7 Situations in which you should probably not talk

First off, I’d like to clarify that I am not anti social, I am asocial. Big difference. If I were antisocial, I would go around beheading everyone I see with a chainsaw, but since I’m asocial, I limit myself to just thinking it. Why the sudden vocabulary lesson? Because people might make misconceptions about me after reading this, and what the internet thinks for an entire second after reading something I put so much work into really changes my life. True.

Now that that’s cleared up, let’s continue.

SITUATIONS IN WHICH PEOPLE SHOULD IGNORE ME/SHUT UP/DISAPPEAR 

1. When I am wearing headphones

 

You’d think this would be obvious, but you’d be surprised. I have lost count of how many times I’ve seen people move their mouths like my fish used to (RIP Mr.Bushido), before I had to explain that my headphones weren’t just for show.

What irks me more is when I am actually generous enough to give you some of my time and take my headphones off, you mute yourself and smile dumbly. Hello, my headphones are off!! You can talk now!! No? Okay…I’ll put them back on…

Goldfish Mode Activated again… 

WHY YOU DO DIS?!?

2. I am half asleep, in a comfortable position and already half dreaming

Also one that should be obvious, but isn’t. What part of sleep do you not like? What part of comfort do you not like? What part of happy do you not like? Or do you just not like me? In that case, why are you even talking? Go flame someone on the internet or something..

And this is doubly annoying when I have to sleep outside at a friend’s or something. At home I can just rage around and go into my godzilla mode and I don’t have to care, but outside, I have to be a friendly, polite person who cannot yell at you because you opening the bathroom door at 8 AM disturbed me. But yeah, in general, if there’s people in your house, act like you’re in their house. It makes everything so easy for them..

3. I’m next to you on a bus/train/plane

No. Just no. For one thing, if I’m travelling, that brings you to 1 because I physically cannot travel without my music. What part of my oversized, shiny headphones with too-loud music blaring out of them makes you think I want to talk about how uncomfortable you are in your seat and have wanted to puke since you climbed in? Or that I want to listen to you about how you are unused to public travel and are here only because your entire fleet of private jets have been sent to renew their gold plating? It’s not like I don’t talk at all, but if it’s a 10 hour thing, I’ll probably want to be deaf for at least 6 hours and asleep for two.

4. While watching a movie.

 

So my family and friends seem to think I’ve personally written the story of each and every movie we’ve ever seen.

“So why’s that person not using the other door?”

“What happened to that person from the beginning?”

“Who is that person in the mauve shirt?”

If I knew what the hell mauve was, I’d tell you. Really. That and if I had a clue as well, which I don’t. Shut up and let me eat my nachos.

It’s like everyone wants to talk just when the movie starts and then wants to pester me about what’s going on for the next two or so hours.

5. When I’m using a taxi/auto-rickshaw and the driver wants to keep on talking

It’s like every single reason somehow keeps going back to 1. And I do understand that working for so many hours every day must get tiring and boring, I get tired when I have to drive for an hour a week, but honestly, after a polite “How do you do?” and “Nice/Horrible day today.” and a few more sentences to that effect, I don’t want to talk to you. Sorry, but I didn’t decide to skip driving today in order to make a new BFF.

6. I am out shopping, done shopping and paying and the cashier thinks it’s the perfect time to discuss the effects of dog farts on global warming.

Just no. I am already rushed because there’s a crowd forming around me and I’m getting dizzy, not to mention that people in line behind me are mentally killing me in 19 different ways for every extra second I prolong their suffering, and not even because my bags are heavy (I’ll never admit something being too heavy for me to lift), but because your views and my views might not match and that might make us hate each other and I have to see you on a daily basis. Sorry.

7. When I am on my computer

That might mean that it’s never safe to talk to me, but that’s not true. It’s simple really,

If I’m playing Sims, go right ahead and talk to me. You can even ask me what I want for lunch and I’ll give you a somewhat ordered answer.

If I’m playing Skyrim or Dragon Age or Final Fantasy or whatever actually interesting game that requires thought, I will ignore you completely. No joke. The house could be on fire and my first priority will be saving the wifi so that I won’t be disconnected. Also, if I am playing those games, I am using my headphones anyway, which again sends us to 1.

1 is really dominant I guess which is almost making me rethink my other points, which is something I don’t like. So I think I’ll stop for now. 7 is a good number anyway, right? RIGHT?

So yes, that’s my list. I thought that since people around me now know of my blog, I’d start their reading with a post that might benefit us all. And is safe for my mother to read. Mostly the second part though.

And I have posted 3 posts in 4 days, because my exams are going on. Once they stop, so will my thought process. Why does life have to be so difficult?

Some arguments encountered by a part time gamer

I play a bit of video games. Not a lot, because I no longer have time to keep up with the video games that I actually used to play. That is horrible, as now I have nightmares about those games yelling at me.

Now, I like RPG’s. I’m not one for just following instructions and doing stuff. I like wandering around and getting nowhere in game for weeks before I do something that is actually part of the storyline. Usually, that happens by accident. It’s very good for me though, since by the time I get into the story, I’m already pretty rich. Being rich is awesome. I also play arcade games though, they’re pretty enjoyable and serve as a good pastime. I’ve never been able to get into shooter games that look like you have a lot of freedom when you don’t. The type that lets you go around a short radius and tells you that some area is actually out of bounds. Those games make me mad. If I wanna go there, I WILL go there, rules be damned. But that’s just me.

The people around me don’t get video games. At all. They do not understand what it is about them that drags people in for hours and weeks. I have never been drawn in for months as I’m quite easily distracted, but if a game is able to occupy me for a couple of weeks, I’d say it’s a great game. But obviously, there have been people who have tried to make me quit. Some of the arguments I got were:

“Only stupid people play games. If you tell anyone you play video games, they’ll assume you’re dumb. Read books instead.”

Alright, so I don’t think it’s easy to make a strategy in any RPG. Especially for people who don’t follow walkthroughs. And also, I read books, but only if I like them. Not to look smart. There are millions of people who read books just to seem smart and they’re actually all idiots. Books are wonderful creatures that deserve so much more than a bunch of pretentious fucks that couldn’t care less about what’s in them. But I’m not here to talk about books.

“You’ll hurt your eyes.”

 

Okay mom, but my eyes are pretty much shot already, so that doesn’t matter.

“It’s a waste of time that could be spent in doing something productive.”

 

True. But usually productive things take more time than gaming. And they are rarely fun. No I don’t want to learn to cook or play an instrument. I however, will be very pleased if Zidane could get his shit together. It’s a personal choice. Thank you.

“It’s lonely. You’ll alienate yourself from people.”

I have done a very good job of alienating myself from people without the use of video games by now. I’m good at it. And even if I were to suddenly crave human companionship (As if), ever heard of multiplayer? There’s nothing to make me go back to my offline computer than some people I’ve met in online multiplayer games. Charming people.

These are the most common complaints I hear about video games. It is worth mentioning that none of these people have ever played a game for more than 5 minutes, so I’m not sure how they’ve managed to come up with such brilliant arguments. I don’t mind people disliking video games. It’s not something that will appeal to everyone after all, but those people could be a little less violent while dissing them.

I totally agree that giving a 9 year old control of a character that holds a chainsaw might not be the smartest thing (people actually get influenced by stuff like that. I know! Who knew?), but people (even small kids) who get influenced heavily enough to start doing stuff like that in real life because of video games will be influenced to do bad stuff later in life anyway. Trust me; high school’s a much worse place to be influenced. But there’s parental guidance and stuff, for kids like that. It cannot be blamed on the games. Blame it all on people.

Point being, video games are only bad for weak minded people who are bound to screw up sometime later anyway. Also, there is no full-proof way to stop a really determined person from playing whatever game they want (unless you lock them in a room), so stop trying.

Groups that I don’t belong to.

I’m not a gamer. I’ve played a few video games, but not nearly enough to be called a hardcore gamer. And I don’t mind. I am a hardcore reader, and that takes up so much of my time that I don’t have time left over for basic things. Have you ever taken a book into a bath? It’s a bad decision. My 6 year old self didn’t know that. Moving on..

I really like video games. They’re fun. They give you a feeling of having accomplished something when the only thing you’ve done is sit in a corner and waste ten hours of your life that you could’ve done so much in. It’s addictive. And whenever I say anything good about video games, the first thing people say is

“So you’re a gamer, right?”

Not that there’s anything wrong with being a gamer obviously.

But being grouped into something you’re not isn’t nice. It takes to a part you wish you never knew existed. A need to look at yourself, to judge what you so and who you are arises. At least for me. Every time someone groups me in with something, I get a bit panicked.

“So DO I belong in that group? Am I worthy enough? Is this cheating? Is this soo very morally wrong?” It’s pretty dumb, but if I knew how to control my mind fully, I would be somewhere other than the Internet. Trust me.

Same thing happens with books. I’ve read a few books. New ones, old ones, classics, trashy ones..

A lot of them actually. And then someone comes over and goes..

“So have you read this particular book that I read?”

Me : No actually. I haven’t.

“I thought you read a lot of books. Huh.”

And that “huh” really gets to me. It makes me feel like a liar. It’s impossible to read all the books ever made, but I feel like I should do just that of I’m ever to honestly tell anyone that I’ve read a lot of books. Makes me feel like I don’t actually know all that much about books after all.

And then there’s music. I didn’t want to go here, but what do I have to lose?

I don’t have a particular favorite genre of music. I like rock, punk, metal, trance, and….drumroll…pop.

There I said it. I actually like a few pop songs. So sue me (haha..don’t actually sue me).

I don’t have a lot of info about any of these genres. I am not crazy about any genre either. I just listen to the songs I like. Songs I relate to. And it’s really nice, listening to a song and liking it no matter the genre or the artist or anything…I’ve seen so many people acting like they’ve been caught masturbating to shark porn (I know it’s out there somewhere) when I walked in on them listening to a couple of artists they claimed to hate and it was actually pitiful.

It’s the internet’s self proclaimed cool groups that make it impossible to be open about your likes and dislikes on what should have been a place for all types of people.

I’m getting seriously far away from the topic.

So, groups suck and I’ll do what I want to no matter what anyone online says. That’s all.