Ah hah, nail on the head. I'm really an attention 'lover' who tries to be subtle, but that subtle tends to go unnoticed, so I fail at my task! ;_;
Kay, just a little bit. I don't necessarily want loads of attention, I just want two - five comments on a blog or sprite or thread that are worthwhile. Which is actually pretty hard.
Most of my 'hi''s are, "WHAT!? Why do you have two supporter badges?!" ahaha. I wax and wane on when I feel courageous enough to say hi or something like that. Lately I've been more assertive as I thanked Fox and for me it's even harder to talk to staff or people held on a higher social plane, but I guess because I was being sincere I didn't feel like I'd bother him with my message.
xD; It's horrible because only ONCE have I stepped up and said 'hi' in real life. You know that best friend I was talking about? She came up to my desk while I was reading a book, turns around and say quite loudly "Hey! Do you mind if I sit here?",
I gave a teeny little nod and went back to my book. She's a very out going person so she was astounded that I pretty much (in her view, not mine) completely ignored her. So she pursued to be friends with me.
Though, when I did go from the school we met at to a school where my previous school can fit on the steps up to the first of 6 buildings, I had to be a bit more assertive. I just needed one friend, and I entered into a conversation about the book he was reading (Twilight, and he had a whole bunch of Manga on his desk) and said that I could sit with him and his friends at lunch. :> So I've had it easy making friends besides the inital freakout when first entering this school, so I wonder if I have enough experience to do well when I'm in an environment alone...