What do you do when you get bored?

**newmexicomagma** · 01-19-2007, 06:27 PM

dont be too sad i dont even have a heater in my garage, effin freezing. but once u get some molten glass in front of ya u warm right up. my only problem is that my feet get cold vcause of the concrete so i stand on some padding. wish i had a nice warm workshop, its been around 25 here too even colder some days getting ready to get to work now and its 30 so just have to use some mota-vation and i should be up for it. have a god one guys

**HumanLathe** · 01-19-2007, 06:29 PM

Cool posts everyone! I think my point of this post was to help everyone because sometimes you don't know your helping yourself until you have said out loud.. Thank you all for your help.

had my fill of LSD .....at least I think so......

**PortlandGlassBlowers** · 01-19-2007, 06:43 PM

Get arrested...setin jail for 6 nights.....and think about what is really important in life.

**PortlandGlassBlowers** · 01-19-2007, 07:00 PM

Just kidding..I dont recommend that to anyone..
I crank 10,000 days and crack a beer.

**Breed** · 01-19-2007, 11:45 PM

Originally Posted by PortlandGlassBlowers

I crank 10,000 days

That keeps you from getting bored?

just kidding, but seriously, in the shop i used to work in all of my shopmates were into pretty much nothing musicwise except the dead, and reggae. thats just not me. the first time i put in an ed gein cd i was told to turn it down because "it sounds like blood dripping down the walls." a slayer cd caused someone to throw their hands in the air holding hot glass, and pig destroyer apperantly "just sounded like a furnace firing up."

their whole goal was to slow the heartbeat and relax. i need something to get my heart rate up and get a little angry.

I guess my whole rambling point is that...

shit i forgot.

**Paul Moores** · 01-20-2007, 06:03 AM

I just arrange a nice adult disney land tour. Off to the Philippines then Thailand for 3+ weeks. Hottub room for first 11 days. You guess the rest.....

**VinE** · 01-20-2007, 09:25 AM

cleaning the shop helps, listening to old forgotten music+finding new music, working on other glass projects I made a torch yesterday,meeting new glass people. Hang out with really old people at the senior center, check out hotornot/stickkam,bullshit with old freinds from the past for no reason. trips can be cool too.

**ShttrdSpctrm** · 01-20-2007, 09:30 AM

play with myself, I mean clean my station, uh, do prep work, uh, take a walk, uh, thro the ball for my dog ,uh,

**christopher** · 01-20-2007, 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by Micah Evans

clean my bench and prep like crazy. Make sure your environment is ready to go when you are. Half of my problem is not wanting to spend the time getting ready to make things when I get inspired. if all my ducks are in a row waiting, I can jump on inspiration whenever it calls.

This is so friggin' true...cleaning and prepping almost always helps. For me, I end up cleaning up colors and spare parts that would look good together.

Chip

**ShttrdSpctrm** · 01-20-2007, 10:12 AM

OK, in the winter i watch instructional videos or comedy. in the spring summer and fall, i flyfish in the beautiful lakes, rivers, and streams of the rocky mountains, being up in the mountains is some of the best inspiration for me anytime of the year.

**PortlandGlassBlowers** · 01-20-2007, 10:47 AM

A good surf session is always good to clean the mind. Then when I get home , my inspiration starts to flow just from thinking about the waves I caught.

**Meerkat** · 01-20-2007, 04:52 PM

Get high and watch porn

**Drolken** · 01-20-2007, 05:22 PM

Perv at the Topless Bar, kill people on the net in MMORPG’s and go for Coffee with family and friends and fix all the problems of the world. Decide that it’s time for someone else to be God and clean my bench.

Hmm… I think I my need a life lol.

**john madden** · 01-21-2007, 01:04 PM

coffee and a spliff. start the day right.

**n3wt** · 01-21-2007, 11:00 PM

i like to have a smoke and cook some good sushi, sushi really isn't all that hard and even in Wisconsin i get any ingredient i want overnighted to me no problem. sometimes the color combos/shaped from my dishes inspire my glass.

**nasty** · 01-25-2007, 01:00 AM

i watch skate videoz, that getz me super motivated... but what really helpz is relaxation my friendz, meditate or go do some other shit and get away from your torch. and go check out some other typez of art and maybe that will carry over to your glass....
i get my inspiration from inside....it'z true don't laugh

**The Glass Fish** · 01-25-2007, 08:01 AM

I keep a notebook laying around to write ideas in. When I need to get motivated to be creative I look in my book to remind myself of what ideas I have had in the past. Also, a clean bench, hot kiln and a bunch of premaid prepwork goes a long way to get the juices flowing. Bust out prodo for like 4 or 5 hours and reward yourself with something "fun". All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

**CripSkillz** · 01-27-2007, 01:33 AM

Im with ya on that one 420/247/365

**LFC** · 01-27-2007, 05:12 AM

see how much everclear I can drink without throwing up at wierd hours of the day and then reading the gldg.

**misled youth** · 01-28-2007, 09:58 AM

when i get bored with glass, ii usually start some remodeling project in my house. by the time i am done with that i am broke.
i end up back on the torch making all prodo.
then i get sick of that and usually am inspired to have fun
and make something challenging.

example-
awhile back i got an order for 500 bats. my 6$ version.
anyways i started out fine on the order. about half way through
i started getting a little wierd " strange thoughts, and calling myself batman"
started hating my job as the monotony of bats sux.
well i finished the order, i didnt want to blow glass anymore.
so i started remodeling my kitchen. then a buddy asked for help with
his kitchen. so i remodeled 2 kitchens.
i am almost done, i am broke, and i miss glass!!!