New Summer Resolution!
POSTED BY: Wishimay
UPDATED: Saturday, April 23, 2011 21:48
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I have a new summer resolution inspired by recent events...You just never know when you're gonna kick and if you can't remember the last fun thing you did, well...that would just be SAD!
So tell me... what fun things have been rattleing around in your brain?
Plans for things you wanna do this summer? Plans for something you've been wanting to do since 1992? Local places you've heard of or things halfway around the world?
I wanna do this cave-in-boat tour thing and go canoeing again...I haven't been in years...I want to go camping somewhere new...and take up some new hobbies-bought a bow n' arrows and a violin! I'd love to take a trip by train...and throw a party or two!
So what do you got?
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Well, I have never actually seen Rock City. 
" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "
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Has anybody?
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I'm going to sea.
Anyone considering a new hobby, I humbly suggest: start small. Get the instinct for it, the feel for it, and don't invest a lot, or incur future liability. Who you connect with and how strong a bond you can form in your new hobby is far more important than how much you invest. Keep your eyes open for ways to be an asset to whatever community you join. Every hobby has a community, and people value those who can listen to field, determine what is needed and communicate solutions to that need.
As for activities, I suggest taking a look at a wide variety of them, and then going out and watching the community, how they interact with one another. Are they supportive? Open? Friendly? or are they insular, hostile, or bitter?
If one person leaves a group or misses a gathering and everyone else tells you what is wrong with them, this is not a good sign, they will likely do it to you when you're not there if you become a member. If everyone tells you great things about the people who are not there, then it's more likely that as you become a member of the group, they will do the same for you.
Check how healthy the members of the group are. Those who have been doing it for a long time, are they still in good health? better health? or have they put on 400 pounds and are losing their mind?
Look at whom the community respects. Do they respect those who contribute new ideas? Those who work hard? Those who host social events? If you join the group, see if you can see yourself becoming one of these.
Or do they only respect those with money? or those who have been there the longest? These are generally things you can never become, and represent an insular community that's not going to be warm to additional members.
Also, check your potential hobby activities to see what other hobbies they might be connected to. Is what the community is doing part of a larger culture? Perhaps they are dancers, but they tour renaissance faires, and they are intimately connected with many other communities in that culture. Examine the culture as a whole, and its character and other activities within it.
Acquiring the skills of a hobby or coming up with a list is easy. Becoming part of a positive community that will help you build your skills and use them to good effect may be more tricky, and requires a little analysis
That's what a ship is, you know - it's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs.
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I'm going to sea.
Whatcha gonna do when you get there?
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Find land.
That's what a ship is, you know - it's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs.
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Originally posted by dreamtrove:
Find land.
That's what a ship is, you know - it's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs.
No particlar whale you need to track down, first ?
" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "
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No particlar whale you need to track down, first ?
While it's true you can go whaling on a schooner, you can also go schooning in a whale.
(I know someone this happened to.)
Maybe find some treasure. Arr.
That's what a ship is, you know - it's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs.
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Originally posted by dreamtrove:
Find land.
wise: Then you shall surely find that which you seek...provided you stay afloat...
smartass: I hope you and the land will be very happy together...
Confucius: Man who row in circles get dizzy...
FF: Albatross... or Noah? I can't tell, River's torn 'em both up, dammit...
Me: Did someone say something about keelhauling?
What was I talking about again? Oh yeah, Vacations...Gonna need to pencil in a longer one, I think. *rolls eyes*
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Throw a party on a train.
Play violin on a train
Play violin on a boat
Play violin at a party
Throw party on a boat
Play violin at a boat party in a cave!
ETA: Damn, HTML FAIL.
That's what a ship is, you know - it's not just a keel and a hull and a deck and sails, that's what a ship needs.
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