As a teenager I had a fairly large group of friends and I was probably well respected for a few reasons. Back then it wasn't about socialising, it was about getting drunk, stoned and going around doing crazy stuff. All that I'm good at and I had the reputation of being the craziest out of the lot since I never cared about dying or going to jail or anything like that (because the prospect of going to school every day then getting a 9 to 5 job for the rest of my life was horrible so I preferred the idea of dying, getting locked up or another radical event that would permanently change the course of my existence) but as I got older my peers were becoming more and more social and at around 17 it got to the point where all they wanted to do was drink and socialise, something I couldn't take part in. I made a radical life change and became a loner and thats when I discovered how good it is. I've been a loner ever since and all my free time these days is spent progressing towards my life goal which is to become a research scientist/inventor. Since I moved house I cut all contacts with my old friends but occasionally someone I know through my family (usually from another country) will come over to my house to stay for a while, especially around christmas time. I don't know how to deal with the situation. I can't just leave them to go out on their own in a place they don't know. Pubs and night clubs are far more about socialising than drinking and going to them is always a s**t experience for me.
12 Nov 2011, 9:49 am
