Going out and doing things

I've actually found myself in a similar situation to the OP, mainly because I *want* to socialise, but my inherent group of friends seems to.. well.. not. Basically, I've found that if you want to 'go out' and 'socialise' you'll have to...

a) Find some new people who share similar interests
b) Instigate these outings yourself and organising it with some friends

Or possibly even a combination of the two, merely meeting some new people and organising something with them, if the people you're currently surrounded by don't seem to do much.

My group of friends did borderline nothing (and the fact that two of them are addicted to World of Warcraft certainly didn't do any favours) so I basically just had to branch out and talk more often to people I didn't normally talk to. It's been an on-going process for me this year, but I believe I've forged a fair few new and good friendships, with some others still in progress. This week and the next have, quite honestly, been two of the busiest of my life, simply because I've organised/been invited to events with some of the new people I've met, and let me say it's been a blast.

Naturally I've always been quite introverted, but even a simple yet frequent 'Hello' as you see someone can evolve into a pretty good friendship, and if they've got similar interests than that's a bonus because you/they could easily organise an outing. Whether it just be hanging out somewhere else like another's house or a restaurant, or an actual event like a concert/convention/movie, it's worth it.

Sorry for the long-winded post, but if you want to 'socialise' then the best way is to just talk to new people at your school/work/dorm/etc and eventually you'll have a lot of possibilities open to you in regards to 'going out'.

Jam it back in, in the dark.