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The Mrs. has been trying to get me out of the house lately. I've got free reign to go out and do something, and the sad thing is there's nothing (that I can afford) that I want to do.

I'm happy to be left alone for a while sitting in front of my computer, but sometimes that's boring too. I can't really do my photography at night so that's not an option either. Maybe I should take up classes or something. Maybe I could teach Photoshop classes at the local community college or volunteer to read stories to kids in the hospital. I have a tendency to use my many voices to read to my daughter, maybe other kids would like it too.

But tonight is one of those nights. My wife is working this evening so the office is off limits. Most of my friends are either people from work who live 1 1/2 hours away or are also parents of small children and therefor have no life either. There's nothing I want to see in the movie theater and I don't feel like sitting in a bar for 10 minutes while I have my one drink. I'm too old to go clubbing. I'm too young for Bingo.

Blogging? Nahh. I need to get out of the house. Gun range? Expensive and I prefer company while I shoot. I just got through reading Angels & Demons and I just can't seem to get so bored that finishing Atlas Shrugged seems like a good idea. That book would be better titled Atlas Snored.

I could act cool and go over to Barnes & Noble and drink overly expensive coffee while reading books I'll never purchase because, well, I can sit there and read them.

Oh well. Maybe I should pick up a TV watching habit or something.

rolled out on Thursday, November 18, 2004 3:42 PM
Comments
# RE: My Pathetic Meter is Around 9... - Nathan

Rolled Out On: 11/18/2004 3:54 PM

Is there a games shop around with nightly roleplaying?

# RE: My Pathetic Meter is Around 9... - Robb Allen

Rolled Out On: 11/18/2004 5:03 PM

My pathetic meter is at 9, not 12.....

# RE: My Pathetic Meter is Around 9... - Maxim

Rolled Out On: 11/19/2004 2:21 AM

Take a non-shooter to the range, and teach a little gun safety and basic shooting technique. Split the costs, enjoy the company. It's an enjoyable good deed. You'll feel good about it.

# RE: My Pathetic Meter is Around 9... - Tim Worstall

Rolled Out On: 11/19/2004 6:54 AM

My solution to this one is to go "mooching". Rather like going for a walk but with no desired destination in mind. Simply wander off, take a left, then the next right, then left....get slightly lost wandering around the neighbourhood. Drop in for a drink someplace you've never been, grab a donut, peer in shop windows, just generally amble around. Of course this works best in the City but it's always amazing to find out quite how little you know about your own area.

# RE: My Pathetic Meter is Around 9... - MichaelW

Rolled Out On: 11/19/2004 5:05 PM

Learn to play guitar, if you haven't already, or some other portable instrument. You can play just about anywhere, and a lot of places have open-mike nights with idiots WAY worse than you.

Plus chicks dig guitar players.

P.S. Tim Worstall: that's what "mooching" means to you? I thought you were encouraging him to go bug his neighbors to borrow their lawn mowers and such ... which, the more I think about it, that could be exciting.

# RE: My Pathetic Meter is Around 9... - Robb Allen

Rolled Out On: 11/19/2004 5:26 PM

Michael, for me it would mean learning to play my guitars <ab>again. Now that Georgia has a piano, I plan on bringing out the acoustic so she can watch Daddy play and hopefully have the desire herself.

And chicks may dig guitar players, but when you're married that can be a problem.

# RE: My Pathetic Meter is Around 9... - Tim Worstall

Rolled Out On: 11/21/2004 7:17 AM

As always, English and American are not quite the same language. In English, both meanings can apply.

# RE: My Pathetic Meter is Around 9... - Pat

Rolled Out On: 11/22/2004 10:05 AM

I take it you found something to do if your big announcement is any indication...wink, wink-nudge, nudge. :)

# RE: My Pathetic Meter is Around 9... - Robb Allen

Rolled Out On: 11/22/2004 10:17 AM

Heh ;)

# RE: My Pathetic Meter is Around 9... - SphinctOR

Rolled Out On: 11/22/2004 2:59 PM

Try Herion.

# RE: My Pathetic Meter is Around 9... - Robb Allen

Rolled Out On: 11/22/2004 3:02 PM

Try Spell Check...

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