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Pvednes
Lynched
posted 08-31-2002 03:59:31 AM
To begin, this thread is about me. If you don't wish to revell in the glory that is me, read no further.

Anyway, earlier on today I went bowling, and then drove over to subway for dinner. The problem being, and in fact, the point of this thread; I am far too shy, and I don't like it.

I can only really speak confidently to my family, my lovely Amanda, the few EC'ers I have spoken to on the phone, and to a lesser degree, my so called real life friends. Everyone else, everywhere, I have alot of trouble talking to. I find it difficult to express my thoughts in real life, usually I'm best at it online, such as now... Although I have no trouble expressing my feelings to Amanda over the phone, or whatever, I have a lot of difficulty ordering a pizza, or getting a sub from subway, or going in for my league bowling, or whatever..

Heh. I'm so much more comfortable talking on IRC, or expressing my thoughts on the forums with my friends here... (Though I certainly wouldn't mind talking to the people here IRL.)

Why do I have so much trouble with people? I'm too shy, and I don't like it.

[ 08-31-2002: Message edited by: Dr. Pvednes, PhD ]

nem-x
posted 08-31-2002 04:02:11 AM
Eh, probably because you don't want to embaress yourself in public if you just happen to say something wrong.
Trent
Smurfberry Moneyshot
posted 08-31-2002 04:04:32 AM
I can relate Pved.

No advice or anything..just sort of..yeah, I understand sort of thing.

MadCat the 2nd
Pancake
posted 08-31-2002 05:11:04 AM
*echoes Trent's post*

(before people's jaws start dropping, yes, I am shy - just because I deal in pr0n doesn't mean I am _not_ shy )

"Too often, we lose sight of life's simple pleasures. Remember, when someone annoys you it takes 42 muscles in your face to frown, but it only takes 4 muscles to extend your arm and bitch-slap that motherfucker upside the head."

ben(at)netmastering(dot)nl

Archer-Penguin
Pancake
posted 08-31-2002 11:15:47 AM
I always feel sorry for shy people, that must stink so bad

[center]
Ta-Daa![/center]
Mortious
Gluttonous Overlard
posted 08-31-2002 12:15:23 PM
Believe it or not, I'm extremely shy in real life. Like MadCat said, I'm mostly scared of making an ass out of myself in public.

Crowds are bad, m'kay.

Azakias
Never wore the pants, thus still wields the power of unused (_|_)
posted 08-31-2002 12:17:20 PM
I'm shy too. I hate it, but its the way I am.

Lately though, I've just stopped caring about it. If I make a mistake and make a fool of myself, I'll laugh, and get the employee to laugh too (If I am dealing with an employee). Chances are, the dude behind the counter could use a laugh. Customers are boring, usually.

"Age by age have men stood up and said to the world, 'From what has come before me, I was forged, but I am new and greater than my forebears.' And so each man walks the world in ruin, abandoned and untried. Less than the whole of his being"
Archon
Pancake
posted 08-31-2002 01:23:16 PM
People terrify me. There are very very few people i feel comfortable with.
Lalamile
My title doesn't even make sense any more
posted 08-31-2002 01:41:07 PM
Adds himself to the list of people who are quite.
Hostile Makeover
Evil as chocolate covered thistles
posted 08-31-2002 02:38:35 PM
*nods sympathetically and scratches her name on the quiet/shy list*
Naota Nandaba
Don't ask me about any goddamned bannings!
posted 08-31-2002 02:41:52 PM
quote:
Mr Mort had this to say about the Spice Girls:
Like MadCat said, I'm mostly scared of making an ass out of myself in public.

Crowds are bad, m'kay.


I echo this part of the post.

But I'm a fruit, so if there's people I know around... I don't care what everyone else thinks. =p

Nothing amazing happens here.
Only the ordinary.
Vorbis
Vend-A-Goat
posted 08-31-2002 03:49:41 PM
I can relate to people that feel shy. I feel sorry for them also.

I used to be incredibly shy, now I am not so much. Looking back I realise that I would have enjoyed those years much more if I had been more outgoing.

Now that I'm in high school I find myself being a bit more shy than I thought I was.

Evil
Pancake
posted 08-31-2002 06:03:24 PM
I have you all beat.

Not to mention being shy in real life I have lurked this message board for over a year and I have almost never posted

Tsunami
I like pizza.
posted 08-31-2002 06:40:48 PM
I am extremely shy in real life... I don't even talk to my friends very much... and usually, aside from awnsering questions, say about 8 words... 4 forms of Hi and 4 forms of bye... Even when I try, it's mainly just too ahrd to say anything... So yeah, i'm shy... And IO can definately relate.

[ 08-31-2002: Message edited by: Yummy™ ]

Moo.
Bajah
Thooooooor
posted 08-31-2002 06:46:30 PM
You shy people should hang out with me. I used to be shy... but it's so much fun not being that way anymore. I'll make myself look like an ass for everyone's benefit! Take the heat off of you!
Kloie
tunactsunamooon
posted 08-31-2002 06:56:06 PM
EVERYONE PICKS ON ME FOR BEING SO QUIET AND IT MAKES ME SADF.

I honestly don't even know what to say most of the time.

Comrade Snoota
Communist
Da, Tovarisch!
posted 08-31-2002 06:59:38 PM
I am the un-shy.
You smell that? Do you smell that? ...Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed for twelve hours. When it was all over I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory.
MadCat the 2nd
Pancake
posted 08-31-2002 11:13:17 PM
Well there's being shy and being shy; see, through my .. err.. business dealings, whenever I'm in "work" mode, I'm not shy at all, as long as it's work. I mean, usually I don't walk up to the owner of a multi-million dollar company just to shoot the shit; when work is involved, I will because I want a piece of them dollars.

If it's just my friends and me, no shyness there either really; considering I've known most of em for at least 10 years.

Throw me out in a crowd though... and watch the chaos ensue. I hate crowds; utterly utterly despise them. What I hate most though is total strangers trying to start a conversation with you. I hate that. I don't know you, that implies that I don't want to discuss your newborn dog. No. I don't.

So, usually, instead of being labeled shy, I'm labeled arrogant because I terminate the conversation or plain out ignore your ass.

At least when I lived in the USA I could pretend I didn't speak english and mumble some dutch and that usually did the trick. Now being back over here, it sucks.

*ends rant* too late to type. must sleep. yes. bye.

"Too often, we lose sight of life's simple pleasures. Remember, when someone annoys you it takes 42 muscles in your face to frown, but it only takes 4 muscles to extend your arm and bitch-slap that motherfucker upside the head."

ben(at)netmastering(dot)nl

Pvednes
Lynched
posted 09-01-2002 02:57:30 AM
Heh. I'm just like MadCat there, aside from the other language and the pornography.
King Parcelan
Chicken of the Sea
posted 09-01-2002 02:58:50 AM
My experiences are similar to McBajah's.
Kinanik
Upset about being titless
posted 09-01-2002 03:07:21 AM
Before 4PM, I'm really shy. Usually because I'm dead tired.
At about 4, all the energy rushes to me, and I usually make myself look like an ass.
Gully Foyle is my name
And Terra is my nation
Deep space is my dwelling place
The stars my destination
Kekvit Irae
Pancake
posted 09-01-2002 03:13:24 AM
Shyness is a normal function of human life. However, if you feel you cant overcome it, then that is not normal by any standards. If you have difficulty even conversing with others you are not well known with, you might have a mental condition called Asperger's Disorder. I have it, and regret every moment of it. It's a higher form of Autism(sp), but I'm no expert on it. My suggestion is that if you cant overcome your shyness, find a local psychologist and find out if your shyness is something that can be overcome with time or a little bit of medication. Note: -ologist, not -iatrist. Psychologists study mental and emotion states to find a diagnosis, while Psychiatrists today just do medication monitoring.
That's my two coppers.
Squire Twitch
Pancake
posted 09-01-2002 03:21:52 AM
quote:
Kekvit Irae had this to say about Pirotess:
[QB]I'm a guy.. really I am.[QB]


Yeah, I prolly crossed a line there.. I'll apologize when sober.

My parents just came back from a planet where the dominant lifeform had no bilateral symmetry, and all I got was this stupid F-Shirt
Dr. Gee
Say it Loud, Say it Plowed!
posted 09-01-2002 03:34:30 AM
no need to apologize sir!

*pins a medal to Twitch's chest.

Lyinar Ka`Bael
Are you looking at my pine tree again?
posted 09-01-2002 03:42:46 AM
That was pretty rude, guys.


Lyinar Ka`Bael, Piney Fresh Druidess - Luclin

Pvednes
Lynched
posted 09-01-2002 03:45:21 AM
Bad juju this way comes.

Flamewar sense... tingling. Not in mine, thank you.

Please lock this thread.

Comrade Snoota
Communist
Da, Tovarisch!
posted 09-01-2002 03:46:10 AM
And funny. Don't forget funny.

Rude and funny.

You smell that? Do you smell that? ...Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed for twelve hours. When it was all over I walked up. We didn't find one of 'em, not one stinkin' dink body. The smell, you know that gasoline smell, the whole hill. Smelled like... victory.
Dr. Gee
Say it Loud, Say it Plowed!
posted 09-01-2002 03:47:04 AM
quote:
Lyinar Ka`Bael had this to say about pies:
That was pretty rude, guys.

i laughed so hard i pissed my pants at that statement.

*takes the medal away from Twitch and gives it to Lyinar.

Pvednes
Lynched
posted 09-01-2002 03:49:44 AM
Well, I tried. Again, please lock the thread, moderators.
Nicole
The hip-hop-happiest bunny in all of marshmallow woods
posted 09-01-2002 03:51:33 AM
I thought it was pretty pathetic.

OH MY GOD, HE POSTED ADVICE BUT JUST BECAUSE IT'S HIM I'M GOING TO FLAME AND ACT LIKE AN ASS BECAUSE I'M SO FUNNY.

Either kill the flames and get back to the advice or lock the thread.



I just spent
my last cent
purchasing this poverty.

Cleopatra
Pancake
posted 09-01-2002 04:01:40 AM
Pvednes, I will lock your thread as requested. I encourage you, however, to start another one. There is nothing wrong with your topic.
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