Monday, March 26, 2007

Never Enough Time

People say a lot of things about me. I write a blog and people talk about it sometimes on forums and chats and even other blogs. The say I have too much time on my hands.

It’s not like they say that just about the whole candy blogging thing. I see it in reference to many of the participants who write novels in November.

I see the same thing bandied about when people take on quirky challenges, like walking the full length of a street, like Sunset Blvd. or when they create new and wondrous expressions of art.

“That person looks like they have too much time on their hands!” They chortle, as if it’s an insult.

Of course I don’t have too much time on my hands. I have a full time job. And a couple of part time jobs. And volunteer gigs. And blogs. I still manage to watch the FDA recommended doses of television. I travel. I have friends. I brush my teeth and manage my personal hygiene. In fact, I have a huge list of things I want to do!

I don’t know if this statement of other people “having too much time on their hands” is somehow supposed to make that person feel better about their lack of productivity or to make us sit down and stop being active and provocative. Yes, some of the stuff I create with my productiveness is useless and probably even counterproductive. But I’m exploring my world. I’m living in it. I’m not sitting around commenting on the worthiness of other people’s pursuits. (Unless their pursuit happens to be going around declaring how much time on ones hands is too much.)

POSTED BY Cybele AT 12:32 pm     Curious News •

Comments

  1. I think you should relax. It’s the same as the “get a life” thing used to be, or “has no life.” There will always be critics, and in today’s cynic-worshipping culture it’s deemed clever to make fun of others.

    Busy people get things done, and that’s why they’re the ones given assignments. If someone has enough time they can make mailing a letter take all day (not that I’d know anything about that).

    Comment by Russ on 3/27/07 at 9:03 am

     

  2. What gets me is that everyone has the same amount of time as the next person, in a day Roughly 24 hours.  I do a lot of sleeping. Then I do a lot of not sleeping.  I am an author, I tend to be constantly thinking some story up in my head.  But if I am sitting doing nothing (from someone else’s veiwpoint) I get told I have to much time on my hands and I am not using it wisely.  That burns me up as well as it does you.  Where are they in my head listening to the songs I am playing, or mindscapes I am creating, do they know I am doing long division in my head, or designing a building, or yard?  No, they think that sitting down is idle and worthless.  sighs.

    A wise man once said something, they scofted at him, then when they died, his words came true.

    Charles.

    Comment by Charles E Owens Jr on 2/14/10 at 11:06 am

     

  3. I live in Fairfield , CA. that is the Northren part.  I live in Northren CA inland area with some ocean ineulfnce, summer days are hot between 90 to 103F & winter days between 40 to 50 F.After reading where you are all from I’m not sure I picked the right color. Does any of that sound like wear any of you live?

    Comment by Open on 7/04/15 at 3:55 pm

     

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