3. Ohhh, ok, I thought when you said you had a gig coming up you were being serious. And then I was all "wait, when did he join a band?! I definitely would have heard about this, I hope..." Ok, well then when you DO, I expect a listen =)
5. Ok, that's what I thought the case was

It doesn't sound pathetic at all. Remember, I went through it all of last year, too. This is the first semester I've actually made friends at school, who I actually see outside of classes.