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jfinke jfinke
 
January 01, 2009 08:43 PM

What do you do when you're bored?

What's a good thing to do when you're bored when you can't find anything good on television and the internet seems to be uninhabited.
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tracebooks tracebooks
 
 January 01, 2009 08:52 PM
I find a new interest. I'm perpetually curious about things, so I think of something I've wondered about, and go off to research it. For example, I just read that copper in the diet can keep the pigment from leaving your hair, so I'm off to figure out what foods have it and how I can work it into my diet. That will keep be busy for awhile.

I also have a list of authors I follow. I can either go to their websites (all 50 some of them), or I can read some reviews of their works, where commentors often will mention similar authors. I've found some of my favorite authors that way.

Then there's always the old standby of calling real, live people. Who in your life would you like to reconnect with? For some reason, New Years Day is often the time to do that.
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easyeboy easyeboy
 
January 01, 2009 08:44 PM
I like to juggle balls!

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spoon spoon
 
January 01, 2009 08:48 PM
I like to kick it "old school" and read. After years of working in a bookstore I have shelves and shelves of books that I have yet to read (even after 2 years away from that job) so I know I always have something to do there.

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ppalmer21 ppalmer21
 
January 01, 2009 09:42 PM
Nap. Read a book. Take a bath. Listen to my iPod. Clean the house (I'm rarely that bored!)

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cfinke cfinke
 
January 01, 2009 11:01 PM
Build something.
Make plans for something big.
Move the furniture around to make rooms feel different.
Go to the library and decide on something you want to learn, and then learn it.

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jupiter2 jupiter2
 
January 01, 2009 11:31 PM
When I am bored I like to read a good book or play a board game with my kids.

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lon lon
 
January 02, 2009 06:59 AM
Personally, when bored, I like to read or watch movies. You'd be surprised at the level of expertise you can build up on a subject like literature or film just by being an active, attentive reader or viewer.

Find a cool used book store and independent video store near you (or, if you live somewhere without such amenities, browse Amazon and join Netflix) and really start to dig into their selections.

Once you start to watch a lot of old movies or foreign movies, for example, you'll realize that there are literally thousands of interesting things to watch you've never even heard of before. That should kill a few hours, days or even months.

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krystyne20 krystyne20
 
January 02, 2009 05:06 PM
Go shopping, take the dog for a walk, read a book, fix or organize something in the house that I've been putting off.

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andy andy
 
January 03, 2009 01:29 AM
I like to either make music or read. Both are free (as long as you have an instrument or a library around) and can provide you with hours and hours of entertainment and pleasure.

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boothbyd boothbyd
 
January 03, 2009 02:15 AM
I'm PC oriented, so I like to find new games (game.giveawayoftheday.com) or other programs: giveawayoftheday.com to mess with. The game site only gives away games on the weekends. Good, clean, inexpensive fun.
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