...what do you do to relieve boredom, keep you entertained?
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...I had originally written a couple of big paragraphs about how I feel a bit fed up with either sitting on the couch watching TV, wasting time on the internet or out drinking as my only 'downtime' from work or at weekends, decided I was getting a bit to deep for a bunch of strangers on the internet.
So, instead I'd just like to ask what hobbies, interests and other 'spare time' activities people indulge in other than being stuck in front of the TV, internet or down the pub?
I currently live in Gothenburg, Sweden, with my girlfriend. We don't have a car and there genuinely isn't a huge amount the city has to offer outside of bars and restaurants.. so I'm looking for inspiration of things to maybe do at home, model building etc, that won't cost a fortune and I wouldn't quickly tire of...
I'm 37 if that helps.
So what's your productive time killer?
Problem is you are on a UK Car Forum.
So I spend a lot of my time playing / fixing / improving my cars.
I spent time renovating / extending my house and garages, cutting trees down and chopping them up for firewood.
I spend time with my wife and kids and then when I'm tired I post on forums as it beats watching TV.
If I lived in a City - I'd move out - but I guess I could read up on what's on, learn about the architecture, visit Museums etc
But yeah - I'd move out.
So I spend a lot of my time playing / fixing / improving my cars.
I spent time renovating / extending my house and garages, cutting trees down and chopping them up for firewood.
I spend time with my wife and kids and then when I'm tired I post on forums as it beats watching TV.
If I lived in a City - I'd move out - but I guess I could read up on what's on, learn about the architecture, visit Museums etc
But yeah - I'd move out.
First and foremost, what are your interests? What makes you tick?
You're in Gothenburg; you're absolutely surrounded by history. The city's existence can be traced back to the Thirty Years' War and Sweden's period as a major European player. How much of the history have you went out and explored? I guarantee there are stories to be found and sights to see in Gothenburg if that era appeals to you.
How's your Swedish? If you're fluent you can probably appreciate the country's history more than I can.
As you're already familiar with the pubs and drinking culture in Sweden, have you been to see any local bands? As it's relevant to everything I've mentioned above, look up the Sabaton album 'Carolus Rex'. It's a Swedish power metal band (though there are both English and Swedish versions of every track) and the album is essentially a chronological look at Sweden during this period. It's only 50 or so minutes long and could be a decent point for getting into the history of the country.
Other than that, Peter H. Wilson's 'Europe's Tragedy' is a great read on the Thirty Years' War but it is very, very dense and - I felt at least - it required you to have a base of knowledge on European history during the period.
You're in Gothenburg; you're absolutely surrounded by history. The city's existence can be traced back to the Thirty Years' War and Sweden's period as a major European player. How much of the history have you went out and explored? I guarantee there are stories to be found and sights to see in Gothenburg if that era appeals to you.
How's your Swedish? If you're fluent you can probably appreciate the country's history more than I can.
As you're already familiar with the pubs and drinking culture in Sweden, have you been to see any local bands? As it's relevant to everything I've mentioned above, look up the Sabaton album 'Carolus Rex'. It's a Swedish power metal band (though there are both English and Swedish versions of every track) and the album is essentially a chronological look at Sweden during this period. It's only 50 or so minutes long and could be a decent point for getting into the history of the country.
Other than that, Peter H. Wilson's 'Europe's Tragedy' is a great read on the Thirty Years' War but it is very, very dense and - I felt at least - it required you to have a base of knowledge on European history during the period.
I drunkenly won an old Beetle on eBay and it gives me no end of entertainment working on it out on the driveway. Its really opened my eyes and taught me a hell of a lot about cars and now I really wouldn't be without it, I love it!
A lot of my time now goes into on-line research followed by actually doing the work. I spend a lot more time working on it than driving it but it keeps me entertained and there's no better feeling than the sense of achievement after fixing a problem on your car!
A lot of my time now goes into on-line research followed by actually doing the work. I spend a lot more time working on it than driving it but it keeps me entertained and there's no better feeling than the sense of achievement after fixing a problem on your car!
I wonder this, I live alone and when I come home at night the house is deadly quite, I go to the gym 5 days a week to relieve the boredom but if I could I'd just sit home and not bother.
I live opposite a pub that texts me every day to reinforce I have no life.
I go to the cinema down the road, go to the pub across the road, sometimes I even go to concerts at the Theatre across the road but f
k me it's so boring...
Ok I'm not being any help
I live opposite a pub that texts me every day to reinforce I have no life.
I go to the cinema down the road, go to the pub across the road, sometimes I even go to concerts at the Theatre across the road but f
k me it's so boring...Ok I'm not being any help
Thanks for the suggestions so far, photography is actually something I do have an interest in and I did used to just go out and do a bit at very amateur level, this is something I could get back into, find a social group here that does it..
I'm quite keen on getting a push bike, have been looking for a second hand one at a decent price, have mentioned this to the girlfriend several times but I think I'm losing the battle of getting her on a bike, I could just combine this with the photography and go out alone, explore around the city.
Gym is a little tricky, I cant join one until I'm registered here which is proving a challenge at the moment.. I do a bit of exercise at home..
Regarding museums and learning the history of Sweden, that's really not my thing and I wouldn't be able to get into it, I guess I could visit a couple of museums one time and that would be it, I wouldn't sit an read books about it.
Would love to have a car to tinker with, I actually have a Saab 9-3 Aero Hot in the UK which is doing nothing and I need to get rid og it. We live in an apartment close to the city, whilst we have a parking space we dont have a garage and as long as I'm not registered I cant buy a car and get insured on it, plus its getting to winter now and there is no point in having one over the next few months.
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