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#1 Myssa

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Posted 23 October 2009 - 06:59 PM

This will be the first Winter since Brady's accident and I was wondering how some of you pass the time indoors. I have a feeling we're looking at a somewhat nasty winter and can see Brady going a little stir crazy.

I just got my son a wii and was thinking maybe somehow Brady could get in to it, any quads play it?

What helps you pass the time during cold/nasty weather?

Edited by Myssa, 24 October 2009 - 03:06 PM.


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Posted 23 October 2009 - 07:16 PM

Video games, LONGGGG Movies, doing chores, harassing the animals, and drooling over the stove while my mom bakes....

Just some of the things I do to amuse myself.
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Posted 23 October 2009 - 07:32 PM

Exploring the endless world of the internet, playing with my dog, ps3 (mostly rock band and moto gp), reading magazines, watching tv (recorded shows), watching movies (netflix), and watching birds in the back yard.

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Posted 24 October 2009 - 07:34 AM

Marijuana.

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Posted 24 October 2009 - 02:14 PM

I have a Nintendo DS and it can keep me entertained for hours!! Vidoe games are great. Yes-the internet too!
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Posted 24 October 2009 - 02:20 PM

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Posted 24 October 2009 - 02:44 PM

Web Sudoku

FaceBook

Online TV - I've watched past episodes of shows that I never had time for before my SCI.

I've also re-acquainted myself with football and hockey.

Having a DVR helps because I look for movies that I might want to watch and record them. On rainy days when there's nothing else to do, I'll watch one or two.
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Posted 24 October 2009 - 05:01 PM

Listen to Music
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Posted 24 October 2009 - 05:33 PM

I know what that is like - here in Canada the winters can be brutal! The cold weather is here and I am already working on ideas to keep myself sane when the snow is deep!

I like to paint, sketch, do general creative crafts.
Photography.
I am teaching myself to pay the guitar and the piano.
I game (xbox, ds, pc).
I surf the net, blog, work on my website, chat, surf forums.
Read... a lot.
Watch a lot of dvd's.
Write snail mail ( regular post ) letters with friends, so there is always something waiting in my mailbox :head_brick_wall-1:
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Posted 24 October 2009 - 06:19 PM

I like that show (Pass Time). This winter I think I'm gunna get back on a snowmobile. Haven't been since I was like 8

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Posted 24 October 2009 - 08:40 PM

Surfing the internet, making video calls to friends, Netflix and reading.....

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Posted 24 October 2009 - 08:44 PM

My boyfriend (a quad ) played the Wii in his therapy some. He could play baseball and boxing, those were the two his therapy had that did not require pushing any buttons to play. The therapist simply ace wrapped the controls to his hands and he swung away. He seemed to really enjoy it and it definitely gave me a good laugh!!

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Posted 24 October 2009 - 08:56 PM

Wii - Sooo fun! Good exercise too.

Puzzles - I feel like an old woman for saying this, but it is relaxing and challenging. I could do a puzzle for hours and not even realize how much time has passed, because I want to finish it so fast!

Read - If a book captures my attention, I'll read it!

Movies - I am picky when it comes to movies, but it helps pass time.

Games - maybe buy some board games that will interest you and the kids. Whenever I babysit my younger cousins, we will play games, and even though they are boring and easy, being able to watch them play is so funny!

Arts & Crafts - I don't care how old you are, having arts & crafts time is always fun, lol.

And of course you have the TV and internet :]
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Posted 24 October 2009 - 10:52 PM

Thank you all for you're ideas, I'm also looking in to heaters for our deck so he can still sit and watch our kids ride their dirt bikes. They ride no matter the weather, the lives of future fmx riders.

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Posted 27 October 2009 - 01:28 AM

Pass the time.
Interesting expression.

I guess the idea would be to focus on something of interest while time slowly passes us by. Sorta like, "Hey, let's find an activity to chew up some of this excess time while we're waiting on something better to come along."

Or like saying, "man, I wish this week was finally over, I've got a big weekend planned."

I wonder if some folks would be happier if they had a switch on the side of their head, maybe turn themselves off for a bit instead of getting bored waiting to be seen at the doctor's office. Pizza will be here in about 45 minutes, think I'll catch a little down time instead of dealing with the tedium of trying to figure out what to do while waiting.

Not to say that's what everyone here is talking about. But. To some, that's what life is about. Lots of waiting, which could be a pain in the ass, till the good shit happens.

Ever spent an hour or more cooking a really killer meal only to eat the sucker in 10 minutes? If you didn't enjoy the process of cooking you might end up asking yourself " uh self? I'm doing the math here an' this shit just ain't adding up right."

I'm not going to speak for anyone else here, but, all the excess time I've had to wade through waiting for the "good shit" probably adds up to a fair dinkum chunk o' livin' I could sure use right about now.

I know. A lot of it's just semantics. Pass time. Kill time. Eat time. Do time. (did some o' that a while back)
Best example I can give would be nomis. Maybe I'm wrong but it appears he enjoys most every minute of the day instead of seeing big blocks of time as dead spots to be endured. THAT is enlightenment.

Where the hell is he anyway?

Me? I just slug down bottle after bottle of generic tequila hoping it all goes by in one quick blur, as you can tell be the gibberish you see on your monitor right now. That and working ol' Stanley to a frenzy hour after hour hoping beyond all hopes for just the semblance of one lousy orgasm.

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Posted 27 October 2009 - 02:11 AM

i play my xbox (halo 3, Forza Motorsport 3, & Madden 10), i watch movies (lion king, higher learning, GI Joe), i read books(bible, 48 Laws of Power, wheres waldo), i find a good recipe to cook put my chef hat on and bam! jus like emerald, i play with my dog and go outside with him for a little bit (till i get cold), surf the internet and learn web design, i take afternoon naps on my not-so-busy days, etc.

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Posted 27 October 2009 - 10:39 AM

Hi JustJayde

I know what that is like - here in Canada the winters can be brutal! The cold weather is here and I am already working on ideas to keep myself sane when the snow is deep!

When I was a bi-ped, my parents emigrated to Montreal, I was 5-11yrs. Now as a wheelie who gets stuck indoors when there is 25mm of snow on the ground, or the slipway is iced up.
Yes - waking up to that 2 to 3 meter snow drift that came down overnight. Were great in those days.
I can remember snow blowers getting stuck in snow drifts that were higher then them as well as snow turning red. Dad parking the car, and us digging it out after the snow plows been through.
So here in GB it's the occasional week, for you it would be the occasional months.

Chin up

Edited by dangerousdave, 27 October 2009 - 10:42 AM.


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Posted 27 October 2009 - 02:10 PM

Although typically annoying Edog makes a good point - Be Productive, especially if you guys spend a month at a time locked inside..No need to wait on the masses to get some things accomplished.


P.S. Just kidding Edog.. :wink05:
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Posted 27 October 2009 - 05:30 PM

View Postdangerousdave, on Oct 27 2009, 03:39 AM, said:

Hi JustJayde

I know what that is like - here in Canada the winters can be brutal! The cold weather is here and I am already working on ideas to keep myself sane when the snow is deep!

When I was a bi-ped, my parents emigrated to Montreal, I was 5-11yrs. Now as a wheelie who gets stuck indoors when there is 25mm of snow on the ground, or the slipway is iced up.
Yes - waking up to that 2 to 3 meter snow drift that came down overnight. Were great in those days.
I can remember snow blowers getting stuck in snow drifts that were higher then them as well as snow turning red. Dad parking the car, and us digging it out after the snow plows been through.
So here in GB it's the occasional week, for you it would be the occasional months.

Chin up

haha yea - It was not too bad when I was able bodied to have 6 foot high snow banks - I even have a few funny stories involving them, winter used to be my favorite season. Pushing the manual chair through those snow banks suck though and my city is dreadfully unaccessible even in the hot months. yup winter here is several months long. I wonder if I could convince my mom to move to BC with me lol Glad you cut your winter time way down! (( I do have one very nice new neighbor who shovels my ramp for me when he does his sidewalk! ))
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Posted 27 October 2009 - 09:22 PM

Internet, Sims 2 (there are 3 generations now), MP3 /music , PlayStation3, & coloring. If I can still sit up there is also scrapbooking & bead work.......but I'm not guessing those last ones wouldn't be too popular a hobby with the men folk. :shitfan:

Edited by wheeliebear75, 27 October 2009 - 09:23 PM.

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Posted 27 October 2009 - 11:40 PM

Unfortunately, hanging around here much to much. It's almost to embarassing to admit, really.

Books, Music, Sudoku (thanks for the site link Kwag_Myre)

On-line movies through Netflix. You can watch unlimited quantities of great flix for as little as $10.00 a month.

Keep a journal and just vent, write whatever you want to get it out of your system.

Download Skype . . .it's free. And it's free to keep in contact with all your friends & family.

Cook. Then eat . . . ALOT! I mean, it's winter, so don't skimp on the fatty foods. Just really do it right and gorge yourself silly!

Sleep . . . . . ALOT. After you've eaten twice your weight in comfort food, what's left but to nap it off.

Drink . . . you know, the Winter liqueurs: Bailey's Irish Cream with a drop of coffee, Kalua & Vodka (nothing says Winter like a Black Russian . . . . or you wussies who like 'em white--haha)

Sex, ALOT of it . . . Nastier the better. If you can't get dirty outside, may as well get filthy dirty inside. At least, that's my mantra.
When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. - Mark Twain

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Posted 28 October 2009 - 12:00 AM

View Postqbounce, on Oct 27 2009, 04:40 PM, said:

Unfortunately, hanging around here much to much. It's almost to embarassing to admit, really.

Books, Music, Sudoku (thanks for the site link Kwag_Myre)

On-line movies through Netflix. You can watch unlimited quantities of great flix for as little as $10.00 a month.

Keep a journal and just vent, write whatever you want to get it out of your system.

Download Skype . . .it's free. And it's free to keep in contact with all your friends & family.

Cook. Then eat . . . ALOT! I mean, it's winter, so don't skimp on the fatty foods. Just really do it right and gorge yourself silly!

Sleep . . . . . ALOT. After you've eaten twice your weight in comfort food, what's left but to nap it off.

Drink . . . you know, the Winter liqueurs: Bailey's Irish Cream with a drop of coffee, Kalua & Vodka (nothing says Winter like a Black Russian . . . . or you wussies who like 'em white--haha)

Sex, ALOT of it . . . Nastier the better. If you can't get dirty outside, may as well get filthy dirty inside. At least, that's my mantra.
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Well, pretty much what Q said, except add a few dozen programming/design/database/network/web books, a dozen or so programming languages, Painter 11, PC games, YouTube, Pandora and the occasional tech support calls from the dawgmeister and other friends...and Tequila in most any guise :lalala: oh yeah, surfing the web for photography related stuff :lalala:

Edited by StillFingers, 28 October 2009 - 12:01 AM.

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Posted 28 October 2009 - 01:30 AM

View PostStillFingers, on Oct 27 2009, 05:00 PM, said:

surfing the web for photography related stuff :shitfan:

You misspelled pornography, Jer.
when it absolutely, positively, has to be destroyed overnight, call the Marines.

I will nevah, EVAH take a pinch from a greasy muddahf*@kah like you!

How 'bout if I spell it out for ya. D-I-L-L-I-G-A-F

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Posted 28 October 2009 - 01:53 AM

Sniff a little glue,
Huff a little paint,
Get down tonight, get down tonight!
Get down, get down, get down, get.......

Come on, everybody join in!

Get down, get down, get.....

Geez what a nut case!
Shut up FOOL!
Make me!
What, you think I can't?
Yeh, you and what army, big fat bone head.

(find something constructive to do or this could be you)
when it absolutely, positively, has to be destroyed overnight, call the Marines.

I will nevah, EVAH take a pinch from a greasy muddahf*@kah like you!

How 'bout if I spell it out for ya. D-I-L-L-I-G-A-F

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Posted 28 October 2009 - 02:25 PM

Hi JustJayde
When we was kids we used to tunnel into the drifts or dumped mounds and pat down the tunnel to make a funnel. Needless to say, this is highly dangerous and done out of view of our mums.
Seems I've always been Dangerous. Can't recall where we go the shovels from.
Used to play ice hocky on the St Lawrence River after the dads cleared a area of snow. Retreving a lost puck was suicidal
2 legs, no brains, and tons of snow. Deadly.
The ice was safe though. Occasionaly we would see a ice breaker up on the ice in the middle of the river.
Can you modify a snowmobile to take a wheelchair?

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Posted 28 October 2009 - 05:24 PM

How about Baileys Irish Cream with a drop of coffee AND whipped cream while listening to music and making out... B)

I'm glad qb at least got the ratio right...who ever heard of coffee witha bit of Irish Cream? *tsk* *tsk*

Edited by Wicket, 28 October 2009 - 11:12 PM.

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Posted 28 October 2009 - 06:37 PM

View Postdangerousdave, on Oct 28 2009, 07:25 AM, said:

Hi JustJayde
When we was kids we used to tunnel into the drifts or dumped mounds and pat down the tunnel to make a funnel. Needless to say, this is highly dangerous and done out of view of our mums.
Seems I've always been Dangerous. Can't recall where we go the shovels from.
Used to play ice hocky on the St Lawrence River after the dads cleared a area of snow. Retreving a lost puck was suicidal
2 legs, no brains, and tons of snow. Deadly.
The ice was safe though. Occasionaly we would see a ice breaker up on the ice in the middle of the river.
Can you modify a snowmobile to take a wheelchair?

LOL nice
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Posted 28 October 2009 - 10:08 PM

View PostE-DOG, on Oct 28 2009, 01:53 AM, said:

Sniff a little glue,
Huff a little paint,
Get down tonight, get down tonight!
Get down, get down, get down, get.......

Come on, everybody join in!

Get down, get down, get.....

Geez what a nut case!
Shut up FOOL!
Make me!
What, you think I can't?
Yeh, you and what army, big fat bone head.

(find something constructive to do or this could be you)


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Posted 30 October 2009 - 06:55 PM

Winter time is my try anything possible time. I am constantly comming up with ways to do things with my non working hands...So I try to modify anything I think may work..Some ideas I come up with work great some not at all but its a never ending process that keeps me busy. My latest victory was opening a can of soup and using my microwave for the first time. Its nothing to a para or what I call super quads who have a lot of function, but to me its one more thing I dont have to ask for and thats huge.

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Posted 30 October 2009 - 07:02 PM

View PostDoug, on Oct 30 2009, 06:55 PM, said:

Winter time is my try anything possible time. I am constantly comming up with ways to do things with my non working hands...So I try to modify anything I think may work..Some ideas I come up with work great some not at all but its a never ending process that keeps me busy. My latest victory was opening a can of soup and using my microwave for the first time. Its nothing to a para or what I call super quads who have a lot of function, but to me its one more thing I dont have to ask for and thats huge.
Slightly off topic but on the subject of can openers, have you (or anyone else) tried the One Touch can openers? I was thinking about getting my grandmother (who has severe arthritis) one as she is unable to grip or twist a regular can opener. I was wondering if they are as good as they look?

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