Aislinn O'Shea

Ok.  I am trying to figure out where to start to become more extroverted.  Were does one go to meet and make new friends?  How do you do such a thing?  I have never had too much of a problem with business associates and the like, but when it comes to try and find people with like interests (to some degree) I never knew where to go.  My interests aren't exactly out there for all to practice.  Of course, there is the internet, but I feel that is a bit of a cop out.  Are we really meeting new people, or just posting the life we wish we had while interacting with others doing the same?  I can do that playing the SIMS.  I feel brash inviting myself to be someone's 'friend' on places like LJ or MySpace, but I guess that's the whole idea of the exercise.