evidence of extroversion

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 03:03:36 GMT

I'm sick, I'm home alone and I'm spamming you all with tales of my exploits.

I started thinking about how I play:

I make stuff
I experiment with cooking
I design stuff
I research stuff
I read books
I hang out with friends
I get other people to do outlandish things
I think about composting toilets
I write inane LJ posts
I read the internet

And I also thought about the "integrating play with the essentials of my life" thing.

So instead of, cleaning my room, getting dressed, going to the bank and buying bread, I made currant buns. (Grammarians welcome!)

I'll have lunch at about 3ish and eat cashews and pears in the meanwhile.

Edit: Also, does this sound like bullshit to you?

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Playing on the internet

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:05:06 GMT

Play - it's done for it's own sake, leads one to the next stage of mastery, appears purposeless, and includes a feeling of timelessnessness (outside of time)

I'm so glad reading counts.

I'm listening to this podcast about play. there's also this fabbo slideshow and this description of the different types of play

I'd love to play with these rings, but I think my huge hips (and consequential low centre of gravity) will mean that I won't be able to enjoy them like these people can. I wonder what similar thing I could play with? I should go climbing more often.

I'm constantly thinking of all the SCA play I do/have done :) What's next?

Other notes:
Rough and tumble play reduces violence in later life - it helps develops empathy and trust. In a study of murderers NONE had engaged in rough and tumble play.

Play prepares for an evolving planet

Without play there is no irony

The difference between competition (good) and contest (bad).

Keeping their bodies safe and endangering their souls

I got here via http://www.magpie-girl.com/ who's written lots of stuff that strikes a chord for me:

Identify the essentials and just/only do them
Write a list of the things you have done
Setting limits on your "stuff to do" list

Of course, none of this is getting my bedroom cleaned up (essential if I'm to get dressed today, or tomorrow, or next week before work), or getting me into work to pick up the stuff I want/need to do this weekend. but I have to get dressed first, dear Henry.

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MrsBrown's philosophy of life and stuff

evidence of extroversion

Playing on the internet