In this podcast we talk about "fun" and what we do to find it, who we share it with and how we can turn our fun in to our paycheck.
Participants AlderaanDuran BLOB_CASTLE kleinbl00 theadvancedapes speeding_snail sounds_sound RichardRubski lil cW Olive Watson the video was made by steve and the podcast thenewgreen -the steves
Thank you for all of your help making this. It was a "fun" one.
So the question to the community, and to the participants, What was the last thing you did for fun?
also... The next podcast is going to be on having a baby. If there are any parents on Hubski, PM thenewgreen.
Excellent job, guys. I have to say, that last part where the guy sprays his friends with the jet ski made me wince. If you don't know what you are doing, that can be unfun really fast. It disturbs me when commercials make really risky stuff look like normal fun. I was once driving a jet ski with my cousin on back. I whipped around and threw him off, which was hilarious, except I then skidded backwards right at him. Luckily he dunked from the fall, and came up to scrap his head on the bottom. He almost got the transit in his face. Not really a fun story, but that last part brought it back. The last fun thing I did was watch an episode of Game of Thrones with my wife, just a few minutes ago. :)
GoT's was a lot of fun for us to watch too. We are definitely looking forward to its return. As for the jet ski, perhaps on this video we should have added the old "Don't try this at home" disclaimer. But I agree, it is irresponsible for advertisers to not consider such things. Jet skis are like drum sets. They're really fun if you are the one on them, otherwise they're annoying. They're annoying to the boaters on the water and to the people on the shore they sound like obnoxious mosquitos constantly buzzing up and down the lake. -I know..."get off my lawn", but it's true.
Yeah, I'd never buy a jetski. My brother is the sailor. I love to sail around, but not as captain. Too much constant fussing. I'm actually in the market for one of these. We vacation on Lake Superior, and it's the smallest boat you can get that you can call sea worthy. I just want something I can tool around in, and pull up on the beach at the end of the day.
"Pull up on the beach at the end of the day" is key.
Taking a dock and a boat launch in and out every year is kind of a pain. You've seen our set-up, we just have the pontoon boat, which is all I'd ever want anyways, but it requires the lift. -A giant floating couch basically. But, we can get it going quick enough to pull skiers and tubes. Fun.
I agree. Way more "fun", no doubt about it. We have a Hobie Cat at our family's cottage. edit: sans mirage drive -of course. that looks pretty bad ass.
Absolutely. My grandfather always asked someone to fetch his shotgun when they showed up. They are crazy annoying. Fun on big waves though.Jet skis are like drum sets. They're really fun if you are the one on them, otherwise they're annoying. They're annoying to the boaters on the water and to the people on the shore they sound like obnoxious mosquitos constantly buzzing up and down the lake. -I know..."get off my lawn", but it's true.
I liked that this explored the aspect of play. Too often people think of play as frivolous, but in reality it's an avenue to explore new ideas and to re-purpose old ones. I find that my technically minded friends in particular hold the idea of play as frivolity, which I find confusing since brainstorming and finding solutions often come out of the unconscious brain making associations that the cognitive mind might dismiss as silly. In the arts you can often find that the idea of play as a serious part of the craft or creative process is generally accepted as a norm. Anyway, for me the last thing I really went out of my way to do for fun was to talk to some strangers in a bar in Chicago. Finding out about other people is a lot of fun and often leads to even more fun or at least interesting experiences. I ended up talking to an author of books on animals, the largest retailer of sphagnum moss in North America and one woman who was very keen on talking about relationships and in helping me to figure out if what I had going on at the moment was worth investing in. I think it was fun because I was in a new context and so I was making a real effort to be more social than I am in my day-to-day life, where I'm told I can often be a little difficult to approach, partly because people don't know how to read me. By chatting up others in a different context with no (perceived) consequences I was able to see how changing my "default" bearing in various ways might play out. I dunno, I had a good time anyway.
Hey hey, I'm a bit late, but great work. Time to make some changes in my philosophy about doing things. sounds_sounds has a great point in that respect.
Thanks! Better late than never. sounds_sound's philosophy to always say "yes" has had a great impact on me. A couple of months ago a new friend asked me to play tennis with him. I've really never played before but s_s's advice won the moment. I've been playing 3 nights a week ever since and it's been a fantastic new part of my life. Saying "yes" is a powerful thing.
It sure is. Nice to hear you have picked up tennis. It is a great sport. I personally play twice a week or so.
I can't friggin stop. Started about 2 months ago and I've been playing 3-4 nights a week. I literally just finished playing about 30 minutes ago. My body aches every day from hard-fought points, but it's fantastic. I was considering taking up golf, but it's way more expensive and even though you're tired when you're done, you really don't get any exercise. Tennis rules.
I agree, tennis rules. What kind of court are you playing on?
I almost always play on a hard court, though there are several fake-grass courts where I play. This is astroturf with sand on top. I played clay once but I really didn't like it. It was too slippery imo. I enjoy how fast the games on hard courts are. I recently had my racket re-strung after two years of having it. It was AMAZING how much faster and more accurate my shots were after it. I also got new grips because I sweat a lot, -big help. I played with a friend the other day that played in High school and college and I was afraid he was going to beat me easily. I hung in there, but lost 4 to 6. -We only played one set. Point is, I'm getting better. It's so nice to have something to do that gives me exercise, scratches my competitive itch and allows me to progress in my abilities. I love it. How about you? What do you play on?
Restringing and new grips help a lot. You got to it faster than me. I had it restrung after a string broke after 3 years. I had to borrow the trainers racket to continue... I play on fake-grass. I have never played on anything else since clay and real grass courts are quite rare around here and hard court is only used inside, while I like to play outside. Nice going in winning 4 games. Now on to getting better and better :)
"Unidentified drug" had me laughing for a full minute.
HA! Great. I'd be embarrassed to tell you how many times I re-recorded that part :)
Cool, thanks flagamuffin. Let us know what you think. I really liked puting this one together. I'll admit I was a bit terrified of the topic, it's incredibly broad and I thought that would make for a boring podcast. But, as always, the participants made it interesting and steve did a great job with the video. Enjoy the album!