As usual, my social skills boiled down to more enthusiastic than skillful, save for those rare, shining moments when I hit my stride. Fortunately, some of the guys there were willijng to look on the bright side, and a couple of them even insisted that I was "cool." That was...very nice to hear. And it's finally paying off that I know a lot about the Spectrum from a physiopsyche perspective.
Most of the people there were very nice. They were not really what I expected, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that I got along well with most of them. All of them seemed to be of about normal intelligence except for one guy who was obviously on the double-side (poor guy), and another guy I know from the college who I know is VERY intelligent and becoming highly successful.
There was one girl who suffered from severe Tourettes, and she obviously found it embarrassing. But when she spoke, the voice that came out sounded very...cultured. It was eerie because, even if she were VERY intelligent (which she may be as far as I know), I would never have expected such a delectable, rich, articulate, BEAUTIFUL voice to be able to squeeze its way through the cracks. She also turned out to be very likable.
The program that was made for the session sucked. I almost asked the ladies, at the end of it, to just ad lib the next session because we got FAR better, more interesting discussion during our off-topic tangents. However, I thought about it in retrospect, and I have to admit that it was useful in CATALYZING discussion, which is probably useful in a group that needs a little extra help with socializing effectively.
It turns out that I was lucky enough to show up during the most successful turnout they had had yet.
I had to politely turn down an invitation from one of them to go to putt-putt with a group of them this weekend. I would have been thrilled to go, honestly, but I gotta spend the holiday with my family.
I honestly can't wait to attend their supper club. I can picture myself making a lot of new friends.
09 Apr 2009, 5:25 pm
