Today I was very bored. Fortunately, two of my friends were also free and we had an ad hoc edition of our fun day escapades. The trouble was even with the three of us available and most of the day ahead of us – we couldn’t think of anything fun to do. Sure, we had constraints – the cold weather, the lack of funding and one friend’s need to finish his laundry but still. Are we (A) spending so much time together we can’t see outside of our normal routine? Are we (B) completely unoriginal we only do the same things over and over again? Or are we (C) in a rut?
We ended up getting coffee, renting and watching a movie (In Bruges) and playing a few rounds of Guitar Hero.
I just Googled ennui – general lack of interest or boredom, or depression; it may also refer to: oppressive boredom. Only someone excessively bored would do that. Does anyone have suggestions of inexpensive, weather proof activities for future fun days with my friends? For example, today was Chinese New Year’s so we could have taken the Gold Line into Chinatown to soak up some of the festivities. If only I would have thought of that at noon.
And sorry to say no Guatemala but never fear I will be going to Mexico in a few weeks job or no job which I should know TOMORROW.
2 comments:
With so much free time, which pays you freely, it's very ez to get lazy, fat & blow time.
J, time waits 4 no one, & it won't wait 4 you.
A more effective use of your "free time" is to consider your job search a JOB. And, so with any job you have duties, responsibilities to attend to. Schedule those duties in on most daze of de week.
Have you visited the downtown LA library yet? Or the cathedral? Follow either up with lunch at Philippe's.
You could also visit the Huntington, and spend time in the galleries instead of in the gardens. And if it gets sunny, visit the incredible new Chinese garden there.
And of course, LACMA and the La Brea Tar Pits. I was talking to someone the other day who'd never seen the latter. It's a must!!
If I had time, I'd take each Metro line out to its final destination and take a picture at each stop.
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