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chloesky
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what do you do when your really really really really really bored??

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Dollybird
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Help to answer some questions here, that way, you will be helping other people.


Ducky
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Develop some more interests or hobbies...do volunteer work (all ages are welcome)....try a new sport....start studying a topic that you know nothing about....help a neighbor...read a novel....there are lots of things to do!  You should never be bored, ever!!!  Just get busy.


jhharlan
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I read or reread or play on the computer............

dopey reading is great!!! - I miss it since I joined this site.
jhharlan No kidding... I have an 8?? something page book that I'm all of 6 pages into and I started it a few days ago..........
mycatsmom jh, Me too. That's my problem. I read too much and play on the computer too much ---especailly on akaQA ; oh, and watch TV too much.
mycatsmom dopey, read in the bathroom.
jhharlan My new puppy ate the new 800+ page book I just got. How she carried it outside is beyond me.....

Bob/PKB
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There is always something to do around here. Generally it's a matter of detouring my energy to something I'd rather do. Boring, never.  Tedious, sometimes.  
Puzzles, Bananagrams, reading, crafts, exercise, playing the piano, walking the dog, calling a friend or relative (except my sister) all are good diversions. 

mycatsmom PKB, I'll be your sister. I always wanted a sister.
Bob/PKB OK, Sis! I've always wanted a sister who wanted a sister! :D What are we going to do about Mom? :D
dowsa Send Mum to her Sister !!

bulletman
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Sleep or log on to Aka or both, which i have done many times.

mycatsmom bullet, You're talking and writing in your sleep ? !!
bulletman mycatsmom, that's correct. i often fall asleep at the key board, sometimes while i'm typing an answer. i wake up in pitch darkness as the computer has gone into sleep mode , this about 3.00 am in the morning - fortunately this does not happen when i'm driving.
bulletman p.s. i am not bored with Aka.
Ann bulettman, thats like a friend of mine who always fell asleep on the phone whiile I was Talking to him.

Headless Man
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Smart people don't get bored, they find something to do , even if it's come on here................lol

tabber i love that answer!!!

Jenn
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Sleep or visit the nieghbor.


 

michmar118 But not at the same time, please!!
Jenn You are the only one who caught that.. .LOL.. But no not at the same time...

daren1
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Talk to my sister in law...

caddam chatty is she?
daren1 indeed, especialy when she has a few..

Benthere
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I have so many honey-do's the queen has thought of that boredom is out of the question !

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Ducky Lists are good, Ben. haha
Benthere How did I know which side you would be on ?
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Ducky Funny isn't it...how we get to "know" our buddies here on aka? LOL!!!

Darci13
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Watch socks dry.

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Ducky Or you could watch paint dry or grass grow!
caddam Then what, wet them again
doolittle LOL..I prefer to watch water boil!
tabber that's a good one & funny!
buhhny Funny!
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Ducky But I thought that water wouldn't boil if you watched it? (We're all quite creative aren't we? lol)
Darci13 Hmmmm I prefer watching socks dry lol

michmar118
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USE YOUR MIND!!   TAP INTO YOUR MENTAL FACULTIES AND YOU'LL NEVER BE BORED!!


witchway
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Boredom is a matter of choice, not circumstance. Change your circumstance.


digger
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Uncork a Barolo and read a book until I doze off.(long after the bottle has emptied)

Umbriel In my case it would be the second bottle, but I get your drift.
digger I buy 1.5 litre wine bottles ;-)
dopey Get some "milk thistle" tablets it helps the liver.
Ann Good advice, dopey!
digger Health nuts !

Fishlet
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There is no time to be bored... ever!

ed shank Your lucky.
dowsa Agree. With all the house work I do !!

doolittle
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If I'm in a lot of pain and can't concentrate or do much I will sleep.  Otherwise, my mind is very imaginative...If I cant do anything upright, noone is around to talk too etc.  I imagine stuff.  akaQA is also awesome when I can't move much!

tabber doolittle I hope you are not in too much pain. If you can walk, that's good for pain and everything else. 1/2 hour a day. my sister does 1 hour a day. I do 1/2 to 1 hour a day, but not today. Too cold and too much rain. Reflexology is good for pain. Is there a practitioner in your area. Also some good books out on the topic. Take care of yourself. LOL
doolittle tabber- my back and hip are a true mess but I try very hard to walk alot...I need to keep my muscles fit. I've already lost the ability to do some activities I loved...the last thing I want is to be further restricted...though it seems to be getting worse slowly...I have tried all sorts of homeopathic therapies along with meds. and surgery. I just keep praying!

valR
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I don't have ans answer because I am never bored.

tabber me either. If anything I hate to go to bed, cause I like to do some of them boring things all the time.

fjoel
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listening to good music  helps with boredom.

carmaxable and singing along. who cares if the neighbors hear you?
fjoel right!

michmar118
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I experienced  "Boredom"  when I was young; 8 yrs through 16 yrs,... but did not ever after that. Way too much to investigate, read about,  research,  question,  talk to,   think about about in this world.  And then  to work  the   interesting investigation  of the history of  things,  the history of this world,  and all within it,  as an adult, and was never  "bored".   Being bored means you are not utilizing all your mind or intelligence  at all.

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Ducky "not utilizing your mind or intelligence"...very good way to express it!

ed shank
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I am experiencing severe bordom like never before. This is about to change though. I have decided that I'd rather be dragging my ass at the end of the day than getting a calous on my index finger from the remote. This all my wifes fault. A word of advise to all the "BRAVE MEN" out there. Women are NOT always right.

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Ducky You don't really believe that ANYTHING in life is ALL the fault of SOMEONE ELSE, now do you?
ed shank No, not at all. However, in this instance I am RIGHT. Women can be wrong from time to time. However well intentioned.
lambshank your wrong
doolittle It's true I'm wrong about 3 times a year. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Ducky @lambshank... :)
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Ducky @doo...3 times a year?? That's a lot!! lol
tabber ed I could argue both points of view, but I am going to stick up for you this time. When men have been with a woman for a while or even a short while, women are good at getting men to do what they want. Later men look up and go, "where are my friends, where did all my hobbies go, how come i never drink with my buddies anymore. I feel i'm losing out." There is a comedian in the US name Bobby Slayton. They call him the pit bull of comedy. That's what he talks about how women enslave men, get rid of all their friends etc. Women may not always be right but they do the right thing to get what they want. And once men are in a certain position they have to take it whether they like it or not. Don't get mad at Tabber folks, observe for yourself. Ed is a man brave enough to observe and speak about one sociological phenomenum that is surly taking place in modern day society.
ed shank Thanx Tabber I needed that. I'm feelin warm and fuzzy again.
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Ducky @tabber...Wow..sure not my observation unless the woman is a "clinger". I hear, "My husband is about to retire..I hope he finds something to do besides hang around me all day"! (Perhaps the age group makes a difference?) Once again, for both genders, it comes down to having interests and hobbies or not having any, IMO.
Headless Man I needed something to do to keep me busy and close to home so I started to remodel the basement, good exercise and close to home........lol
tabber Miss Ducka I beg to differ regarding "unless the woman is a clinger." Actually throughly the books of history, strong, beautiful and even ugly women have had great influence and power over men. Women have been influencing men to 'do the right thing,' or the wrong thing since the beginning of time. Men are so taken by women that they often are easily influenced to do what the woman wants. I am happy that ed is going to take a little bit of his power that he has given his wife, back to himself. She'll probably appreciate it too.

robertgrist
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Go to the local mental health facility and tell them how I feel. They will give me a script or some meds and by the time I get home I’m ready to mow the grass, take a shower, wash the car and get on AKAqa for a couple of hours and then pay all my bills and organize the kitchen drawers clean out the dirt from behind the kitchen stove, start a load of laundry and clean out the hall closet.   

robertgrist Being bored for a day or two can be nice.
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Ducky Wow..those must be some kind of powerful meds to work that fast!! In any case, I don't understand taking meds for boredom????
ed shank What are you doin? Crystal meth? I couldn't do all that if my ass was on fire.
robertgrist Funny ed and Ducka. Love your comments. Overstating the result is remedial to boredom. Humor and healing go hand in hand.

caddam
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Being bored may not be entirely your fault.  And I think it is a fault.  You are missing life.  You probably were not taught to think for yourself when growing up.   Dominating, strict selfish parents do reduce their children''s ability to think and grow fully.


I am not insulting you, I'm letting you know that you may have to venture out and discover more life.  You need a mentor or socially active friend.      There is LOTS more to say on the subject.


It is unhealthy to live bored. 

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Ducky Yes caddam, there is a whole world of good things out there, ours to discover!! :)

Chiangmai
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I scratch and sniff parts of my anatomy.

caddam you didn't have to say that you know
TMI !
doolittle I have a chimp that does that! LOL

Umbriel
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I sleep, and if that is difficult, I use a form of self-hypnosis. I imagine a physical task with a large number of stages, none of which repeats the last, and each of which must be performed correctly. Any waste material must be properly disposed of. The product or structure must be examined at every stage for defects, and if any are found, it must be dismantled to the necessary level, and defective components disposed of. If it's a structure, it may well be necessary to walk round it, to examine it from all relevant perspectives.


Now, aren't you getting tired of this? Wouldn't you rather sleep?

digger Sounds like you're related to Steve Jobs.
bulletman I hope i don;t meet you at the 'convention,' afraid you might put me to sleep. lol.
michmar118 Really?? And this puts you to sleep?? How does so much mental work put you to sleep, I wonder. Wow, yeah, I'd get tired of it quickly, but am quite sure it won't put me to sleep........
caddam I do the same thing, but, I'm a consultant and I get paid for it
doolittle If I did that I would never sleep!
Umbriel To Michmart. Work, whether mental or physical, is GREAT for inducing sleep. Costs nothing, pays modestly, leaves no hangover.
michmar118 Umbriel, I know from experience that physical hard work is a great precursor to good, deep sleep, but challenging my mind mentally by such multi-level, mind riveting mental work to prepare me for real sleep!??! Uhh, no way. If that's all I have to look forward to in falling into my much anticipated nightly bliss then I'll stay awake and read some more. ;-]

Daisy!
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Write a letter to your relatives.


Read a book


Write in your journal.


Check out the chamber of commerce, see what's happening in your area that's fun.


get a project going.


Learn something new, basket making,photography, take a class on something your interested in.


If your old enough get a job!


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


tabber
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go to opera where they sing a different language and try to figure out what they mean. And/or take somebody with you that understands that language and let them explain it to you.  I did that. Haven't been bored since.

ed shank I loved going to the opera. Unforrtunately I haven't been in a while. Thanks for the reminder.
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Ducky I have never been to an opera...should I put it on my list of "things to do"? :)
tabber Ducka i personally think it is a go with her. She was jewish and the opera was in italian. She described to me what they were singing. I loved it. Plus I loved seeing all the people dressed up so elegantly, most in black and white at the San Francisco Opera House.
Ann When I was living overseas, I went to see a Opra or Operetta once a month. I miss it.

mycatsmom
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Do something to help somebody.....like volunteer to feed or bathe  people in nursing homes. Or visit the ones that don't get any visitors.   Or , tell your mom you're bored, and she'll give you something to do .Or , Go call your grandparents and have a nice chat with them, or write them a real letter.


Desirae
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oh, I'd read. Reading takes me on a adventure


valR
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Never get bored thus I don't know


fjoel
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complain. it does not work.


Dalim
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crying or sleeping or looking out the window



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