How to get out and meet girls if you're a social recluse?
I'm a shy 22 y/o male that wants to meet girls, and needs advice on how to go about doing it. I spend most of my free time sitting around on a computer and playing guitar. I work a job that doesn't put me in contact with many people, and I'm not involved in any hobbies besides music/band, but I want to meet girls through other means. I enrolled in college this year, but I've dropped all my classes already. I plan to retake most of them in the spring semester which should put me into more social situations, but that doesn't help me immediately. I'm going to look into some clubs on campus, but I may be required to be in a certain number of credits in order to be allowed in clubs. I've decided to quit drinking recently, and I've never been into the whole bar/club scene anyway. What are some ways I can get out there and be around women?
I'm not too concerned with putting myself out there and taking the initiative to force myself to break out of my mold, but finding places that I can easily interact with new people and especially women is difficult. It's not a large city by any means, and I'm running out of ideas, besides those I've already mentioned. I'm not horribly insecure, and although I could be in better shape, I feel like a rather attractive person. I've not had female relations of any kind for four years (until this past weekend with an ex-girlfriend, which was a mistake), including any dates, or simply having someone flirt with me.
I'm not sure if I understand why I'm having problems. I've always been anti-social, and I'm not embarrassed with talk with someone, but talking with attractive females makes me a bit nervous. I seem to run into problems in simple conversations where I'm not sure what more I can say without maybe seeming too invasive, or feel like I'm asking too many questions. It's hard to have a conversation where I'm not being directly asked something. It's not a normal kind of shyness, but more like my mind draws blanks when I'm talking to someone, although later on I may replay parts of conversations in my mind and think of something more appropriate to say that I couldn't think of sooner.
I have Asperger Syndrome, if that's any indication of the social behavior that I'm attempting to describe, but I don't like to blame a so-called disorder for my personality, and it's something I can get over just like anyone else. I feel that I actually have many benefits due to this condition instead of desire to be "normal" or anything.
I really just to find ways to get out there and be around people. I need more social interaction to be comfortable, and to meet girls. I need some help brainstorming.