/late/ - Late Nights

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personally i like to do graffiti or do urbex, maybe do a picnic with the friends or go for a swim. Oh yes i also i like to go read outside any manga or books i still haven't read.

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>>1966 (OP) 
Go to a place you like, perhaps a cafe, and sketch something. I've found that trying to draw what you see is a bit of a puzzle. It can be somewhat meditative, being there in the moment taking in the environment, using your mind to create, plan, and think.

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I used to go to weird bars in random towns and chat up strangers. Find it easier to talk to people I will never see again. Other than that mostly wander around at night alone. Sometimes sit in diners, drink coffee. Being a night owl and a loner means a lot of time in diners.

>>1968
I did some research and found a cafe near me. I'm gonna try to go there this week with a book.

>>1971
Well how did it go?

I have to say, reading a book in public is quite lame.

>>1982
Normally id agree with you, but not in a cafe

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>>1966 (OP) 
You could start a new hobby, i like doing photography and being able to capture the night. Maybe climb a tree or find a stray cat and follow it around for a while.

Driving back roads and the windows cracked open a bit for air - delightful on the old farm roads. Not too open on the window though, one too many bees in the car and that ruins a good time. Buzz buzz buzzzzz.

>tfw you live in a 3rd world shithole and have no 24-hour cafes or diners to go to, also violence and crackheads

I envy you, anons.

>>2019
this is peak at about 7:30 PM right before sunset listening to a really good playlist. bonus points if you live near windy roads in the woods/countryside. Simply peak

>>2162
1st Worlder here. Covid killed off the last of the 24 hour diners around where I am.

>>1983
in my opinion, cafes are pretty bad places to read as far as public spaces go. I prefer parks because they have significantly less noise (I hate hearing noises while reading). 
If weather doesn't allow you to be outside, visiting your local library is really great. Nice calm environment and equally nice people.

I used to ride my bike and do photography. Film photography worked best, since I wouldn't be content to shoot a couple of pictures. As I was shooting on a toy camera with a viewfinder that wasn't quite reliable, I would try to get alternate shots in case the initial shots wouldn't pan out. I would try and shoot a whole roll's worth of shots on one outing, not that I would ever go far from my house.

Nowadays I don't really leave the house unless I have to.

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>>1982
I went to the cafe, but I didn't read there. Partially because (You) said it was lame and I felt subconscious. It's a nice cafe. The owner was there, she's this tall older Japanese lady that made me feel funny.

>>2198
I did however find this beautiful place in a park overlooking a lake, and took a book out there and read. Not really going to meet a lot of people there, but I did meet a nice family of turkeys.

>>2229
Is that in Flahrida? I've seen trees like those in pictures of it.

>>2236
Yep.

>>2237
I'd like to visit someday. I'm not sure I could handle encountering the insect life down there without having a heart attack though.

>>2249
I love bugs. I'm a bug lover.

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>>2249
>"The bugs aren't that bad down in Florida."
>The bugs in Florida:

>>2258
I often think about how :O I was when I was a little kid and I learned that there were dragonflies as big as crows in the Cambrian Era, but now that's not even :o I see a dragonfly almost that big about once a year.

>>2257
I wish I was. I recall not being afraid of spiders and such in my early childhood, but at one point it was like a switch got flipped in my brain.

>>2267
When I was little bugs freaked me out so bad, so my mom got me to learn a bunch about insects and arachnids, and eventually the fear was replaced by curiosity and admiration.

>>2268
I remember my brother chasing me around the house with a toy spider when I was pretty young and being freaked out. That was the first time I ever recall being scared of them. Even though he was doing it to frighten me and had no problem with them at the time, he soon developed a fear of bugs too. It's really weird.

>>2272
Sounds like you've both developed selective amnesia to save yourselves from the madness inducing memory of the...
NIGHT OF THE HEXAPOD

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getting a bike to ride out could be nice
shortens grocery runs and commute in general if you used to walk
and the breeze you feel while riding at night is heavenly

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>>1966 (OP) 
You need to learn to casually socialize. No drink, that's cheating.
In the beginning just learn to strike up conversations at the park, in the bus, at the shop. This is something every child should learn, but schools and spoiled children permanently ruin it for some kids.
Not everyone will like you, and you need to learn to accept it. Some people won't have the time, some are autistic, but sometimes a quick casual interaction can make someone's day, at virtually no cost if you learn to make your peace with the fact that everyone in the world will want to befriend you.

Have you considered going to church ? To a library ?
A girl I knew in hs used to go to a shelter and volunteer to walk the dogs. The idea sounds unpleasant to me but it may suit you.