Yes, yes it is. Now bow down and kiss Savage Clones' boots.

Tried to give a girl my phone number today, it ended up being awkward and embarrassing, I want to crawl into a hole.

She at least took it though.

dont sweat it. worst case scenario you get friendzoned.

Yeah, I know.

I mean, she's pretty cool, so I can always just text her as a friend. (And any girl who's willing to listen to NIN despite being prewarned is someone worth being friends with :D)

damn I wish I could just talk to this girl...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3GAII20vTo

What's stopping you?

Fear, mostly. The worry of embarrassment.

I feel like it'd be really uncomfortable if someone just randomly messaged me saying I was cute and they wanted to date, and I don't want to do that to someone?

Fuck, I may as well. You only live once, I guess.

That feeling never goes away. I'm 28 and i still get goosebumps. Just show respect and dont be an asshole. You'll do just fine. Especially at your age, most people are just as nervous as you.

If they reject you, then you're just where you started.

Ask if they wanna go out for coffee or a bite to eat (or whatever seems plausible) sometime. You dont have to mention how cute they are right off the bat.

Just fake confidence (i know i do), trust me. Confidence is the most attractive feature you can have.

It's how you wear it, not what it is. Think about it.

I was an obese tubs of fun as a 16 year old and i still got my dick rocked because i was confident. just saying,.

use your emo thing to your advantage. thats your gimmick. own it.

i mean think about it. you're cool as fuck. you know all about cool music right? you fucking post here. talk about sonic youth and radiohead. probably some shit about art too. use that to your advantage. you're probably not a bad looking person either, dont let your self esteem and dysphoria fuck with your head.

your coolness and musical knowledge is your superpower, it is way more interesting than whatever this girl has in her corner. trust me. trust yourself.

do i make sense? just dont get all weird and stalker like. i've definitely been there before hahaha

It was probably not a good idea to try to ask her out in front of her friend.

Now I'm trying to work out when the right time to Snapchat her is...

I'm in the process of untaking. Sucks.

We have been talking it through for a week. We definitely want to still be friends if nothing else. I need an emotion switch.

sigh for the second year in a row, I'm crushing on a Year 12 girl who I'll probably never actually talk to

Not with that attitude you won't. Just go bloody talk to her. Not like you've anything to lose. Dignity? What dignity.

My advice-ask her what's her favourite Boredoms album is. Always a winner.

I don't have a favourite Boredoms record.

But I spend way too much time sulking about shit, and this time I have a plan. I'll see if I can sit with their group at recess (I have a class in the Year 12 room afterwards and I know one of them).

Watch as nothing happens and I repeat this rant about a different girl in a month's time.

Good news: I went and introduced myself to the girl. My friend ended up (inadvertently) serving as a wingwoman, inviting me into the group and explaining that I was cool.

Bad news: she appears to be in with one of the guys in the group. :(

Oh well. shit like that is always gonna happen. GOod on you for trying though.

Yeah, I know. But I'll still try hanging out - she did one of my classes last year, so she can probably give me advice. Also, cute friends are good.

Unrelated, but this conversation inspired me somewhat:
I looked for them on Spotify and Bandcamp because they seemed like fun, but they had essentially nothing on either of those. What gives? Why can't I listen to them?

Thanks man - I know YouTube exists, but I generally only use it as a last resort. I listen to music on my phone usually, and if I'm on the app I'm not on anything else - hell for a post-milennial with a pitiful attention span.

Tbf, I was taking the piss. I certainly wasn't expecting her to have a favourite Boredoms album. It was either ask her that or favourite Throbbing gristle album.

I knew you were taking the piss, but still. Boredoms sound like my thing.