Why My Friends and I Can't Manage to Meet New People

we are absolutely CONSUMED by grad school! Went out with the boys' tonight and after a beer at our regular Taco Mac we decided to branch out and intentionally went to the 'meat market' bar nearby, mostly to people watch but also, somewhat jokingly, so the guys could (attempt to) pick up girls. We did an ok job of mingling while attempting to belly up to the bar but once we got a table it was only a matter of seconds before we were discussing job prospects and the kind of company we want to work for and research and money and advisors and blah blah blah. Good Grief! We can get out but we can't seem to leave it behind!