So dull...

[Borntofarm]

I'm stuck here in my dorm room. I have jack shit to do, and it's been like this the whole year. Last year, I was having fun, and I was going to parties and I was doing stuff. I had friends who did more than sit on their computers all day and play games. Basically last year, which happened to be my first year in college, was a shitload of fun, and this year is a shitload of, well, shit. I'm bored as hell, and all I do all day is sit on wtf, digg, myspace, and facebook and pretend I have a social life. I'm a college student- I should be out getting trashed. Now I suppose you'll all just tell me that I'm being stupid. That it's my own fault that I'm not going out and finding opportunities to have fun. This would be mostly true, but what should I do? Go around asking random people if they know of any good parties where I can get drunk, act like an idiot, and generally have fun? That's a bit of an awkward question, and I'm not the most sociable of people (although I'm definitely not antisocial). Not to mention the fact that I don't have a car (I live in Maine, and go to school in AZ, so a car is kinda impractical). Being stuck here and doing nothing sucks. I'm bored to the point of insanity. Any advice or am I just fucked?

 

[Crazykid 55]

Have you thought of having a party yourself?
that way youll meet new people and new friends to get trashed/have parties with?

I know how it can feel..but just think positive or youll start playing warcraft or whatever and then youll never have a life.. :happysad:
Think of events or such that can give you youre social life back?
and life isnt all about getting wasted just so you know..
it all will turn ok, just think positive :hug2:

 

[Hannabug]

What happened to all your friends that you partied with last year? They ALL turned nto antisocial gamer geeks? Or perhaps the ones who partied too hard didn't make it back this year? If you really want to party more, why not join a fraternity? I personally would have rather died in college than join a frat, but I wasn't having trouble getting my party on. Well, perhaps I was, I just didn't care. I was content to sit in my room and.... well, this was before the days of myspace and digg and at least I hadn 't found WTF yet, (although apparently a buddy of mine had, I mentioned this site to him and he was like "Oh yeah, I used to be part of WTF back in sophmore year" He was a dipshit. He probably got banned.)
What was I talking about? Oh yeah. Look, maybe all your friends from last year are feeling the same way, and just don't know where the parties are, or haven't thought of throwing their own parties... Who knows. But there ARE parties around your college, you just have to go looking. In fact, if there are other colleges in your town, go crash THEIR parties. One of the best times I ever had in college was randomly going over to another college one night, and looking for parties to crash. We ended up at someone's engagement party. It was funny shit. Come to think of it, that dipshit I was talking about earlier was with me that night.
Maybe you just need to make friends who are more of the party variety. Talk to people from your classes, try to meet new people. You'll find a plce to go get shitfaced eventually.

 

[Comrade Obama]

Get a PS3 or Wii and people will flock to you.

Seriously though, I feel you pain. Most of my friends live two-three hours away along with my girlfriend. I'm not sure how to go about making some new and interesting friends. So the internet takes over what ever spare time I used to have.
I sit next to the same guy in my Proof Writing class, and one day I started talking to him. It turns out he is from Vietnam and doesn't really speak English that well. *sigh* Back to the drawing boards.
I've been thinking about joining a club or challenging people to things at the sports center. I may lose, but maybe I'll be just charming enough that they'll want to keep me around. "Newsledbans with charm?" Yes, it is possible

Good luck man. If you wanted to drive to SoCal I'd be happy to party with you.

 

[D!d0]

It sounds like you were relying on your friends last year to find the action, and this year you're on your own. Have you considered maybe joining, or at least visiting, some of the social clubs in college - like the drama club, or another group that focuses on things that might interest you?

Local coffee shops often have posters for upcoming events. The one near our house also has a small theater that offers different musicians, comics, and open mic night each week. The campus (or local) newspaper might include a list of things to do.

Figure out things you like to do, and go exploring on your own. Sooner or later you're bound to run into folks who have some of the same interests, and wham! the party begins.