Mar. 7th, 2011

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I'm a little annoyed that because of vague interview related things I can't do IDP camp this week. 

Last week I mentioned thinking up some goals for the this year.  [livejournal.com profile] plumsbitch  mentioned the possibility of voluntary work.  Now, I do IDP camp, and that's about it.  That's about 4 days a year.  I should do something else.

Why do I volunteer?  For the same reason I volunteered to spend a couple of hours doing various odd jobs at Worldcon, and why I did a first Aid course.  Partly it's because I get free coffee, but it's mainly because I enjoy doing it.  It's a lot of fun to semi-traumatise* charity workers.  [livejournal.com profile] penguin_worship's gratitude means a lot as well.  I will meet interesting people.  And yes, I get free coffee.  

So, I enjoy it, and it helps other people.  I should do more.  I have other things I like to do.  Work tends to get in the way.  I can't even do IDP camp because one company or another might want to interview me this week.  I have no idea where I'll be working in three weeks' time, have various hobbies that I like to keep doing, and I have no idea what I want to do. 

Something I enjoy.  Something I can fit around my schedule.  Is there a list of things that I can do?

Activism, and community stuff was mentioned.  It's tricky.  There are a handful of things I care about but nothing that's deeply personal to me.  I think it's important that it is personal.  I'm heterosexual white male middle class and fairly right wing.  I live in a society that's designed for me.  I have certain concerns about freedom of speech, but all I can really think of there is that I should write to my MP regarding the Libel Reform Bill.  So I will do that, because it's important, but it's hardly going to get me out and doing interesting stuff is it?

I wonder if there is something I'll enjoy doing, is useful, fits around my schedule, and provides free coffee.

*We're not allowed to traumertise them.  This is clearly different from traumatising them.
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