Another year gone, and yet...nothing has changed.

[logomancer]

So, here we all are at the end of another year. Things have come and gone. Stuff happened. But, for some reason, I feel like nothing has changed. When I came to Tech, I was an outsider looking in. I didn't know anyone -- or anything, for that matter, as was revealed to me shortly after my arrival. However, I got to know most of you on my friends list, and, over time, I started to consider you my friends. Yet, for some reason, I still feel like an outsider. I don't get certain references made in conversation. When people discuss movies or books, I can't join in bacause I've never seen them. And outside of the time I spend at VTSFFC/Spiel/etc, I don't see any of you except robertliguori, and he's my roommate.

After thinking about it for a while, I believe I know what is wrong with me. The answer is simple: I need more exposure. To everything. And everyone. For too long, I have sat in the darkness of my dormitory, hiding behind my computer screen, waiting for life to find me. I know now that I was wrong; I must find it. I need to be more informed -- about news, books, movies, TV shows, games, and everything else. I can no longer afford to be ignorant; I don't have the time for it anymore.

So, my resolution is gain more exposure. I hope I can keep it.

Happy New Year to you all.

Comments

[zerblinitzky.livejournal.com]

Step 1: move out of the dorms. Next year ou can get an apartment and that alone will make your life a lot more interesting.

Step 2: Start reading comics and watching movies that other people haven't seen yet. Then you can loan us the comic or show us the movie, and we'll loan you another comic in return and so forth. This generally doesn't work with books since books are long, but comics are short enough that most people will keep their promises to read them.

If you want to borrow any comics or books of mine, just ask. I have many comics in scanned format, and am downloading more as I right this, so I can give you copies of a lot of stuff.