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[JoshuaFH]

Can anyone offer me some tips on any innocuous items I should bring, but might forget?

[Gunner-Chan]

Well socks, unless you don't wear them.

[Footkerchief]

Cell phone charger.  I always forget it for some reason.

[Gunner-Chan]

OH! Tissues. In case you get lonl-

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I mean if your nose gets runny! Yeah...

[sonerohi]

Don't forget the hand moisturizer, to go along with those tissues.

I seem to forget shoes every time we vacation, so make doubly certain you have some. Don't want to wind up like me, 6 hours from home before you realize 'oh shit, no shoes!'.

[Lord Dakoth]

Can anyone offer me some tips on any innocuous items I should bring, but might forget?

Blinders and earplugs, in case your roommate's an overachiever and studies late at night. And in case he steals your vaseline. 

[Gunner-Chan]

I seem to forget shoes every time we vacation, so make doubly certain you have some. Don't want to wind up like me, 6 hours from home before you realize 'oh shit, no shoes!'.

Heh... I do that too actually. When me and Milly whent on a two week trip out of town I was so ecxited I forgot to wear my shoes... So I had to be barefoot the whole trip! XD

[Aqizzar]

A desk fan, for the white noise.

Plenty of socks, hangers for your shirts, waterproof sandals for the showers.

Headphones, so you can listen to your own stuff, but you can buy those anywhere.

If your dorm is anything like mine was, you'll want to bring your own desk chair, unless you want to sit on those crappy plastic school chairs for an entire semester.

[Mephisto]

Face mask for the swarms of H1N1. Plenty of booze.

Toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash, etc. I managed to forget all of mine this semester.

Trash bags and possibly a trash can. My previous university provided neither. My current one provides a can and one bag.

[Reasonableman]

I feel so pathetic lately. My past experiences have shown that I'm terrible at making friends, worse at attacting women, easily depressed, out of shape, a heavy sleeper, bad with money, easily panicked, an atrocious planner, poorly organized, messy, overly quiet and introspective, obstinately solitary, prone to hypochondria, physically weak, intolerant of pain, explosively angry, deeply bothered by personal issues, horrifyingly lonely, and generally only good at APPEARING competent while not actually being competent at anything at all.

Oh god you sound like me. Please for the love of god do everything in your power to make friends. Do NOT do what I did. Do NOT sit there alone wallowing in self-pity, fear, and general misery, because it will, to be perfectly frank, fuck you up. I've lost 45 pounds so far and I'm still losing weight, among many other things, including my sanity.

Although I have to say that being able to fit into shirts that fit me nearly eight years ago is a plus.

[Leafsnail]

I tend to only ever forget the book I was reading.  Oh yeah, and my charger.  I can usually remember to bring an electrical item, but I sometimes forget about the charger.  Not good when you use an electric razor .

[JoshuaFH]

I feel so pathetic lately. My past experiences have shown that I'm terrible at making friends, worse at attacting women, easily depressed, out of shape, a heavy sleeper, bad with money, easily panicked, an atrocious planner, poorly organized, messy, overly quiet and introspective, obstinately solitary, prone to hypochondria, physically weak, intolerant of pain, explosively angry, deeply bothered by personal issues, horrifyingly lonely, and generally only good at APPEARING competent while not actually being competent at anything at all.

Oh god you sound like me. Please for the love of god do everything in your power to make friends. Do NOT do what I did. Do NOT sit there alone wallowing in self-pity, fear, and general misery, because it will, to be perfectly frank, fuck you up. I've lost 45 pounds so far and I'm still losing weight, among many other things, including my sanity.

Although I have to say that being able to fit into shirts that fit me nearly eight years ago is a plus.

Thanks Reasy. Though the bolded sentence makes it sound like you've not only lost weight, you've lost your sanity. Which is a funny typo.

[Footkerchief]

I... think that's what he meant.

[JoshuaFH]

Oh, I thought... nevermind. I misread the meaning of his post.

I hope you get better Reasy. I'm pulling for ya.

[bjlong]

I feel so pathetic lately. My past experiences have shown that I'm terrible at making friends, worse at attacting women, easily depressed, out of shape, a heavy sleeper, bad with money, easily panicked, an atrocious planner, poorly organized, messy, overly quiet and introspective, obstinately solitary, prone to hypochondria, physically weak, intolerant of pain, explosively angry, deeply bothered by personal issues, horrifyingly lonely, and generally only good at APPEARING competent while not actually being competent at anything at all.

Oh god you sound like me. Please for the love of god do everything in your power to make friends. Do NOT do what I did. Do NOT sit there alone wallowing in self-pity, fear, and general misery, because it will, to be perfectly frank, fuck you up. I've lost 45 pounds so far and I'm still losing weight, among many other things, including my sanity.

Although I have to say that being able to fit into shirts that fit me nearly eight years ago is a plus.

Get some exercise. Preferably in a gym where you do something like racquetball or something else where you remain 1) clothed and 2) active the entire time. Make sure its with other beginners, too. Fighting sports\arts (BJJ, Muy Thai, Escrima, Boxing are all good) help out a lot. Trust me--I've been there, and fighting sports give you poise like nothing else. (They also train you to look at someone's chest, so be aware of that when around female folk.)

Really, the key is to force yourself to do the things that you want to do. Which is really weird when I type it out like this. But, yeah, generally people are all rooting for you after you say hello to them. Just relax and talk to someone whenever you've got an excuse to do so.