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ProtrudedDemand  ·  4075 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: This 98-Year-Old Man Spent 13 Years Creating Remarkable Art in MS Paint

This is the kind of person I want to be when I get older. He's not sitting and wasting his time until he dies. He's learning and creating. He's using his spare time to do something with his life. I hope I never be one of those people who "settle down".





halfdood  ·  4075 days ago  ·  link  ·  

My sentiments exactly, but I think I should start being that person now. I won't be able to make that shift after 60+ years. What are you learning/creating at the moment? Or recently for that matter?

ProtrudedDemand  ·  4073 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I spend a lot of time on Omniglot learning/experimenting with different scripts. I also like to draw/sketch. I try to keep myself busy.

What do you do?

halfdood  ·  4072 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I code. I am currently looking into creating an Android app to generate random cyphers/artefacts for Monty Cook's Numenera. I am planning on loading Ubuntu Touch on my tablet and using it for on the go scripting/coding. I tend to lean more towards tinkering than creating.

stacker  ·  4074 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I also hope to be that kind of person. I'm still young so my views may change as I approach my 40's, 50's, etc but I love learning and coming up with new ways to just live life and I don't know if that's ever going to go away.