painful social ineptiude, thy name is gwendolyn.

[1blazeofglory]

Oh, my Mom's college roommate, Vivian, and her family had a day-after-christmas open house brunch today and (as if there had been any doubt) I reaffirmed my inability to mingle, and confirmed the fact that since the age of 14 my capacity for interaction has steadily decreased. I tried to quell my anxiety with a mimosa and about 8 cups of coffee,

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[austin_tatious]

fuck mingling.
and fuck drunk middle aged ladies at christmas parties.

[austin_tatious]

although....
maybe thats exactly what they want.

badun-
chhhh

[1blazeofglory]

ooooooooooooh snap.

[1blazeofglory]

b.t.dub (as soli says) - i was so sure that story was gonna end with a flat out proposition. i'll admit to a little bit of disappointment.

[flightpatterns]

i almost got lizette that calendar!

[1blazeofglory]

it is the best in history. i will invite her over to giggle and chortle about it... if she will wear her costume.

[thepoetdog]

Oh man, I used to be sooo shy as a kid. And then someone told me the best advice I'd ever heard: The worst someone can say is No

Now I talk to EVERYONE. But blah, I'm still sort of shy - so I know how it is. It can be really awful

[jetlifari]

shy is cool...who needs society and their forced interactive bullshit anyhow...isn't there a saying that says the defining characteristic of charming people are their total dependance on other people's acceptance?...

[wonderbreadgirl]

So, how about going to see the Life Aquatic on New Year's day before I drive back home?

:-D

PS: As many have stated, the forced and manufactured interactions of christmas parties/baby showers/most sucky real-life events are not really worth much of anything, at least not to the people you'd actually want to talk to. In the immortal words of Austin himself, 'fuck mingling.'

[1blazeofglory]

i will gladly see that movie any and every day ever.