In search of hobbies
I'm on leave. Have been for the past 2 weeks. If I don't get called back to the office, I will be until mid November. The telly is absolutely excrutiating to watch. Yesterday was my breaking point and I actually switched the thing off at some point. Am I turning into my parents. Ealier in the day I fought the urge to dredge up some phone numbers. I only restored the one. Sent her a text. No response. She probably sensed that I was just bored and looking for a distraction. So far, this is what I've come up with to pass the time.
Drawing/sketching/doodling - I used to enjoy it when I was a kid.
Cooking - The basic survival stuff. No baking or cookbooks.
Perl - It was either this or a trip to the coast.
This should keep me preoccupied for a week at least.
posted by Samborera @ 15:23
7 Comments:
haha! interesting PRACTICAL EXTRACTION AND REPORTING, is definately the WAY to go.
I have been in search of a hobby for the last four years as things stand now the search is still on going but the search space is getting smaller. Its a pity you do not read novels or newspapers they are a good way of killing time. Maybe you should consider doing what our common friend does. Get an out of town chik who you can visit a few days in a week.
By the way I totally agree that there is too much crap on telly.
quemo - Leaning perl is a perfectly acceptable way of spending one's days.
ajamaa - Yeah. It's a pity I don't read. There was a time when I used to watch movies but even those turned into crap at some point. At this point any kind of chic would be a useful distraction. As I was telling 0.5, this is the kind of feeling that would drive a man to drink. Or women.
I am learning Perl. And Python. And not for leisure (or I would never touch the thing). UNIX and billing systems. Now I know why things rarely go wrong with Unix. A dummy can't handle that OS. Period.
I am on the third part (Return of the King) of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Now there is one book that would daunt even the most avid of readers. A thousand plus pages of very small print. I can see where JK Rowlings and Terry Goodkind get their inspiration from. Hmmmm.....
Friday. Going to get plastered good.
A perl DIE HARD here...been CGI/PERL scripting for 4 years...any ideas/questions are welcome!
Mr. S,
Sorry about your sad, sorry, pathetic, woeful state of affairs!!
I've been told (& have experienced that) programming is a good time spender..especially when you're totally into it.
My coding days are waaay over, so I can't really empathize at this point ;-) But all the best!!
0.5 it takes a big man to read Lord of the Rings. I have never been able to read sci-fi or fantasy like books. My lack of imagination does not allow me to visualise, in my minds eye all the wonderful creatures and characters the authors conjure up.
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