Play?

[pegkerr]

kijjohnson and I had an excellent talk last night, ranging over a wide variety of topics, but one thing we talked about that I have been thinking about ever since was that I remarked that I don't have much in my life right now that is there simply so that I can play.

I loved the Shakespeare playreading group that I was in with pameladean, carbonel and others for a number of years. I loved it. We don't do that anymore.

I loved playing Neville in nocturne_alley. That game is over.

I can't think of anything I do in my life right now simply for play. This is not good or healthy, I think. Edited to add: Well, there's LiveJournal, of course. LiveJournal's fun for me.

What about you? What do you have in your life that is simply for fun, simply to play?

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[mayakda.livejournal.com]

That's was one the things I realized, thru counselling, late last year -- I don't make much time for play. Between office & home chores, it's easy to neglect.
I looked thru the notebook I was sporadically writing in at the time and note the phrase "feed my soul."*

Since then:
My 9yo got a PS2 with a dance mat for Christmas. I play Dance Dance Revolution with her -- fun! (She beats the pants off me too).
Make a point of borrowing an upbeat dvd from the library on weekends that _I_ want to see and watch it while folding clothes on the weekend.*
Have silly conversations with a few "best friends" at work.
Doodle.
I'm thinking of giving crotcheting and knitting a try (got the "learn how to" kits and yarn).

*I am still in the habit, though, of trying to multi-task -- i.e., get a chore done while "playing." Which isn't really playing. One of the values of play is supposed to be that it helps you just be in the moment.