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August 31, 2005

A Fun Life

So Bernie DeKoven asked us to come up with a list of things we do that are fun; that is things that we do for their own sake. I started brainstorming, and in a few minutes my list was enormous. I thought about it some more, and I think most of the activities I engage in are for fun in some way. I always try my hardest to enjoy being HERE NOW, not wishing I were somewhere else doing something else. That's why I am so freaked out by questions about the future, because they require stepping back and making a long-term plan and not asking whether I am having a good time where I am today.

So without further angst and introspection, here are some things I do for fun:
Jump on trampolines, write poetry, sing alone in my car, sprint, blow bubbles in my drink, eat any kind of cheese, ride horses, watch the sun set, go to baseball games, climb on catwalks, go sledding, solve math problems, speak French, ride roller coasters, sing in the car in five-part harmony with my family, go out to a theater performance, dance around my room to the music of Britney Spears, sit on the edge of the dock at my family's cabin in northern Maine, lead Musaf services with my father, downhill ski really fast, go out to a fancy dinner, sew, listen to epic movie soundtracks, watch MST3K with my family, cook, work on a theater production in any capacity, read fantasy novels, ride trains, play with cats, visit historical reenactments, sing in a choir, solve puzzles, ride boats, go camping, chat on IM using Babelfish as a translator, play Ultimate Frisbee, travel...

I'm sure I could keep going, but this is quite a decent start. There's no way this list could ever be comprehensive anyway.

Posted by rosenblj at August 31, 2005 09:41 PM

Comments

You watch MST3K? OMG Have you seen "This Island Earth"?

Posted by: Ken Leung [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 1, 2005 12:55 AM

Bien sûr.

Posted by: Jess [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 1, 2005 01:34 AM

This is a wonderful list, Jess. A great start.

The next question is "what is it like when it's really fun?" - applied to any or all of the above.

Posted by: Bernie DeKoven [TypeKey Profile Page] at September 1, 2005 08:41 AM

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