Ah, New Year’s Day. Usually preceded by New Year’s Eve. A traditionally disappointing time.
I am usually confronted with the same “other side” where the grass is always greener over there. I did have a pleasant evening, spending it with a small group of friends I already knew and playing board games. It was helped that this afternoon I did some stair-training and then weight-training. I had a large amount of endorphins running through my system that helped relax me.
But on the drive to my friend’s, I saw scantily dressed women going off to bars. Should I have been going out to a bar? No, I don’t do well in bars. I’ve mostly stopped trying to go to them. I did the sure thing of being with friends instead of awkwardly standing in a corner getting stressed over a dark room and loud music. (The more my senses are blocked, the more nervous I get. I’ve only really noticed this feature of myself recently.) But then, there is that green grass over there. They looked like they were having fun. I’m supposed to have fun this evening, but I know if I go that route I will be disappointed.
Is there a procedure for dealing with pretty girls? I’ve been standing in lines with them (today at McDonald’s: pretty EMT member) and I don’t know if there is a way to do anything. I can’t really talk out of the blue unless I know something in common. (Besides, she was talking to her partner the entire time.) Even if I do talk, is it acceptable to just ask for a number? How do regular people do this?
I’m thinking of making a resolution to get a girlfriend this year. (I hate resolutions.) Have I really been trying hard enough?
I had a co-worker who had another party that would have had board games too, but more drunk people. I would have only known two people there, and one of them only peripherally. Should I be going out to places where there are fewer people I know? I go out a lot, but I keep meeting the same friends. And none of them are single, and women, and have an interest in me. (To the best of my knowledge.)
So far my year has consisted of trying to reserve a hotel in Grand Cache for the Death Race. They said they would be having a waiting list on January 1st, but as of 2:00 AM today, they didn’t.