Monopoly and decorating cookies aren't interesting enough to woo my relatives away from their naps. What are some fun projects, challenges, and DIY kits the adults in my extended family can do together for entertainment over Christmas week? [more inside]
posted by ollyolly on Nov 30, 2009 - 12 answers

Please help me fill up my time. I am a psychologist in private practice, and thanks to the recession, I have multiple times during the week with nothing to do--this is a new experience for me, and aside from the anxiety of not working as much as I need to, I am also bored to tears. Unfortunately, it is an hour here and an hour there--never any good block of time, and although in the future I may have to rearrange my schedule and put all my hours together, at the moment I am trying to maintain hope that I will be able to fill those hours with new patients. I am sick of surfing the internet, going for walks, updating patient files, and reading whatever (professional literature, novels). Any suggestions, Mefites, for how I can spend my time more productively, or at least entertainingly?
posted by chaoscutie on Oct 8, 2009 - 21 answers

The wife and I are going to a friend's house to watch (American) football tomorrow. I'll be watching the game. She won't. Is there anywhere online where I can find football bingo for non fans? [more inside]
posted by theichibun on Sep 19, 2009 - 3 answers

What fun thing can I do with my hands at work? My new job consists of standing around all day being bored out of my mind. [more inside]
posted by showbiz_liz on Jul 13, 2009 - 35 answers

What are some fun things to do as a teenager in a small-ish town? [more inside]
posted by One Second Before Awakening on Jun 15, 2009 - 37 answers

What do you do on weeknights to pass the time? [more inside]
posted by abdulf on Apr 29, 2009 - 47 answers

What's your favorite two-person game? [more inside]
posted by c:\awesome on Jan 14, 2009 - 65 answers

I'm off work the next four days over the New Year's holiday & weekend. I am usually a very social person, but I live alone and I don't have much of anything planned this weekend. And I'm worried about spending the whole weekend alone, because I think I will get really lonely and unhappy. How can I enjoy myself? [more inside]
posted by inatizzy on Dec 31, 2008 - 20 answers

What to do in the Laurel, Maryland area for College student on summer break? That is the question. I am sitting at home everyday just playing games and reading and it is extremely boring. I do have a car and love nature but can never find any good areas. Anything that can be done alone is also a plus since most of my friends are away.
posted by Javed_Ahamed on Jul 11, 2008 - 13 answers

Am I a sucker or will this actually make me some money? [more inside]
posted by LiveToEat on Jun 25, 2008 - 16 answers

Time off between jobs; what are some fun things to do? [more inside]
posted by humanawho on May 22, 2008 - 13 answers

I am 21, male, and I'm pretty bored with life, I feel stressed about doing nothing. I am having trouble figuring out what it is I really want to do with all of the time I have right now, and I've definitely been stagnating. Give me some advice! [more inside]
posted by thegmann on May 8, 2008 - 19 answers

Seems like I cannot figure out what to do with the 24 hours I'm given. Help me make use of every minute I have by doing positive and fun things, and at the same time, move on from my failed relationship. [more inside]
posted by cyanide on Apr 30, 2008 - 19 answers

What can I do on an idle Friday in Chicago? [more inside]
posted by LSK on Apr 11, 2008 - 19 answers

I'm in Chicago alone and bored tomorrow Saturday April 5th looking for interesting galleries, showings, art exhibits, etc. What would you recommend? Near an el is a + :) [more inside]
posted by allthewhile on Apr 4, 2008 - 5 answers

I'm a really weird person who just absorbs knowledge like a sponge. If I'm not learning in a job I quickly become bored, frustrated, irritable and miserable in general. I'm thinking of leaving my current position with a great team because of the above. Am I selfish because I want to do this?
posted by Talez on Feb 20, 2008 - 25 answers

So, I moved to lovely Seattle more than a year ago and I have found it near impossible to meet people (I now understand the "Seattle Ice"). Any ideas? [more inside]
posted by lattiboy on Dec 5, 2007 - 16 answers

My FIV+ cat is bored. Help! [more inside]
posted by arnicae on Nov 3, 2007 - 15 answers

Trapped overnight in a Super 8 in the desolate part of Chicago. What to do? [more inside]
posted by 235w103 on Aug 7, 2007 - 12 answers

Is there anything awesome to do in Hilton Head, SC for someone that's not interested in golf, or tennis, and who is well... not retried? [more inside]
posted by vrdx on Jul 19, 2007 - 13 answers

After an eternity with dial-up net access, I've finally made the move to (24Mbit / 20gb month) ADSL broadband. What should I do with it? [more inside]
posted by obiwanwasabi on May 21, 2007 - 14 answers

In the 70's (and very early 80's), a common pop music trope was to have a chorus of female vocalists who sounded, well... monotone. Or perhaps a bit bored. Clipped, a tad nasal. The most flamboyant example of this is likely's M's Pop Muzik[youtube], but there are others. Help me find more. [more inside]
posted by I EAT TAPAS on Apr 28, 2007 - 17 answers

Please help me get my schedule organized... [more inside]
posted by stormygrey on Apr 12, 2007 - 35 answers

A week in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawai'i. All expenses paid. Solo. What the hell do I do until Saturday? Obviously, there's [more inside]
posted by TheNewWazoo on Nov 14, 2006 - 14 answers

How to maintain consistency on the job and not get bored? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Oct 28, 2006 - 8 answers

Should I get divorced? Me 30, Her 33. No kids, joint income ~160K, a house together, have been together for 8 years and a good sex life. The problem? I don't love her. *Weep* [more inside]
posted by FastGorilla on Oct 3, 2006 - 58 answers

classic bored teenagers what can we do? [more inside]
posted by willmillar on Jul 18, 2006 - 35 answers

There have been lots of posts on depression, so I know some of you have dealt with it firsthand. Do any of you have advice on short-term ways of dealing with depression while waiting for longer-term methods (meds & talk-therapy) to take effect? [more inside]
posted by tastybrains on Jul 3, 2006 - 35 answers

I am always bored on the weekends. I like to be really busy all of the time, but I am not very good at finding things that I enjoy that aren't also expensive (I have very little disposable income). Also, I dislike doing things alone, but I'm single and most of my friends are in relationships and hang out with their sig other on the weekend. What do YOU do on the weekends? I'm one of those people who likes work-type things more than play, but I don't really want to get a part-time job or anything. I guess what I'm saying is that I like things that are challenging and "suck you in."
posted by mintchip on Jan 29, 2006 - 28 answers

I am soooo tired. Please help me stay awake, alert, and focused while at work. [more inside]
posted by booknerd on Jan 24, 2006 - 27 answers

I've got a month of spare time to kill. [more inside]
posted by sian on Nov 16, 2005 - 15 answers

The beloved and I are at this point where neither of us has any real disposable income and it's going to be like this for the next 2-3 months. We collectively have Netflix, boardgames, gym membership, game consoles and a library card, but we need more ideas for FREE things to do so we aren't bored to death. We're in St. Louis if anyone has something location specific. (we already went to the zoo yesterday) [more inside]
posted by pieoverdone on Aug 17, 2005 - 31 answers

So I have 7 weeks in an office with basically nothing to do. How should I be spending my time? Resources: Computer, desk chair, phone. Goals: Enlightenment, Entertainment, and/or Fast Cash [more inside]
posted by slapshot57 on Apr 12, 2005 - 8 answers

My life sucks. But the one good thing about being broke and unemployed is that you can do it anywhere. Assuming I were debt free with no commitments, where's a nice new place to go to scratch out a subsistence living as either a plumber, a waiter, or a dishwasher? Anywhere on the planet, English- or French-speaking (or anything easier than Russian or Chinese -- I'll have a few months to learn a new language as I pay my way toward escape), must have at least paved roads and indoor plumbing, and if the population hates Americans, I'd prefer that they do so abstractly rather than overtly. Canada, Iceland, and Belize seem kinda promising....
posted by BitterOldPunk on Apr 23, 2004 - 45 answers