Hobbies

A while ago a mate of mine was staying over after a suicide attempt (and a bloody good one at that) after a break up with his wife. Luckily enough his neighbour looked over the fence and called an ambulance and applied first aid before he bled to death.

He was addicted to speed, which I must say I have been guilty of in the past but once again got sick of a drug controlling me, so I stopped.

It only just occurred to me today that he was telling me how his counsellor recommended he immerse himself in a hobby that he enjoys. This recollection of our conversation was brought on by when I was adding new fish and habitats to my fish tank I recently bought. I have added several new types of fish and have enjoyed watching them grow, compete for their new territory and eventually settle in. The bristle nose catfish are great. i bought them as babies 3 weeks ago and they have already doubled in size. It is amazing what ones mind can hold in the subconscious. I am just happy that they have revealed themselves to me at my time of need.

So there you go, one of my tips for the day is to immerse yourself in a hobby. Even if you dont have one, find one or JUST DO SOMETHING!

Yesterday I also linked this blog to another talkboard / forum that i frequent last night and one of the users replies was a quote from Irvine Welsh, the writer of the movie "trainspotting" his quote was "Regarding Heroin addiction the best way to get off something is to get a good subscription to Blockbuster. Anytime you feel like your gonna take a drink engross yourself within a film for 2 hours."
Funnily enough, I had also upgraded my internet when I got off the drink to a super fast speed to allow me to watch a lot of movies at a decent speed without the need to buffer them first. (I found I did this more so in the first week, pretty much seen all the new stuff worth watching after that;). I found the best way to find free movies online is to google the words "watch [insert movie name here] free online". you will get a heap of links to sites. I prefer the ones where I do not have to join or pay any fees. Project free tv and watchmovie.net seem to be pretty darned good. Not sure about the legality of it all, but hey it beats killing yourself with drugs and booze.

Now all I have to do is try and convince my wife to let me get some giant cockroaches " Macropanesthia rhinoceros " as pets. they are not disease carrying and eat only dead eucalyptus leaves which funnily enough are quite abundant around here. They cost about $100AUD a pair, but they are interesting little critters. Gooogle them or check some of the ad links, you may come up with something as I cant be arsed hotlinking, nor downloading and re-hosting the images;)

Now all I have to do is pull my finger out (again) and immerse myself in some more work. Funny thing about when my clients pay is that I would rather be out spending my money than focusing on making more. But I am getting better at it;)

More bids on my new ebay stuff would be nice as well!

So in summary, resume a hobby, get a hobby, do something! and/or watch some movies. It is all better than killing yourself.

Any of replies of your tips and comments would be appreciated. Remember, I started this blog not just to help me, but to help others as well. Also wouldnt mind knowing how to get this out there to more readers, I have read plenty of guides, but they all seem a little crap. I like to follow the KISS principle (Keep It Simple Stupid).

Have a good day, and thanks for reading.