Cures for the Summertime Boredom

Mike McC · 05-13-2010, 06:43 PM

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 · 05-13-2010, 06:46 PM

I'm studying the whole summer.

BloodyMage · 05-13-2010, 06:48 PM

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 · 05-13-2010, 06:49 PM

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 · 05-13-2010, 06:51 PM

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

Kim · 05-13-2010, 06:51 PM

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 · 05-13-2010, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by NonCon

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 · 05-13-2010, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike McC

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 · 05-13-2010, 07:04 PM

I'm working two jobs this summer.

Joy.

Specterbane · 05-13-2010, 07:26 PM

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.

05-13-2010, 06:43 PM	#1
Mike McC Time is something else. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Wherever I am needed, I will be there. Posts: 5,065	Cures for the Summertime Boredom 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). __________________ WHERE MIKEY IS IN 2022! tumblrs - http://werewolf.zone twitters - @itmightbemikey

05-13-2010, 06:46 PM	#2
Osterbaum The revolution will be memed! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: FIN Posts: 5,967	I'm studying the whole summer. __________________ D is for Dirty Commie!

05-13-2010, 06:49 PM	#4
CelesJessa DA-DA-DA-DAA DAA DAA DA DA-DAAAAAA! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Zanzibar Land Posts: 6,531	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! __________________

05-13-2010, 06:51 PM	#5
Osterbaum The revolution will be memed! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: FIN Posts: 5,967	I might have my own personal project for the summer as well. If ya'll know what I mean, wink wink. __________________ D is for Dirty Commie!

05-13-2010, 06:51 PM	#6
Kim adorable Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 12,950	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. __________________ this post is about how to successfully H the Kimmy

05-13-2010, 06:48 PM	#3
BloodyMage I'm not even in the highscore. Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 667	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.

05-13-2010, 07:04 PM	#9
Wigmund Lakitu Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Northwest Arkansas Posts: 2,139	I'm working two jobs this summer. Joy. __________________ Slightly off-kilter

05-13-2010, 07:26 PM	#10
Specterbane Safety First Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Land of Gumdrops and Ice-cream Posts: 746	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.