be more fun to be around

I try to smile all the time, and don’t tell jokes to the people i hang around with at uni, cos they don’t get my sense of humour. Think i need to find new friends…

if you’re enjoying yourself, people will have a good time when they are around you.

so i think the important thing to do is to say “fuck it” and try to have positive thoughs and enjoy the time.

when u go up to a group of ppl and express urself, then just try to enjoy YOU, not make them enjoy you, they cant help it but will like to have u around.

it helps me a lot when i am enthusiastic about having a few laughings and have positive thoughs, and not when i am just trying to please ppl.

sometimes my friends will be planning to go out to the movies or an amusement park or something right in front of me and they don’t even invite me. it makes me feel like such a loser….it makes me think that they don’t really consider me a friend…they’re just being polite in talking to me or something….

So, I’ve been out the last two Fridays with my new colleagues. First time I stayed for about 2½ hours until everyone moved on; last week I lasted ‘til midnight. However, this is enough to have been branded as sociable – as noted in the, “(calypte)’ll go” comment about next Friday (not to mention the leaving do this Friday…)

I likes it!! I was never not sociable, but my last lot weren’t very. And there are worse things to be branded than up for a couple of pints (mind you I only drink spirits… hic ;))

Hmm. I’ve been hugely tired this week – but I want to go! Last week was a marketing thing, and it wasn’t great. Marketing doesn’t speak to the analysts. But this week it’s IT – and I like IT! Meet IT people!!!

Besides… as soon as I can stay awake for more than 20 minutes in a pub, think of the men I can eye up!! :)

I was making a cup of tea at work today, and one of my (distant) colleagues mentioned that I was looking ‘much happier’ these days – turns out that he meant, I don’t look like I have the tail end of the ‘flu any more, but I thought he meant because the interview et al is out of the way – and fairly positive outcomes.

However, I launched into a hugely long explanation of why it was a “grimace not a smile” on my face, how overworked I was, blah blah blah. Not ranting, just releasing pent-up bleugh-ness. Of course, being a gentleman, he listening patiently before saying, “Gosh. I feel very depressed now.”

Ooops! ::blush::

Next time someone asked me how I was, I said “Urm. Don’t ask. Little pool of misery at the moment – best if I don’t share.”

I may be stressed, but random other people really don’t need to hear so much about it.

Having just had my early morning chortle, I figured it would be good to share mad people stories. Go. Chuckle. Enjoy :)

I’ve been on my own an awful lot this past while. Which is okay – I quite like it. And it’s given me time to join 43T and reflect on my life, of course! But it also makes me look forward to going back to work (which is very odd ;)) What can I say – I like the people, which is a huge plus in a job.

Anyway. I’ve decided that I’m going to go back and be the new positive, happy, cheerful me. The new me who keeps life in perspective and finds joy everywhere she can – and when the situation is a bit grim, well, it’s just a blip. Remember the bigger picture and chill.

As the title says – people like spending time with people who make them feel good. I know: doesn’t matter that it’s Monday morning, a smile and a wink from the ever-happy J is just infectious! And why I found N so attractive in the first place was how much fun he was to be around.

So… I want^need more people in my life – I lost my social circle too long ago. Why should I expect others to want to spend time with grumpy old me?!

Long live the revolution!

_This entry has been brought to you by a disgustingly cheerful calypte, who even now is wondering what illicit substances must have been sneaked into her breakfast ;) _