[zeffrin]

Alright so I think we all know and accept that it's pretty common for us nerd types to be a bit shy in life, shyness manifests itself as awkwardness and that makes others around us awkward too.

Here's my offer to those among you who're attending events but still experiencing anxiety in a room full of strangers... I'm calling it confidence coaching. And it's free too if you're supplying the bourbon.

Basically I'll take you out to places where you otherwise might be nervous... explore why you have that feeling and help you realise there's no need for it. We'll talk to some randoms, male and female, play a bit of the eye contact game and stuff until you realise other people are nothing to be scared of.

Now I'm not pretending I can take the most reclusive of you and turn you into a nightclub superstar or anything like that but I'm pretty certain I can help allevieate the fear of the unknown.

[Nemo]

Ha, ha, winning ! I recommend, zeffrin is an ace at eye contact. If you don't score, you will still be able to troll after.

[Aean(:]

what an odd service to offer

[zeffrin]

lol Nemo

Yah seems odd but... I used to be a shy nerd too and a dude taught me about confidence, so why not

Though service seems too formal for what I'm offering... and shit you can do this with any of your confident friends... just go out places, talk to people you dont know... shit do it on the street, at the bus stop, on the train, in the elevator.... just turn to someone and talk to them.

When you're at the shops get peoples eye contact and nod to them, see how many respond back to you... start throwing in a hi, or g'day as they come close (if they seem engaged by your eye contact)

But this whole thing from yesterday surprised me a little to learn that not only are ya'll shy but you're defensive about it... seems silly to me

and no I'm not trying to troll... im quite serious

If I didn't work stupid hours I'd start going to all the events just to talk to everyone, take a camera, would be fun... though Light's already on the case there

[zeffrin]

Oh I forgot to say as well, my ulterior motive for posting this... I've had enough of dishonest, spiteful and otherwise generally evil woman so I'm selling my properties and ending the relationship.

So I need more new friends too, and why not start with sc2 players... at least we have something in common right off the bat

[Apth]

Originally Posted by zeffrin

Oh I forgot to say as well, my ulterior motive for posting this... I've had enough of dishonest, spiteful and otherwise generally evil woman so I'm selling my properties and ending the relationship.

So I need more new friends too, and why not start with sc2 players... at least we have something in common right off the bat

Sorry to hear that man.

I've found the SC2 community has the largest concentration of awesome people; you don't have to go fishing for cool people to hang out with like you do with MMO and FPS players.

[zeffrin]

I've noticed that too, thanks for saying something positive though

Maybe I put this funny, I dunno... I'm just really shocked to learn that actually probably the reason people didn't talk to me is because they didn't already know me... for me the whole point of going was to meet sc2 players so yeah

I'm sorry I come out funny in text

[Starcyph3r]

do you offer online coaching? My dealings with others forcefields are pretty bad, the more units I make the more I get forcefielded away. Maybe its because my appearance is zerg. Not to mention my attempts to nydus mains and inject larva are pretty woeful. Even just allies are hard to come by. The terrans and toss just seem so powerful. So I turtle up and hope they give me an oppurtunity, but it never comes...I honestly think this game needs a patch from higher up, its completely imbalanced. Some races are clearly better off than others. Still although I think a buff is needed, is there any advice you could offer to make the imbalance a little easier to deal with?

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[crAzerk]

LOL at the above response. Cant +rep u from my smartphone will do it later hahahha

[nirvAnA]

I find it slightly ironic that the OP was the guy who mistook PiG for being "arrogant" because PiG didn't say a word to him, which is normal because PiG was probably paying attention to his games and had no idea he was even there / watching PiG. I mean if he introduced himself to pig in the first place im sure pig would have been very nice to him. So wheres the confidence mate! Irony indeed.

[zeffrin]

Originally Posted by nirvAnA

I find it slightly ironic that the OP was the guy who mistook PiG for being "arrogant" because PiG didn't say a word to him, which is normal because PiG was probably paying attention to his games and had no idea he was even there / watching PiG. I mean if he introduced himself to pig in the first place im sure pig would have been very nice to him. So wheres the confidence mate! Irony indeed.

Actually that's the point, I said g'day while he was looking at me but he didn't respond... about which we've since established he was trying to identify where his friends were at the time.

And btw of course it's not like I'm expecting him to be talking to people in the matches, once the ladder had been posted I was busy finding out where to get it from and figure out how the whole map selection thing worked.

Once the games started I did watch PiG from afar but come on now, think about it...

a) he'd remember a guy trying to talk to him mid games because such a rude person would be rare
b) someone else surely would've taken notice of that kind of behaviour if I were

Anyway, I've since apologised to PiG for jumping to a conclusion and then later posting about it. Personally I think there is some confidence in coming forward to publicly announce my error, and if anyone wants to talk more about it, lets do it in person where you can draw your own conclusions about me. Feel free to post them.

Yay

[neon]

What kind of bourbon are we talking here ?

I could be interested in this venture, however we have to theory first with bourboun and then move out into the real world otherwise it doesn't work.

Always happy to meet more people and yeah as previously stated, great community of people here.

[zeffrin]

lol theory... bourbon? whatever works to lower the inhibitions just enough to get the chin wagging

I work in the city so any day after work just meet up for a drink after work, talk some sc and shit... booyah

[neon]

Well, I work in the city too so that makes it pretty easy.

Shall let you know when I work out what I'm doing this week!

[TABottles]

This is such a cute thing you are doing, if i were a girl i'd totally go you man. no homo