Cures for the Summertime Boredom

[Mike McC]

Really, when you get down to it, summer can be kinda boring. You spend 9 or so months constantly working and busting your ass in college, and then, suddenly... Nothing. This relief of pressure kind of makes you feel restless and stuff without it. I mean, chilling is good and all for about a week, but after that... bleh.

So, what do you all do to take that edge off of the boredom?

I myself am going to try to take up a craft. Knitting, actually. I figured it'd be a neat thing to do. (I'm up for suggestions to do once I get my skills up to snuff).

[Osterbaum]

I'm studying the whole summer.

[BloodyMage]

I'm already bored.

I intend to read Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Brothers Karamazov and Philip K. Dick's Valis, especially the latter since I want to use it in a writing assignment next year.

I'll also catch up on some personal creative writing, so furthering previous hobbies mostly I guess.

[CelesJessa]

I always have a project of some sort going on, whether it's for school or just personal so... actually I am very very rarely bored.

Yay for art!

[Osterbaum]

I might have my own personal project for the summer as well. If ya'll know what I mean, wink wink.

[Kim]

Games, games, and more games. On my summer schedule for this year are the following...

Okami
Majora's Mask
MGS Portable Ops
MGS2
Metal Gear 2: Snake's Revenge
Alan Wake
Nier
Record of Agarest War
Persona 3 Portable
Super Mario Galaxy 2
Metroid: Other M

And probably about fifty or so games that have just skipped my mind for the moment.

Oh yeah and I guess I'll probably be finishing Lufia 2 yay me.

[Mike McC]

Games, games, and more games. On my summer schedule for this year are the following...

I used to find video games did a good job, but more and more I find myself getting burned out on video games rather quickly. I'm lucky if they can hold up to a week of sustained playing before I get fairly burned out. Doesn't matter if it's the same game or I switch them up. Which is a shame, it maes getting through games like Fallout 3 a real pain :-P

[Kim]

I used to find video games did a good job, but more and more I find myself getting burned out on video games rather quickly. I'm lucky if they can hold up to a week of sustained playing before I get fairly burned out. Doesn't matter if it's the same game or I switch them up. Which is a shame, it maes getting through games like Fallout 3 a real pain :-P

I find this becomes less of a problem as I play an increased number of games at once. I mean, it's becoming very hard to play any more MGS games because I am seriously burned out on that shit, but then I just play Ocarina of Time for a little while, and by the time I'm done with that I'm good for some stealth action.

[Wigmund]

I'm working two jobs this summer.

Joy.

[Specterbane]

Heh, you think it's boring now try not being able to find work after graduating college. Being unemployed is the pits.

But during school I always did internships that involved my major. I'm not sure if that'll work for what ever you're studying, but it's always worth a shot. Heck if you line them up right you might even get to travel a little bit.

[Osterbaum]

Speaking of travel, who has vacation plans to come to Finland?

[bluestarultor]

I hold that no one thing is good to hold you over. My personal mix is reading, writing, video games, and doing art. Taking a couple interesting summer classes if you can afford it is great, too, because you can learn stuff without it all coming down around your ears and it's on your own terms. Otherwise, volunteering can be rewarding.

[Mike McC]

Oh, I've also discovered that Perler beads can be a good, geeky diversion.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3353/4604826069_5d773b3103.jpg

[Professor Smarmiarty]

Speaking of travel, who has vacation plans to come to Finland?

I'm right next to Finland. What's going down in the Fintown! Cause I've seen all the snow I need to see in my life.

[Doc ock rokc]

I always try to find something new to fail at. Last summer it was juggling. the summer before that was Knitting. the summer before that was sailing. before that was Coding. Something to both learn something cool and to do something awesome. This year I might try 3d modeling or learn some more on photoshop. But i still have a few weeks till my summer. Maybe by the end of the summer I will make a Model that I can place in Garrys mod. or make The Action Scientist comic...

[mauve]

Crafts are fun. I've recently discovered the joys of working with glass! I took a one-day class at the university art center a few months ago, and I hope to explore the medium further this summer.

A blowtorch, molten glass, a kiln full of burnination and limited safety equipment leads to surprisingly fun times. I now have a kickass round paperweight/ Palantir that I made in the hot shop kiln and a handful of beads I made on the torch. Sticking explosive sticks of glass into a flame the length of my hand while not wearing gloves is hardcore and awesome.


I'm also taking a tai chi class this summer, if all goes well.


I expect video games to take up the rest of my not-at-work time.

[Flarecobra]

I'm going to try to get a job.

[Osterbaum]

I'm right next to Finland. What's going down in the Fintown! Cause I've seen all the snow I need to see in my life.
No snow anymore. Actually these past few days have been like summer.

[Meister]

Cures for the summertime boredom?

You're probably out of luck. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeWC59FJqGc)

[Professor Smarmiarty]

No snow anymore. Actually these past few days have been like summer.

Well I'm currentely going to Portugal and Germany which I reckon will be warmer. mStill haven't sold me on the Finnish splendour.

[Osterbaum]

Those places are too hot. And not green at all!

[Odjn]

I'm also taking a tai chi class this summer, if all goes well.


I expect video games to take up the rest of my not-at-work time.

I'm taking boxing and krav maga, and might go into aikido again.

I will challenge you Mauve! :D

[Raiden]

I'm working as a camp counselor. So every week I get to teach kids the joys of nature, as well as fighting off Jason.

It's a fair balance.

[Preturbed]

Me, I don't get bored anymore. I've got too much to do. See below.


Beach
Springs
Geocaching
P90x
Fix up my house
Full time job as an electrician

Cures for the summertime boredom?

You're probably out of luck. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeWC59FJqGc)

Thank you for posting this.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

Those places are too hot. And not green at all!

Europe is a frozen hell-hole. Too hot here and I'm still freezing my ass off.
And I've seen lots of grass in my time! What does finland have aside from a fine array of grass?

[krogothwolf]

Europe is a frozen hell-hole. Too hot here and I'm still freezing my ass off.
And I've seen lots of grass in my time! What does finland have aside from a fine array of grass?

Man, someone has to ship you to Siberia just so you finally know what cold is. Or the NWT of Canada or something along those lines! You need to be toughened up!

[Loyal]

At least we know his weakness. When he starts getting uppity, just throw ice cubes at him or something.

I will also be looking for a job. Or I will still be looking, rather.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

All I have to say is that as the ice age ended some humans thought "Let's not do that again" built some boats and sailed to a tropical paradise and some humans thought "Duhhhhh, let's hit each other in the face till we are warm". You can draw your conclusions into which group you would fall.

[krogothwolf]

All I have to say is that as the ice age ended some humans thought "Let's not do that again" built some boats and sailed to a tropical paradise and some humans thought "Duhhhhh, let's hit each other in the face till we are warm". You can draw your conclusions into which group you would fall.

I thought we shipped out the weaklings who were to scared of snow!

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

I thought we shipped out the weaklings who were to scared of snow!

I guess WussyMcWhinypants evaded capture.

[DarkDrgon]

Im finishing my super-secret art project, and monday Im gonna start my second one.

Since i like you, I'll tell you project 1 is a full model of sorcerers island from the Riftwar books, complete with Vila and Castle.

Project 2 is a new display shelf for my room, that is a mechwarrior mini battlefield

[Amake]

I'm dancing in the frickin rain all the bright night long, on faraway fields and overgrown roads. I've missed rain, and warmth where I don't have to forcibly drag people outdoors.

And I'm writing and drawing every now and then. Making stuff is fun.

[Professor Smarmiarty]

I thought we shipped out the weaklings who were to scared of snow!

I think you mean people intelligent enough to live in nice places.

[Magus]

I'm taking a couple of summer classes this summer to finish up my degree, creating resumes and portfolios to prepare for applying for jobs as soon as I get my diploma, and I'll probably get a PS3 to have something to do in my spare time. I've also been reading cheap detective and mystery paperbacks from dollar stores as something to do, if you just shut your brain off it's a good way to pass the time.

[Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope]

This summer will be spent in the pool, or the gazebo with a cold drink and book.

[Pip Boy]

I've just moved to Washington, where I have lived previously, only this time without my parents. I currently live on my brother's couch and am unemployed. Everyone I know is at school all day, and since my old school was a couple months ahead of most, I graduated like 4 days ago while my friends are all still in school for another few weeks here. Now my daily schedule is split 50/50 between playing video games at my brother's house and doing stuff with my friends/girlfriend. Activities we have planned or done include:

Hiking to a nearby lake and spending the day there
Iron man 2 and Robin Hood
The OMSI, an awesome science museum in Portland, Oregon
Making lots of cookies and delivering them stealthily and anonymously to various friends of ours.
Going to Wal-Mart to wander aimlessly around the store and get whatever we feel like getting (We ended up walking out with 2 bottles of bubbles, a rubber ball filled with water and glitter, and a set of face paints)
Making a cake

[A Zarkin' Frood]

If all goes well I'll be unemployed by summer.

[P-Sleazy]

My summer will be spent writing an excel program based on the market that will accurately, with 95% certainty, tell me whether or not I should by stock options to come out with a profit.

[BitVyper]

so, what do you all do to take that edge off of the boredom?

Get a job, hippy.

[Hanuman]

I just stared at this thread, and I had this profound feeling,
it was a cross between jaw dropping wonderment,
and light crushing pressure, like a 10lb weight on top of a 2 foot thick layer of packing peanuts.


Ok... how to obtain life.

1) Figure out vaguely what kind of person you are, start by looking at your friends, if you don't think that fits then try expanding your social circles until you find friends that act like a mirror to what kind of person you are.

2) Take an average of what your friends are into (if you're not into it, see step 1), and try and arrange to do it, after that go with the flow and try to slowly integrate things your into to evolve the social circle while moving with it, admiring the principle of nature is key, if the group has a nature, respect and admire that, if it doesn't fit don't try and force it either way... let it ride, guide it soft or let it go.

3) If friends don't appeal to you, mr han solo, then get active, find shit that unlocks other chemicals and stuff in your glands and brain, find your unlocker of choice, and do that.