I think some people were a little bit thrown off by my last facebook status which claimed I was a failure at making friends. There are some reasons for this is Yakima though, reasons I am about to explain. First of all, my roommates are my friends. They are amazing and wonderful and since I work with two out of the three of them, I see them ALL the time. I would like to invest in friends to just hang out with on a Friday night or something like that. The only people I know in Yakima besides my roommates are one married couple who don't like to go out, 2 Catholic volunteers who work with Steve and don't like to leave their house, and 7 other Catholic volunteers who move in a pack of on-the-prowl for a date mode. Needless to say, it is uncomfortable to go out as part of a crowd of 8 or more girls, 7 of whom are desperately seeking attention.
I know that I am a fun person to be a friend with. I have amazing friends in New Jersey. I'm just getting really lonely out here. I met a guy a few weeks ago who seemed cool and alarmingly well educated for Yakima, but he's not really interested in the idea of friendship per say. So that was a bust.
It's to the point where Kristin and Kristin went to Seattle for the weekend and Steve has basketball, so I spent last night by myself and will spend probably all of today by myself. I have tickets to a concert tonight, but no one to go with because Steve has a dance to chaperon. So I guess I'll have to go do that by myself tonight as well.
It gets more than a little lonely here in the Palm Springs of Washington.
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Ok, for starters...
there is something kinda hilarious sounding about a pack of 7 catholic girls who are on the prowl for men. I don't know why but i'm just envisioning them walking across the bar as a group, talking to a single guy as a group, trying to get his number as a group, and doing EVERYTHING as a group. And you're right, I wouldn't know what to do with myself if I was with a group of guys and ALL they did was try to get girls, i'd be bored out of my skull!
And what is it with people who don't want to leave their house? The married couple I suppose I could understand if they've got a house and lives and stuff to take care of. But who're the volunteer people? When I hear the word volunteer I assume they're around your age or maybe a little bit younger, i figure they should at least want to go hang out or do SOMETHING rather than watch tv (although from what I understand that's one of the more exciting things to do around there).
it's sorta a shame. now that you're more open to going out and having fun and sorta laid back, you're stuck in a place where you don't have any outlet. If jersey is good for one thing it's always got something to do or somewhere to go. Honestly you're holding out better than I would, I would probably be running through the streets screaming just to cause some excitement.
Well I hope the concert is at least good; and i'll keep my fingers crossed that you maybe meet some people there that you can maybe hang out with after wards.
Who's steve??
Invent a sport.
Tumbleweed racing or something.
Then you can start a league...maybe there are other people thinking the same things about Yakima's social scene, just longing to race a tumbleweed.
THEN you can have giant Tumblemeets where people come to race their tumbleweeds and buy tumbletchotchke and tell tumbletales.
Of course this may NOT be quite the Best way to find friends...but it might work...
ok, too silly...missing you & wishing you peace.
Matthew West is going to send stuff for the Coffeehouse...how cool is that?
must go find sustenance, "date night" got sabotaged.
peace,
k
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