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- From: deviass@ecf.toronto.edu (Deviasse Robert)
- Subject: Re: Weekend! What for???
- Message-ID: <By3wt9.4q5@ecf.toronto.edu>
- Keywords: *cry*
- Organization: University of Toronto, Engineering Computing Facility
- References: <722381503kai.kai@depeche.toppoint.de> <By3K8L.KwM@willamette.edu>
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 07:29:32 GMT
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- *de-lurk*
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- pcurtis@willamette.edu (Paul E. Curtis) writes:
- > Well, lessee...
-
- > I spent most of today lying in bed. I woke up a few minutes ago to come down
- > to the university computer lab, to work my five-hour shift as a lab assistant.
- > This entails baking my brains underneath the flourescent lights, punctuated
- > with occasional questions from those lab users kind enough to acknowledge my
- > existence. When my shift is over at 23:00, I'll go home (I live alone) and
- > watch TV for a couple of hours. Then I'll log into the school's computer
- > every fifteen minutes or so, hoping against hope for some electronic mail to
- > arrive in my box (it won't). The last few weeks, I've been getting to sleep
- > around 5:00, and I don't see why tonight should be any different.
-
- > Tomorrow, I might do any number of things. I could go on a joyride around the
- > state of Oregon. Alone. I could drive up to Portland and shop for books.
- > Alone. I could go to the laundromat and wash my clothes. Alone. I could do
- > what I've been thinking of doing for months--go to the airport, plunk down my
- > credit card, and buy a ticket to some faraway place where American Express
- > won't find me after I fail to pay the bill (I'm thinking of Togo--American
- > passport holders don't need a visa to go there, and the yellow fever
- > certificate which I got for my African travels of a few months ago [alone] is
- > still valid, so I shouldn't have any problems). Needless to say, alone.
-
- > I'd say my social life is in a shambles, except that I haven't got one.
-
- > Apparently, it's not that I'm unattractive (although my pupils are dilated
- > from the 20 milligrams of Prozac I take daily, for my dysthymia), or
- > unhygenic, or unkind (I'm told that I'm a very compassionate man, and
- > sometimes I belive it), or unintelligent, or uninteresting (I do tend to be
- > pretty colorful, when I'm not feeling sorry for myself), or anything like
- > that. What I am, apparently, is unapproachable. Almost nobody realizes how
- > fuzzy and affectionate this kitty really is, beneath his sarcastic, mocking
- > exterior. I have a total of two close friends. In my nearly 20 years of
- > existence, I've never been anybody's best friend. Nobody has ever sent me
- > flowers.
-
- > And I am alone.
-
- > * * * * *
-
- > Sorry to inject so much angst into what is usually such a happy newsgroup.
-
- > --Paul Curtis
-
-
- You are definitely not alone. There are plenty of people in the world that feel
- exactly as you do. They're all around, hiding behind their masks, hoping that
- someone will approach them, too afraid to do the approaching for fear of
- looking like fools. Everyone has a story, and they're happy to tell it if
- someone would only listen. Why not take a chance, and just talk to anyone --
- especially if the person if the person is trying to hide in a corner. It
- couldn't be worse that being alone all the time, and it might result in
- new friendships. At the very least it will give you a more friendly
- reputation.
-
- You say you keep hoping for email. Have you tried looking at soc.penpals?
- There are a lot of bored people and people who are eager to write there.
-
- Life is too short and precious to let it slip away. Above all, do something.
- Don't worry about looking like a fool. We often tend to look at ourselves
- more critically than we look at others. And even if you make a total fool
- of yourself, people eventually forget. However, you won't forget lost
- oppportunities. There is nothing more scary than looking back on your life
- at the end of your life and thinking "If only I ..., but now it's too late."
-
-
- Hope this helps, at least a little. And I'm sorry if I'm misreading you.
-
-
- Good Luck, and Take care
- Robert (93% lurker)
-
- *en-lurk*
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- | Robert N. Deviasse |"The things that are not easily attained, |
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