Monday, 4 May 2009

The Internet and Inspiration


Is is just me, or is there a lot of Inspiration on the Internet?
But when I have lots of Inspiring Blogs or Websites to read, do I really do more of the things that I want to do?
No, I just sit and scroll through numerous pages with pictures of houses, cars, drawings and other things that people who work hard, read lots, get a job and make money can afford because they don't waist their time looking though inspiring blog posts.

so with the danger of contradicting myself,I'd like to make a meta inspirational list of things that I'd like to be doing rather than Inspiring myself to do things

  • going for a walk
  • going to a new town/ place
  • meeting friends and family
  • trying new food
  • going to a club
  • getting a part time job or volunteer for something
  • join boards for local governments and schools
  • make a model of an ancient castle
  • scan different things
  • sew a kool sculpture
  • make something out of sheep's wool
  • read some classic literature
  • go to the a museum or gallery that I haven't been to before

Sunday, 3 May 2009

Drinking















I've just been listening to BBC Radio 4's program "Calling Time on the Binge Drinkers"

And I'd like to point out something that I think they missed: shared experience.
There are not many 'safe' (as in- normally acceptable) and affordable ways to have such good bonding experiences with friends; a successful evening of intoxication often involves the accidental sharing of secrets, insufferable jokes and incidences, which can be an unrivaling source of teasing and leverage for months afterwards.
Even amongst friends, us Brits can be rubbishly slow at getting this level of friendship going, which is arguably worth the £25 million damages cost per year. For the individual anyway.