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What do you do when your bored?

Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:57 pm

In light of the dumpy economy, and it being too cold to take the JetSki to the lake up in McCall, Idaho, I've found myself bored to the point that I've come across these ridiculous series of videos on YouTube formally label as YouTube Poop. I am watching the Zelda and Mario series right now. So, what does everyone else do in their free time when they are extremely bored? I suppose I could start a list, kind of like the "What are you drinking right now", list, to continue on until it is 100 pages of forums and growing. So, if your bored, what do you do?
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:10 pm

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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:15 pm

When I'm truly bored I go walk about on the mountain sides I have out back. Visit the bears and watch nature do her thing. Always fixes my down moods.
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:21 pm

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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:26 pm

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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:15 pm

Time to find a creative hobby. Draw. Play an instrument. Make something out of clay. All of those can be done for very little money.
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:20 pm

I was thinking of taking up Warhammer or D&D, maybe Magic: The Gathering, but nobody in this area plays those games that I know of. They have tournaments in Boise, which is only an hour and 30 minute drive. Hmmmm, I will have to search some more on that in my area I suppose.
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:24 pm

Re: What do you do when your[sic] bored?

I just practice my grammar.... :wink:
 
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:29 pm

...who has time to be bored? House repairs, working out, video games, pets, kid on the way...
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Sun Jun 03, 2012 8:30 pm

I just gave up WoW a few weeks ago and it's really messing me up. Don't miss my games much, but miss my friends. Having a hard time replacing the time spent there with something else that interests me.
 
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:04 am

paulWTAMU wrote:
...who has time to be bored? House repairs, working out, video games, pets, kid on the way...


^ Ditto...
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:31 am

Girls?
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Mon Jun 04, 2012 12:45 am

You have time to be bored..?

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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:53 am

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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:55 am

DeadOfKnight wrote:
http://www.simplepickup.com/

ROFL :lol:
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:36 am

Yeah, I haven't been bored in years. Try a kid, no room for being bored any more. Then toss some property onto the pile. Next thing you know you cant sleep for worry of all the outstanding things you have to do.
 
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Mon Jun 04, 2012 6:13 am

1. Go for a walk if the weather is good.
2. Listen to podcasts, usually non-tech. Some nice ones include Snap Judgement (NPR) and All in the Mind (Australian Broadcasting Corp).
3. Listen to music.
4. Read a book. Next on my list: This is your brain on music.
 
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Mon Jun 04, 2012 6:31 am

Um, read forum threads such as this one? :D
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Mon Jun 04, 2012 7:24 am

Ponder on ways to turn the whole world into a single city like Coruscant. Things would be so much better then. Of course, we need to invent some Jedi Knights first...
 
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Mon Jun 04, 2012 7:26 am

Igor_Kavinski wrote:
Ponder on ways to turn the whole world into a single city like Coruscant. Things would be so much better then. Of course, we need to invent some Jedi Knights first...

Trantor came first.
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Mon Jun 04, 2012 7:56 am

Fighterpilot wrote:
Re: What do you do when your[sic] bored?

I just practice my grammar.... :wink:

moresmarterthanspock wrote:

I like to keep up with irony.
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Mon Jun 04, 2012 7:57 am

Neutronbeam wrote:
Um, read forum threads such as this one? :D

:lol:

I've been so busy these past 2-3 months I have not had time to be bored.
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:10 am

Watch game of thrones season 2 episode ten and get excited because Daenerys has stopped being such a whiny bitch finally. Though then get sad that I have to wait a while before season 3 to find out what happens next!
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:02 am

"Bored" is just another word for "needs to pick up some new hobbies".
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:14 am

Apparently a good number of us come here. Actually.....all of us come here now that I think about it. :roll:
 
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:16 am

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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Sun Jun 10, 2012 12:54 pm

Sorry, did I kill this discussion? :)
 
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:31 pm

I go on tumblr and scroll through funny or interesting pictures. And then I do what Mike there does :P
 
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Thu Jun 14, 2012 2:42 pm

1 scoop of C4 and some heavy ass weights. After than a hot shower, cold beer, and a nice mellow bowl. Then a beastly dinner and videogames/netflix for the evening. Possibly some cleaning if it needs done. With my round trip time of 1.5 hours for work each day, by the time I'm done working out I have 3 hours or less worth of "free time" supposing household chores don't need done. I'm starting the paleo diet at month's end (moving in the mean time) so there'll be more time needed to prep delicious meats each day. Also, reddit.
 
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Re: What do you do when your bored?

Thu Jun 14, 2012 3:46 pm

I work on my car. I know, boring.
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