What would you, if you could do?

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   Sed-meposted 10 years ago

   I'm bored. Bored, bored, bored.
   I shouldn't be bored, today is a day off. I should be rejoicing. It's not like I want to be at work.
   It's just that I've done all the cleaning stuff... if I had any backbone, I'd clean out my closet, but I don't want to. But I can't really think of what I'd rather be doing. I'd love to go to the beach, but I just got back from a road trip and the thought of traveling wears me out. I wish I lived at the beach. I wish I had a deck that overlooked the ocean... and, while I'm at it, that there were no sharks.
   
   If you could be doing ANYTHING AT ALL right now, what would you be doing? (Men should temper their answers.)

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      amiebutchkoposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Don't feel bad!  You have every right to not clean your closet!  It is a day off!!!!  Embrace the day!  It is beautiful out here - take a long walk where you can window shop and have an indulgent coffee, if that is your bag.  Or, watch episodes of Mad Men, Downton Abbey, or the new season premieres of tv!!!!  Or... dare I say, go shopping at a place you know has fabulous sales! Those are the things I would do if I could step guilt-free out of my moment!!!!!!!!!  Good luck!  I know you will make it count.  Remember, happiness is an investment in yourself and will make you more productive tomorrow.  Make yourself happy!!!!!

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         Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

         You know what? I have started The Black List and it is quite enjoyable.
         According to my ads, Camelot is coming to my town and Lancelot appears to have Wolverine style muttonchops. I'm not sure how I feel about that.

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            amiebutchkoposted 10 years agoin reply to this

            Intriguing for sure.....  carpe diem!

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      paradigmsearchposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Writing a viral hub.

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         Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

         You'd like to be doing that now? I thought you'd already done it.
         Well at least you've come out of hiding so I did one worthwhile thing today.

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      Writer Foxposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      It's now trumpet time.  You should be listening.
      
      

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         Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

         You're so... interesting. Sort of like that maxoxam hubber, but with fewer words.

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      gmwilliamsposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Do something that you HAVEN'T done before.
      (1) Go to a Japanese/Indian restaurant and try something exotic such as spicy tandoori chicken, saba or uni sushi or handroll.
      (2) Go to an upscale shopping center to get window shop.
      (3) Go see an artsy, independent film.
      (4) Go to a bookstore and just browse.
      (5) Go on a bus ride downtown or better yet, get on a tour bus and see your town like a tourist.
      (6)Go to a lecture and seminar in any subject or area that interests you.
      (7) Go to a section of your town that you HAVEN'T been before(granted that the area is safe).
      (8) Go to a museum.

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         Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

         That all sounds like stuff I do/I've done.
         
         However, I've never given a lecture during an artsy film, while eating tandoori chicken. I might give that a try.

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         DrMark1961posted 10 years agoin reply to this

         Since none of these things are available where I live, I would like to offer you some viable alternatives. Maybe they are things you have not done before.
         1)Go over to your friend´s house and have an anaconda stew. If the anaconda is all gone, her brother might have brought in another crocodile.
         2)Go to the grocery store on the mainland and buy coffee filters.
         3) Go sit by the side of the river and watch the boats go by.
         4) Take a mototaxi (motorcycle taxi) to a neighborhood that you have not visited before.

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            Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

            #2 makes you look like some kind of freak.

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      relacheposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      tsk, tsk
      
      http://www.heforshe.org/

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         Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

         I don't believe in gender equality. If a man and I are found equal, I may have to start killing spiders. tee hee.
         
         I have to go cook dinner now. Where'd I put my high heels?

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            Rochelle Frankposted 10 years agoin reply to this

            How tall is your stove?
            Use a toaster oven and you can wear flip-flops.

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               Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

               I vacuum in my heels too cause the pile is high on the carpet.

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                  Rochelle Frankposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                  If you have piles on your carpet,  you need to get some training for the dog.

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                     Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                     It's not my dog, it's the neighbors. They have a lot of issues.

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                        Rochelle Frankposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                        Stop feeding them indoors. Patio parties only, and keep the garden hose handy.

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                           Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                           This is why I don't do anything without checking with you first.

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                              Rochelle Frankposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                              You're on your own for now-- I gotta go to bed. My dog gets up early and I have to take her for a walk so she doesn't make piles on the carpet.

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                                 Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                                 I suggest you walk her on your neighbors lawn. That's what I do and there have been no repercussions whatsoever.
                                 Night.

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                                    Rochelle Frankposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                                    Well I would, but I live in the woods. The neighbors are a dog-walk away and nobody here has lawns.  G'nite.

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      swilliamsposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      I need to clean my closet as well. Yep...and I don't want to. I wish I had more to say but now I have a headace thinking about cleaning my closet. Love your forum!

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         Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

         *My forum. I like the sound of that.

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   starme77posted 10 years ago

   I am doing what I want to be doing right now. Its my day off and I love it. The house is a mess haha, and it will just have to stay that way because I am chillin out in total silence , sippin my hot coffee and reading what I feel like reading. Clearing my mind is what I like to do, every time I get the chance. I can hear the birds chirpin , may go give em some bread here in a few minutes, watch em for awhile , come back through my nice, quiet , messy house and do a bit more coffee sippin n reading:)

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      Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      We are living in parallel universes, I just need to appreciate mine. I think I just wanted someone to talk to without having to do my hair.

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         amiebutchkoposted 10 years agoin reply to this

         It is comforting to know there are other writers out there sitting in front of their computers, too, pondering their day.  I don't feel so lonely.  Thank you.

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            Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

            It is weird, isn't it? The forum is always just a bunch of pixels. Just a bunch of sentences and headings... but behind each one, there's an actual person. Different accents and clothes, different goals... but just like us. It would be nice to reach out and touch... maybe... in some cases maybe not. lol. But instead we just keep throwing out these pixels for someone else to catch.

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               amiebutchkoposted 10 years agoin reply to this

               ... and that is why you are a writer, my friend.  So lovely put.

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                  Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                  Aw, thanks Amie. I'm still wondering why Writer Fox brought up the shofar. Very interesting indeed. Hopefully he/she will expound.

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                     relacheposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                     I'm going to speculate that it's because Writer Fox may be dunking apples in honey today.

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                        Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                        Im not sure if that's a Jewish celebration... "The dunking of the apples feast", but I googled it and Google said the reference was too obscure... or possibly google's drunk.

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   Rachael Tateposted 10 years ago

   Why only men? I suddenly have an urge to write something outrageous!  I've had one of those days today as well.  I started well - putting away all my daughters summer clothes and having a clear out.  I now have a pile of clothes on the bedroom floor and for the last few hours I have alternated between the internet and reading a book!  Ooops! Personally I feel quite happy about it. To be honest I'm happier reading than just about anything else.

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      Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Be careful! I used to write about what ever was consuming my thoughts. It doesn't end well. lol

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   Amanda Howdeshellposted 10 years ago

   If I could be doing anything at all, I would be laying out on my hammock soaking up this lovely fall weather. Alas, I'm just on break at work in an office that has windows that don't open!

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      Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      What a bummer. There's no more beautiful time then fall!

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   DealForALivingposted 10 years ago

   Ditto to that paradigmsearch

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   LindaSmith1posted 10 years ago

   My thrill for the day has been changing batteries on my smoke detectors, not being able to put one back together, trying to catch up on sleep since I have been up since 2 a.m.

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   relacheposted 10 years ago

   It's Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

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      Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      You're so smart. I was going to oust you as queen, but between you and Marisa, I figured someone would squash me like a bug.
      
      edit:
      You were right... I should have scrolled down a bit more.
      http://www.pinterest.com/JewishHolidays … weet-year/
      
      Oh my gosh, how cool is this for fall. Apple cups, how adorable!
      
      http://www.pinterest.com/pin/118852877641831040/

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         relacheposted 10 years agoin reply to this

         When you grow up in a Jewish family, it's not uncommon to be familiar with their most significant religious holidays.

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            Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

            lol. I guess that makes sense. Well I still think you're smart, or maybe it just seems that way comparatively. It's not your fault you make us all look stupid, your job is just to hold up the mirror. Let the chips fall where they may.

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               relacheposted 10 years agoin reply to this

               That's it!  My new campaign slogan! Except with "your" spelled properly.

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                  Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                  You have forgotten that those of us who are without great knowledge have one thing going for us. The edit button. Soon, you will look crazy and I will be the smart one. Who's crying now, my friend?

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               relacheposted 10 years agoin reply to this

               That's it!  My new campaign slogan!  But with "your" spelled properly.

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                  Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                  I will be writing your speeches. No one has to see how they're spelled. Just read them phonetically, you'll be fine.
                  
                  edit: I see what you did there. You're a dark woman relache... a dark, dark woman.

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                     relacheposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                     Eggcelant!

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                        Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                        You sound like Egghead, that villain on Batman.
                        
                        

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                           relacheposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                           X-sellent!

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                              Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                              Eye no, write?

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   JustLivingOnlineposted 10 years ago

   Be transported down to Duvall Street in Key West where I could walk into an open air bar and drink a cold beer while listening to a guy with only an acoustic guitar and microphone play rock classics up on stage.

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      Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      Wait, what are you talking about? Oh yes! I remember now. I'm not fond of FL. Sharks have legs there and it's muggy.

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   Rochelle Frankposted 10 years ago

   I would like to be taking a train ride up the Pacific coast, then writing a viral hub about it.

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      Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

      That sounds awesome! I've always wanted to ride a train... legally.

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    DrMark1961posted 10 years ago

    It is raining this afternoon, so here I am too.
    I have been thinking of starting a thread about Patrick the Wombat so that I do not have to apologize for being off topic.
    You are not going to write a scathing comment if I write something about flashlights or cookies?

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       Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       When have I ever scathed anyone? Never mind.
       I am glad to see your score did not fall. I s'pose the day is not over yet though.

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          DrMark1961posted 10 years agoin reply to this

          Even if it does fall, I hear Amazon is now selling hubber scores. (Along with flashlights, cookies, and wombats.)

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             Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

             Oh! The website!!! I thought you were talking about the jungle. Everything you've said makes a lot more sense now.

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    Sed-meposted 10 years ago

    I just got back from seeing my G'ma who I have not seen for so many years it's not even funny. She will be turning 100 in Dec. and she is the prettiest thing you've ever seen. She's about as big as my thumb, but she still lives on her own with help that comes in. She is so funny I had tears rolling out of my eyes. When she says something she feels maybe she shouldn't have said, she puts her hands on both her cheeks as if to hide a blush. I just adore this woman. Does anyone else have wonderful g'parents?

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       sallybeaposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       She sounds wonderful - sadly, I never knew any of my grandparents.  Perhaps that is why I adopt other people's elderly folk:)

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          Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

          Oh Sally, that's so sad. I'm sorry. I think it's lovely that you adopt grandparents. I wonder if you'd like going to nursing homes and such and loving on ppl like my g'ma. She was just telling me how lonely she gets. It broke my heart. (She's a few states away.)

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    njgposted 10 years ago

    When I'm bored the best thing for me is to call a friend and invite them to go out and explore something new and unexpected. I'd even ask them to think of a place they love and surprise me. If I keep trying to be busy on my own, it seems that my head is still in the same place. I need a distraction, a change in the atmosphere. Right now I'm not bored, just tired and thinking of all the things I need and want to do.

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       Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       Friends huh? The real life kind with skin on em? I don't know... they're so needy.

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    snakeslaneposted 10 years ago

    What would you, if you could do?
    I would magically solve all the world's problems, then I would do the dishes and clean the kitchen and make up a big batch of green tomato chutney and write stellar Hubs about it...

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       Sed-meposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       Aw, I liked that you were unselfish first. I would like to try some of that chutney please. (Im much more selfish than you.)

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    SheilaSchnauziesposted 10 years ago

    Sounds perfect to me!

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