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Post by workdrone on Jan 29, 2008 16:15:40 GMT -5
I figured it would be nice to open up a thread for people to suggest fun things to pass the time in February while waiting for the agency to make its hiring decisions. So here it goes:
Go sking with your spouse in Aspen for a week while leaving the kids with the in-laws. ;D
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Post by southerner on Jan 29, 2008 16:27:42 GMT -5
Heading to St. Charles Avenue and watching parades with neighbors.
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Post by aaa on Jan 29, 2008 16:32:39 GMT -5
Southerner - wish I was wish you at Mardi Gras - it's one of my favorite events! Have a great time and catch some beads for me (power beads, please!). Laissez Les Bon Temps Roulez!
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Post by southerner on Jan 29, 2008 16:35:23 GMT -5
If fortunate enough to be selected, I will take some with me to Baltimore to throw during class break.
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Post by shadow on Jan 29, 2008 16:38:14 GMT -5
Go with my wife to my brother-in-law's lake home in the middle of nowhere northern MN and stand in the middle of the lake around midnight when it's 20 below. You can hear a pin drop and see more stars than the Hubble Telescope.
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Post by aaa on Jan 29, 2008 17:38:10 GMT -5
Wilddog - I use almost the scene exactly as you describe it for a calming guided imagery when necessary! Except no scuba diving (I seem to hyperventilate when trying to snorkel - of all the silly things!) and I add a nice warm breeze to the mix. Warm sounds good here - we've had wind in excess of 30 mph for two days; yesterday it was 64; today it was 16 with a wind chill of 2 and horizontal snow. Go figure!!
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Post by testtaker on Jan 29, 2008 18:22:48 GMT -5
Wish I could combine some of these, so I could lie at the beach and swim during the warm carribean day and then go out onto a frozen lake at night and stare into the clear cold sky! I think I need a trip to the Holo-deck.
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Post by privateatty on Jan 29, 2008 18:27:51 GMT -5
Being first on the first chair up Aspen Highlands at 9:00 a.m., the air cold and the sky a robin's egg blue. All the runs are wide-wale corduroy with a few fox and rabbit tracks in crazy meanderings. The only sound is the creak of the high speed quad lift. I step into my board, pull down my goggles and let my arms flap like a goony bird while I draw lazy s-curves in the snow. My mind empties and I am at peace with myself and the world.
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Post by gromit on Jan 29, 2008 19:24:45 GMT -5
Spending time with my family is my greatest source of enjoyment. That said, running and cycling are great stress relievers for me.
Nothing better than coming back from a 10 mile run and drinking a cold Bell's Winter White Ale in a hot shower ;D
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Post by tootsie on Jan 29, 2008 19:36:31 GMT -5
OOOH - Pvtatty - What a delicious fantasy! My dream is similar, but it involves Vermont, and those super-cold mornings, when the snow squeaks underfoot, and the sky is crystal clear blue. I'm thinking Stowe or Sugarbush, and the feeling of being on top of the world in the most strangely amazing winter scene- the dwarfed spruce heavy with sparkling snow. I lean into it and relax into the trail swooping along the ridges. Makes Hallmark blush!
Of course, you have to balance that out with the actual vision of me- in my "Michelin-woman" parka, my bank-robber face mask, goggles- and well, I'm glad I'm looking OUT from all that!
This week, there's only the dream, because rain is heading our way, with strong winds- Oh well. There's always the February vacation at Jay Peak to look forward to.
But, yeah, sometimes I dream of skiing, and I'm FLYING!
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Post by gromit on Jan 29, 2008 19:41:27 GMT -5
. . . the middle of nowhere northern MN and stand in the middle of the lake around midnight when it's 20 below. You can hear a pin drop and see more stars than the Hubble Telescope. Most excellent. I'll take that over the caribbean- although the caribbean doesn't suck.  |
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Post by chieftain on Jan 29, 2008 19:45:03 GMT -5
Much more mundane here. I'm going through the Disney DVD collection with my 2 year old (This evening's feature was Finding Nemo). I'm a mid 40s first time dad after we adopted our little girl from Russia last year and it seems that I've missed quite a few animated movies through the years.
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Post by gromit on Jan 29, 2008 19:58:15 GMT -5
chieftain - huge congratulations are in order!
My children are a bit older, but I have really enjoyed watching the Disney flicks with them. Disney has thrown a lot of stuff in the movies for the parents recently.
2 recommendations from my kids:
Chicken Little
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The entire Scooby Do series can be had on DVD - a definite must have. Also the movies are pretty good, too, although the little one may be just a tad young yet.
And a recommendation from me:
Wallace and Gromit - of course.
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Post by nyctourist on Jan 29, 2008 20:56:06 GMT -5
Two things: Southerner - "Throw me something, Mister" and is your spouse a goupr supervisor in an ODAR office?
Chieftain - I heartily recommend Jungle Book - one of the few animated where the bad guy does not get killed. The tiger's tail is set aflame, but then it begins to rain. My once upon a time little one was comforted by that as opposed to bad guys in Little Mermaid, Beauty and Beast, and Lion King meeting violent deaths.
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Post by southerner on Jan 29, 2008 21:07:28 GMT -5
Two things: Southerner - "Throw me something, Mister" and is your spouse a goupr supervisor in an ODAR office? Chieftain - I heartily recommend Jungle Book - one of the few animated where the bad guy does not get killed. The tiger's tail is set aflame, but then it begins to rain. My once upon a time little one was comforted by that as opposed to bad guys in Little Mermaid, Beauty and Beast, and Lion King meeting violent deaths. Afraid not. One federal worker per couple for us is enough, nyc. |
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Post by cybear on Jan 30, 2008 1:11:20 GMT -5
I'd enjoy taking a day sailer out from the northern end of Ocracoke Island into the Pamlico Sound during the late hours of a clear, September afternoon. Once the shadows got really long, I'd beach, and then stretch out in the sun, among the dunes. I'd listen to the sails luff; watch sea oats swaying in the breeze and marvel at a chevron of Albatross gliding just above golden, shimmering, sunbeams dancing upon the water. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocracoke_Island Unfortunately, there's this computer-synthesized voice on NOAA weather radio reminding me of an impending winter storm. Gosh, realty can be brutal. |
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Post by deadwood on Jan 30, 2008 7:44:38 GMT -5
I mainly enjoy staring at shiny things. However, writing music and scuba diving are a close second and third on my list.  |
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Post by conanthebarbarian on Jan 30, 2008 9:28:08 GMT -5
Workdrone: It may sound a bit unusual but hacking evildoers usually relaxes me quite a bit followed, of course, by dinner and a movie with Red Sonja!
Chieftain: It's never too early to begin planning for college. I introduced "Animal House" to my sons at a very early age.
Best regards, CTB
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Post by morgullord on Jan 30, 2008 9:49:50 GMT -5
Chieftain, my youngest daughter (I got three) is adopted from Cambodia. She loved Blue's Clues when she was your little one's age.
I plan to spend February doing the most mundane yet exciting thing there is--unpacking. I closed on a house 1/7/08, the day before my interview, and moved on 1/14. I am still trying to find my briefcase so I can file my travel voucher. I spend my spare time visualing no cardboard boxes in my house.
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Post by southerner on Jan 30, 2008 9:57:50 GMT -5
Has anyone received their voucher invoice back from OCALJ? Interviewed on 1/9 and mailed to them within the 5 days, but no response so far. Of course, I appreciate they might be a tad busy right now, but still curious.
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