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I need a time killer

Dave Prelosky, Photographer

Lower Burrell | Pa | US | Posted: 7:20 PM on 11.13.09

->> So, I'm two weeks into recovery after a work-related fall with another month of time off to look forward to. With my new broken wrist I'm not allowed to return to work until the cast comes off, lift more than five pounds, can't grip a camera, and am about up to my ears in Law & Order reruns.
Sooooo, I'd appreciate any time wasting / continuing ed /good book suggestions any cares to offer. If I was clairvoyant, I'd have set up the broken wrist to coincide with a McNally workshop but I'm not much in the psychic ability department.

Thomas Oed, Photographer

	San Diego \| CA \| USA \| Posted: 7:24 PM on 11.13.09
	->> http://www.websudoku.com/ Get better soon!

Alan Look, Photographer

	Bloomington/Normal \| IL \| United States \| Posted: 7:27 PM on 11.13.09
	->> Cruise.

Nick Adams, Photographer

	Salt Lake City \| UT \| \| Posted: 7:50 PM on 11.13.09
	->> www.jellyjumper.com - this will kill at least 2-5 days. http://www.stumbleupon.com/ this will also help kill some major time.

Todd Spoth, Photographer, Student/Intern

Houston | TX | USA | Posted: 8:18 PM on 11.13.09

->> there are a ton of useless time killers but ive always been one for learning new things. i used to always keep the game show network on the other room so that i would always be over hearing trivia shows, etc. needless to say i am full of random knowledge.

if it were me id get a lynda.com account and sit down with their thousands of video tutorials and learn something useful. a new program, etc.

-T

Ric Tapia, Photographer, Photo Editor

	Los Angeles \| CA \| USA \| Posted: 8:53 PM on 11.13.09
	->> www.peopleofwalmart.com

Mark Peters, Photographer

	Highland \| IL \| USA \| Posted: 10:10 PM on 11.13.09
	->> Damn you Ric Tapia..... That's about 20 minutes of my life gone.

Daniel Putz, Photographer

	Jefferson \| MD \| USA \| Posted: 10:24 PM on 11.13.09
	->> http://www.jandrewedits.com/

David Harpe, Photographer

	Louisville \| KY \| USA \| Posted: 10:42 PM on 11.13.09
	->> http://www.sportsshooter.com/message_index.html

Jeff Kiely, Photographer

	Tolland \| CT \| USA \| Posted: 11:04 PM on 11.13.09
	->> Good time to watch all 5 seasons of the Wire.

Jim Colburn, Photo Editor, Photographer

	McAllen \| TX \| USA \| Posted: 11:51 PM on 11.13.09
	->> "...good book suggestions..." The Count Of Monte Cristo. You just cannot beat it.

Isaac Ginsberg, Student/Intern, Photographer

	Seattle \| WA \| U.S.A \| Posted: 1:10 AM on 11.14.09
	->> Audio books are your friend!!! I am a big fan of the Patrick O'brian series.

Max Waugh, Photographer

	Bothell \| WA \| USA \| Posted: 1:12 AM on 11.14.09
	->> Second on Jim's suggestion. One of my favorite "classics." Also, we had the recent Kindle thread here... as mentioned, an eReader really makes it easy to plow through a lot of books.

Jeff Barrie, Photographer

	Indianapolis \| IN \| USA \| Posted: 1:20 AM on 11.14.09
	->> John Sanford "Prey" series of books. About a Minneapolis homicide investigator. Great books that will keep you up at night trying to finish one more chapter, if not the whole book. Also, Stephen Hunter and his books about a Viet Nam era sniper, Bob the Nailer. Good books, intense at times and addicting if you like action novels.

Ron Erdrich, Photographer

Abilene | TX | USA | Posted: 1:58 AM on 11.14.09

->> If you like sci-fi, read Lord of the Rings or Terry Brooks Shannara series. Those are big, thick epic fantasy stories that'll eat up a chunk of your time. If you REALLY want to eat up a chunk of time, dig into Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time, 12 thick books and counting.

Other great sci-fi is Dan Simmons' award-winning novel Hyperion which I gave to a co-worker and it frightened her so much she had to stop reading it at night. It's really good, reminiscent of Cantebury Tales. Simmons' Olympos and Illium are a sci-fi take on the Trojan War and are also excellent and will make you think.

Mark Twain's Roughing It is also good, and I also admit a fondness for some of Al Franken's books.

Hulu.com has some great old TV shows and movies on it as well, all free.

Hope this helps,

-Ron-

Nic Coury, Photographer

	Monterey \| CA \| \| Posted: 2:26 AM on 11.14.09
	->> @Nick JellyJumper is wayyy to addicting. Thanks for that... My Add: http://graphjam.com/ http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/

David Harpe, Photographer

	Louisville \| KY \| USA \| Posted: 8:07 AM on 11.14.09
	->> "Fate is the Hunter", by Ernest K. Gann http://www.amazon.com/Fate-Hunter-Ernest-K-Gann/dp/0671636030 If you have even a mild interest in flying (and adventure), this is a great book for you. One of my favorites.

Wally Nell, Photographer

	CAIRO \| EG \| EGYPT \| Posted: 10:49 AM on 11.14.09
	->> Work on a book, publish a book, heck, work on a portfolio book. You're not going anywhere, so why not!

Dave Prelosky, Photographer

	Lower Burrell \| Pa \| US \| Posted: 11:49 AM on 11.14.09
	->> Wally - with the wrist thing, my typing mostly looks like ee cumings keep the ideas coming folks - and thanx

Arthur Spragg, Photographer

	San Angelo \| TX \| USA \| Posted: 2:52 PM on 11.14.09
	->> Minutes and even hours pass so quickly on http://www.freerice.com/ as I do something good (I think) for the world and improve myself too.

Kyle Carter, Photographer

	Sikeston \| MO \| USA \| Posted: 4:03 PM on 11.14.09
	->> Begin studying to pass the Series 7 and Series 66 - you could make some more good money if you pass or least you would learn a lot about a subject that most people don't really understand.... It could turn into a lucrative career incase something ever happens to the photography career.... If nothing else, you could learn how to make yourself a little more money.... Get well soon bud!!!

Chuck Steenburgh, Photographer

	Lexington \| VA \| USA \| Posted: 12:26 PM on 11.15.09
	->> www.geocaching.com Gets you out and about and can take you to some very interesting places.

Jody Gomez, Photographer

	Murrieta \| CA \| USA \| Posted: 3:19 PM on 11.15.09
	->> Texas Hold 'Em on Facebook

Stew Milne, Photographer

	Providence \| RI \| USA \| Posted: 1:28 PM on 11.19.09
	->> OK, damn you jellyjumper! For those you've been addicted, I'm stuck. Literally. The game won't go past level 20, even though I clear it. It's like the rest of the levels haven't been loaded.

Larry Lawson, Photographer

	Portland \| OR \| USA \| Posted: 2:17 PM on 11.19.09
	->> www.hulu.com Dollhouse, Numb3rs, etc.

Andrew Knapik, Photographer, Assistant

	Lincoln Park \| MI \| USA \| Posted: 2:30 PM on 11.19.09
	->> Stew - I am in the same positon as you. Finished the first 20, and cannot go on. Now I keep playing over and over again hoping that maybe, they get the next levels up so I can move on. - I will go beat my head against a wall now!

Richard Uhlhorn, Photographer

	Chelan Falls \| WA \| USA \| Posted: 2:31 PM on 11.19.09
	->> If you like crime novels anything by Michael Connelly, Robert Parker or Robert Crais. You will be reading until your eyes go bad.

Corey Perrine, Photographer

	Hudson \| NH \| USA \| Posted: 3:40 PM on 11.19.09
	->> http://bored.com/ http://www.freetetris.org/ http://www.ampgames.com/game/372/Feed-The-Pig.html

Wesley R. Bush, Photographer

	Nashville \| TN \| U.S. \| Posted: 4:07 PM on 11.19.09
	->> Take the time to put together the website you've always wanted but never had time to do.

Jeff Brehm, Photographer, Photo Editor

	Charlotte \| NC \| USA \| Posted: 4:39 PM on 11.19.09
	->> Try to improve the AF on your Canon camera?

Dianna Russell, Photographer

Springfield | MO | USA | Posted: 4:59 PM on 11.19.09

->> Wordscraper (like scrabble) on Facebook is fun.

Not sure what your favorite authors/books are but:

I just finished: The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks and really liked it.

Getting ready to read: The Associate by John Grisham and looking forward to reading his new one: Ford County

Mitch Album has a new one that is high on my list: Have a Little Faith.

Michael Lewis has a new book about football: The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game.

Larry Bird: When the Game Was Ours

Andre Agassi: Open

Stephen King: Under the Dome

Dean Koontz: Breathless

Michael Crichton: Pirate Latitudes

James Patterson (one of my favorite authors) has a new one: I, Alex Cross..and one coming out in Dec .. Witch and Wizard

Then there are the political books: Sara Palin, Bill O'Reilly, Edward Kennedy, Glenn Beck etc ...

So many good books out there. A very inexpensive way to pass the time if you get them from the library.

Enjoy your downtime.

~Dianna

Larry Lawson, Photographer

	Portland \| OR \| USA \| Posted: 6:03 PM on 11.19.09
	->> Jeff B - ouch...

Nick Adams, Photographer

	Salt Lake City \| UT \| \| Posted: 2:17 AM on 11.20.09
	->> Andrew, Stew - I'm on level 46... I gave up until I can find some post it notes to help. If you reach that level you will understand. Another good time killer. http://www.tumblr.com

Steven Georges, Photographer

Long Beach | CA | USA | Posted: 5:32 AM on 11.21.09

->> Podcasts - They are free (except they sometimes ask for donations)

1. Hardcore History - Dan Carlin gives gripping talks on a variety of subjects. (Wins my award for best Podcast) The latest one, a whopping 4 part series called Ghosts of the Ostfront, was one of his best.

2. Astronomy Cast - Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay. Great audio show (and education) on astronomy.

3. Escape Pod - Stephen Eley's show on Science Fiction short stories from various writters. Not all stories are good, but I can do a whole thread on my favorite shows.
(Stories I liked included, Union Dues, Infestation, How I Mounted Goldie . . . , Edward Bear, Flaming Marshmallows, Astromonkeys, Save Me Piz, Niels Bohr and the Sleeping Dane, Conversions With and About my Electric Toothbrush, Mayfly, The Giving Plague. -- There are others, your taste on what you like will vary)

4. NPR - Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.

5. NPR - This American Life.

6. Common Sense - Dan Carlin again, this time with a political show that can get the left AND the right mad.

7. The Heaven series - Story by Mur Lafferty

8. Playing for Keeps - Story by Mur Lafferty

---Most current shows can be downloaded using iTunes. Older archive shows can sometimes be found on the shows web site.

Michael L. Palmieri, Photographer

	Barnegat \| NJ \| USA \| Posted: 9:44 AM on 11.21.09
	->> www.sporcle.com

D. Ross Cameron, Photographer

Oakland | CA | USA | Posted: 2:40 PM on 11.21.09

->> Take all your old CDs/DVDs of digital photo files, copy them back onto your computer hard drive, then batch caption them in Photoshop Bridge, making sure to include keywords, compile a list of said files (in an Excel-type spreadsheet) while re-burning them all onto DVDs (in duplicate, of course), and carefully store the resulting discs in three-ring notebook binders.

And do it neatly.

If you have had a career of any appreciable length, this will take you months -- nay, years.

It's working for me!

Anal-retentively yours,
DRC

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