I’m not entirely sure I think about time the same as the typical person.
There never seems to be enough time. Not enough time to get projects tone, Things take longer than expected. Rushing from one thing to another. Suddenly finding time on your hands, but not being able to do the thing you’ve been meaning to do. Or, have some time, but not enough to dig into a bigger project.
Transitions from one activity to the next. That can really chew up time too.
Why does it go by too fast when you’re having fun, but is painful torture when you’re in agony? Should we all be miserable to make our perceived lives longer?
I’m asking these questions as someone who wants to play more games, paint more minis and have more fun, but is just kinda busy.
Sure, yes, I’ve been waylaid with a pretty nasty cold the past couple weeks, but I didn’t to a lick of painting or gameplay. Too tired Which is sad, If I were healthy, I probably could have painted the entire Darkwater set in 40 hours.
But alas! It wasn’t all bad news though. I did do some mindless file cleanup on my computers that I’d only been putting off for 15 years or so! So that was good. But back to gaming!
This isn’t turning into much of a post, but I mean, we all have some time, occasionally. I find it hard to sit down and paint for 15 minutes. That’s just not enough time. I’m going to want to spend at least a couple hours, and sometimes that’s just not possible. Of course, I haven’t painted a drip in almost a year… Sooooo…. I’ll have to get on that.
But games. How long can you keep a game’s rules in your brain before you need a refresher? how long between someone asking you for something do you do it for them? Hours? Weeks? Years? I really try not to be the guy that is like “hey, do you still want xyz that you asked about?” And they’re like “No, that was eight years ago.” And I’m all like, “Oh.”
So I suppose, time is going by faster than I perceive. That’s probably not good. But I suppose the other way around isn’t that great either.
I mean, I printed out the Warhammer Quest Roleplay Book in 2002 or 2003. I didn’t get around to binding and reading it until 2020! I guess I have a habit of sitting on something until I feel like I’m ready. I should probably just kick myself into gear and make things happen more rapidly. Though that doesn’t sound very organic. Maybe I’m just taking things at my own pace.
