Too Much Free Time

A blog of random thoughts and rants from nobody's favourite, Alaric.

Monday, August 21, 2006

Nerves

It's only my second day owning a blog, and I have nothing much to say. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.
Actually, I have a lot to say. But you know when you have too many things to say that you don't know where to start? That's kinda how I feel now. I could talk about any number of things (A Scrooge McDuck videogame, why Coke tastes better out of a glass bottle, the secret of existence etc), and at some point I probably will (except that last one). But I can't right now. I'm too nervous.
Why? Well, tomorrow I'm meeting a bunch of friends for the first time. By friends I mean 'people I know on the internet'. Yeah. I mean, I think they're all great and that, but I only really know what they're like on the net. And conversely, they only know what I'm like on the net.
Anonymity is the greatest advanatage to a user on the internet, in that no one knows who you are, so you can say any old thing without fear of embarrassment. On the internet, I act nothing like I do in real life. Well, to people I don't know anyway. On the internet, I usually try to present myself as a funny guy, someone who's always kidding and stuff. In the real world, I can only do this after I get to know someone, otherwise I'm afraid they'll just give me an evil stare. Yes, I worry about things like that. Yes, I am the world's biggest dork.
So I'm worried that tomorrow everyone's gonna expect me to crack wise and make with the quips. And I'm a little nervous because I doubt that I'll be able to do that. The internet lets everyone be funnier because you can think about what you're gonna say. In real life, you can't always do that. At leats without leaving really long pauses in sentences. And no one likes those.
So yeah, sounds like I'm whining about nothing, but you know, this is my blog and all, so I'll just throw it out there. No one reads this so the next sentence is a bit redundant, but tomorrow I'll be funny. Actually, Wednesday I'll be funny. Tomorrow I'll be talking about how the meeting went.
On an unrelated note, no one at SiF has been sarcastic for ages. Come on, guys! Make with the snark already! I've got something really good for the next person who's sarcastic about something.

1 Comments:

At 8/22/2006 2:17 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Don't worry, Alaric! You're safe with me! Trust me, you'll be fine!

(Says a friend from the SiF Forums who commented at 2:12 GMT)

 

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