Comments on: The economy sucks–what are you doing for entertainment?

By: Maria

Maria — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:41:51 +0000

I read, watch the news and the History Channel. I rent movies, go for walks with my dog. I shop only for necessities, go on the internet and clean the house. Once in awhile we go out to dinner.

By: Sina'i Enantia

Sina'i Enantia — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 14:33:08 +0000

I buy books. And movies(preferably boxsets, or at discount rates/usually used. And video games (thoguh to a lesser degree than I have been, partially because I really don’t have time to play said videogames).

I try to spend time with my fiance and my family, and I try to write. That pretty much covers the majority of my entertainment, I think.

By: Diana Pharaoh Francis

Diana Pharaoh Francis — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 20:00:42 +0000

Hi Kelly! *waves* Welcome!

Tim: You should have seen me with Myst and Tetris. An RPG would consume me I think. I don’t think I”d have control. Hence the envy. I’m guessing being GM would feel a bit like being a novelist and having people read your books.

Zora: What a cool, fun job! And now I envy the local Indian shop, cause here, it’s cowboy all the way.

By: Zora

Zora — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:44:58 +0000

I’ve been poor for a couple of years, so no change. I rent Bollywood DVDs for $2 from the local Indian shop and I read free ebooks from Manybooks.net. I am endlessly entertained by the volunteer proofreading I do for Distributed Proofreaders, where we turn out-of-print public domain books into free ebooks. Currently working on the 1930 issues of Astrounding Stories, some Indian folktales, and a memoir of life in Bohemian Paris in the 19th century.

By: Tim

Tim — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:15:55 +0000

No need for envy
As for doing nothing else, i guess it still has that attraction for those who have that kind of time on their hands. Usually its a few hours a week (with friends), or once a month (with the meetup).
As a Game Master myself, i can tell you there is nothing like seeing the effect your plot/situation has on your players for a sense of a job well done…

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:24:08 +0000

Rather than book-buying, I’ve been book-envying by pretending I’m shopping as I shelve and reshelve fiction at the bookstore where I work.

And I must say, it’s a pleasure to have found this site and meet some of the authors of the books I’ve been envying. So, Hello.

By: Diana Pharaoh Francis

Diana Pharaoh Francis — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:31:43 +0000

SMD: well, a UK trip now is better than a couple of years ago when the exchange rate was worse. Have huge fun when you go!

Karen: I wish I was going, even if it did cut into writing time. I’m feeling lonesome here in the back end of nowhere.

Toast: any good movies? Any good books? C’mon–recommend!

Tim: Roleplaying games–never played them. Figured I’d never do anything else. But boy, it sure sounds like fun. I believe I have envy.

Sam: I just discovered that Netflix has the Sharpe’s movies. And me with a deadline . . . But I do so love them!

By: S.C. Butler

S.C. Butler — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:57:53 +0000

Netflix and libraries.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:51:57 +0000

Got back into Roleplaying Games, and introduced the wife to the hobby. Great fun. Started a Meetup.com group for it as well, and now have over 60 odd members. You can also check out Meetup.com or Meetin.org for free fun social type events.

By: Toast

Toast — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:32:53 +0000

Reading, lots and going to the movies a bit. Sooo pretty much the same as always. Of course we have our National Trust cards so we may go and indulg ein some of that.