The very many questions-not-worth-their-own-thread question thread XXII

[Camikaze]

Any good ideas with what I could kill the next 3 days on my own?

Yes.

 

[ace99]

It does make some sense. People of Bhutan, and many African, and other, countries tend to have stronger extended family and local ties.

And, paradoxically, the more secure you feel your future is (generally speaking - though you could still feel very insecure about your career prospects, for example), perhaps the less you value the present moment. I don't know.

Are you familiar with Maslow's Hierarchy of needs:

I believe to some extent that satisfaction of our physical needs make our mental/emotional ones much stronger. It makes us consider philosophical questions that have no satisfactory answers that the people of Bhutan or the Democratic Republic of Congo simply do not have the luxury of considering. Is depression not simply an indication that we as a society have met the physical needs of our nation so well that we should now consider their psychological well-being?

 

[shadowplay]

Any good ideas with what I could kill the next 3 days on my own? (All my floormates are gone, besides the ones who have their partner here )
Not counting TV, games and books, no interest in that anymore.

Exercise, try cooking something new, get some crayons and draw pictures, try meditating, invade Poland, etc.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

Can't say that I'd be interested in anything .

EDIT: Whatever.
It's Friday, half past 10, on a holiday, and now I'll go to bed.
Now, that cries "excitement" all over the place.

Armchair psychology here too, but it could alternatively be anhedonia, which I myself have (along with a host of other mental conditions).

 

[Borachio]

I believe to some extent that satisfaction of our physical needs make our mental/emotional ones much stronger. It makes us consider philosophical questions that have no satisfactory answers that the people of Bhutan or the Democratic Republic of Congo simply do not have the luxury of considering. Is depression not simply an indication that we as a society have met the physical needs of our nation so well that we should now consider their psychological well-being?

This looks quite plausible. In which case, we should just get on with looking after our own psychological well-being with the same sort of attention that we previously looked after our physical well-being.

Does this happen, generally? No. I don't think it does. What seems to happen is that people keep on pursuing their physical well-being, redirected to financial gain, long after they've been assured of their security. Why do we do this?

 

[The_J]

In our socialist country of Netherlands such things are covered by universal free healthcare.

But it seriously helps to remember sometimes that we live in one of the wealthiest, most prosperous and safest societies in one of the most peaceful times that have ever existed in human history with more means of entertainment and technology and information than has ever existed. And we're depressed. Wat? The people of Bhutan and some African nowhere are happier than we are.

Sense. This makes none.

Thanks, now I totally feel better.
Like everytime I think the same.
:/

Yes.

Yeah, thanks, not that .

Exercise, try cooking something new, get some crayons and draw pictures, try meditating, invade Poland, etc.

Baked today, will bake tomorrow for the brunch, hope that counts as "cooking" ^^.
Invading Poland is also a good idea, but sadly there's Germany in between .

I can see that too. But try chocolate and/or physical exercise before therapy - they're probably more effective and certainly cheaper. Making a conscious effort to look upwards, frequently during the day, is also said to help.

I'm on diet, so no, not going with the chocolate ^^ (at least not more than usual).
And sports are not my thing .
Actually never did any, unless cycling to work since a month counts as anything.

In all honesty I would seriously consider therapy if I were you. No joke. My armchair diagnosis indicates depression.

Armchair psychology here too, but it could alternatively be anhedonia, which I myself have (along with a host of other mental conditions).

My own armchair psychology indicates shedloads more, but that doesn't really help me right now with killing time ^^.

 

[ace99]

Invading Poland is also a good idea, but sadly there's Germany in between .

Take comfort and hug your Hitler doll that all Dutch children receive free from the German government as reparations.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Does anyone know if you can stain and/or paint Ikea-style wooden furniture that you put together yourself? I really want to know if there is any sanding or anything I have to do to the wood before I try and stain it or paint it (I will probably just stain it to make it darker to match our other wooden furniture).

 

[Borachio]

Yeah. Sure, if it's solid wood you shouldn't have any problem with staining (provided you remove any paint completely). Painting is easier though. And you can paint almost anything - with the right paint. Though you should sand it lightly first to provide a key.

Ikea stuff is good. I recently bought my first bit of furniture from them: a wooden bookcase. And I was impressed.

 

[Cutlass]

Does anyone know if you can stain and/or paint Ikea-style wooden furniture that you put together yourself? I really want to know if there is any sanding or anything I have to do to the wood before I try and stain it or paint it (I will probably just stain it to make it darker to match our other wooden furniture).

Check to see if it is actual wood, or wood veneer. Unfinished wood you can. But so far as I know most Ikea stuff is wood veneer. And that you can't do much of anything with.

 

[Borachio]

But so far as I know most Ikea stuff is wood veneer.

Definitely not true. Though how would I know? Having only bought one solid wood bookcase.

The website I looked at was certainly full of solid wood. I personally wouldn't buy anything else.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

It's actually a Wal Mart special. I called it Ikeas-style because what I meant is that it comes in a box and you put it together yourself. I have no idea what wood veneer is but typically this stuff is partical board with a nice-looking fake outside.

 

[Antilogic]

You'd have to use ordinary paint over stain in that case.

 

[Cutlass]

It's actually a Wal Mart special. I called it Ikeas-style because what I meant is that it comes in a box and you put it together yourself. I have no idea what wood veneer is but typically this stuff is partical board with a nice-looking fake outside.

If it is particle board, it is wood veneer, and not really wood. That might take stain, but you can't really count on putting anything on it that will work.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Isnt that cheap wood with the laminate over it called pressboard?

 

[Cutlass]

Isnt that cheap wood with the laminate over it called pressboard?

Sometimes, yes. What it is is wood chips mixed with a binding agent and then pressed together in a mold. It's crappy stuff in a lot of ways, but it's much cheaper than real wood. So a lot of cheap furniture is made out of it.

I decided years ago that I would buy used furniture or take hand me downs before I ever again bought any furniture made out of particle board.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

The laminate often gets torn up and that makes splinters and splinters hurt.

 

[Dachs]

The laminate often gets torn up and that makes splinters and splinters hurt.

Also, it's frequently a bad idea to burn it, because some of those binding agents are anything from irritating to dangerous when they're released like that.

 

[Farm Boy]

If it actual genuine wood you probably want to stain it 2 or 3 coats, probably tack clothing it after it dries each time, then you want to put a coat or 3 of polyurethane on it afterwards with the same drill on drying and tack cloth(superfine sandpaper works too). But Cutlass is right. Make sure it's actually solid wood.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

What do you mean by tack clothing it?