I think I've hit that point in my life where suddenly I look around and think....damn I'm bored.
I don't think youngsters will understand this type of boredom, as while not all my goals have been met, all of the short term/easy to define ones have been. I used to be content to work on class work, and hit the next party, or any other diversion, but that was because everything was moving forward and entertainment was to blow of steam or relax.
Now I have a great job, which allows both freedom from the cooperate world and good pay. I enjoy it, it gives me a level of instant prestige, and I am good at it.
I have a great wife. She's intelligent, good looking and loves me completely. Shes open to new things and is not jealous or controlling in the least.
I have a great kid. Its almost embarrassing how often people come up to tell us how cute he is. My usual joke is I'm still trying to find the father.
I have a sex life which would be hard pressed to be better, and would be the envy of most married men.
The problem is I'm just bored in general. I'm not challenged. I have nothing left to really prove to anyone or myself. I think this is the point where people turn to drinking, model trains, religion, or conspicuous consumption. Well I don't like hangovers, trains never did it for me, I've been an atheist since I was eight, and buying new toys doesn't excite me that much in the end.
Part of why I post on TFP is because I'm bored, I've been playing MMPOG's, but in the end they are boring too (some sooner than others) and feel like a waste of time.
So my question or perhaps just discussion would be what do you do to keep from being bored, to find a passion worth devoting your life to. Me perhaps I'm just in a funk, but I do need something new to do
