09-11-2003 21:50									#1
	The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul.... Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

It's a cold, grey wet Sunday in my part of England. This describes most Sundays actually. Sitting at my computer, having a depressing and pointless chat with Provost Harrison (this describes most chats with him actually ), my mind wandered back to the copy of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy I have and, with dawning horror, I realised I had found myself in the Long, Dark Teatime of the Soul. That horrific patch of time between 2pm and 4:30 when you've read the paper, had breakfast, taken a few baths, had a few cups of tea, and now find yourself with the mindnumbing madness of boredom creeping up behind you.

I went into overdrive. I cleaned my room. I re-arranged my wardrobe. I sorted out my clothes and donated some to charity. I threw away my pornography and any pictures of me between the ages of 15-17 when I had a stupid patch of moss I called a goatee. I ordered a re-print of a Soviet era propaganda poster to go in my room. I checked my bank account. Twice.

I only have 15 minutes to go until 5 pm and I can focus on the activities for the evening. Help me. For the love of gods, tell me what you do/have done to get through this horrible stretch of mental oblivion....

	09-11-2003 21:59									#2
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Well, you could go for a walk. You could call up one of your friends and hang out with him/her. You could do some of your homework. You could see what is on the telly. You could play a computer game.

	09-11-2003 22:07									#3
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Yeah, I know the feeling. Those few, but long, hours before "Gilmore girls".

	09-11-2003 22:08									#4
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I know what I could do. I want to hear what other people have done. It's not everyday I take an interest in the cycle of "wake, eat, poo, sleep, wake, eat, ****, sleep" that most people call a life, so indulge me this once.

	09-11-2003 22:25									#5
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Well during times like that I have been known to put Ramones to maximum volume and bring the house down "dancing" (=jumping round) and "singing" (=yelling the lyrics). Unfortunately I seem to have misplaced my Ramones Anthology CDs during the previous moving and I really miss it.

	09-11-2003 23:06									#6
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Play a computer game, of course.

What, are you some kind of non-gaming heretic?

	09-11-2003 23:10									#7
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I am utterly incapable of getting bored when I have time to myself. As long as I've got access to "Wordpad" I'm a happy Gimpy.

	09-11-2003 23:14									#8
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Just civ3 for me...it has, indeed, been a really boring sunday...

	09-11-2003 23:19									#9
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I've been there before - it's called the Doldrums. Try jumping to Conclusions for a while. At least it's never lonely there, but getting back to terra firma requires a swim.

*Sigh* post elevensies snit.

	09-11-2003 23:34									#10
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Write obscene haiku. It works for me.

	09-11-2003 23:42									#11
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quote: I only have 15 minutes to go until 5 pm and I can focus on the activities for the evening. Help me. For the love of gods, tell me what you do/have done to get through this horrible stretch of mental oblivion....

Worshiping dark gods isn't the rocking good time you led us to believe, is it?

	09-11-2003 23:56									#12
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I love the doldrums. I revel in it. I'm a connoisseur of ennui.

	10-11-2003 00:04									#13
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"Every day is like Sunday
Every day is silent and grey..."

	10-11-2003 00:05									#14
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Write you fool, write!!

	10-11-2003 00:10									#15
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Okay, Whaleboy, that sig has HAS GOT TO GO!!!!!

	10-11-2003 00:22									#16
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Conscience does make cowards of us all.

	10-11-2003 03:21									#17
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quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara (edited for size) Okay, Whaleboy, that sig has HAS GOT TO GO!!!!!

Very much so. IMHO there should be a length limit on sigs rather than a 4 line one.

	10-11-2003 03:32									#18
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The four line limit was fine until people started replacing <br> with |

I went to sleep this teatime. It was great.

	10-11-2003 03:44									#19
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Afternoon nap? That way lies middle-age and death. Don't do it.

	10-11-2003 04:05									#20
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quote: Originally posted by Shi Huangdi Well, you could go for a walk.

I have a better idea, which also has 4 letters, starting with a 'w' and ending with a 'k'

	10-11-2003 04:21									#21
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quote: Originally posted by Lazarus and the Gimp Afternoon nap? That way lies middle-age and death. Don't do it.

No I just hadn't got up yet.

	10-11-2003 04:25									#22
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computer games of course

or as I'm doing today- football and posting at Poly

	10-11-2003 07:21									#23
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Work? Wisk?

	10-11-2003 07:50									#24
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quote: Afternoon nap? That way lies middle-age and death. Don't do it.

I always have a big lunch and then snooze for the afternoon.

	10-11-2003 07:55									#25
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I tend to post on Apolyton between gaming sessions.
F5 F5 F5

You know, I have to say that I am still bored.

	10-11-2003 07:58									#26
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quote: Originally posted by chegitz guevara Okay, Whaleboy, that sig has HAS GOT TO GO!!!!!

Ugh. I hate it when somebody's sig is consistently longer than his posts.

	10-11-2003 07:59									#27
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I've cleaned my house though, actually dusted the place for the first time ever. Washed dishes, put a load of washing on.

The problem with writing to entertain youself is that you need creativity.

	10-11-2003 08:01									#28
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Writing is good though.

My only problem is I suck at typing in Chinese characters.

	10-11-2003 09:47									#29
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That Sig has caused great emotional distress in Lonestarland.

	10-11-2003 11:48									#30
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I love sigs

but I don't know why

I guess it is because they are so familiar and comfortable

Jon Milelr