Offline entertainment recommendations
Hey guys!
Next week I'm going to the hospital and frankly, boredom is what I'm most afraid of. Most likely I won't have access to wifi and I'm only bringing my phone, and I'd rather use my mobile data for messaging and stuff instead of streaming things. I know the obvious answer is books, and I like reading, but I don't know if I want to read for hours and hours every day. I also just found out that because of flu season visitors won't be allowed unless it's an emergency.
So I'm looking for anything I can do offline: books, podcasts I can download and listen to, maybe some puzzle-y type mobile games? Or really anything that'll keep me from going mad of boredom. Any ideas are much appreciated!
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If you're into it and they'll allow you an exact-o knife and glue, there's paper model building. This might be incredibly frustrating or boring, or an awesome idea - depending on your disposition.
I've had this one (the Rocinante from the Expanse) printed and baaaarely started for months. If I had a couple days to kill, I'd get back to it.
http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/alternate-dimensions/40215-rocinante-released.html
This isn't my work, but this is what it looks like complete:
For podcasts - I'd take advantage of the long uninterrupted hours by going for Hardcore History. Dan does such a good job weaving the narrative that it really benefits from listening all at once if you can swing it.
@Flukes Holy crap, I need that paper Roci in my life! I've never done any kind of modeling, but over Christmas I've built a miniature dollhouse thingy with my niece for the first time (with working lights and all) and that was super fun. How do you get started on this? What kind of paper do you need to print this on? I doubt I can get this going before I leave, but as soon as I get home I'm all over it.
It is absolutely beautiful and worth every penny. ($4.99 on Android, $2.99 on IOS). Check out http://gorogoa.com/ for links to the various places you can buy it, and watch this short teaser below.