After work is done, and you don’t have any more chores to do, how do you spend your time? What makes up a “good day” for you?
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Make music
As of now, continue writing my book. An idea I’ve found is actually worthwhile and different than anything else done before. Indoor gardening, maintaining my microgreens and hydroponics setup. Those are my two focuses right now outside of work.
Sleep and erotica
Go to sleep so I can do it all again tomorrow.
My whole consists of working for 10 to 12 hours then walking in circles with a screaming baby until it’s bed time for him then the wife takes him back and I sleep
I do genealogy, meaning looking through church books and population lists to make biographies of my ancestors in the 18th century or so. That hobby takes up a lot of time.
I also like to go for walks, ID plants and stuff. Sometimes my girlfriend and me just go collecting trash in the nature around us.
I try to read a lot, mostly classical literature or political stuff.
I try to go to the gym two times a week and I am always up for a round of Frisbee in the park or a beer in the pub.
Occasionally I play video games, but more mini games and puzzles as serious gaming draws too much time.
So the perfect day involves a little research, a bit of sports, a big round outside and finishes with a visit to the theater or cinema!
Get stoned and play video games with my wife. We just found Unrailed 2 and it’s been a journey.
I retired last year, but it was a horrible year (30-year marriage fell apart, had to sell our house and find a condo, stressful move, etc.), so even though it’s been more than a year, I’ve only recently gotten to the “do what I want” phase. It’s probably somewhat colored by the recent stresses, but I find I really just like staying home and laying low. I read a stupid amount of SF and fantasy, play my guitar, play a bunch of classic wow with online friends, and occasionally go to lunch with real life friends. Maybe I’ll get to the point of wanting to go out and do stuff, but for now I’m happy with the quiet life.
The Dispossessed by Ursula LeGuin is a great classic sci-fi novel, if you’re looking for more :)
I’ve read it a couple times, including a year or two ago - it’s held up really, really well.
Check out the Skyward series by Brandon Sanderson. It’s a horse girl story but the horse is a several ton fighter spaceship.
I have one of his series on my list - probably Mistborn - but haven’t read it. I mostly read SF, but a decent amount of fantasy too.
FYI I’ve been keeping notes on the things I read - here’s my 2025 post with links to the earlier ones.
Sounds nice to me!
What are your SF recs?
As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I keep notes on what I read and have been making an annual post here on Lemmy for a few years running. Here’s my 2025 post with links to the earlier ones. There are so many books across those posts that your eyes might glaze over (the earlier posts are a little lighter on notes, the later ones a little heavier), but I generally try to say whether I like a book or not, and why.
That being said, my favorite author currently writing is Adrian Tchaikovsky, and almost everything he writes is great (and he’s really prolific). I’m currently reading Cage of Souls by him, which I’m enjoying.
If you can tell me the kinds of things you like, I could maybe make more specific recommendations.
Time to start a band??
Heh, no, I really never play for anyone. I didn’t start learning until I was 30, so even though that’s more than 30 years ago, I’m not great. But I like playing and singing along. I play for the cat. She doesn’t enjoy it.
Currently collecting ebooks and reading, philosophy and some fantasy fiction, Joe Abercrombie.
Books are dense for their entertainment value. 20gb is like 88k ebooks.
Read.
Hang out with partner or friend. That usually means reading, watching something, playing a game. Sometimes just lounging near each other.
Play video games.
I’m involved with my union, so I make union propaganda in my spare time. I also recently started a programming project, it’s an ereader app for The Anarchist Library.
Video games. I’m tired all the time from work and that’s all the energy and money I have for.
I think a majority of the global population is in the same boat. Honestly I think it’s a damn shame, like, wasted potential. Human beans are like the most wonderfully complex and hyper-multi purpose machines that exist in the known universe and the tasks some/most of them complete everyday are far too menial to remain fulfilling in the long term.
As someone who self identifies as a human bean, I feel seen
Make music. I record and produce my own music in my home studio. I sometimes don’t realize I’ve been in there for hours until I need to pee.
That’s mine, too. Over the last year, I’ve been buying all kinds of super cheap used gear through auctions, Facebook marketplace, pawn shops, etc., and have built a really nice little home studio.
Fuck around with my computers and play video games. I also like to watch movies and read books. Also music, I’m a big audiophile.
Why is it so damn entertaining to fuck around with the computers? (Synology NAS with Docker in my case).
Does it help that I actually don’t work in a “hobbyist self-hosted” field?
Doing that and watching Anime/TV Shows/Movies takes a lot of time that I can’t really do other stuff that I used to love to do… Like gaming.
Very little.
I like that I have very few social or family obligations, and most days, I wake up and I can follow my whims. Usually that means books and wine, but I like the thought that I’m married to my freedom.
there for a bit I really enjoyed working with chemistry in my basement. Got busy with other things and haven’t gone back.
I have plans on expanding my workshop to have a small chemistry lab where I can experiment with anything from precipitation of exotic chemicals to developing my own custom 3D printing resin.
for some dumb reason I really enjoyed the math it took to increase, or decrease volume. I also liked the methodical result taking of each experiment.
