hermit roll call thread

sponger

Come on all you misanthropes. Let's commiserate about our least favorite subject: people.

No, but really, though...how much of a recluse are you and why?

Pennyroyal Tea

i am a recluse because i only enjoy the company of my dog.

Brain of J.Lo

sponger wrote:

Come on all you misanthropes. Let's commiserate about our least favorite subject: people.

No, but really, though...how much of a recluse are you and why?

I don't have a car and I'm at home all day with a toddler about 6 days a week! And the only people I know in this town are my in-laws!

And that is why I am a hermit.

*closes the blinds*

sponger

LOL. If you only knew how much time I spent trying to remember the word "misanthrope." It was on the tip of my tongue, but it just wouldn't come back to me until after quite some time.

CHANGEinWAVES

I've been a hermit lately just because I don't like hearing "aw, are u ok??" then they give me that pity face.

Snake

I just like being alone, give or take a couple of cats or a dog. lol
Im just a solitary kinda guy. I like being around one, maybe two, people if I HAVE to be around people for an extended time.
Simply put: I would rather be alone most of my life, and see people every once in a while, then be with people constantly, and get alone time every once and a while.

I like to meditate and reflect. I should be a philosopher

Abookamongstthemany

Snake wrote:

I just like being alone, give or take a couple of cats or a dog. lol
Im just a solitary kinda guy. I like being around one, maybe two, people if I HAVE to be around people for an extended time.
Simply put: I would rather be alone most of my life, and see people every once in a while, then be with people constantly, and get alone time every once and a while.

I like to meditate and reflect. I should be a philosopher

That's me, too. I like to keep my social interactions down to a small group, preferably 2 or 3. And I do enjoy my time alone with my own space.

norm

Pennyroyal Tea wrote:

i am a recluse because i only enjoy the company of my dog.

Snake wrote:

I just like being alone, give or take a couple of cats or a dog. lol
Im just a solitary kinda guy. I like being around one, maybe two, people if I HAVE to be around people for an extended time.
Simply put: I would rather be alone most of my life, and see people every once in a while, then be with people constantly, and get alone time every once and a while.

I like to meditate and reflect. I should be a philosopher

Abookamongstthemany wrote:

That's me, too. I like to keep my social interactions down to a small group, preferably 2 or 3. And I do enjoy my time alone with my own space.

sums me up!!

that's why i like this place....i can be with people when i want to and don't have to be "with" them

Rhinocerous Surprise

A combination of odd sleeping patterns, and near-total introversion! A sure-fire recipe for success!

haffajappa

i'm on my 17th day in a row of work... and when i get home i dont feel like doing anything, even if i WAS given the opportunity (which i rarely am haha)

you are

wow, i'm glad i'm not the only one. i love being alone, most of the time. being at work during the week and socializing one or two nights is enough for me.

GraySaturday

I have 0 friends. (edit: I actually have wonderful friends on here, but I don't live near them/or hang out with them in person, so I mean friends in the sense of people I would go do stuff with after work or on the weekends. If you live near me, you like my posts, and you want to hang out, then maybe you can up my friend count from 0)

Honestly. Well I guess my husband is a friend, but then WE have 0 friends. I have met some people in Chicago and they have all turned out to be losers, and two faced and shitty. So I'm at the point in my life where I am busy, and I don't have time for people that don't make my life better in some way, so if a person isn't worth my time, I don't bother. I do have friends back home, but I rarely get home anymore, so its hard to have them in the general sense of the term friend.

I used to miss it, but I think I am getting a little wary of fairweather friends and I rather be alone times then deal with people.

I also don't like going out to places with large crowds of people. But thats a bit different of course. I hate feeling smooshed and cramped for space with stupid people that can't walk without stopping every 2 feet to take a picture, or to stare at the wall. Living in a touristy city can really get a downer sometimes. To hell if I shop on Michigan ave, EVER.


In general I think most people are pretty stupid, and when I go out in public, I seem to reassure myself each time.

tremorvoid

sums me up as well.

i prefer to be alone simpley because people irritate me so easily and its easier on me to just not have to deal with them. i dont like feeling like you have to do something just because someone else in the group wants to do it....id rather go home. i too have a dog that i like to hang with. he loves me as i am...and never talks back to me. since ive started working...i find that dealing with people for the minimum 8 hours a day is so physically and mentally draining that all i want to do is go home and be alone...and get some rest. its hard to find the peace you are constantly searrching for when others are around and questioning things or disturbing the peace. lol ohhh im such a joy to be around. oh well whatever nevermind.

Rhinocerous Surprise

GraySaturday wrote:

In general I think most people are pretty stupid, and when I go out in public, I seem to reassure myself each time.

This is pretty close to my own philosophy. I never realised how bitter and cynical Pearl Jam fans were!

tremorvoid

Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:

This is pretty close to my own philosophy. I never realised how bitter and cynical Pearl Jam fans were!

comes with the territory i guess. those of us who were born and raised with the grunge era. good to know that others are just as bitter and cynical as myself.

tremorvoid

i'll do this one....myself......MYSELF!!!!!!!






god i love that line....i think vegas 93 is an exceptional scream for this...i shall listen and confirm.

Rhinocerous Surprise

tremorvoid wrote:

comes with the territory i guess. those of us who were born and raised with the grunge era. good to know that others are just as bitter and cynical as myself.

I was... 5 when Ten came out, so I don't think I can blame grunge. I think it might be that people who post on message pit are perhaps more likely to avoid socialising...

tremorvoid

Rhinocerous Surprise wrote:

I was... 5 when Ten came out, so I don't think I can blame grunge. I think it might be that people who post on message pit are perhaps more likely to avoid socialising...

ahh i was 12...maybe 13....hard times.

i havent been patroling the board in a while...but all you youngin's have taken over!!! MUAHHHH

iluvcats

alot of times lately, I am not interested in what my friends want to do...
bands they want to see or concerts -- not my cup of tea. In addition, a guy at work recently implied I'm negative (he mentioned the glass is half full the other day when he was sitting by me at a work related function. He exclaimed, "come on, the glass is half full.") This person knows what my family life has been like for 6 months and I think he had alot of nerve. Often at work when we have forced socialization (mandatory lunches together, blah), I would rather be alone than listen to their bragging. Most of my life, I am the square peg in the round hole. It does not bother me all of the time, sometimes it does.

Brain of J.Lo

GraySaturday wrote:

I have 0 friends. (edit: I actually have wonderful friends on here, but I don't live near them/or hang out with them in person, so I mean friends in the sense of people I would go do stuff with after work or on the weekends. If you live near me, you like my posts, and you want to hang out, then maybe you can up my friend count from 0)

Honestly. Well I guess my husband is a friend, but then WE have 0 friends. I have met some people in Chicago and they have all turned out to be losers, and two faced and shitty. So I'm at the point in my life where I am busy, and I don't have time for people that don't make my life better in some way, so if a person isn't worth my time, I don't bother. I do have friends back home, but I rarely get home anymore, so its hard to have them in the general sense of the term friend.

I used to miss it, but I think I am getting a little wary of fairweather friends and I rather be alone times then deal with people.

I also don't like going out to places with large crowds of people. But thats a bit different of course. I hate feeling smooshed and cramped for space with stupid people that can't walk without stopping every 2 feet to take a picture, or to stare at the wall. Living in a touristy city can really get a downer sometimes. To hell if I shop on Michigan ave, EVER.


In general I think most people are pretty stupid, and when I go out in public, I seem to reassure myself each time.

Aww, if I still lived in Chicago, I would totally hang out with you.

And as far as fairweather friends...I hear ya. Once I got pregnant, it was as if my friends fell off the face of the earth. Granted, I also moved halfway across the country from them when my baby was 7 months old...but we really stopped hanging out way before that. It sucks.

ForestBrain

I'm a recluse because the people I live with are the only people I enjoy. That and I work at home.
But tomorrow I have to go somewhere and work. *Cringes*
I don't like phony people and especially people that make friends to add to their friends list. I prefer randomly meeting people and accidentally forming a friendship.

you are

iluvcats wrote:

In addition, a guy at work recently implied I'm negative (he mentioned the glass is half full the other day when he was sitting by me at a work related function. He exclaimed, "come on, the glass is half full."

i just want to smack someone when they say that....i mean sometimes the glass is half full, but when you've been through a lot, it's half empty! let me have my glass half empty because when you try to convince me otherwise, it just makes me feel worse....you know, there's a time for everything. sometimes you just gotta be sad, but then eventually you gotta move on...when the time is right, of course!

tremorvoid

you are wrote:

i just want to smack someone when they say that....i mean sometimes the glass is half full, but when you've been through a lot, it's half empty! let me have my glass half empty because when you try to convince me otherwise, it just makes me feel worse....you know, there's a time for everything. sometimes you just gotta be sad, but then eventually you gotta move on...when the time is right, of course!

im on my time with everyone

Abookamongstthemany

ForestBrain wrote:

I don't like phony people and especially people that make friends to add to their friends list. I prefer randomly meeting people and accidentally forming a friendship.

Me too! it just feels more real and less forced this way. I want to be friends because there is some kind of connection there worth building a friendship on and not just for the sake of making a friend.

you are

tremorvoid wrote:

im on my time with everyone

me too and i'm actually just learning that about myself. like when to be around others and when to be alone. most of the time i'm alone, but i do have some really good friends but most of them have moved away :(. that's probably a good thing though.

someone else on here said that people are stupid and when they go out it just confirms it...i agree with that statement. i mean, i know i'm not perfect but people just annoy me. the way they drive, shop, talk, etc.....:o but i do live in a snobby part of town.

tremorvoid

you are wrote:

me too and i'm actually just learning that about myself. like when to be around others and when to be alone. most of the time i'm alone, but i do have some really good friends but most of them have moved away :(. that's probably a good thing though.

someone else on here said that people are stupid and when they go out it just confirms it...i agree with that statement. i mean, i know i'm not perfect but people just annoy me. the way they drive, shop, talk, etc.....:o but i do live in a snobby part of town.

i have a few good friends too but they all live in different far away places too. how is that a good thing? i tend to drop off the radar easily...its like i crave that.

the majority of people out there ARE stupid and just piss me off in some way or another too. any forced human interaction tends to irritate me. lol

Abookamongstthemany

you are wrote:

me too and i'm actually just learning that about myself. like when to be around others and when to be alone. most of the time i'm alone, but i do have some really good friends but most of them have moved away :(. that's probably a good thing though.

someone else on here said that people are stupid and when they go out it just confirms it...i agree with that statement. i mean, i know i'm not perfect but people just annoy me. the way they drive, shop, talk, etc.....:o but i do live in a snobby part of town.

Yeah, I will have to agree that most of the people that live around me annoy the shit out of me. I don't think I'm better than anyone and fully realize I might also annoy the shit out of them. But seriously, I much prefer to come and talk with people here on the net that I actually enjoy over so much of the usual types around my town.

LikeAnOcean

I have a lot of posts but I usually only spend a total of 30 minutes a day here, sometimes more, sometimes not at all.. I have a three circles of friends that consist of at least a dozen people whom I regularly hang out with, work buddies, and two different cirles of childhood friends.. I'm usually out of the house 2 or 3 nights a week with them..

_Crazy_Mary_

I don't have time or $$ for friends. I work 6 days a week and on my day off (today) I want to be with my family. I would feel like a dirtbag if I went and hung out with friends when I know my daughters are starving for my attention. My social life is work, that's why I work in a restaurant. I get plenty of interaction with other people through work...

you are

tremorvoid wrote:

i have a few good friends too but they all live in different far away places too. how is that a good thing? i tend to drop off the radar easily...its like i crave that.

well, it's a good thing because if they all lived here then my time and energy would be zapped! i have 6 REALLY good friends and none of them even know each other (they know of each other but that's it)...they all have strong personalities and would totally clash if they were all in one room together. that would wear me out.

Snake

cutback wrote:

sums me up!!

that's why i like this place....i can be with people when i want to and don't have to be "with" them

Damn man! That made me realize why I spend so much time here. That makes perfect sense.

I thought I was just a internet addict.