Mine? As miserable as ever. My little bro wanted to go to a little comic con thing, is just not my vibe, felt surrounded by people in weird costumes is just… Thankfully I was there for like half an hour.

  • Glowstick@lemmy.worldEnglish
    191·
    5 months ago

    I assume you’re quite young, which is great! I’d suggest learning to enthusiastically jump into whatever activity you wind up in. It’s way more fun that way.

    At a comic con? Throw on a mask and start talking in a funny voice!

    At an opera? Listen closely to the sounds and try to enjoy the artisticness of the performance!

    In a big grassy field with nothing to do? Take your shoes off and let the grass tickle your feet!

    In my experience it’s easy to judge things as lame and to tell yourself that you’re too cool for that thing, but that winds up not being fun, and you wind up missing out on a lot of stuff that you actually would’ve enjoyed if you let yourself get into it. Learn to be open to trying new types of experiences and you’ll wind up having more fun in life!

    • Kimdracula@sh.itjust.worksOP
      317·
      5 months ago

      I’m not like that unfortunately. I would NEVER wear a costume, hell, I wouldn’t ever went there to begin with

      • Glowstick@lemmy.worldEnglish
        16·
        5 months ago

        I used to be that way too, but it’s a skill that you learn through practice. Like push yourself to get into things just a teeny tiny bit to start with for now. Then after awhile it’ll be easy to get to that point of toe-dipping, so then you push yourself to go in a bit more next time, and do that every time you’re at some activity, and then eventually you’ll find it easy to jump right into the deep end of every activity. But it does take some effort to push yourself in the earlier stages

        • Kimdracula@sh.itjust.worksOP
          110·
          5 months ago

          And that’s the problem, that just isn’t me. I’m like that for everyone and everything. I get that isn’t normal, but it is what it is. I just despise being forced to do social stuff, a cringe like situation like a comic con is probably even worse.

          Is like changing nature, you just can’t do that. That’s how rooted is this thing on me, I can’t change it.

            • Kimdracula@sh.itjust.worksOP
              49·
              5 months ago

              It would probably make in existence less useless and maybe would had gave me a girlfriend in my lifetime, I dunno though. I know that isn’t me.

              • Ookami38@sh.itjust.works
                151·
                5 months ago

                You honestly sound very depressed and like you really don’t know what you ARE. Try things, open mindedly, and you may find that some of these things are you, or can be fun regardless. Stop getting in your own way.

              • Glowstick@lemmy.worldEnglish
                3·
                5 months ago

                If you want to change this about yourself, then you can see a therapist to help you do it. You don’t have to be mentally ill to see a therapist, they can just help you make changes in yourself that you want to make. For something like this you would want to see a CBT therapist

              • Zahille7@lemmy.world
                6·
                5 months ago

                So you don’t like comic cons (they have other things at those events besides manga and comics) but you know the language the NPCs speak in a video game?

                You should honestly fit right the fuck in at one of those. Honestly, the awkward self-pity already does. I meet so many people who are incredibly shy/awkward/what-have-you show up and it’s actually their first one, and they always end up having an absolute blast.

                You’re surrounded by like-minded people who are just there to nerd out and have fun with their community. And sometimes the costumes can actually be amazing.

              • intensely_human@lemm.ee
                31·
                5 months ago

                I’m saying you’re a general intelligence. You have the kind of intelligence between your ears that the largest companies on the planet would gladly pay 100 billion dollars to be able to create.

                You can learn and change and grow. “I am this” or “I am not that”. This just isn’t how it works. We cut off parts and build new parts all the time.

  • stink_pickle@lemmy.worldEnglish
    225·
    5 months ago

    I had a job interview Friday and no one was there to interview me. Apparently HR dropped the ball. It’s 110 outside and I’m homeless and living out of a car atm. We had thunderstorms which meant rolling up the windows. I only have a few bucks left and therefore cannot run the AC because of gas. Once the storms were over it was back to 110 but with nearly 100% humidity and even more sweating. I’m currently stealing WiFi to write this out and I’m hungry AF. So yea, bummer about your 30 minutes.

      • Thavron@lemmy.ca
        61·
        5 months ago

        Yes that sounds like nothing compared to the hellish experience of being forced to go to comic con.

          • tamal3@lemmy.world
            7·
            5 months ago

            “Making fun” isn’t quite right, but they were definitely being sarcastic. I think people throughout this thread are encouraging you to be less self-absorbed so that you can 1. Enjoy things around you without feeling like you’re being judged for it, and 2. Develop empathy for those you interact with.

            I know it seems trite, but it’s important to realize that social interactions are way more fun if you pay attention to other people and are curious about them.

            • Kimdracula@sh.itjust.worksOP
              15·
              5 months ago

              It really sounds trite. I just don’t think I’ll ever change. I’m aware enough that I’m not emphatic. That’s just isn’t me and I almost never enjoy things, even the things I do for myself.

  • ChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.world
    14·
    5 months ago

    I had a cookout at my house, had maybe 15 people over, lots of drinking, lots of swimming. I just got a new grill for the party and it was nice to cook on. Today I’m working 12 hours which is annoying but that’s life.

  • ReallyZen@lemmy.ml
    11·
    5 months ago

    The Left ranked first at the elections in France, so suddenly much, much better than the expected brown/black outcome.

  • pepsison52895@lemmy.one
    9·
    5 months ago

    My spouse and I rode our motorcycles from the Midwest to the East Coast over Thursday and Friday. We’ve spent the weekend hanging out with family and friends that we haven’t seen in months. It’s been a good time and we’ll be here for the rest of the week.

        • intensely_human@lemm.ee
          52·
          5 months ago

          All of existence is a thin veneer of order over a roiling sea of chaos. Terror is the primordial experience, at times merely occluded by the colorful distractions of gaiety and hope.

      • FireWire400@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        Depends, I guess.

        Are they riding fast Moto Guzzis? Really terrifying but also a lot of fun I imagine. Big, slow-ish Harleys? Not that terrifying, also pretty fun and damn cool IMO.

  • robber@lemmy.ml
    7·
    5 months ago

    I went to a small (~30 people) festival dedicated to wood carving, because I was asked if a wanted to cook for everyone. Found it very inspiring to get an impression of that very specific sub culture.

  • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    5 months ago

    Up and down. Depression hit me super hard, slept/read 14-hour days, but despite that, there were some great things.

    Took the family out on my little 10’ boat and watched the downtown fireworks from the river. We were directly underneath, cardboard shells raining on us! What a rush! None of us has ever seen anything like it.

    Been limping along with a shit fridge that barely works. Got a new one from FB for $200! Nicest fridge I’ve ever had. Going to be a huge project swapping them. Hell, getting it out of the other guy’s house was a chore.

    And tonight we’re hitting Aldi and loading up on food. Can’t wait to have a good fridge, freezer and ice maker again.

  • FireWire400@lemmy.worldEnglish
    51·
    5 months ago

    I went to Vienna to see Kraftwerk and it was really great. Vienna itself is a bit shitty though IMO

  • Bronzie@sh.itjust.works
    4·
    5 months ago

    Pretty good!

    I am in parental leave for another two months so I get to play with the little one and stay home.

  • lazylion_ca@lemmy.ca
    4·
    5 months ago

    Got the air conditioner mounted in the bedroom in time for the heatwave. Now to take a quick afternoon nap and then work on the fence.