this "weekend" you speak of
Jul. 8th, 2008 01:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I know not what you mean...
I have no idea how anybody is able to
faireraven with her home improvement projects, necessary though they might be, isn't helping). party invites that are in other states (as opposed to nicely being a mere couple miles away) are flocking in to grab what little of August is left, nevermind not having made any commitments to TUX yet.
*sigh*
I have no idea how anybody is able to
- park myself in front of the tv for 10 hours on a sunday with beer, pretzels, and attitude watching NFL football
- casually walk a shopping mall 'til I see the matinee performance of a film
- (i did that once, but the weekend wasn't "normal" - we saw Meet the Robinsons in *Annapolis*, after hitting faire site and before babysitting for
tchwtr 's kid, so it wasn't a normal weekend).
- catch a baseball game...without having bought the tickets 2 months in advance
- mow the lawn and do yardwork because i want to, not 'cause the grass is now 2 feet tall and the holly tree has decided to grow long enough to interfere with my satellite tv
- pick up and go to an amusement park to ride roller coasters...without having made the plans 2 months in advance
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*sigh*
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Date: 2008-07-08 05:43 pm (UTC)Although, it might help if I had days off, in the first place, in which to make plans, or not make plans, to my choosing.
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Date: 2008-07-08 05:47 pm (UTC)The 1/2 hour coaster trip does tend to be more optional.
That said, we aren't as involved in year-round high-time intensive activities as y'all. Think about it, between the guilds, the family, the fund-raising, the gigs, the rehearsals for gigs, and necessary house/yard work; y'all are busy. You hosted a 4th of July thing. That ate the weekend (and probably chunks of the previous couple of weekends). No way could we have done that because we haven't had the time to get certain things done (granted, we have chosen to do other things with our time). The main reason we have seen movies recently is that we both know we needed it to stay sane.
Heck, I played a computer game with Java for the first time in about 3 months last weekend. And yes, we scheduled the time to do it.
And other than our home festival; we probably won't see a Ren Fest this year.
So, it comes down to priorities and availability.
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Date: 2008-07-08 05:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-08 05:50 pm (UTC)Good luck!
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Date: 2008-07-08 06:39 pm (UTC)"can't do it that weekend," is the outloud voice.
"we have no plans but ourselves," is the inside voice.
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Date: 2008-07-08 07:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-08 09:13 pm (UTC)Like that previous weekend, where I made absotively no commitments to anyone but immediate family. Missing an event here or there is not going to hurt you, or the people hosting the event. You'll see them next time.
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Date: 2008-07-08 06:08 pm (UTC)I did try to do the full run of Faire one year, and I vowed never to do it again. I was totally burned out by the end of it. I don't know how the regulars do it (other than maybe that it is their day job at least for the run of Faire.)
But, I don't have a problem with watching football (since I'm often doing other things other than just watching football) or even wandering the mall (which we actually did on Friday if just to wear down the boy.) Course, neither of those things requires much effort. Now, actually GOING to an NFL game does require some planning, particularly since it is really an all day affair.
But, since those things are things that I LIKE to do, it is easier for me to do them than maybe you who aren't as interested in those things.
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Date: 2008-07-08 06:08 pm (UTC)It's what we do on Sundays when faire is over. Plus, seafood at the Market. :)
• casually walk a shopping mall 'til I see the matinee performance of a film
Arrive an hour and a half early.
• catch a baseball game...without having bought the tickets 2 months in advance
Find an empty evening/weekend afternoon and drive to Camden Yards. When your team hasn't had a winning season in ten years, it's easier than you think. :D
DC baseball
Date: 2008-07-08 06:57 pm (UTC)~Apple
Nationals season ticket holder since 2005 (no winning seasons yet either)
Re: DC baseball
Date: 2008-07-09 04:52 am (UTC)Re: DC baseball
Date: 2008-07-09 04:56 am (UTC)~Apple
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Date: 2008-07-08 09:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-08 09:14 pm (UTC)We'll still contemplating getting to a game this year with the Boy...and the price for minor league BB is cheaper than a movie these days.
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Date: 2008-07-08 06:33 pm (UTC)We need an extra month between July and August. We could call it Extrauary, and it's got one mandatory weekend of doing NOTHING.
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Date: 2008-07-08 06:59 pm (UTC)Make the N sound... good...
now, without stopping go from the N sound directly to a long O sound...
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Date: 2008-07-08 08:49 pm (UTC)Let's look at you. Joe is:
- A gregarious person
- An organized person
Therefore, Joe leads a well organized, gregarious life. Dude, the trouble is all you.
That much said, some things are more spontaneous than others. The typical American family comedy has dad "planning to watch the big game." Most folk that I know who watch games plan for it. They protect that time. There ain't nothin' spontaneous about it.
Spontaneity, I think, is at odds with people herding. To be spontaneous means knowing other people who have free time, then doing stuff with them. If you want to be most successful, you need to plan. If you want to be spontaneous, you need to accept that 70-80% of those you know will be busy.
Very spontaneous people live in a spontaneous way. They learn how to get tickets at the last moment, who tends to be free, how to weasel out of social commitments until the last minute, and so forth. There's a whole host of skills that come with living in the last minute.
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Date: 2008-07-08 08:52 pm (UTC)