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[bagheera_san]

Went to Games Soc today again (I didn't go for a couple of weeks at the end of last term because I was invariably busy or tired) and this time played in an all girls group (just three players... there aren't many girls). It was much nicer than playing with the guys from this society, but it might just be that I'm better at small groups - when there are lots of people talking all at once, even in chat, I usually go quiet after a while because I'm finding it really hard to properly participate in conversation. It's even worse when there's music and drinks and background noises - I can't follow everything that's being said, it overwhelms me, and then I get shy. Though it doesn't happen at home, even when we're seven or eight people playing... I think the sad truth is that I'm not as comfortable speaking English as I thought I was, particularly among fast-talking, in-joking geeks. I'm totally fine in academic or one-on-one situations, but then, those are *easier*.


Also, a question: my laptop screen keeps flickering (with a sort of buzzing noise like a mosquito) and then switching into what looks like energy saving mode - dark, but the image is still there, just barely visible. I've discovered that apparently when I bend the screen back at a wide angle, it doesn't do this anymore. It does it no matter what energy settings I use or whether I use it on battery or plugged-in. My best guess is that there's something wrong between the connection between the lower part of the laptop and the screen... would this be an expensive to repair issue?

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[aralias.livejournal.com]

even if the screen does go - you can use a plug in monitor - which i what my mum used to do. i have, on the other hand, had the opposite problem with most of my laptops, where the hardrive didnt' work and the battery didn't work, and the keyboard didn't work... but laptops are better than desktops.

that you can make it right it by tilting the screen back seems quite positive to me though, and more like it's a loose connection. mind you, iknow nothing about laptops, but... it sounds pretty good.

i think i am very quiet with lots of people too - in chat, and definitely with other people i don't know, and english is my first and only language. boo.

[bagheera-san.livejournal.com]

Hm, yeah, a plug in monitor would be annoying but definitely a solution. I even have a good one at home... Right now I'm fine with my tilted screen, though.

It's weird - sometimes I can be very outgoing and self-confident, and I don't mind speaking to strangers at all, just large groups of strangers who already know each other.