We are all overstimulated

[El Presidente]

Two hundred boredom "activists" gathered in London in December at James Ward's annual banal-apalooza conference, "Boring 2010," to listen to ennui-stricken speakers glorify all things dreary, including a demonstration of milk-tasting (in wine glasses, describing flavor and smoothness), charts breaking down the characteristics of a man's sneezes for three years, and a PowerPoint presentation on the color distribution and materials of a man's necktie collection from one year to the next. Another speaker's "My Relationship With Bus Routes" seemed well-received, also. Observed one attendee, to a Wall Street Journal reporter: "We're all overstimulated. I think it's important to stop all that for a while and see what several hours of being bored really feels like." [Wall Street Journal, 12-29-2010]

[Ellery]

I spend several hours a day being bored, its called work.

[cigcars]

I spend several hours a day being bored, its called work.

*Hey good one! Ditto!

[JY0]

I worked hard for years to be able to achieve boredom. I like it!

[CigarB]

One man's boredom is another man's excitement. Two of my favorite pastimes (cigar smoking and golf) are too often deemed boring by the masses. I always say too many people discount doing nothing, it's not that bad! Reminds me of the Seinfeld episode when Elaine said she sat in a chair and stared