Things To Do: New and Different

[cjsmith]

Ideas of things to try. Brainstorm "grow mode". Feel free to share your ideas, too -- I'll crib from anywhere, and gratefully, too! 8-)

Craftsy/artistic:
Work with beads - seed beads? make a small necklace? earrings?
Small quilt projects
Make a flower-press and use it
Bake bread
Decorate eggs
Make decadent chocolate truffles
Decorate a T-shirt
Check out The Artists Way

Learning:
Gaelic (Scottish)
German (brush up, re-learn)
Arabic
How to play the dulcimer
A new piano piece
Write a story... and edit it, and re-edit it
Go target shooting (gah, do I even remember how?)

Wild and crazy:
Sew (or otherwise create) an outrageous outfit
Dye my hair green
Weave my hair into a hat
Cover self in temporary tattoos
Take a snowboarding lesson
Take a belly dance lesson
Put seasonal decorations on the car
Go to a nude beach (er, ok, wait for warmer weather)
Draw a picture of something I detest, and rip it up with lots of hollering
Take a vow of silence for a day
Use no electricity for a day (yes, no phones, no thermostats...)
Read/write no printed matter for a day (no computers, no books, no labels on food, no trail maps, no numbers on phones or clocks or money)

More serious:
Hike? backpack? the Grand Canyon
Hike Sea-to-Skyline
Run Bay-to-Breakers
Meditate (this is an assignment, actually)
Volunteer at animal shelter
Volunteer at library
OK, OK: write a lot of C4 square dance sequences
Get, or make, sofa slipcovers
Read War and Peace
Study basic economics
Study developmental or abnormal psych

Comments

[quasigeostrophy.livejournal.com]

Make decadent chocolate truffles

Is there any other kind?

Go to a nude beach (er, ok, wait for warmer weather)

In Northern California?? ;-)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I'm proud to be able to state, contrary to popular opinion, that we do have seasons here, although we get just two of them. The dry one is warmer. Definitely warmer. Honest, I'm not making this up. :-)

[wcg.livejournal.com]

How about learning English Country Dance? You might like it.

Also, if you're going to read War and Peace I can recommend a few other titles you might like too.

(Also, is your e-mail account working? I ask because I sent a note a few days ago.)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Could do. Consider it added to the list!

Which other titles? War and Peace is at least in part an endurance challenge. :-)

Yes, e-mail is working, it's the CJ that's slow...

[firecat]

My current reading project is all the hugo & nebula award winners that I haven't read yet.

I'll put you on my "craft party invite" list.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I'll put you on my "craft party invite" list.

Ooo, thank you! 8-)

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

Ask neural_girl to show you how to make her cool braided/beaded bracelets!