It wasn’t brains that got me here – I can assure you that
– John Tuld (played by Jeremy Irons) in the film, Margin Call
Hobbies
I just read a blog about hobbies that men tend to participate in and it made me think about which hobbies I currently undertake and which ones I’d also like to start doing.
So below is a list of activities that would make a weekend or time off enjoyable for me.
- Making espresso coffee
- Kayaking
- Photography
- Playing guitar
- Drawing
- Reading
- Cycling
- Weight training
- Walking
- Blogging
- Barbecuing
- Cooking
- Shaving
- Mixing cocktails
- Conversations about technology or careers
The list above includes the activities I can already do but wish I could do more of. There are of course other hobbies that I’d like to take up at some point in the future such as to learn another language.
Being so early in the year, I think it would be good to start reviewing this list every week to ensure that I can at least partake in one these hobbies every weekend. If I can do that then it would probably make for a more enjoyable year. Even taking a stay-cation doesn’t sound so boring now.
Somewhere in Australia
Life
Life is a collection of memories and experiences brought about by a combination of decisions as well as external events that impact your course.
I don’t have everything I love but I love everything I have
Brazilian saying
Cerro La Campana
I don’t ever want to see a protest for world peace to be organised by animals
I would laugh at such a crazy sight – that they would be marching for life while us humans are just surviving… merely surviving
-Victor Heredia, Sobreviviendo (1984)
A lamp post fulfills its purpose
Listen driver, I’m also steering myself through life
We too don’t enjoy what we eat but running in third gear, I get by
You also have, the wheel of life in your hands
You can change things, you can if you want to
Don’t wait for the solution to come from above
In this unequal world, change things.
Take a turn to the left and you’ll see.
-Young buskers in El Salvador in the 80s
Lake Burley Griffin
