What is a new thing, a new something that you have recently gotten into, or that you have been a long time participant in, that you find very entertaining and fun and time consuming and distracting?
What things would we need to purchase to get into that thing?
How did you get into that thing?
if you don’t have one a steamdeck.
Get a shitty motorcycle and fix it up and ride it. You’d be amazed at what you can do with some time and and a couple youtube videos.
I decided to get into drone piloting this week. Turns out you don’t need a crazy expensive drone to start. It’s a $70 controller, some batteries and a simulator application.
In a few months it’ll be a lot more expensive. For now, it’s not too bad.
VR. Spend all day in another world.
One (1) library card. No purchase necessary. Can do it online in minutes and with a free app like libby have access to more interest than you could ever satisfy.
I read this and my only thought was “Factorio”. Oh well.
cat cat kitty-cat kitty-cat-cat cat-cat-cat cat kitty cat
one need money
i got into it by going :3 and adopting a cat
I have had many wonderful cats in my life, and I do not currently have a cat, and I have not had one for some time.
Maybe I should get a cat.
Get litter mates. They teach each other to play nice so you don’t have to.
A little groove box. Like the Roland T-8 or Novation Circuit.
Few hundred bucks will get you a used one. Super fun to sit around and make your own simple beats and songs. No musical knowledge required!
I’m a big proponent of modern affordable musical electronics. If you like it, it’s a fun little thing to do. If you love it, there is endless depth to pursue in many directions. No natural rhythm or understanding of melody needed. It’s fun to just sit and tweak knobs and notes until you like what comes out.
I also recently discovered this website called “Strudel REPL” that let’s you code electronic music in your browser for free. Another fun way to check out the hobby without spending anything.
Video games ^^/$
how about donate all of your shit and stop buying things
Planting native plants and checking out the cool bugs that show up.
3D printing.
Get a used printer or build a new one (building it teaches you a lot about how it works).
Start downloading models… toys, gifts, tools.
Start seeing what little things you can fix and improve around your home.
Encounter something you need to print, but can’t find anywhere to download… Get into CAD and start making your own models.
Also there’s a nice side effect if you get into 3D printing: it’s suddenly really easy for your family/friends to buy gifts for you. There’s never enough filaments you could have.
I haven’t the courage to fix my 3D printer sitting in the garage (classic core-xy), should I buy a cheap laser one instead? One with that liquid that solidifies under uv light.
No no, don’t do that. If FDM (classic filament printer, as you say) is a hassle for you, then SLA (a UV resin printer) is not for you at all. It’s way more involved, requires protective gear as the resin is toxic while uncured, and requires a ventilated work space. Also, generally SLA is waaaay slower than FDM, due to significantly increased resolution.
They’re just intended for different use cases and different requirements. In most cases they’re not an equivalent substitution for each other.
I’m tyring to eat less animal food so have been buying odd vegan ingredients for cooking and substitution. It’s fun.
If you live in an area that gets a lot of snowfall, buy a zamboni. Keep it in a garage. Then, when a big ice storm hits, your time will arrive! Take your zamboni to the city streets! While the city ice crews are trying to melt the ice, you’ll be out there thickening and polishing it to a glimmering shine! You’ll be the ying to their yang. The negative to their positive. You will be the balancing element in nature! Buy your zamboni, and take to the streets!
That would be the most fantastic thing if I lived in such an area, but alas, I do not.
Therapy.
Like, I’m gonna be real with you for a second. I’ve had this little crash out before, but I have actually tried to get therapy, and I have been given an appointment, and I showed up to the appointment, and the therapist fucking did not.
I have literally gone to multiple locations through insurance-approved things, and I have waited my time, and I have made the calls, and I have sent the letters, and I have sent the emails, and I have responded to the emails, and I have done all of the things. And I have been unable to get therapy, and I have decided that, since the universe will not allow me to have therapy, I’m not allowed to have therapy.
That’s wild. Please keep trying. You. Are. Worth. Every. Effort.
Eta: in the meantime: meditation, some sort of art (paint, photography, pottery, mosaic, a coloring book, sketchbook, doodle, journal, short story etc).
In my experience, majority of therapists are garbage. I’ve experienced the same, but once you get one who actually shows up and is actually good at what they do, it’s worth it.
