bord in Frankfort KY

cheri1122

Veteran Expediter
Driver
We are in Frankfort, KY and are not bored. You are not crossing paths with us because we do not hang out in truck stops when we have time to spare. At the moment, we are in an RV park. Diane is taking a brisk walk. I am servicing my EO addiction now (perhaps something that relieves boredom) and preparing to settle in to a day of study, writing, and some business paperwork (which will be boring to do).

Boredom is an emotion or state of mind (definitions vary), caused not by the lack of freight but by one's learned response to certain circumstances. As such, boredom is not your carrier's or other peoples' problem to solve.

You talk often here in the Open Forum about being bored. Sitting is part of the expedited freight game. If you do not like being bored, you might try using some of your down time to read up on boredom, identify the flavor(s) of boredom you experience, and consider other ways to engage your mind.

I don't mean read the humorous cure-boredom web sites. I mean read serious books and articles on the subject that will help you turn your down time is to something you enjoy and use more productively than you do now.

Here is a book for starters:

Boredom Solution: Understanding and Dealing With Boredom, by Linda Deal. Read an excerpt here.


Well, if the presumptuous attitude , patronizing 'advice', and total hijacking of a thread to discuss (what else?) yourself (yes, you were asked, but should have begun a new thread, on the totally unrelated discussion, IMO) doesn't encourage new folks to jump right in, I don't know what would....:rolleyes: Unless, of course, they'd like to be analyzed, by "Dr Phil" (& if Jerry Springer can succeed, then clearly, there are some C R A Z Y folks out there)
Myself, I believe I'd just keep my mouf shut, as so many others do.
I think that's a shame, though - they might have something of value to add, you know - if they weren't afraid of being treated like a child (and not a particularly bright child, at that).
 

arkjarhead

Veteran Expediter
MorningStar,
You say you are an artist? Have you thought of working on your art work in the truck and possibly putting together an art show somewhere? You can't be the only driver that enjoys art. Something like "The World of Art Behind the Wheel of a Big Rig". Long but catchy. People eat that kind of stuff up. It would give you something to plan, work on, and work towards while laid over. I would make a trip to go to an art show like that. As long as I was out of school. Just another thought. I'm trying to come up with at one decent idea of a long term time filler. Something you can look foward to spending time on.
 

arkjarhead

Veteran Expediter
I'm always coming up with ways to make money. I always joke with my wife and say if I had the capital to get half my ideas off the ground I'd either be a billionaire or just as broke as I am now with a bunch of failed plans. I have come up with some good ones though. Some ideas I have taken off of others and tweeked them into my own.
 

morningstar55ny

Veteran Expediter
Driver
MorningStar,
You say you are an artist? Have you thought of working on your art work in the truck and possibly putting together an art show somewhere? You can't be the only driver that enjoys art. Something like "The World of Art Behind the Wheel of a Big Rig". Long but catchy. People eat that kind of stuff up. It would give you something to plan, work on, and work towards while laid over. I would make a trip to go to an art show like that. As long as I was out of school. Just another thought. I'm trying to come up with at one decent idea of a long term time filler. Something you can look foward to spending time on.

yes....... i have.. but ummmm im a baby truck ... to the real big rigs out there.
anyways..... i do have some rocks in the truck already painted and some r not.......
i have some wooden small box's at home that need to be staind and such next trip home..... annd a few t shirts im working on for a up coming event ..and birthday gifts..
there's a awsome art supply store in nashville...(not a craft store) that i try to get too when u get loads that way...
altough i do hit a Micheals on occasion...
i been an artist all my life...... spent 6 yrs at a community college and attended the art institute of dallas..... and ha..... im driving a truck go figure.
I love native american art.... i draw and paint a lot of horse stuff... cartoons.. nudes.. im not real good with scenery.... i can do trucks as long as i can trace part of it.... lol ..
i have a line of cow cartoons i would like to get published into a calander sometime.
and would love to get into illustrating kids books....... i have had verious people i know say they like ot write kids books and we could team up .. me drawing the pics....... soo i tell them . kewl........ just send or get me the story and i will draw up stuff...... well... that was few yrs ago.... im still waiting.... but not holding my breath.
i have an idea for christmas kids book.... but need help wording the story and all.....
its about ........ how come we all exchange gifts at christmas.and its jesus's birthday and since he cant be here to celebrate it.... in person ... he has givin us st Nick.. whom we all over the years have come to know as santa clause... and giving and recieving gifts is a way of jesus's sharing his day of celebration for his birthday..........
ok....... well .... this is all just an idea for the story..... i need help to make it all a bit more accurate. and sound better...... im not a writter.... just an idea for a kids book.
 

ATeam

Senior Member
Retired Expediter
If your passion is art but you are driving a truck, driving a truck is not likely to take you where you want to go.
 

Turtle

Administrator
Staff member
Retired Expediter
i draw and paint a lot of horse stuff... cartoons.. nudes..

Horse nudes?

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greg334

Veteran Expediter
If your passion is art but you are driving a truck, driving a truck is not likely to take you where you want to go.

WHAT?!?

I think this is a bit condescending just like your RV park comment. I really feel that if you are going to say you are at an camp ground, maybe extending some sort of editorially courtesy to other members to join you would be in order not to sound so condescending.

Morningstar, if your passion is art, then the driving you do affords you more opportunity to experience the real meaning of art in the country than if you sat in an office being a 9 to 5er. There is so much you can do in a small space and with your box in the back, there is even more you can do when you are empty. I know of one guy who has a carving station set up in the box where in the evening he goes back there and carves wood.

Oh lets see here are a few things you can do to feed that passion ....

In a truck you can go to the national gallery. Parking may be the issue but if art is a passion, there is no better way to spend your 34 hour reset than 8 hours at the national gallery.

In Chicago, there are a lot of places you can go and it is a great city to explore for art.

In Charleston SC, seeing you like wildlife, the South East WildLife Expo (SEWE) is in February 13-15, 2009 - great time to be in Charleston. I have been here a lot of times and one really big thing that I miss being there.

ALSO in Charleston, it really is not as a big of a deal as the SEWE is the Spoleto Festival in May through June of 2009. There are a lot of artists and booths and I think a few workshops. This is a great place to explore and see real down to earth stuff.
 

morningstar55ny

Veteran Expediter
Driver
WHAT?!?

I think this is a bit condescending just like your RV park comment. I really feel that if you are going to say you are at an camp ground, maybe extending some sort of editorially courtesy to other members to join you would be in order not to sound so condescending.

Morningstar, if your passion is art, then the driving you do affords you more opportunity to experience the real meaning of art in the country than if you sat in an office being a 9 to 5er. There is so much you can do in a small space and with your box in the back, there is even more you can do when you are empty. I know of one guy who has a carving station set up in the box where in the evening he goes back there and carves wood.

Oh lets see here are a few things you can do to feed that passion ....

In a truck you can go to the national gallery. Parking may be the issue but if art is a passion, there is no better way to spend your 34 hour reset than 8 hours at the national gallery.

In Chicago, there are a lot of places you can go and it is a great city to explore for art.

In Charleston SC, seeing you like wildlife, the South East WildLife Expo (SEWE) is in February 13-15, 2009 - great time to be in Charleston. I have been here a lot of times and one really big thing that I miss being there.

ALSO in Charleston, it really is not as a big of a deal as the SEWE is the Spoleto Festival in May through June of 2009. There are a lot of artists and booths and I think a few workshops. This is a great place to explore and see real down to earth stuff.


... wow ty .......
i do make some $$ doing my art......... ever hear of the starving artist??? LOL
gotta make some bucks somewhere.......
and NO turtle I do not do nude. horse.........well wait a min.maybe i do .... they sure as hell dont have cloths on now do they?? ha
ok.......... the camp ground thing......
ya know........ i thought about doing the camp ground thing.. maybe one that has a lake or large pond so i can fish......... i carry my fishing stuff too. lol
but......... i am a solo woman out here...... and the camp ground well....... would be nice to have company with me.
ok....... people..... maybe the A team likes there privacy .??

Turtle cute horse......
ok i landed in NashVagas....... and at the TA ...... off I24 .. yep yep .. this dirty ol truck stop... where i can get fuel , grab something to drink.... and go hide in my truck.
i cover my windows and turn on my tv ..and this lap top... with something to eat..and im cozy.....
now i wish i was stuck here for the weekend instead of where i was...... cause i have a few friends here...... whom would of picked me up and i could of been doing stuff.
but that didnt happen...... anyways.
i have been in some festivals.... in NY .. Tx... NC .. i have a face painting stand..... and can average $400 to 700 in a weekend....... but its not a dependable source of income... R A I N is a four letter bad word.... lol then there's winter........ doing it in a malll... is not profitable... rent for a space is extremly high....
and ok ur thinking....... well do kids birthday parties.....
i did that..... i HATE it..... u got 10 to 20 kids all coming at ya at once .. and want u to paint 15 different things on them. geeshh it drove me crazy.... :'(
soooooo i have a friend whom clowns in buffalo..and when im out face painting and someone askk ... about doign partied i hand them her card..... :D
i wil stick to the festivals...... heh..
 

morningstar55ny

Veteran Expediter
Driver
when im bored......... dont mean i want to paint.......
i have to be inspired...
and in the mood..... u know us artist. can be ahhhhhh moody .. lol
just kiddin.........
i have drawn trucks...... and have an air brush.... i need practce with it....
for the holiday season i will paint windows
anyways....... on to other things


do you all know there is a pub in downtown Nashville...... that is haunted..... i would LOVE to go check that out...... its over by the white horse saloon...... on the main drag of everything
 

morningstar55ny

Veteran Expediter
Driver
a while back,a man became a millionaire over a pet rock,just think if it were painted

i do paint rocks....
i paint peoples dogs on them.... horses . etc...
i need to get the ones i have in my truck now ... out and get some new ones ....
my brother had a dog whom got old and had to be put down earlier this yr.....and im working on that now....
i cant put to many rocks in here .. LOL . would effect my weight on the truck. no??? LOL
 

jaminjim

Veteran Expediter
How about selling drawings of peoples trucks? I'm sure you could get the work (money) doing that.
 
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