Get up, Stand up

The only thing about moving to New York that seems daunting is meeting people. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure I'll see plenty of people. It's them not caring about my existence that frightens me. Have you ever had a phone conversation with a New Yorker? They don't care about you. At all. And it shows. 

As a result I've taken to "meetup.com". This is a website that coordinates social groups. It's all I can do to confront a gigantic move in a graceful manner, which to me means "meet other winos" and "these people also think orchids are pretty!" 

Ironically, I found that the most unfriendly of all group descriptions came from a "rape survivor meetup." See below. It will make you laugh. 

"Rape Survivors"

If you are not fun, or you do not want to have fun, you should hit the back button on your browser, and get the hell out of here. If you are boring, we don't want you. If your personality is lackluster, dull, unexciting, tiresome, mind-numbing, dreary, or uninteresting...stay home. If, however, you are enjoyable, you can laugh at yourself (and others), you are entertaining, and like to be entertained...please, by all means, read on.

This group is for those of us who have, unfortunately, been raped.