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Hey Keyshawn. Thanks for your advice. I'll update you all on what has happened so far...
I've gotten out of the dorms and into a 2 bedroom apartment I'm sharing with an old friend of mine. Ever since escaping the dorms I have felt much happier. No nagging...no knocking on the door. I guess I am one of those people that need their own space. As for extracurricular activities, I signed up to be the website admit for my college's local ACM group. I don't have all the details on it really (professor is really lazy), but given my familiarity with web development I figured it would be something good for me to get involved in, amongst other things. In your post, Keyshawn, you mention coping mechanisms. I have discovered that mine are working constantly and also doing taking time to work on my art. Doing work privately (outside my official employment) has helped keep me busy, and my art just acts as a general dumping ground for whatever I'm feeling at the moment. I discovered that when I get bored is when I start to get upset/discouraged. As far as considering another college, that is too extreme for my current situation, and I intend on staying where I'm at. I probably could take honors classes, but I'm sick of busting my ass for grades, although I still bust my ass for them regardless (oh the irony). I also doubt that honors classes really gain you that much in the long run, but what do I really know? I took them all through high school, and I felt over prepared this first year. As you suggest, maybe I should take them just to meet some new people. At any rate, making new fiends/connections has never been my greatest gift. Throughout most of my life I have had 1, maybe 2 close friends and a collection of acquaintances. Also, it looks like I'll be working more closely with some of the people that have been driving me crazy at work, so I will be exercising many of the points provided in the posts above. Wish me luck.
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