What do you do for fun?

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Reading, internet, bookstores, knitting occasionally, walks, tarot cards, writing, watching movies, cooking, window shopping on my more social days, going to the farmers' market -- pretty much your basic introvert's line up of fun activities.

Like the OP, I have talked to a lot of people who think my idea of fun is...sad I like:

-messing around on the internet (as I'm doing now)
-watching favorite shows (I like watching without commercials)
-running errands with my family, doing stuff with them
-doing whatever my interest at the time
-being with a small number of friends

The most fun:

-going to a bookstore or library
-going to a museum
-anything with animals

Newsflash:

I'm an NT. These are things that introverts do.....of any kind.

It's really o.k.

Doing nothing is one of my all time favorite things to do.

pwning n0obs

Okay, then.. Some of the [i]unusual[i] things I do for fun:

I like to look at all of my favorite channels and set my DVR to record the programs I want to watch. This is almost more fun than actually watching the tv. I like to check the DVR schedule, and maintain it. It's my adult version of lining up my stuffed animals.

I like to swing.

I like to sit, and rock back and forth while I listen to music.

I like to read advice columns, and watch random people just to analyze human behavior. I find it infinitely fascinating.

I like shopping!

Not for clothes, of course. (GASP and SHUDDER, why would anyone shop for clothes when they can just wear free T-shirts with ads on them? And free T-shirts from summer camp, if that's your cup of tea. And of course, find a couple good pairs of pants, buy multiple copies and then rotate those forever.) I really like to shop for office supplies, books and videogames. Groceries are nice too. I remember as a kid when we had to spend time in San Mateo and I got to go to this wonderful grocery store EVERY DAY.

I like to read. Sometimes I draw. I write more than I draw, but I'm not very good at either, mostly because all of my works end up prominently featuring human beings, a species with which I do not have very much familiarity. Yayness, though, because what I'm working on now also prominently features wolves, so now I get to fail epically at the behavior of TWO DIFFERENT SPECIES. (Plus, I get to use lycanthropy as an allegory for autism.)

I really like to hang out in my head. There's all sorts of cool stuff there.

I like to talk to friends over the internet. And there's one friend I like to stare at and listen to. She's kind of pretty. She has thick black hair and she's skinny and has a speech impediment. It's like paradise. Plus, it's another instance of reacting to sensory stimuli rather than function.

I like to work out utterly useless problems in my head. I like to research my special interests. I like to read outside of my special interests, too, so I can learn! And sometimes I like to hang out with my family. Rarely.

And I LOVE music. LOVE IT.

I love drawing, especially cartoons. I enjoy watching cartoons as well. Some day I'd like to get into the cartooning industry.
I'm often too shy to talk about my hobbies because I'm worried that others would think it's boring and/or it's immature. But I've met some good friends who are into cartoons, anime, comics etc. like me, so I'm not too upset about my interests.

taking my portable dtv on outings to check for local signal strength
manipulating audio to better suit my taste [or some would say the lack thereof]
listening to old-timey music
enjoying my fleshlight
sucking up nasty insects with my vacuum cleaner
playing toilet bowl target practice
collecting porn
finding freebies
bargain hunting
reminding myself that hermithood is way better than being in the rat race
eating anything with cheese in it
sleeping soundly
collecting music and collating my music collection

I don't even know the meaning of the word "fun" anymore.


I am totally incapable of taking pleasure in anything right now.


Anhedonia comes with the territory in severe cases of depression.

"I focus on the pain....the only thing that's real".

I know, it is very fun. I usually do so whilst driving, but that's bad.

I also like to swing.

I mostly spend my time on computer doing things like posting here, looking up useless info ect & of coarse I'm usually listening to music while doing all that. I also like watching TV but that's about all I do. People trying to be helpful keep telling me that I need to list more interest in my profiles on dating sites & such but I don't have any other major interest. My parents keep pushing me to find more interest. I live in an area where there's not much to do except go to bars/clubs & casinos. I'm fairly happy with my interest. I do have a very boring life but I like boring. I do NOT handle stress or routine changes well at all. Main thing I don't like is being alone but when I try to take an interest in things that other people like; I get very drained & I feel like a I'm a total fake. My computer & TV keep me entertained

Two types of activities I engage in: Social, and Solitary.

Social:
Introduce people to the stuff I like in a non-invasive way.
Go eat someplace cheap with friends.
Go retro videogame shopping.
Play Mario Kart
Drink and smoke
Musical Jams

Solitary
Watch youtube
Download and watch movies & shows
Drive around the countryside.
Play with the dog.
Play console RPGs
Write/record songs.
Still drink and smoke.

I sort things.

I like trading cards. I buy them by the box. I like to open the individual packages and make a big pile and then sort them by number then sort the duplicates into individual piles.

I put complete sets into plastic display pockets in binders.

I research my current obsessions, watch TV, and go to the cinema.

Most things that involve making money also tend to appeal to me.