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Sennin - February 16, 2008 02:20 AM (GMT)
Job hunting is slow and I've got hours upon hours of free time to kill; I've got about as good as I can at guitar and piano without spending every waking hour at trying to get better, which I have no intention of even attempting, I've got no money to buy new games (though gaming is reasonably shallow as a 'hobby'), I've played most legitimate sports, and I've tried 6 languages and can still speak 2/3 with a reasonable degree of fluency. I've tried my hand at the arts like photography, drawing, painting, and construction.
I just can't think of anything new to do.

tl;dr - My problem is I cant think of a way to spend my hours of boredom constructively and I'm hoping that some bright spark here can help me.

And for the sake of making this a proper topic, describe some of your hobbies.

HoT - February 16, 2008 02:23 AM (GMT)
HA. Well, you just knocked out everything on the hobby list. I have a few that I like to do when I'm not doing schoolwork.

- Make audio dramas for my favorite games/make fandubs for unlicensed anime.
- Attempt painting on Photoshop, but that doesn't work out.
- Audition for as many amateur projects as I can. >>

Huh... there's not much. :/

Yoshiyuki - February 16, 2008 04:25 AM (GMT)
You wouldn't be willing to play me some Shostakovich on your piano?

Sennin - February 16, 2008 04:32 AM (GMT)
If I can get the sheet music and loads of uninterrupted practice time I could give it a go, though saying that I've never heard any so it really depends on how complex it is.

Yoshiyuki - February 16, 2008 04:53 AM (GMT)
Just pull his stuff on youtube, plenty of videos.

Kaneda - February 16, 2008 07:33 AM (GMT)
Gundam Models.

...no, seriously.

GunCon Cola Classic - February 16, 2008 08:24 AM (GMT)
QUOTE (Kaneda @ Feb 16 2008, 02:33 AM)
Gun dam Models.

...no, seriously.

This.

perez - February 16, 2008 10:55 AM (GMT)
you can always try videogames

Yuki - February 16, 2008 12:05 PM (GMT)
If you have alot of imagination, you could try some of the following. I do it a fair bit.

- Begin writing a series and delve yourself into it, make it something real in your head and complex. Make up a whole world of interaction and stuff along with it. Usually it starts with a basic idea, then you build around it and within a while your brains bursting with idea's creating a story bible as it were. I find myself then wanting to expand it from just writing to artwork of it, and also to my next point, creating a game with it. As if you're making your own franchise.

- Make a game, always fun if you want to put your own imagination to use and no other game is really doing it. The fun way is Gamemaker, found at www.gamemaker.nl. Just learn how to do it and you can build awaym, the program itself is very user friendly and you can make pretty complex stuff with it if you learn specific stuff.. It's very time consuming though and you usually have to solve problems your own programming skills made in the first place. But once you put everything into motion it's fun to play it back.

I won't suggest the sports I do, Surfing and Snowboarding, as you already mentioned you are short on cash. Needless to say neither take up wads of cash (neccesarily). But if you ever did get the chance to do it, I would reccomend it. Addictive stuff.

maha pai - February 16, 2008 12:24 PM (GMT)
Hm maybe study on a subject you really like?
Like I'm doing folklore and demonology in my free time.

Oeh also, you know those white resin kits? they are not that expensive really, maybe you can start one of those?^^

Shukaku - February 18, 2008 02:14 AM (GMT)
Make a new religion! Or at least a small cult. :|

Build a coffee machine that makes tea, that way whoever uses it won't be horribly disappointed when they taste the contents of the cup.

How about toast with the properties of Velcro? That way when you drop them... They'll still be inedible but funner to pick up?

A cage that's light enough to allow you to carry children up to the age of 10 in, like a pet carrier, but if they touch the bars or open their mouths they get shocked.

:/ Buy lots of marzipan. Lick it and stick it unexpectedly to the faces of strangers.

Or you could just collect stamps i guess.

Sennin - February 18, 2008 03:07 AM (GMT)
QUOTE (Shukaku @ Feb 18 2008, 02:14 AM)
Build a coffee machine that makes tea, that way whoever uses it won't be horribly disappointed when they taste the contents of the cup.

I'm actually pretty tempted to give that one a go.




...and the marzipan thing because it sounds like fun.

Aurora_sword - February 18, 2008 05:42 AM (GMT)
How about, Aurora is a cunt?

Seminasuke - February 18, 2008 06:21 AM (GMT)
QUOTE (Aurora_sword @ Feb 17 2008, 11:42 PM)
How about, Aurora is a cunt?

Alright, that's it.

You can waste some time by censoring that word.

Kiara - February 18, 2008 05:06 PM (GMT)
Drugs o.o

Sennin - February 19, 2008 04:19 AM (GMT)
QUOTE (Aurora_sword @ Feb 18 2008, 05:42 AM)
How about, Aurora is a cunt?

No.

QUOTE (Seminasuke @ Feb 18 2008, 06:21 AM)
Alright, that's it.

You can waste some time by censoring that word.

Done.

QUOTE (Kiara @ Feb 18 2008, 05:06 PM)
Drugs o.o

That's not a hobby, thats a filthy, occasionally costly habit. Still no.

GunCon Cola Classic - February 19, 2008 09:58 AM (GMT)
Fly a kite.

Otaru - February 19, 2008 10:18 AM (GMT)
Though if you are a peanuts reader you know that can be quite dissapointing...

Idzumo - February 19, 2008 10:32 AM (GMT)
Start a fight club

Otaru - February 19, 2008 10:37 AM (GMT)
Ah yes! Or build a dojo, and wait for challengers!

Aurora_sword - March 7, 2008 09:36 PM (GMT)
I WISH TO CHALLENGE DARK SENNIN INTO A DUEL!

Pikachu I choose you!

Sennin - March 7, 2008 10:01 PM (GMT)
QUOTE (Aurora_sword @ Mar 7 2008, 09:36 PM)
I WISH TO CHALLENGE DARK SENNIN INTO A DUEL!

Pikachu I choose you!

Gfto, shitting dick nipples.




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