List five things you do for fun.
Bloganuary – Daily Prompt
I almost didn’t write this post. Even now I’m not positive I’ll finish it. I’m confusing this prompt with one of the first prompts this month – Playtime. What more can I say…
And then I thought about it too much…
Once again I checked the Merriam-Webster online dictionary-
fun (noun)
1: what provides amusement or enjoyment
specifically : playful often boisterous action or speech
2: a mood for finding or making amusement
3a: AMUSEMENT, ENJOYMENT
3b: derisive jest : SPORT, RIDICULE
fun (verb)
: to indulge in banter or play : JOKE
fun (adjective)
1: providing entertainment, amusement, or enjoyment
2: full of fun : PLEASANT
I know I embrace the verb form of fun. I make my own, especially at work. And if I’m truly thinking about it, in my attempts to indulge in play, I’m practicing the adjective form as well. You can verify with my co-workers, I provide entertainment. I say “I’m only there for the comic relief…”
So, what else is fun for me?
My photography has provided years of fun for me. It is many things to me, with fun being an important part. The learning, the exploration, and the sharing are all parts of what I find fun. Oh, I can also be frustrated, confused, and lost with my photography, but every time I come back to it, the fun is what I reach for.
My other big source of fun is video games. I don’t watch TV. I do not have cable. I stream what few things I watch. But video games, oh yeah, definitely fun. The worlds to explore, the problem solving, the exhilaration of completing a difficult area, and the escape from the long days at work. Yep, I can have fun.
The same can be said for reading a book. The world that is created in my mind when reading a good book is better than any movie or TV show. I can get lost inside that book. Oh what adventures I have experienced.
Reading what I have written so far has me thinking I should trash this post. I’m such a nerd… ha ha ha
glad you didn’t trash the post. it was fun to read!
I see Karen mention your name so often, I had to come check out your blog… and I might remember you commenting on mine ages ago?Anyway, I’m right there with you on books and photography, although I have to admit, I don’t pick up my camera nearly as much as I used to. I don’t watch much tv either, an hour or two a day, unless I decide to read instead LOL
I have been subscribed/following your posts for quite a few years (probably due to seeing you commenting on Karen’s posts years ago). Happy to see you back even if it will be sporadic.
Aww, thanks! That’s so nice of you to say ☺️
No shame in being a nerd! I tell my students all the time I’m a math nerd – kind of like how you see video games, that’s how I see word problems and equations – like solving a puzzle!
Oh, no worries. I embrace my nerdiness. I tell the “kids” at work it is the nerds that rule.
I’m glad you didn’t decide to trash it. We need good nerds in this world (says someone married to one). Your fun activities sound like fun to me. :)
Thanks Robin. To steal the first part of a quote from Popeye… “I am what I am”