"What do you do to relax?"

[Yamori]

Hey, i havnt seen anything like this in other threads so i figured i would start one.

What do you do to relax: you can put as many or as thew things you do to relax as you want ( just keep it clean hey )

Things i do to relax:
1. Smoke fine hand made cigars, ive been smoking cigars for many years now, usualy 2-3 a week due to cost and i prefer Dominican and Nicaraguan over cuban.

cuban cigars are overated in my opinion, they burn hotter than cigars of the other nations i meantiond and are predominantly spicy and dry.

They lack the range and depth of flavors and complexities and all seem to end on a bitter note. If you wanted to try a Cuban, Montecristo's are the best Cuba has to offer But my favs overall are Ashton VSG Tres Mystique, Arturo Fuente Chateau Fuente, Arturo Fuente Don Carlos Robusto, Padron3000 Maduro and for the smaller smoke when i do not have the time for a full cigar i like El Rey Del Mundo Demi Tasse and Zino Mini Cigarillos.

2. Watch movies.
Another of the things i do to relax, especially smoking a cigar whilst watching a movie.

3. sitting on the back deck on a nice day. usually with a pot of green tea from Sayama region japan. observing nature as there is always an abundance of it in my back garden.

4. Listing to music, usually old mowtown like marvin gaye when i want to relax.

5. having a drink with my mates or family on occasion. Either a beer(corona or Sapporo) or a spirit(vodka or sake are those only ones i will drink)(i don't drink much)

6. Reading a good book or doing research is pretty relaxing i guess.

7. I would say spending time with my gf, taking her out somewhere but am currently single and am enjoying not being nagged and not constantly fighting and arguing over nothing lol.


What about you. what do you do to relax?

 

[KelliH]

1. roller skate
2. listen to music
3. read
4. alone time with my dear husband

 

[T&KBrouse]

Sounds crazy, but the most common thing I do to relax is handle my animals.
Next, I guess I would say some yoga, meditations, prayer and one night every couple weeks, tying one on 'til I can't see straight.:drunk:

 

[Riyo]

I don't think it sounds crazy, T&K, my animals are my greatest relaxation too! After a really hard day, no matter how frazzled I might be, spending time with my leos and (separately, of course) my cat always cheers me up.

Other things I do:
Draw
Read
Go for a brisk walk

 

[ariana]

hm.
well i handle my animals.
read.
listen to music.
run.
box.

 

[Alliemac]

Defiantly reading. Even a page or two can sometimes take me from raving crazed mom to nice mom again.

Snuggling with my kids watching a movie.

Just sitting in a clean, tidy and QUIET room.

Gardening.

 

[GeckoStud]

Snuggling with my girl!
Handle my animals
Draw
Listen to music
read
video games
movies...

 

[eric]

1.Movie Night with my Wife and kids!!! ( Thank you Heather )
2.Playing with my kids!
3.Banjo Pickin'
4.Music
5.Talking with friends and my wife!

 

[LeapinLizards]

1. Talk with my AMAZING friends for hours on the phone (thank you Eric, Marcia, Paul, Gregg, etc lol)

2. Listen to music insanely loud

3. Clean and organize (I know...sounds like an odd way to relax)

4. Take a drive

5. Movies! (Eric, you know you just gotta mention a title you want, and you'll get it in a day or two)

6. Last but certainly not least, GECKO TIME. These animals are incredibly therapeutic.

 

[Retribution Reptiles]

1. Hang out with friends by the fire
2. Have a smoke
3. Kill people on COD4
4. Search Gecko Forums
5. Anything to where i don't have to interact with the public

 

[Foreverandever]

Smoke
Read
Do a quick frantic dance around the living room (lol)

 

[Yamori]

Seems allot of us do similar things to relax.
I too think searching the forums here and chatting in the chat room is a good way to relax.
Playing games, someone mentioned COD4 lol i used to love that game, Im a big FPS fan but i think COD5 is better. I also really enjoy playing mirrors edge, looking down over the city from the edge of a building. jumping form building to building. great game.

Giving my dog "Milo" a hug. He's a good old dog (he's a blue heeler cattle dog)

 

[Ehatcher]

bout the only thing that can get me to relax

 

[Jenn]

SLEEP!!!
read the forums.
play with my creatures.

 

[Amber7399]

~take a drive late at night

~sit at the bar i work at & have a drink with friends/co-workers

~chatting with a good friend

~sleep

~the lizards

~shopping

~GF.net

~depending on the music & the stress causing situation. sometimes it can cause me more stress

 

[BettaDragon]

I burn incense, drink tea (connoisseur of tea I might add!), research various things with an actual book and not a web page, make natural gemstone jewelry, cook, and I draw. I almost always have my gecko, Yukina, with me when I'm stressed. I wonder sometimes if she knows when I'm tensed up because when I am she lays really still on me and just licks me. During the summer I go swimming when I want to relax though I find I stay under water a bit longer than I should which leads to a lovely migraine which that adds to stress.

 

[paintedlizards]

every night when i go to sleep I watch an eppisode of SVU on DVR. I just got a fishtank ( 14 gallon) and we inhereted two m/f rat pairs- which im having fun playing with as I type.

I like to play with my dogs(we've go 5). snuggle in bed ( illegial in fiances eyes) with my two pit bull puppies...

so i guess animals all the way!

if its a really bad day and I'm borderline melting down its gotta be the horses tho- noone else cuts it.

 

[bubblez825]

1) listen to music while surfing the internet
2) IMing people(add me on msn/yahoo/gmail the addresses are on my profile )
3) talk on the phone/text
4) read while snacking on sunflower seeds or something
5) playing with animals
6) hang with friends at the park and wrestle with one of the guys(i always loose, but its fun anyways :main_laugh: he's 2 times my size & weight)
7) draw on paint on the computer while listening to music
8) lay on my bed, thinking, & listening to music
9) ride my bike, usually end up at the park or friends house
10) put earphones in with music really loud and sing( :main_laugh: )
11) multi-task. My usual is: IMing, in the GF chatroom, music, surfing the forums, texting, talking on the phone, & playing wit ha gecko all at the same time

LOL I do a lot....and I still get good grades .

My usual weekend consists of being called/texted at 9:30am () and told to get dressed cuz my 2 friends are about to come over(sheesh the boys never give me time to get dressed ) and walk in 5 minutes after i say im awake & they wait for me to get dressed, then I get dragged off to the park & we usually sit on a bench for hours, talking or playing around on the playground(I know, the little kids stare at us like wtf man, teenagers on a friggin PLAYGROUND!!! lol chasing each other across the bridge or swinging on the swings and/or trying to fit in the baby swings

haha exciting weekend eh? :main_laugh: yes teenagers are weird, especially when 2 girls are with 5 boys around a fire playing truth or dare at 9:00pm :main_rolleyes: :main_laugh:

 

[SLY]

Wine and Beer (kind of another hobby), hockey, sex, and good food.

A winning combination...and not necessarily in that order...hah.