Spec me a life! (long opening)

Yucca

Yucca

Yucca

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Hi all,

Ive just finished my first year at uni and am back home for the summer. Life is going great but im going to get bored very quickly!

Here is the situation...

I work for my dad on broad street 3 or 4 times a week normally starting at about 12/1/2pm and finishing and getting home at 1/2am. All the other days im pritty much free. So the mornings before work and the 3/4 days i have off work obvioulsy ammount to a lot of free time.

I am lucky in a sense that im allowed to have friends over my house, mum and dad dont moan and town centre is very close to the house. So going to the pub with the lads or inviting a few of them up for a game of poker is easy done.

However i have been going out for the best part of 2 years now so its repeatative expencive and bad for body (i dont wana get fat)! There is only a certain ammount of poker games or bbq's you can have with the same few guys before it gets boring.

I dont really have any hobbies. I used to love warhammer years back but thats expencive so i dont want to get back into that. I like watching some things on tv but sky one has gone total crap lately. I also love playing pc games but i am having major problems with pc at the moment so untill its up and running i cant do that either. Even when it is, i dont really want to spend my free summer time sitting on the pc. A hour a day or so is not so bad but i dont want pc games to be my main hobby as its obvioulsy bad for your eyes and a little antisocial!

So what can i do? Spec me a life, spec me a hobby!

(I have a gf but for reasons that id rather not go into as i cant be bothered to write another paragraph i only get to see her about once every week or two).

So i need some ideas to bulk up my free time. I dont have a lot of money and already spend way to much so cheap is good!
 
I'm going to openly admit my own geekiness, and suggest tabletop roleplay. If you enjoyed Warhammer, then you'll probably enjoy other forms of gaming.
 
Move in with your girl friend?
Start a lawn mowing company up?
Watch the bold and the beautiful?
Take up cooking?
Put random things in the microwave :D
 
emailiscrap said:
I'm going to openly admit my own geekiness, and suggest tabletop roleplay. If you enjoyed Warhammer, then you'll probably enjoy other forms of gaming.
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I see where you are comming from but they are very expencive and not really a summer thing to do. So i really dont want to get back into this. Thanks for the suggestion though.
 
Errol said:
Tried reading books ?
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I have thought about this actually. I dont 'love' reading but i used to read a lot as a kid. And i like history so i could read interesting books on nazi germany ect ect. This is going on my list! Thanks buddy.

I shall try and get through a book a week.
 
Yucca said:
I have thought about this actually. I dont 'love' reading but i used to read a lot as a kid. And i like history so i could read interesting books on nazi germany ect ect. This is going on my list! Thanks buddy.

I shall try and get through a book a week.
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race your family heritage/lineage back if you like history :)
 
How about joining the gym, start swimming or go jogging. None are terribly expensive either.

Well the gym might be but the others certainly arn't.

What do you currently spend your money on?

Could cut down a little, save up and buy a bike and just go riding or something.

All the above will also keep you healthy as well (as long as you eat well as well obviously) and leaves room for still going out quite often (money permitting obviously) and it all keeps you busy as well.
 
iCraig said:
Join a gym?

Learn a skill?

I'd love to have as much free time as you.
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I am a member at fitness first. I go about 3/4 times a week but this only kills about 2 hours.

Learn a skill? Like what? I am learing bar work (proper bar work as my dad has a posh resteraunt)

I know i have a lot of free time and i am lucky but thats why i am here writing this. I want to fill it and not look back and think i wasted it!
 
Zip said:
Move in with your girl friend?
Start a lawn mowing company up?
Watch the bold and the beautiful?
Take up cooking?
Put random things in the microwave :D
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She wont have me yet, were only 19! :p
I dont want to be working more than the 30/40 hours a week i already do!
Whats the bold and the beautiful?! :confused:
I hate cooking! I always burn somthing! And its to hot for cooking!
Mum will go mad if i do that!
 
Do you have a camcorder in the house, if so, make a film.

If you can't be bothered to read any books, write one. Everyone is meant to have a book in them.
 
Yucca said:
Learn a skill? Like what? I am learing bar work (proper bar work as my dad has a posh resteraunt)
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Learn a foreign language? Learn a programming language? Learn a sport? Fishing, tennis, swimming?

Learn to drive (if not already) learn to cook?

There are literally thousands of skills to choose from, I'm sure you don't need us to select some for you.
 
dboundy said:
How about joining the gym, start swimming or go jogging. None are terribly expensive either.

Well the gym might be but the others certainly arn't.

What do you currently spend your money on?

Could cut down a little, save up and buy a bike and just go riding or something.

All the above will also keep you healthy as well (as long as you eat well as well obviously) and leaves room for still going out quite often (money permitting obviously) and it all keeps you busy as well.
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Swimming as well as the gym and buying a cheapo bike is on the list! Thanks buddy.
 
Yucca said:
Whats the bold and the beautiful?! :confused:
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A really crap and really fake American day time soap :p

Trace your family history and heritage and linage back if you like history :)

Or you can try and find out how many of your relatives(known and unknown) went and fought in the world wars and what there rank was
 
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