Post by Darth Cookie on May 3, 2009 15:28:30 GMT -5
Yeah, I gotta agree with this totally. I always feel like a total flake at the time when I see someone I wanna talk to. Then if I do, I'm all robotic like, and so totally awkward. And if I don't say anything, I'm all, "dang it! I should have said something!" afterward. So I try to talk with people more, so I don't regret it. But even still, I end up talking with one or two groups of people all weekend, and sometimes never get to talk to certain people that I also wanted to talk to.
Good example... Ok. maybe not a good example. We'll go with "Long Story" or just "example":
Just last year I talked with a person at a con, and we were both like... "OMG, I so totally know you from somewhere..." We figured out that we originally met at a con 9 years beforehand. No kidding. We had talked some, then, but not much. The cons were a lot smaller, so it was easier to talk to someone and find them again, ya know? But, they were someone that I wanted to talk with more than just at the con, but never got contact info. Then we met again last year, and we talked a bit, and I really enjoyed getting to talk with this person. Sad thing is, though... We still never asked for each other's contact info. >.< I'm regretting this. I suppose I know /how/ to get a hold of them (bought something they had made, which had contact info with it), but it'd be that whole awkward, kinda creepy aspect of it. Ya have to admit, it'd be really weird just suddenly emailing having Not asked for contact info, and being like, "Hey! I just kinda Found this contact info somewhere... Wanna chat?" yeah, that just sounds creepy stalker-ish. And then every con after that would be like awkward. Have I even found out if they're single or whatever? Nope! Even after all this time, I couldn't even muster courage to ask them to ask them to keep in contact. Darn shyness thing coming around at the wrong times at cons. And I keep trying to work on it at cons, too. Sad, but true.
Moral of the story: talk at cons~ Don't be too shy. Ya never know. They might not be there the next year, and then you don't see the person again for a decade, and who knows what's changed in that time, ya know? Unfortunately, I have trouble listening to my own advice, but I try anyway.
Anyway, Good luck~
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Awesome story, hopefully you'll see them agian soon and you'll take your own advice
I Definetly will, thanks a ton for the response. Kudos to you and your friend Pain, Link.
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