Boredom. Is it real or just a made up thing that makes us think that we have nothing to do except think we are bored? I'm going to go with the second one, but I won't repeat it because that was an extremely long concept. In my mind, it's a lot like high-definition TV. Now I know most people think I'm weird when I say this, but I like to believe that HD TV does not exist. It's all simply a figment of our imaginations. We think that the picture is going to be way clearer, so naturally, it seems way clearer. Does HD really exist? Probably. But it just makes me so much happier to think that it doesn't.
So, back to being bored. I think that if you don't want boredom to be real, then it never has to become a reality for you. But this post is not some scientific breakdown of what makes some people bored and other people not bored. It's about what to do when you feel like boredom is closing in on you. Trust me; there's hope.
Say, you and your friends are stuck in line for a huge rollercoaster. And you're going to be stuck there for quite awhile. Don't panic and get bored. Just get busy. My personal favorite anti-boredom remedy in this type of situation is a little game I like to call "Hey Guys! That Looks Like _______" The title of the game pretty much explains it all, but in case you're still not understanding, the object of the game is to look all around you and attempt to find someone who looks a lot like someone you and your friends already know. Just try not to be too mean. I've also found that this one is great to play on a long subway ride in New York. So feel free to use it in any potentially boring and crowded place.
And if you are on a long roadtrip and aren't lucky enough to own car bingo, this next game is a great time-waster. I call it "Wait, Wait, Wait, Is That A Boy Or A Girl?" All you have to do is look in the windows of the cars as they pass you or you pass them and wait for one that fits the scenario. Sometimes you can even add hints as to which gender you're leaning toward, such as "Hint: The name's Pat." Although if you think about it, that really isn't much of a hint at all.
Then there's the initial game. I never gave this one a fancy name. So that's why it's just called the initial game. In this one, the first person starts by saying a person's first and last name. It could be someone famous or someone that everyone in the group knows or has heard of. Then, the next person has to take the last letter of that person's last name and think of a name that starts with that letter. For example, I could begin the game by saying, "Nicki Minaj." And then the next person would say, "Joseph Gordon-Levitt." And then the next person would say, "Tina Fey." And so on. And don't forget that you can use non-famous names too.
But if all else fails, there's always the standard "Here's A Movie or TV Show Quote And It's Your Job To Guess What Movie or TV Show This Is From" game. This is where you think of a quote from a great movie or tv show and then have your friends or family members guess what great movie or tv show that quote is from. Pretty self-explanatory. For example, I might say, "I want all of you, forever, you and me, everyday." And then everyone would yell, "The Notebook, yeah!" It's really a fun time.
So, the point of this post is to show that you never have to be the b-word. Bored, that is. Just learn to make nothing, something.
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