Go Play.
So today our department is headed out to the beach to play volleyball.
Generally, I wouldn’t describe myself as anti-social but I do have definite a-social tendencies. My immediate reaction to going was “No, thanks - not interested.” This is not an uncommon reaction from me to the thought of a social gathering.
But, in the end I decided it would probably be fun. Also, if it totally sucked I would just go home. Easy. This is the tactic I often use to get myself out of the house, and my comfort zone, and BE SOCIAL for fuck’s sake.
This is an annual outing for the department, and part of the fanfare is the trash talking that gets thrown around beforehand. I’m not really into that part. I’m a decent enough volleyball player and I have a definite competitive streak but I just find it kind of… dickish? (yes, that’s the word) to go around posturing in the days leading up to the event. It reminds me too much of WWF - which in the end is a dumbed-down version of a play. A really sucky play, but my point is that it’s all loosely scripted so the pre-game trash talk and grandstanding just sounds so lame. Mostly I just think there’s no need - if you’re that awesome then I guess we’ll see that when we’re out there playing.
Meanwhile I’m still convincing myself that it will actually be fun. I admit, it was difficult to hide my rolling eyes and stifle my “wtf ever” under my breath as others came strolling through the aisle with their mouths running this morning. Also, I gave a Face and a little bit of a middle finger to someone this morning when he asked if I would be able to serve the ball over the net.
I’m sure it will be fun, though. Don’t you think?
