Yup, that is why I ask people what their hobbies or passions or free time fillers are – everyone has to work, but you get to choose what you do with your free time. That’s what makes people interesting.
Uh, no. Most of us have to have a profession. You have to go to work. Thus, you have to have “watercooler talk.” That’s what small talk is – chit chat with people you’d normally never associate with.
But, being friends with people and having to hang around their friends who are a-holes and push you to make these fake exaggerated comments is completely unnecessary.
Work/career is a fact of life. Hanging around people you hate during YOUR free time is NOT a requirement. Reevaluate your situation, please.
As with many articles here, I’m confused. You’re an adult. You’re out of college. You live on your own. Who is forcing you to hang around people like this? It’s pretty simple: choose your own destiny.
Two things:
You don’t have to have “friends” like that. Find some new people to spend time with.
You don’t have to dress like that and hang around those people.
But, I figure, based on all that you share here, you will never break out of this vicious cycle.
Go figure. I’ve earned a living cooking and I never take pictures of food. Only assholes with smart phones who are too stupid to learn to cook post online photos of food they overpaid to eat. Fuck you.
I can’t imagine wanting to meet up with other people because they got drunk a lot in college and now have social issues as an “adult.” What the fuck are you folks going to talk about? The same thing in the comments?
Moved back in with my parents, happily, in my late 20s, because I was in grad school close to them/my childhood house. Had a great time. I figured it was the last time I’d get to be around my parents for any significant amount of time.
Moving in by choice is vastly different than moving in by need.
Here I was thinking I was the only one! I’ve been using a bicycle as my main form of getting around and exercise since I finished undergrad. First it was to commute to work and avoid sitting on a cramped bus. Then I got into riding on the weekends for fun.
I’ve lived in an enormous east coast city, the suburbs with awful developments and a lack of decent connecting roads, and a mid-sized city, so you really can ride anywhere.
Some upsides:
1) It’s fun and you likely know how to do it.
2) It’s a built in diet…try hauling your overweight self up hills and see how quickly you change your eating habits.
3) You get much better very quickly.
4) If you like doing fast and seeing the countryside, try a road bike. If you like dirt and jumping things, try a mtn. bike. If you like racing, off road riding, and maybe don’t have decent roads/mtn. riding…cyclocross is something you can do it just about any park or field.
Riding a bike is awesome. I commute to work 5 days a week, so at worse I get 90 minutes of exercise a day, with a long ride on the weekend.
Wait, did you start running/exercising later in life or what? I’ve always played competitive sports so even without actual training, I’m never in awful shape. Oh, I also walk or cycle everywhere, so that helps.
Running without a ball involved is a terrible idea. I’m currently very pissed off that running is really popular all of sudden in my city.
And the trends! How dumb are you people? It was finger shoes just recently. Now it’s the neutral position shoes that look fit for a retirement center. And shirtless in completely un-hot weather. I get it. You’re tough. You been jogging for 46 minutes. This isn’t the beach, put a shirt on. And the low-slung backwards hat with zany socks. Jogging isn’t cool, so quite pretending.
There are these fun things called sports that a) get you in shape b) you don’t dread doing. Give em a try!
For guy’s who still get in fights, telling them they dress like shit is probably going to draw a punch. Meatheads in t-shirts with splatter paint on them don’t like hearing that. Nor did rich guys who spend far too much money trying to look rich.
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Yup, that is why I ask people what their hobbies or passions or free time fillers are – everyone has to work, but you get to choose what you do with your free time. That’s what makes people interesting.
Uh, no. Most of us have to have a profession. You have to go to work. Thus, you have to have “watercooler talk.” That’s what small talk is – chit chat with people you’d normally never associate with.
But, being friends with people and having to hang around their friends who are a-holes and push you to make these fake exaggerated comments is completely unnecessary.
Work/career is a fact of life. Hanging around people you hate during YOUR free time is NOT a requirement. Reevaluate your situation, please.
You clearly don’t know what’s up.
As with many articles here, I’m confused. You’re an adult. You’re out of college. You live on your own. Who is forcing you to hang around people like this? It’s pretty simple: choose your own destiny.
Paris Hilton? Is she still alive and kicking?
Two things:
You don’t have to have “friends” like that. Find some new people to spend time with.
You don’t have to dress like that and hang around those people.
But, I figure, based on all that you share here, you will never break out of this vicious cycle.
Go figure. I’ve earned a living cooking and I never take pictures of food. Only assholes with smart phones who are too stupid to learn to cook post online photos of food they overpaid to eat. Fuck you.
If you actually make money based on your production, checking email is not such a big deal. Some of us don’t hate our jobs.
I can’t imagine wanting to meet up with other people because they got drunk a lot in college and now have social issues as an “adult.” What the fuck are you folks going to talk about? The same thing in the comments?
Go figure. A guy with a name and penchant for that is overweight. Who would have guessed?
Never more than two layers. Unless you’re climbing a glacier or ice fishing. It’s too suffocating.
Another degree allows more options, never fewer. Feeling handcuffed is a personal choice.
Moved back in with my parents, happily, in my late 20s, because I was in grad school close to them/my childhood house. Had a great time. I figured it was the last time I’d get to be around my parents for any significant amount of time.
Moving in by choice is vastly different than moving in by need.
Here I was thinking I was the only one! I’ve been using a bicycle as my main form of getting around and exercise since I finished undergrad. First it was to commute to work and avoid sitting on a cramped bus. Then I got into riding on the weekends for fun.
I’ve lived in an enormous east coast city, the suburbs with awful developments and a lack of decent connecting roads, and a mid-sized city, so you really can ride anywhere.
Some upsides:
1) It’s fun and you likely know how to do it.
2) It’s a built in diet…try hauling your overweight self up hills and see how quickly you change your eating habits.
3) You get much better very quickly.
4) If you like doing fast and seeing the countryside, try a road bike. If you like dirt and jumping things, try a mtn. bike. If you like racing, off road riding, and maybe don’t have decent roads/mtn. riding…cyclocross is something you can do it just about any park or field.
Riding a bike is awesome. I commute to work 5 days a week, so at worse I get 90 minutes of exercise a day, with a long ride on the weekend.
Wait, did you start running/exercising later in life or what? I’ve always played competitive sports so even without actual training, I’m never in awful shape. Oh, I also walk or cycle everywhere, so that helps.
Running without a ball involved is a terrible idea. I’m currently very pissed off that running is really popular all of sudden in my city.
And the trends! How dumb are you people? It was finger shoes just recently. Now it’s the neutral position shoes that look fit for a retirement center. And shirtless in completely un-hot weather. I get it. You’re tough. You been jogging for 46 minutes. This isn’t the beach, put a shirt on. And the low-slung backwards hat with zany socks. Jogging isn’t cool, so quite pretending.
There are these fun things called sports that a) get you in shape b) you don’t dread doing. Give em a try!
Or riding a real bicycle out of doors winning 8 days a week?
guys, no apostrophe needed. Thanks.
For guy’s who still get in fights, telling them they dress like shit is probably going to draw a punch. Meatheads in t-shirts with splatter paint on them don’t like hearing that. Nor did rich guys who spend far too much money trying to look rich.
That is what I was thinking!
What caused an 85 pound teen to have such a temper, I’m wondering.