No, I am not going to write about how old I am (or think I am) or about some past nostalgia.  But I had this interesting conversation with my roommate the other night and it prompted me to think about this subject a lot.

I had just gotten home from work and I was super tired.  I like the type of relationship my roommate and I share.  We can go through our days without texting or whatever each other but mostly every night we talk about our day and random stuff before turning in to bed.  This particular night he was telling me about a conversation he had had with his coworker.  As a side note, he works with the weirdest people ever.  But then again, I suppose I do as well.  Anyway, his coworker goes to the movies by himself.  This prompted me to tell my roommate about my own coworker who is planning a trip to New Orleans and plans to go bar hopping by himself.  Or you know, when you go to a restaurant and you see that one lone guy sitting at a table by himself and think (or at least I do) “What’s that weirdo doing? Sitting by himself.”

Forever alone...

It just amazes me how people can do these things, which seem like social activities, by themselves.  I feel as if its looked down upon in our society.  It’s as if when you do these things I get this feeling of being a loser and…forever alone!

But why?

I mean, this shouldn’t be the feelings I get for just going out and spending some time with myself.  Does the very thought of “going on a date with myself” have a bad connotation?  Or is it assumed that I’m spending time with myself?  I feel as if the word “with” denotes a sort of pair sorting in which you have to spend time with someone.

Either way, I think I really want to go on a date with myself one day.  I don’t think I can go to a restaurant by myself but maybe I can work up to it.  So yes, this weekend I plan on going to the movies by myself.

As my one coworker and my roommate’s coworker describes it, its a very freeing experience.  No arguing about which movie to see, which restaurant to go to or when to meet up.  You just go and do it.

So that’s my exciting plan for this weekend.  Any other ideas?