actually extended my friend base by a large percentage.
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Date: 2004-07-10 06:57 pm (UTC)Not quite that banal most of the time, but I hope you get the gist.
Using my show as a test group (started preliminary trials of this practice at karaoke though). Has worked suprisingly well. Have actually extended my friend base by a large percentage.
Anyway, Love you much Romie.