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So, I'm really, really bored
Raslin
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Alright, so, let me explain some things. Its summer, and I've been clawing my eyes out trying to find things to occupy my time with. I work part time, so 3-4 days a week. When I was doing this and school, I had a small-ish amount of free time, which worked well, letting me space out the things I felt like doing.
But now, I have too much free time. I can't really find any games I'm interested in playing at the moment, despite having a computer that can play anything out right now. I'm not that interested in many console or handheld games out at the moment, so games aren't that big of an option at the moment.
I've seen every movie out that I've even been half interested in seeing (New fantastic four movie, for example, despite not wanting to see it that badly). I don't really have anyone to hang out with(My best friend works full time, graveyard usually. Usually sleeping or working when I have time to hang out with him).
I don't have a car, so things to do are pretty much limited to things in my city, unless I want to spend the money to go to san francisco on BART, and then, there's usually not much for me to do alone in the city.
I guess what I'm saying is, what are some things I could do, alone, in the afternoons that I don't work? Out of the house, preferably.
But now, I have too much free time. I can't really find any games I'm interested in playing at the moment, despite having a computer that can play anything out right now. I'm not that interested in many console or handheld games out at the moment, so games aren't that big of an option at the moment.
I've seen every movie out that I've even been half interested in seeing (New fantastic four movie, for example, despite not wanting to see it that badly). I don't really have anyone to hang out with(My best friend works full time, graveyard usually. Usually sleeping or working when I have time to hang out with him).
I don't have a car, so things to do are pretty much limited to things in my city, unless I want to spend the money to go to san francisco on BART, and then, there's usually not much for me to do alone in the city.
I guess what I'm saying is, what are some things I could do, alone, in the afternoons that I don't work? Out of the house, preferably.
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Are there parks in your area? You could go walking or running, or just find a nice shady spot and read a book.
Great suggestion.
Also, don't you have friends?
Learning new things is fun, too.
is it nice out?
why don't you just go ride around? anywhere, really. i'm sure eventually you'll find something engaging going on, depending on where you live, i guess.
most of all, most of all
someone said true love was dead
but i'm bound to fall
bound to fall for you
oh what can i do
No gym subscriptions, and I've never really been a fan of working out anyways(at least, in a traditional way).
The parks around here really aren't that great either, really dirty, tons of little kids, etc.
Also, I figure I should mention, I'm 19, and very much enjoy social activity... I just don't know where to look :P
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I do have friends, but its getting more and more difficult to see them. Lots of them work afternoons. We all party at night, hence why I mentioned afternoon things.
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I don't have a bike anymore, though I wish I did. I used to have a good bit of fun with it.
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If your 19 and soon going to college, learning to cook might be fun / interesting / VERY USEFULL.
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Seriously though, maybe try something new. If you have a paticular skill use it, like, if you're good at writing then write! A short novel could be interesting to write. Drawing could be fun.
You could learn to make games too, learn Java, Flash, HTML. Maybe learn to use the more professional stuff like Maya, try modding one of your favourite games.
Edit: Working out sounds excellent too, I know that's what I'm going to start doing.
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I have two world of warcraft accounts that I've bought, and one that I'm currently paying for monthly. I just can't stand the game though, and always regret getting back into it.
I'm not nearly imaginative to write any kind of story above a page or two, I've tried a few times before. Similarly, drawing falls under the same lines, but also the fact that I'm just really bad at it.
As per making games, I have about 4.5 years experience in 3ds max, and am collaberating on the PA doomed game project. But it really doesn't take much of my time, especially if its going to be a 2d game we are working on. And its hard for me to model if I don't have a goal in mind... and sometimes, even if I do.
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I'm going to again, along with others, vouch for weight training.
Are you interested in art? Painting / Sculpting?
How about voulnteer work?
I'm really not into the whole weight training idea. I never have fun doing it, I get tired really easy, its hot. Its something I just don't like to do.
I'm not really interested in art, outside of the art I already do.
Volunteer work? I already work, I don't want to do more work, for free :P
(Sorry, I'm not one of those people who feel good when doing something nice for someone else. I'm a pretty apathetic person in that sense).
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I've been researching anarchy and looking for new bands in trip-hop and ambient when I have time where I'm Idle, I just found some things I was always interested in and use my extra free time to expand my knowledge of them.
A mode of transportation. You may not like sports but a bike or longboard or rollerblades just anything. It's a lot of fun and it's active.
Bring a camera with you. There's always interesting things going on in life that you can capture.
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Barring horrendous spelling and punctuation, I agree completely. Especially since you're around the house for the next year or two and have access to a kitchen, kitchenware, and utensils without buying them. I'm 26 and can cook just about anything now, and I owe it all to learning to cook while in high school.
I know you're only 19, but if you're not big into working out and physical activity in general, learning to cook even some basics will allow you to create food you like while not shoving 3000 calories into your body per sitting.
― Marcus Aurelius
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But I am very interested in learning how to cook. Where should I look for good info? I can BBQ just fine, cookin up some chicken at this very moment, but I'm looking to expand beyond the grill.
I learned via watching, my Mom was a home economics (yes, that used to be a major) and English major in college, so I was always watching her, and eventually helping her.
My advice would be to look up recipes and treat them as if it's a science project, measuring properly and following steps. This will lead to you not knowing what some words are, and again you can use the magical interwebs to seeing videos of a technique being performed or what characteristics of a fruit/vegetable/meat to look for.
Eventually you will develop a taste of your own and you'll learn to alter recipes to your taste, or even to 'better' more vibrant or complex tastes. You will develop your own personal 'style' or 'styles' of cooking.
For starters, look up recipes for some of the sauces that you barbecue with. There are countless variations on every type of barbecue sauce. These sauces will be generally easy to combine and cook (some will require a boiling step to boil off water and create a more complex flavor), and you can start developing your own taste and 'feel' there.
Once you've done that a while, you're bored, and you want to get your hands on preparing actual meats, veggies, fruits, etc. then look up full recipes. You'll find yourself mixing something that you learned making one recipe into another. For example, I think tarragon in potato soup is great, and oregano is simply terrible, but most recipes call for the latter and not the former. Only because I made whipped tarragon butter for bread one evening did I try this with the soup, and it turned out to be yummy.
I would at first stay away from anything dough-related. This includes pastas, pastries, breads (obviously), etc. Soups are a great starter after the sauces, too. Feel free to PM me, I've written too much here anyway.
that you've mostly shot down
so let me say: there's lots of stuff to do. you just don't want to do it.
resign yourself to boredom or get up and figure out something to do.
most of all, most of all
someone said true love was dead
but i'm bound to fall
bound to fall for you
oh what can i do
Running I enjoy because you get out and see the world, so what if it doesn't look super pretty, it looks different and again you get satisfaction that you've done something.
I've been running on days where the max was 43 degrees celcius and I was running in about 35, but do you know what, when you're done, if feels like you've done something.
Excersise is the most rewarding hobby there is. After a while you start looking forward to it.
Satans..... hints.....
Its a problem I have. I usually don't ask questions like this unless I'm really stumped. Besides, a lot of the answers here were pretty vague. And yes, there is a lot of stuff to do that I don't want to do. I also don't want to play musical chairs, for example. But hey, I should want to do that, because its something to do.
I'm gathering ideas to try to find things that actually sound fun. Sorry if that bothers you.
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Lately I've been going around connecticut free climbing some of our biggest trees and it's a blast. If you wanted to become really hardcore, you could invest around 1,000 dollars in sky walking/tree climbing/arboring gear and go to some national parks or forests.
Also, I've gotten so incredibly jacked since I've started to climb. It really works your entire body...if you're interested, I could talk more about safety, but I've noticed not too many people are into it cause they feel kiddie, but it's pretty much the litmus test for all of my girlfriends haha...and it's a really easy way of striking up a conversation with someone.
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You don't have to go too high, and to be honest, if you went with a rope and gear there would be little to no danger, as long as you weren't stupid and knew what you were doing.
Almost all tree climbing deaths are endured by professionals with 5+ years of experience. You want to know why? You get so comfortable that you forget to check for things like epicormic branches or poor foundations. Most of the noobies are so paranoid that they check things twice.
Also - you don't need to climb high to enjoy it. Part of the fun is figuring out the puzzle of how to get up and how to get down (which are both very different) and trying out all the fun trees.
Spiders are fun, if you're into that.
Also...see lightning bugs. I think the most humorous thing that I learned was that at night, when they're flashing outside, they are calling to mates. However, almost every lightning bug has learned 10+ blinking patterns of other types, so what they do is mimic those patterns, attract another bug looking for a partner, and then devour them.
It's rare, but it happens and it was kinda funny once I realized what was happening.
What I think would be good about this is that when you're 40 you can write about the last 20 years and compare them to the first 20 years of your life. Same again when you're 60. And when you're 80 you're covered should you suffer some sort of memory loss.
Plus it's handy if you suddenly die and people didn't get to know you properly.
Speaking of which, get a will.
I quit months ago. I'm a one hit wonder, and I get too screwed up off of even one hit. It stopped being fun, when I become non-functional every time.
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(that means your stoned and you gotta roll with it but whatever)
(Trust me, I know plenty about being stoned. I get so high that I don't know whats happening, can't function, and don't have any fun.)
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