EngSci Out of Context

So maybe they're not always geeks
(And only one or two are freaks)
Through sometimes I am quick to judge
But please don't hold on me a grudge
Hearing more 'bout all my peers
Taught me that they're not all weird
Even all the ones with nineties
Telling stories over...uh..."pint-ies" <-- sorry, I know that sucked...

...but it's late and I'm the geek, obviously, this having been my first night out since...oh my goodness, I can't even remember. Nope, that's a lie. I know exactly when the last time I went out to a pub was and it was so long ago that I don't want to tell anyone, so I will keep it too myself. Moral of the story is that I am a big nerd who stays home to work a lot. Seriously. Ask John. Big geek.

Today was Nocturne as well as Pav's birthday thing at Peel Pub. Nocturne just went...well...it just went, and I played pretty terribly, but well...that's the way it goes when you sight read like shit and you don't get enough practise time. But Pav's birthday was a totally different story.

I need to write a little background for this: while I was sort of excited about heading out to Pav's birthday thing (I think I started to look foward to it about Tuesday evening or so), I was a little worried because of the people that I knew were going to be there. These were not people I had ever gone out to a bar or pub or whatever out socially before, so I was a little worried about how it would be, what they'd be like in a social setting and that kind of stuff. It's funny when you step out of the people you usually go out with and try some new people.

I knew they were fun people...from what I saw in class. But that's why I was worried, b/c in class there's always something to talk about, ie school. But out there...what if they were really boring? That's the thing. I hate myself when I'm stuck with quiet people. I just talk talk talk talk talk talk talk because I get all uncomfortable and I HATE awkward silences.

But they really surprised me. Some I was not surprised about...there are some people who, right off the bat, you can tell that they're really social. But there were a couple of people there who I had never really talked to...and so hanging out with them for the first time outside of a school setting...well, they're not bad at all. And these guys...man...they tell some wild stories...

So good going guys, I think the verdict is that in general you people are pretty cool. Still nerds, mind you, but pretty cool :)