Bored and Stuck in a Rut. Need Ideas... please? (CD, games, e-mail)

[plain and simple]

Hi folks,

I work from home so I have a lot of time on my hands. (Not having a car, I don't get out much.) So, I could use your help to find some new sites on the internet to visit. I get a little bored visiting the same places every day and I'm not very good at finding new ones. I've been in a bit of rut and I can feel my creativity and resourcefulness waning. It's time to wake up my senses again.

All I do online is:

• Visit a few ministry websites that I enjoy.
• Check out Global Incident Map.
• Keep up with the news.
• Watch a few YouTube videos.

That's it. I don't even e-mail. My life is very, very simple and drama-free. That was great for awhile but now I'm bored and ready for a change. In fact, I'm ready to shake up my life completely.

Thinking out loud like this, I guess what I'm looking for are two types of websites. First, I'd like to find some fun, interesting sites to visit and spend a little time to sharpen my dulled senses and kill a little time. Are there any free game sites (no downloading) with word games, hidden object puzzles, mystery solving puzzles, etc.,? I use Safari and Firefox browsers. I'm not interested in downloading trial versions, or extra software (not knowing if it's safe or secure) but games to play on a site that hosts them. Also, any other suggestions for websites that are fun to spend time on?

Secondly, I'm interested in websites with realistic, practical advice on how to get out of a rut. I'm 48 and don't want to coast aimlessly through the second half of my life. Being limited in personal resources (and no college degree or the desire to go into debt to get a degree), I want to finally do something I enjoy doing while I can still do it. I'd love to get a college degree but I won't go into debt for one. I'm debt free and I refuse to go into debt for any reason. And I doubt there are free rides out there for a middle-aged guy trying to change his life. Also, I have to figure out what it actually is that I want to do first. Oddly enough, I've never cared about having a career before. I was more concerned about who I am than what I do. Well, I like who I am now and have a firm foundation in it. Now I want to do something I enjoy. I've had my fill of working for companies as a nameless robot and being taken advantage of by them. I just want to find something I enjoy doing and that pays my meager bills with enough left over to eat out occasionally and finally take a vacation after 15 years of going nowhere.

Tall order, I know, but if anyone is aware of websites that provide stimulation enough to help you find your way, I'm open to checking them out.

I thank you for taking the time to read my post.

[jambo101]

This CD forum is interesting enough to keep any one busy for hours /i'm not sure what it doesnt have that you would be looking for in other forums..Maybe online life can only take you so far and its time to go a different direction in life, a sportscar perhaps.

Heres a few online options.
https://www.google.ca/#q=Boredom.com&safe=active

[plwhit]

If you want to shake up your life completely:

BUY A CAR/MOTORCYCLE AND GET OUT OF YOUR HOUSE, MINGLE WITH THE REST OF HUMANITY

[plain and simple]

Originally Posted by plwhit

If you want to shake up your life completely:

BUY A CAR/MOTORCYCLE AND GET OUT OF YOUR HOUSE, MINGLE WITH THE REST OF HUMANITY

Your response comes across and snide and rude so I won't comment except to say that you apparently didn't read, or take in, details from my post. I appreciate you taking the time to read my post and if you thought it was pathetic (as your reply implies) then the kinder thing would have been for you to back out of it and not reply at all. You have no clue what circumstances people are dealing with in life and replies like yours can be hurtful and damaging.

Rethink yourself. I'd much rather be in my position than yours.

[plain and simple]

Originally Posted by jambo101

This CD forum is interesting enough to keep any one busy for hours /i'm not sure what it doesnt have that you would be looking for in other forums..Maybe online life can only take you so far and its time to go a different direction in life, a sportscar perhaps.

Heres a few online options.
https://www.google.ca/#q=Boredom.com&safe=active

Thanks for the suggestions. This forum is great for conversations and reading. There's more life experience on these forums than anywhere else that I know of.

What I'm looking for is something more interactive. More than conversation. I've come across all those silly, stupid websites with childish humor and cheap laughs. I'm not interested in any of that.

I checked out the website you linked and it gave me an idea that I hadn't considered before. I can look at taking online classes. I also bookmarked the game site listed there to help kill a half hour while having some fun.

Thanks again!

[plwhit]

Since you don't want to be part of society nor leave your apt. this forum has an excellent thread that should keep you busy for months if not years:

//www.city-data.com/forum/inter...-ve-found.html

[Rich_CD]

Originally Posted by plwhit

buy a car/motorcycle and get out of your house, mingle with the rest of humanity

+100

[Rich_CD]

Originally Posted by plain and simple

Your response comes across and snide and rude...

I think it come across as energetic! The poster is right. You need to get out. I don't see why you would need to acquire your own transportation. You should get together with someone else and get away from the computer. Go outside even if it's just on your porch and do something besides develop a relationship with your computer.

[jambo101]

You could learn to play an instrument.
learn to play guitar for beginners - YouTube

[plain and simple]

Originally Posted by plwhit

Since you don't want to be part of society nor leave your apt. this forum has an excellent thread that should keep you busy for months if not years:

//www.city-data.com/forum/inter...-ve-found.html

Where did I say I didn't want to be part of society or leave my apartment? I said I work at home and have time on my hands. I take city transportation everywhere I go.

You are reading FAR TOO MUCH into my post and making assumptions that aren't true. Why not just go by what I've actually written?