Thread: Time to unwind.

I think they key aspect to all the things that relax me are being alone, or at least with limited company. Having an empty house, a few beers and a film on or getting out on the bike and just riding, reading with some music.

Anything that takes me out of the system for a while suits me.

Originally Posted by gregs656

Anything that takes me out of the system for a while suits me.

That's what I love about a pointless road trip. If it's a weekday and you live a long way from major cities you can drive on the freeway like you own it. If you do live close to major cities, you can stick to blue highways and do just the same.

yep, I did the same thing for a week last year. I'm a student so I get a long holiday in the summer, last year I jumped on the bike, went up to some relatives I have in wales and basically treated it like a b&b, I just used to go out all day on the bike and either ride around or find a spot and chat to people. It was great.

I think I enjoy the no compromise thing of being alone, it is very easy to get into a rut around the people you know. I find that my persona at work, college and home are quite different - it's nice to just cut it all loose.

Drinking coffee and taking naps. Not as mutually exclusive as it might seem, really.

Also reading something I don't "have" to read.

Going to the gunrange.....

When I wish to unwind I start politically charged threads, open a nice Belgian ale and read what everyone thinks!

I start these thread with 2 basic motives.
1) to see if everyone can remain civil no matter their disagreements (This is always my hope)
2) because I truly enjoy seeing how others think about things and why they think what they think.
The only thing I like better is face to face conversations as you can learn so much more about human nature.

When I am unwinding,

I like to read,
play go,
get a bag of cheetos, log in to SRP, read Mark's latest charged threads and watch the replies as they roll in

I find honing to be very relaxing. Other options include gaming (on my PC), long hot showers, and watching TV. Sometimes writing helps; I have a "professional blog" that I'm required to write in for my graduate program, and I've used that to vent/reflect a bunch.

Originally Posted by JMS

When I wish to unwind I start politically charged threads, open a nice Belgian ale and read what everyone thinks!

I start these thread with 2 basic motives.
1) to see if everyone can remain civil no matter their disagreements (This is always my hope)
2) because I truly enjoy seeing how others think about things and why they think what they think.
The only thing I like better is face to face conversations as you can learn so much more about human nature.

I read/contribute to those threads for more or less the same reason. Can't beat a good, slightly under the influence, conversation.

Originally Posted by gregs656

I read/contribute to those threads for more or less the same reason. Can't beat a good, slightly under the influence, conversation.

Thanks!