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Post by adriana on Feb 26, 2010 17:27:32 GMT -5
Okay. So I didn't really know where to post my thoughts and stuff so I assumed this would be the place to make the thread about myself. I'll try to post in it whenever I get the feel to. I'm not really making any progress in the friend department at my new school. There's one girl I eat lunch with because my counselor made her show me around and stuff, but she's just as anti-social as I am-- so there's nothing really we talk about. It's always a variation of the same topics we discuss: Prom, classes, college. I thought going to a new school I'd be able to change the old me. Just come in being outgoing and no one would know that I was really shy? But I totally failed at that plan. Haha. Who was I kidding? Whatever. Anyway, I think I've decided to hell with school and friends and anything outside of my computer screen until I leave this place. ;/
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Post by HybridMoment on Feb 27, 2010 21:20:53 GMT -5
I have tried that before too, attempting to be non-shy in a new setting...and also failed at it. I wouldn't give up on the anti-social girl yet though. Maybe you could try to steer conversations towards more interesting topics, ask her about where the best or worst place she has lived or something like that. If it still continues to go no where you can still always abandon that friendSHIP.
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Post by adriana on Feb 28, 2010 15:25:09 GMT -5
I have tried that before too, attempting to be non-shy in a new setting...and also failed at it. I wouldn't give up on the anti-social girl yet though. Maybe you could try to steer conversations towards more interesting topics, ask her about where the best or worst place she has lived or something like that. If it still continues to go no where you can still always abandon that friendSHIP. Ahaa. Yeah. I think my plans are pretty unrealistic. I just feel so bored with school and everything. >.> I guess I can try talking to her about other things, and since she's pretty quiet too it makes it easier for me to talk to her anyway. Thanks
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Post by adriana on Feb 28, 2010 15:32:25 GMT -5
Okay I have a speech to do tomorrow. The weird thing about me is that I'm really only shy when it comes to making friends and socializing. But I look forward to things like speeches and doing plays? I even feel a little like a poser here on Shy United because I don't really dread being in front of everyone in settings like that. I get nervous about public performances only in the few minutes before I go on. I think it's mostly because I'm playing a character and not really myself. And as far as speeches I'm just repeating information, so I feel pretty comfortable about it. I'm not all animated and interesting, but I get it over with. Well, I'll tell you how it went when I get home tomorrow. Goodbye whoever looks at this!
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Post by adriana on Mar 1, 2010 13:42:31 GMT -5
Ended up getting intimidated and not doing my speech But I have to go next time. I ate lunch with the anti-social girl today, and we talked about school and stuff. My anatomy teacher made me switch seats just as I was feeling a little comfortable with my partner. I have been in the school for three weeks, and have been assigned at least for essays in AP Lit, but I have not done one. I don't know why.
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Post by adriana on Mar 2, 2010 15:10:24 GMT -5
Hello guys!
Ate lunch totally alone today. ;/ loll I like to pretend that I don't really care, and that I'm not worried because my friend is just late or something. I don't think anyone really notices but it sure feels like they do!
Tomorrow I have to go mentor some elementary students which has turned out to be fun so far. I can talk a little better with young kids than older people.
I have to read Lord of the Flies and finish One Hundred Years of Solitude, I have another speech to do, I'm writing a persuasive speech on a book I liked.
Til next post! ;]
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Post by adriana on Mar 3, 2010 15:00:35 GMT -5
Okay! Good things happened today. I worked up the courage to ask a girl to sit with her at lunch. She offered a couple of days ago, but I said no. But I was lonely so I asked if I still could. She's really nice and so are her friends. I didn't talk much of course. She's afraid that I think they're weird, but I'm going to sit with them again tomorrow. I gave my speech. I was actually really nervous, and stumbled over words. Unluckily enough I have another speech to do for a different class tomorrow. ;/ I'm going to do it on a book I really like. So I hope it goes well. By the way, feel free to message me about anything or reply to any of my posts.
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Post by Scotty on Mar 3, 2010 17:10:59 GMT -5
By the way, feel free to message me about anything or reply to any of my posts. I keep meaning to reply to this thread, but I get side tracked easily. ;D Well done on sitting with someone for lunch. Hopefully you'll be able to make some friends that way. Good luck on tomorrows speech...what book are you doing it on?
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Post by adriana on Mar 4, 2010 10:06:23 GMT -5
Good luck on tomorrows speech...what book are you doing it on? heheh Thanks for replying. I did it over One Hundred Years of Solitude. It was a great book. Oh, by the way. What do you do to get all the stars? Is it like by number of posts or time on the site or something?
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Post by Scotty on Mar 4, 2010 12:20:02 GMT -5
Good luck on tomorrows speech...what book are you doing it on? heheh Thanks for replying. I did it over One Hundred Years of Solitude. It was a great book. Oh, by the way. What do you do to get all the stars? Is it like by number of posts or time on the site or something? I've not read that one, I should some day. Yeah, the stars are just from the number of posts. Once you get to 500 posts you'll have all 5 stars.
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Post by adriana on Mar 5, 2010 9:36:29 GMT -5
Ah, Thanks Scotty. So today was okay. I had to drag myself out the door to school. I really just feel no enthusiasm for it anymore. In Anatomy we watched a video of someone getting eye lens replacement because they had Cataracts or however it's spelled. I swear, I nearly puked. I hate eye stuff =s Something weird happened today! A weird discussion between my sister's new friends and me and her. And YES she's made friends before me. This girl comes up to me and my sister comes up behind her, the girl says to my sister "Oh this is your sister?! She's in my Speech class, she's so quiet!" Then she proceeds to ask my sister why I don't talk and my little ninth grade sister tells her "Oh she doesn't talk to people she doesn't know well--she's shy." I don't know why, but that just feels so weird! I'm 18 years old! I should be able to speak for myself, but I can't. ;/ So then the girl makes a game of it, trying to get me to speak a lot and whoever gets me to say the most words wins! lol ugh.
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Post by strawberrysweetie on Mar 5, 2010 20:24:55 GMT -5
^ Can't blame you about the eye surgery. I find anything about messing with the eyes disturbing as well! Sorry to hear about the weird situation with your younger sister and her friends. I know I'd feel weird/embarrassed by it. If it helps any, my younger sister (who's only 11) is already fairing better socially than me, and I'm 22, lol. I am glad, though, that she doesn't have to suffer in this way. I just think it's going to be uber-embarrassing when she has a boyfriend before I do. And I'm sure that's going to happen, lol. :S Anyway, I'm hoping you keep up with posting here. I like reading about what other people are up to.
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Post by adriana on Mar 6, 2010 7:30:08 GMT -5
Anyway, I'm hoping you keep up with posting here. I like reading about what other people are up to. Aha Thanks for reading. Lol it is quite dull though. But i like posting here, it's sort of a release.
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Post by geekguy on Mar 6, 2010 13:20:30 GMT -5
Okay I have a speech to do tomorrow. The weird thing about me is that I'm really only shy when it comes to making friends and socializing. But I look forward to things like speeches and doing plays? I even feel a little like a poser here on Shy United because I don't really dread being in front of everyone in settings like that. I get nervous about public performances only in the few minutes before I go on. I think it's mostly because I'm playing a character and not really myself. And as far as speeches I'm just repeating information, so I feel pretty comfortable about it. I'm not all animated and interesting, but I get it over with. Well, I'll tell you how it went when I get home tomorrow. Goodbye whoever looks at this! I can relate to this lol, as I'm not really shy in all situations either, generally just ones involving girls I like IRL >_> . I'm also enjoying reading this thread , It's more interesting than if I were to do a frequent diary lol, as most days would simply be me saying "Went to college, got home, played video games until I went to bed" xD
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Post by dinag on Mar 9, 2010 21:09:48 GMT -5
I am also enjoying this thread, being able to peek into the life of a shy college student(I am one as well). I'm similar in that I don't get terribly nervous before a speech, but then when I'm up at bat it hits hard . But those types of classes are good for building up confidence, if you put your all into it, and don't care what everyone thinks.
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