Amen to that!

Hallelujah, praise the gourd!

Now lets go back to the bar and have a pint of the black stuff.

Alas, already past midnight.

But I do generally enjoy the black stuff :)

Well damn, lets aim for this weekend ;)

Well it's good to hear you're more productive with your sadness than me. I usually just end up sitting at my desk playing games or fapping, like a true degenerate... I wish I could channel my sadness into my stories. That'd make me more prolific than Steven King... >_>

If you feel like that often... my best advice is take it outside. Go for a walk, to to a park, a cafe, a bar, anywhere. Smile at anyone who meets your eye. You don't need to know them, they don't need to know you, but your silent support might mean everything to them in that moment.

Go at the same time to the same place daily and after a week you'll know some faces. Two weeks and they'll say hello. Three weeks and you don't feel so sad :)

Problem is I hate talking to people... especially people I don't know. I get it; I should get out more, see people and get a little fucking happier. But it's so exhausting to just walk out the door, let alone make small talk or have a deep conversation.
I sometimes wish I was more of an extrovert, that being with people didn't make me so tired, but I have a sneaking suspicion that the only way that would happen would be through some unhealthy intake of alcohol. Don't get me wrong, I love the numbing feeling a couple of ciders brings me, but I feel that I'll just grow addicted to it at that rate... I'm already addicted to soft drinks, fuck knows what'd happen if I switched up to spirits! X_X

You do t have to talk. Make eye contact and smile. That's enough :)

...I just never felt like people worked that way. Or maybe I've just always been surrounded by talkative nutters, I dunno.
Oh well, maybe next time I go outside I'll take you up on your advice. Couldn't hurt to crack a half-assed smile couple o' times per month. >_>

It could be regional, but most often people around here will respond to a smile without actually wanting to engage in conversation, especially when out walking. Occasionally you'll exchange a few words with dog walkers if their animal takes an interest in you, but rarely does anyone want a long conversation.

But it's nice to get a nod and a smile from the other person, rather than have them just walk past looking the other way :)