Fun things that make life fun and cool!

Tire swing
Sprinting contests w/the eight-year-old ESL kids in yr apartment complex
Teaching
Drugs
Photocopy machines!

High fives
Comic books
Swimming
Jokes
RPG video games!

drugs?

Halloween
cool & crazy facts about nature
puppies
gimlets
Showers!

drugs can be fun

my life must be really fun and cool because it is chock full of ESL, teaching, and photocopy machines

The only problem is if you make cool friends at a party and they're wearing wigs, it's hard to recognize them later in public when they do not have a green bob or somesuch.

oops wrong thread

good thing i did not post to the wrong thread
i would sound like the most boring person alive

you're not, tho

no, totally not
i am fun and cool

Plants growing
Fancy hair-dos on you or passers-by
Stories in books
Stories people tell

Beginnings
Adventures

I am getting the fuck out of town tonight, so...Travel!

Puppies
Dancing
Connecting with people
Cooking with/for someone
Sex

OTM

Didn't see that Abbott had puppies already

Sigh.

Fake MMA rounds in the living room w/my husband and the dog being like 'wtf and scurrying around the whole time

Long drives with no real destination - made even better with really good music

Barbecued meats
Beer
Sunny Fridays
Good sandwiches
Prop 215

Watching a cool lightning storm

the Three Stooges

Singing even if your not particularly good at

you're

Watching a cool lightning storm

YES

daydreaming

Sex dreams

unless they are about like a dentist or manager or something

lol

watching videos of ridiculously cute and/or interesting animals

learning awesome new shit that amazes you

(it's the little things!)

people watching

and sometimes making up stories/identities about the ppl you happen to be watching

self destucting hubristic republicans

burning stuff

dirty jokes

correctly named animals, such as blue faced golden monkeys

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01382/Blue-face-monkey_1382018i.jpg

Oh god those are amazing.

fatty foods

they look like Skeletor Monkeys.

trains

mexican grapefruit flavor soda

prismacolor pencils

effective hay fever medication

Blowing shit up

four four desert eagle

getting dressed up every once in a while just for the hell of it

doing nothing all day with someone awesome once in a while just for the hell of it

bongs

Like I said, Prop 215

petitioning local government to have crosswalks painted magenta

combining thc and caffeine

^^^^OTMFM

stickers
pencil-toppers
an assortment of cold beverages, spirited or no, to have at your disposal during heatwaves

The only problem is if you make cool friends at a party and they're wearing wigs, it's hard to recognize them later in public when they do not have a green bob or somesuch.

― baleen, the krill queen (Abbott), Friday, June 26, 2009 1:01 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark

^^ I seriously thought you meant this was the only problem with drugs, and I was like ... that's probably not the only problem, but yeah, I can see that

Jesus Christ my life isn't fun. It lacks all this shit. It's like being in jail.

But I'll add/second

rubber cement
department store chess set
ice cream
reggae records
old photos
circuit bent children's toys
typewriters (that work)
bikes
tennis balls

not drugs - drugs creep me out

doing nothing all day with someone awesome once in a while just for the hell of it

― ☺☻☺☻come on ppl now smile on u brother☺☻☺☻ (ENBB), Friday, June 26, 2009 1:52 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark

would hang with

flowing water

I couldn't quite get the wording down for this one.

I kept thinking of the Pacific Ocean, and saying, "That's too big a thing."

:-)

laughing fits
hanging out with awesome little kids
sparklers
getting lost on purpose or at least trying to
solo dance parties in the a.m. while getting ready for the day or late at night when nobody else is around

haha nabs I did first discover that problem when I met all the wig-wearing cool kids while on mushrooms (I also learned mushrooms are key to kicking ass at dominos)

bamcquern tbh that ocean is quite big

When all the cacti are in bloom
Getting invited to pool parties by etirees

~ mini golf at old school courses that have weird animals and stuff not at the ones that look like small versions of actual golf courses
~ rollerskating

^^ I would like to do more of both of these, btw

~ shows/books/stories about medical oddities

Someone should make a hand-painted illustration of this thread, scattered w/ new-agey designs & make posters to hang in the bathrooms of little boho coffeehouses.

Going to tiny museums dedicated to unusual things: Toaster Museum, Museum of Failed Medical Devices, this guy's barn in NM where he stored all of Tesla's experimental equipment, the Pearl Button Museum, etc.

^ would go to those museums

~ making lists about fun things and in the process of doing so reminding yourself how awesome the small stuff can be esp when you haven't been having much fun lately.

When all the cacti are in bloom
Getting invited to pool parties by retirees

This is a poem, obviously.

I would like to say that I see the mini golf courses that look like actual golf courses much less, and so appreciate them. I especially like the very minimalistic mini golf courses that fit in very small areas and are made up of little more than rectangles and blocks of wood, plus maybe one loop-de-loop.

Rollerskating, especially at a rink, is still fun. Only problem is they don't play booty music and jamz anymore. No En Vogue.

this guy's barn in NM where he stored all of Tesla's experimental equipment

^^ this would be even cooler if you meant the band

~ peeing in the shower (yes, I do it and it's awesome and if that bugs you then just be glad you never have to shower with me)

(Nabisco - I did think she meant the band for like 1/2 a second)

peeing in the shower (yes, I do it and it's awesome and if that bugs you then just be glad you never have to shower with me)

You know what a definition of a WASP is, right? Someone who has to step out of the shower to pee.

Sitting at the front of the subway car and looking out the front window so it feels like you're the driver.

Going to tiny museums dedicated to unusual things - that reminds me of an early episode of The Daily Show, back before they went totally political & used to seek out insane/folksy people to "interview." Most of the segments were mean-spirited & left a bitter taste, but there was one guy who transcended their attempts at mockery thru sheer singularity/awesomeness: I think his name was Herman Abrams (don't know how or why I remember that) & he had transformed his country home into a museum of mundane artifacts from his life, all of which started with the letter "B." Everything was classified alphabetically in rooms, rows & columns: batteries, bells, (stuffed) birds, bottles, bows, buttons, etc. I don't know if his museum is open to the public or not, but I want to go!

mangoes

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/enlarge/fair-do-booth.html

making up your own cocktails
baby babble (esp. your own babby)
go-karts

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/enlarge/tundra-aurora.html

natgeo photography in general, tbh

this guy's barn in NM where he stored all of Tesla's experimental equipment

^^ this would be even cooler if you meant the band

― nabisco, Friday, June 26, 2009 1:28 PM Bookmark

Ha, too true! - and reminded me of another one worth seeking out: the Chess Records Studio museum in south Chicago, full of things like Muddy Waters' guitar picks and Koko Taylor's church lady hats and dresses.

taking off shoes/socks/sandals and splashing through a fountain or creek or puddle
licking the beaters (salmonella be damned)

Jaq u would like this place:

http://blogs1.marthastewart.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/01/30/jurassictech.jpg

http://www.mjt.org/

Walking in the rain barefoot and without an umbrella.

but not wearing jeans, thank you

"visiting someplace you'd even dream of walking barefoot for more than a yard"

WHOA Jaq where in NM is this fantabulous barn?

It was outside of Farmington - you had to call the guy to get in. This was, like, 15 years ago, so is possibly gone now and what a loss.

In looking for it, I found this though: http://senselist.com/2006/09/18/32-weirdly-specific-museums/

music

swimming at night
skinny dipping

taco truck/fancy-pants ice cream truck/delicioso carts
4-yr-olds air-guitaring to green day on a ukelele in the kitchen
wimbledon
monthly poker games
making sure the coffee machine's set so we wake up to fresh brew

This thread is awesome and full of win and you all rule but ENBB especially.

Aw, thanks Stan.

btw - am pretty much having the late night version of this solo dance parties in the a.m. while getting ready for the day or late at night when nobody else is around right now.

It was outside of Farmington - you had to call the guy to get in. This was, like, 15 years ago, so is possibly gone now and what a loss.

Wow! I've been through Farmington a couple times and never ran across it. Would have been right up my alley... Reminds me a lot of The Black Hole just outside of Los Alamos which was a dumping ground of atomic/cold war era surplus. More info at: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/18130

tipsy mothra, that fancy ice cream truck is great.

oral sex first thing in the morning
finding things at yard sales
fruit salad
that one brave soul who christens the dancefloor with unselfconscious grooving
punchbowls
planetariums and laser light shows
digging thru $1 records
making funny faces with yr grandma

that one brave soul who christens the dancefloor with unselfconscious grooving

This!

Beer
Punk Rock
Vinyl LP's
stupid band t-shirts (worn without irony)
Throwin' the Goats
Sleeping late
Ebi Tempura
Martin Scorcese films
Jim Jarmusch's films
Stella D'oro Swiss Fudge Cookies
the N.W.O.B.H.M.
Foot massages
Asterix the Gaul
Sean Connery
Beef Tataki
Shrimp Cocktail
Jukeboxes with vinyl 45's in'em
"The X-Men" circa John Byrne
Profiteroles
Prime Rib
The photography of Bob Gruen, Glen E. Friedman, Peter Beard, Berenice Abbott and Wee Gee.
fish-eye lenses
The art of Pushead
Japanese robot toys
The T-bone steaks
Legitimately haunted houses
black leather
Dr. Pepper
Navy pea coats
"Battle of the Planets"
Tusken Raiders
Vintage "Planet of the Apes" memorabilia
Bacon

oh yes bacon mmmmm.

It was outside of Farmington - you had to call the guy to get in. This was, like, 15 years ago, so is possibly gone now and what a loss.

Wow! I've been through Farmington a couple times and never ran across it. Would have been right up my alley... Reminds me a lot of The Black Hole just outside of Los Alamos which was a dumping ground of atomic/cold war era surplus. More info at: http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/18130

― Elvis Telecom, Friday, June 26, 2009 11:42 PM

I keep finding references to a Tesla museum in Colorado Springs when I search, but no website for it. I used to sell equipment to Los Alamos, and one of the engineers there told me about the Tesla barn. That Black Hole looks like I could waste days there - I should probably be glad I never knew about it until now!

guinness foreign export

roof decks
Otis Redding
boats

anal cancer

oops sorry I misread the thread title as "Awful things that make life treacherous and frightening"

smartasses
reading glasses

Kerm - I was going to add roof decks! Also any sort of deck and/or porch can be pretty great.

haha you're fun as hell we get it!!

wut? I don't know about that but I do like roof decks.

ok yes definitely, and other decks and porches. You'd think parking lots would be awesome but they're just ok... unless you're tailgating, in which case:

parking lots

i'm gonna have(rent) a porch soon. movin on up makes life fun and cool

finding a restaurant that sells orange bang

dude, a porch!!!

BOOKS
headphones
uhhh that's all i got for now

sweet shoes?

They're awesome but are they fun? I mean I guess some are so . . . sure!

can be if they're comfortable or you can pump them up or they light up

finally got some comfortable basketball shoes a few months ago, don't know if i felt fun or relief. how you been, man?

ha good, real sorry i haven't gotten back 2 you yet.

i'm trying hard to think of fun and cool things for this thread... but i keep coming back to being alone and strangling my parents LOL

its all good congrats again

I recently told a friend that if there's one thing that reminds me of being 12 years old, it's strawberry bubblegum. Do they still make Bubblicious strawberry bubblegum? I don't chew it anymore, obviously but if I had any of that I would totally feel 12 again.

painting gigantic murals in your hall
painting in general
paisley
new CDs!
ink stained fingers

you love to create and thats great

rhymin'

stealin'

I like the slappy slappy noises the paint makes when it goes on the wall, and the squishy feel of the paint on the brush. It's much more sensual than drawing, painting is. It makes me happy.

i draw heh. painting overwhelms me, i just can't get my head around how one makes what they want to see with all that (i know that's not the type of painting you're necessarily describing, but for example), the same way someone being able to direct or light a film just mystifies me.

I'm not normally a painter at all, I usually draw or do computer graphics (lots of photoshop airbrushing) so painting is a bit weird and a bit frightening and there's no eraser or ctrl-z so it's a bit scary. But the physicality of it is fun. It's getting past the fear barrier to make such huge marks.

I don't know what I'll do if I ever have to sell this house.

I'm gonna take some pictures now it's light.

I keep finding references to a Tesla museum in Colorado Springs when I search, but no website for it.

That Colorado Springs museum went bankrupt in 1999 along with the International Tesla Society organization that was keeping it afloat. I visited it in 1992 and it was a pretty ramshackle affair, but with a definite charm. If anything it was more of a junkyard clubhouse for free energy/perpetual motion fanatics, conspiracy theorists, and other Enlightened Deviants who were all charged up by the mainstreaming of fringe culture. Every couple of minutes someone would fire up a Tesla coil and the lights inside would dim. Someone would hand you a fluorescent bulb and it would light up. Cool place... Make Magazine crossed with Fortean Times.

Full article here: http://www.csindy.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A2034

Adding to the list...

Tiny aviation museums that are nothing much more than a "Glenn Curtiss Slept Here" sign and a pile of junk airplanes in back
Any nature documentary that shows a bear diving for fish in a river.
Pad Thai with shrimp
Looking at old pictures/movies of Los Angeles and recognizing where it was filmed (and what buildings are still left)
Current season of Burn Notice
Noticing that a car is driving better after you spent the afternoon working on it.

one more...

Bo Diddley videos on YouTube

Oh yeah, Bo Diddley anything!

hot biscuits
homemade peach butter
hot coffee

Forgot one...

TURKISH FOOD om nom nom nom

TURKISH FOOD om nom nom nom

Seconded.

these:
https://app.e2ma.net/userdata/3066/images/medium/scaled_e1132340742.jpg

basically popsicles that have 1400% rda of vitamin c

acai that's actually frozen pulp and not just juice (the pulp is where the good stuff is)

the lobster roll on the cover of the current gourmet (meaty, abundant lobster, no apparent mayo or tartar sauce). i don't think i would buy/order lobster on the west coast unless i was in seattle or british columbia.

mmmmmm lobster roll.

remembering northeast/chesapeake seafood

Guys these things are all awesome but I think maybe they're just really great or awesome rather than "fun"?

who are you, andrew w.k.?

Andrew W.K. is the master of fun and cool!

I am actually Andrew W.K.. ENBB is my elaborately well-crafted sock. I can't believe you figured it out.

jbr it is making me a little pensive that you're talking about a photo of a lobster roll.

me too. wwawkd?

http://images.nymag.com/images/2/daily/2009/06/20090618_andrewwk_560x375.jpg

^ lookin good, e

-laughing in the car
-cat in your lap
-the subtle warmth of encroaching sleep

Thanks, I try.

I like Turkish food for the same reason I like painting - lots of sloppy wet stuff you scoop up with a paintbrush/pide bread and try to get on the wall/in your mouth. I've just discovered this stuff called Ajvar (spelling?) which is, like, SULTAN of sandwich spreads. Except it's more fun to just try and dip the pide in the jar. I will just start upending it over my mouth soon. FUN FUN FUN.