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[coraa]

I want to learn to garden, or bead, or sew, or throw pots, or tan leather, or something. Something done with the hands. Right now my only hands-on, craft-like activity is cooking, and I think I need something else. I live too much in my brain; not enough in my body.

Also: flight or invisibility?

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[willworker.livejournal.com]

Flight. You can get places you otherwise couldn't, whereas you can fake some degree of invisibility in mundane ways.

Steve

[thegreatgonz.livejournal.com]

Flight, no contest. Flight is basically joyful (or so I must assume), but invisibility is basically evil.

I gotta say, in context, that image is just about the exact opposite of listless.

[coraa.livejournal.com]

Yeah -- I grabbed the mood icon set from someone, and keep meaning to reshuffle the ones that don't fit, but never quite get around to it. ;)

[buymeaclue.livejournal.com]

Heh. You hear that NPR thingy, too?

Flight. Definitely flight.

(Control of fire, really, though.)

[ceph.livejournal.com]

Knitting is quite popular these days. And doable in an apartment without too much excess equipment. Chainmaille is very similar to knitting, only with pliers.

[porfinn.livejournal.com]

Beading is tedious. Gardening is grimy (and requires space). Sewing can be expensive (but lots o'fun). And tanning leather smells hideous (though leather work is fun, but hard to find applications for). How about knitting (or crochet)? Or a nice herb garden (small and handy) Or wire work (like beading only not so small and frustrating). Actually, there is this really cool looking glass shop on Orange at Wardlow that looks like it offers classes. I keep meaning to check it out. Oh...and don't forget the climbing gym on Wardlow-- it doesn't ever seem to be crowded. I was going to join but got distracted by the beautiful heated pool at the Jewish Community Center less than a mile east of the climbing gym.

Flight would probably be more fun than invisibility, and would also satisfy your need to move. If you worked on invisibility, you would just sit around being invisible-- which could be fun, but not especially active. Let me know if you find class; and if I have to supply my own wings, or if there is a way around the feather requirments.

[zalena.livejournal.com]

I guess flight, though invisibility is tempting. But then again, I know what it's like to feel invisible, and that's not particularly pleasant.

[jmpava.livejournal.com]

No, this does not make sense to me. I looked at this and thought 'hmm... flight would effectively be a convienice, but not something that you couldn't accomplish by external methods' - whats the use case for flying? You can get to places instead of having to climb stairs to them? Or get a ladder for? Sure, you might not have a ladder on you, but you COULD get one.

But invisibility just isn't something you could do already. Sorry, I don't know of 'mundane' ways to be invisible. :-P

[jmpava.livejournal.com]

Bah. What's wrong with evil. Besides, to some extent flight can be considered a subset of invisibility. Why? Becuase with invisibility you could sneak onto a plane! Ha!

[willworker.livejournal.com]

You can climb a ladder to any existing structure. You can't climb a ladder into freespace.

As for invisibility, the only reason I can imagine I'd want to be invisible is to not be seen by other people. Generally you can hide in other ways, or go places to get around them.

Both, I suppose, are moderately fakeable in mundane ways.

Steve

[willworker.livejournal.com]

Telekinesis, actually. Or maybe teleportation.

Steve

[clairebaxter.livejournal.com]

I like gardening and sewing, and did some beading and pottery when I was smaller. But my favorite thing to do with my hands is generally cooking and baking. I don't do so much gardening now that (in Seattle) it is cold out. But a warm kitchen and yummy food is good winter fun. Perhaps that is not the case in a place where you are barbecuing on the beach still. (On the other hand, if you want tips on some of those occupations, tell me.)