Can you be bothered to join The Cloud Appreciation Society?

[NoJo]

I found The Cloud Appreciation Society while perusing the new web site of The Idler magazine, founded in 1896 by Jerome K Jerome. The Idler is dedicated to laziness. The Idler's web site is, not surprisingly, currently Under Construction.

The Idler staff recently beat the Financial Times in the quiz show "University Challenge - The Professionals", one of Britains toughest general knowledge shows. So they may be lazy, but they're not lazy fools.

I often have trouble idling, probably due to the vast amounts of caffeine in my bloodstream. But on those rare moments when I manage it, I find it highly enjoyable.

What about you litsters? How good an Idler are you? How many times a week do you manage it? (Of course the best people won't bother to post)









"Action is the refuge of people who have nothing whatsoever to do."
Oscar Wilde

 

[Dar~]

I put off everything till the last possible moment. I have no time to be bothered to do things until I have no chooice but to do them. I also have no interest in clouds aside from if they look like bunnies or some such.

 

[cantdog]

People do not look up enough.

 

[cloudy]

People do not look up enough.

I do.

 

[cantdog]

Then you know what I mean.

 

[minsue]

I've never understood those who cannot idle. I'm very good at doing nothing. Then again, I practice. Often. Maybe that's their problem.


As for the clouds, every time I take pictures at least 70% of them are of the clouds. Every vacation, every trip, every new location, all my damned pictures are of the clouds.

 

[Guest]

I've been a member of the cloudy Appreciation Society for a year.

 

[The_Darkness]

I'm such a procrastinator that I was born 5 weeks late. I was supposed to be born in early May and I was born in the middle of June.

 

[Liar]

Idling is not procrastination. Procrastination is doing nothing when you have set time aside to do someting. Idling is setting time aside to do nothing.

Id#Ler

 

[Guest]

People do not look up enough.

My children keep me looking up.

 

[AppleBiter]

I haven't had time to be lazy in the past month. I have two weeks before fall semester starts and I just finished summer yesterday. *le sigh* I'll be sure to get on that whole laziness thing.

 

[Liar]

My children keep me looking up.

You mean like this?

 

[Guest]

You mean like this?

No, Litsters do that.

You know I mean my children allow me to experience things anew through their eyes.

 

[AppleBiter]

No, Litsters do that.

I hear ya. And some more than others.

 

[lil_elvis]

"Somehow I've learned how to listen
To the sound of the sun going down"

-Jerry Jeff Walker

Always made sense to me.

 

[Rumple Foreskin]

What about you litsters? How good an Idler are you? How many times a week do you manage it? (Of course the best people won't bother to post)

I am an idlers, idler.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-12/909970/sackedout02.jpg

Any more question? If so, ask 'em later.

Rumple Foreskin

 

[The_Darkness]

My mom's 5'5", Dad's 6'1", my brother's 6'3" and I'm 6'4"

When we're all home, I think Mom should be an honorary member of the cloud watching society.

 

[ABSTRUSE]

I do.

Ditto.

 

[pop_54]

I am an idlers, idler.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-12/909970/sackedout02.jpg

Any more question? If so, ask 'em later.

Rumple Foreskin

You and me both old chap


I too have a lot of photographs of clouds Minsue sweetness, I put it down to the drink and loss of sense of direction in my case You always know when you've had enough to drink, if the wall opposite appears to have ceiling tiles and light fittings on it.

 

[carsonshepherd]

it just occurred to me today why i need large blocks of time in which to do nothing... it's something i've done since i was very small and played alone for hours and hours. i am better at doing nothing than anything else i've ever done.

 

[The_Darkness]

it just occurred to me today why i need large blocks of time in which to do nothing... it's something i've done since i was very small and played alone for hours and hours. i am better at doing nothing than anything else i've ever done.

Sounds familiar. I try to have as much nothing time as possible, but that's largely because I'm out of the house because of work for 13 hours a day and sleeping much of what's left.

 

[moonlight elf]

I've never understood those who cannot idle. I'm very good at doing nothing. Then again, I practice. Often. Maybe that's their problem.


As for the clouds, every time I take pictures at least 70% of them are of the clouds. Every vacation, every trip, every new location, all my damned pictures are of the clouds.

I love doing nothing. Haven't been able to idle lately but when I get a chance I take it. And the geek that I am I like watching clouds. When I was small I thought' that clouds carried people's wishes to the stars.

 

[dr_mabeuse]

They should make bras for clouds.

 

[The_Darkness]

They should make bras for clouds.

That's the most interesting thought I've heard all week.

 

[china-doll]

"The time you enjoyed wasting was not wasted time."