Sing as loud as you can, have some drinks, go out with friends and maybe win something out of it (I didnt) Bonus points for not shazaming all the songs you donāt know, ITS OK NOT KNOWING STUFF BINGO
Weāre really outing ourselves here but every time we go on a support tour we make a Bingo board for the tour. The first person to win Bingo wins all of the buyouts for that day, or $80. Squares can range anywhere from āband dinnerā or āseeing a movie in theatersā to random dares like planking in a bandās semi truck or pocketing a valuable tour emblem. It gets really competitive and there are things weāve done that weāll never speak of.
TLDR: Get out of your apartment, get a cheap drink *if you want*, and meet people in your community through a structured activity!!! A perfect recipe for getting out of your comfort zone while not being too overwhelmed about it! *Disclaimer: If youāre sober but still enjoy the vibe and are comfortable being around booze, I swear to you I would never notice if you had a NA bev or never drank anything and I donāt think anyone else would either, nor would they care if they did catch on* But Iāve been doing bar trivia for almost 2 years now and itās SO much fun, especially when you have a good host and youāre in a group that cares enough to try but not enough to get too hung up on getting things wrong. We mostly yap between questions/rounds and the hosts have always loved us. Weāve moved around because places have closed and/or our schedules changed and we needed a different night of the week. But going to different places with different vibes has helped with my social anxiety SO much like Iām much more confident with interacting with different types of people now and much less worried that theyāre not going to like me. Sometimes other trivia teams havenāt liked us but weāve learned to be like āso what?ā and just keep vibing bc weāre not hurting anyone. And when we get questions that feel tailor-made for us, like when it has to do with our homestates or hometowns (weāre all transplants) or with our special interests, we get a high we can ride the rest of the week. And KARAOKE is the BEST! You get to do whatever song you want, and it is more fun to do one that gets the crowd going, but also if I wanna do a country song Iām nostalgic for but no one else knows, screw yāall Iām gonna enjoy my 3 minutes and give you a show. Also, thereās some regulars but also always some wildcards which keeps it interesting, like last week a huge NJ dude who may have been a mobster and who put his name down as Bonesaw, pulled me up to two-step with him to an old country song. Where else are you gonna get that sort of experience?
Pregame with music or even a tv show that makes you feel social, makes you want to go out and about.ā¦ you can also pregame with a lil liquid courage if you feel inclined. I would say just focus on not bailing on this one dude as opposed to focusing on fixing your perceived overall tendency to bail. Have fun!!
I mean, I love TikTok but thereās a magic moment In playing some kind of oldish smartish type of games, the ones I loved playing at the beach like crosswords Iāve been having THE TIME OF MY LIFE in sharing the screen over, or laying down in the ground over a small screen and trying to guess is together and not feel so dumb, I mean connections something is quite a stretch so go there and HAVE FUN (getting kinda of lettuce was a comunal moment) And add me there so we can be elderly digital friends
For this summer I manage to get some vacation from work and have planned a bunch of stuff, from festivals to trips with friends, and for fun I went to my local antique store/ market and got an āoldā point and shoot camera, just for the fun. I didnāt do any research or whatever, just got what I felt was a great deal For some flash pictures in the concerts, and now I DONT TAKE PICTURES ANYMORE WITH MY PHONE they look AMAZING, everyone is excited to take pictures and this specific model BARKS when you shoot. BRING BACK FHE FUN TECHNOLOGY
