Things to do other then partying/clubbing

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Sorry to post a new thread so quickly, but I keep getting a guy I know on myspace who's telling me to "Get a life" and to get off the internet and "into placec you can breathe and enjoy life." I just told him off, but it made me realize that I really don't know what else there is to do that NTs enjoy other then partying. You all have any ideas?

Do what you enjoy, it doesn't matter what someone else on the internet thinks.
I can't think of anything though, I spend most of my time online.
I think it depends on how old you are and what there is to do in your area.
But whatever you do decide to do, do it because you want to.
And I hope you have fun with whatever you end up doing

I am on myspace and noone tells me stuff like that.
Well where to go? A library, museum, concert, etc

Depending on where you live and how old you are:


Bookstores, especially if they sell coffee or have easy chairs

Museums

Game clubs. I'm part of a group that has a game day at the local hospital every two months to play board games, miniatures, and role-playing.

Anime clubs

Other special interest clubs, i.e. knitting, collecting, reading

Church. Find one you can agree with if you try this.

Library. Maybe volunteer to work there.



Just a few ideas from a guy dealing with moderate social phobia.

Yes, go to museums. Although you may still be told to 'get a life' - not many people I know are particularly interested in museums and think it's weird that I go.

Here are a few ideas:

Walking
Cycling
Visiting historical places - buildings, castles, battlefields
Travelling somewhere by bus or train, just to experience the journey
Going out for a meal
Libraries and internet cafes
Gardening, and buying supplies from gardening centres
DIY
Swimming
Voluntary work, e.g. at a pet rescue centre, charity shop or museum
Activity clubs, for sports, art, writing, collecting and so forth
Coffee, or in Britain, cream teas.
Visiting friends or relatives
Celebrating special events e.g. birthdays, christenings, weddings, anniversaries
Planning for the future - investments, home improvements, holidays
Cooking

I'm sure there are loads more but that's all I can think of at the moment.

WOW, I am just the opposite. I DON'T like going to museums. I HAVE spent a lot of time at libraries though. Just today I went to a bookstore. I must have spent like an hour there.

It IS something! Before the internet was opened, and I had a GOOD choice of clear TV programs, I read, did puzzles, woodworking, and worked on electronics.(Later it moved to TV and computers) It seems I'll do almost anything but "go outside and get a life"! Then again, what is so special about seeing a movie at a messy movie theatre, or spending hours at a football game?

Steve

That's a very good point, SteveK. There are loads of hobbies you can do at home - carpentry, metalwork, electronics, needlework, buying and selling things on eBay....

I listen to a lot of music. As a boy I used to like radio-controlled cars and also model railways. In fact I still like them but I don't seem to have so much time or money for them any more!

One night I was out late looking for a good time. I saw a few clubs, but I knew they didn't have what I needed. I needed a buzz, something to get my mind racing. I saw this shady-looking character on a streetcorner, so I went up to him and asked, "Hey, you got anything to get me high as a kite?" He looked at me, and I knew he could see my dilated pupils, and the sweat pouring off my forehead. He opened his trenchcoat and said, "Yeah, I got something. I got a first edition of Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead, a nickel a page." My jaw dropped to the curb and drool rolled out of my mouth. I pulled a wad of bills from my pocket and reached for the book.

He slapped my hand away and closed his coat, "Hey, dude, that's just for show. I had to make sure you were cool." "I'm cool, I'm cool," I said, "Please, I've been stuck in front of the TV watching American Idol with my girl all night. I need something to pick me up." He smiled at me and said, "All right. Since you're a paying customer, and you seem desperate enough, I'll tell you a little secret. There's a little all-night library about a block from here. My man Big J runs it. He's got everything you want, Science, history, the literary giants. You go there and you'll get so pumped you'll forget your own name. You'll be walking the streets telling people to call you Ishmael."

I went to the all-night library and went on a bender. I woke up the next afternoon lying face-down in a gutter, with thoughts of what the eyes of Dr. TJ Eckleburg meant running through my head.

You're such a Werbert!

I like to spend time reading, writing, going on WP and my cat site, and spending time with my cats.

What the fug does ‘get a life’ mean anyway; I mean, we’re all alive until we’re dead right, and I’m pretty certain you have to be alive to hear said illogical statement?

Moronic automatons who say such things….

werbert,

Video games pwn clubbing/partying.

Werbert, that was wild.

"Get a life" really just means do as I do, so that you can be more acceptable to me. It comes down to personal value systems. Some people hate the idea of spending large quantities of time alone, and god forbid, learning something in the process. To some people being truely alive and living life means being the presence of many other people. Reciprocating eachother's emotions and thereby feeling like there is no possible better way to be spending one's time in that exact moment. It is nothing but perception.

Werbert, you crack me up. Good one.