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Boredom... hobbies... what to do that's fun? Suggestions? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 6 days ago by DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works to c/casualconversation@piefed.social
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I just have an overwhelming intense feeling of boredom all the sudden and I feel like I need something fun to do.

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[–] Zealotte@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 days ago

I just start looking for interesting things I wouldn't normally see. Gives you some odd things to talk about as well.

A few examples:

I searched for magazines from the month/year of my birth and read through the digital scans I could find online. Looking through the old articles and ads was fun for a bit.

Looked up old advertisements for each of the vehicles I've owned from when they were brand new.

Started watching old Thanksgiving day parade videos on YouTube. Best part is that you can fast-forward through the worst parts. You see some interesting things. Like seeing a very young Alfonso Ribeiro (Carlton from Fresh Prince) singing and dancing well: https://youtu.be/UNRAxGXncvs (Skip to 1:03:04 for the start of his float in the video)

Found videos of old TV shows that were interesting. Here's one of Colonel Sanders on a game show called What's My Line: https://youtu.be/Wk4Eq8IcQMk

Cost me a grand total of $0 additional dollars. Kept me busy for hours.