Two big things coming up for me! Well, one thing for certain, and one thing for not-so-certain.
This Saturday, I'm going to a 21st party. This will be the first party of its nature I've been to in a long time, that being the type with people my age + booze. Usually, only one of those two things is present, but here, they will be combined in a festival of... slightly-drunken white people :P There will be adults there too—it's not exclusively people my age, but I figure that's who I'll be hanging with.
When I went to this guy's 18th, I forwent hanging with his group of friends in exchange for sitting by myself messing around on my iPod. This is obviously not something I want to do twice :P So I'm hoping I can get in there and be with them instead this time. I don't know any of birthday-boy's friends, so I'll be the lone wolf, but I think I can do this. I've gotten better at conversing with people over the last few months, so now I can move forward a step and practice introductions. These won't even be the type where I have to walk over to a group of people, all of whom are strangers, and then worry about them wondering what I'm doing or why I'm saying 'hi'; it's the easy type where I know at least one person and can just be introduced through them, at least to some extent. I'll have to do all the heavy lifting regarding explaining who I am, what I do, what I like, etc., but I'll be given an easy way in that I really should take advantage of.
I don't know how it'll go, but I'm excited. Even though we only got an invitation a week ago, I've anticipated this event for a while as a 'guaranteed party' of sorts, inferring that the guy will have a 21st party just like the one he had for his 18th. It's the first time in ages that I get to meet new people in a social setting! This never happens! I don't wanna get my hopes up or set my expectations too high, but I do wanna go with a positive mindset so I can make the most out of this opportunity. I've had a few fantasies where I manage to hook up with a girl at the party, but I keep telling myself "No! Don't set up a pretty picture in your mind and aspire to replicate it—you've made that mistake before! If you meet a chick and you get into her pants (as well as one can when one has phimosis, anyway :P), then cool, that'll be fun; but in the more likely scenario where that doesn't happen, just enjoy the party for what it is." I just wanna go with an open mind and have fun, maybe meet some people, maybe start a friendship or two. Anything on top of that is a bonus.
In other news, I asked the Film and Performance Society if I can perform for the new students at university during Orientation Week! That would be so awesome! I have all kinds of ideas for bits I want to include: bits that are open, profane, etc., to mark the leap in maturity and tolerance from high school to university; bits that feature critique and dissent to emphasise the intellectual aspect of uni; and more general bits that will appeal to anyone, regardless of religious beliefs, political affiliation, sexuality, etc., to highlight the inclusive nature of the community. They haven't replied yet (their page has been inactive for months, so I'm worried they won't reply at all :| ), but I'm hoping they do soon, so I can get things organised. I guess I won't be too annoyed if I don't get to perform, but I'm still gunning for stage time—it's been 8 months since I've been up there, goddamn it!
Again, I might even get to meet people! I don't know how many of them will hang around after the show is finished (many will have to go places for other things, particularly enrolment), but maybe some conversations will be started :) I can't express enough how much fun it'd be to do stand-up for the new students, but even if I can't get in for them, I can still perform during the semester, which starts directly afterwards.
So much excite! ^_^
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