http://www.idkfa.com/v3 idkfa: syndicated http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1097&msg_id=1134 yknow its interesting that you mention you feel homesick for dc when you're here in AK. i can't ever remember missing NY. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Asked and Answered Thu, 28 Oct 2010 01:43:35 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1097&msg_id=1134 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1097&msg_id=1133 Thanks for the tips, guys. I'll try some of them out. Possibly go on a walk this weekend, by myself, just to get back to seeing things again. Aldis@idkfa.com (Aldis) Asked and Answered Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:55:34 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1097&msg_id=1133 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1097&msg_id=1106 Wow, that definitely sounds familiar... I definitely was in that state quite a few times. What worked/works for me: I kept in touch with my family and close friends back home. If it wasn't for the old idkfa, I don't know what I would have done in college. I'm pretty sure idkfa kept me from going off the deep end when I was in some really bad periods of time. I kept as busy as possible. If I always had something to do, somehow it made things better. Things seemed to be worse when I had too much time to think. I would just prepare for it and expect it at certain times... I knew that I would get homesick for DC for the first day I went home to AK, and I would be homesick for AK for the first two weeks back in DC. CapitolZebra@idkfa.com (CapitolZebra) Asked and Answered Mon, 25 Oct 2010 03:02:37 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1097&msg_id=1106 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1097&msg_id=1101 I bribe myself. If I get done with X-project then I get a new hard cover book and reading said book usually makes me happier. Going on hikes gets me over the homesickness. J_Maru@idkfa.com (J_Maru) Asked and Answered Sat, 23 Oct 2010 00:29:06 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1097&msg_id=1101 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1097&msg_id=1100 I spent 5 years going through exactly that and wasn't truly cured until I came back home. But, what helped me was going on hikes ( I was in upstate NY, which is nowhere near as nice as AK, but at least I was outdoors), I'd go skiing (again...nowhere near as nice as AK, but at least I was outdoors), spending time with good friends, having lots of AK photos on my walls and as computer backgrounds and also having the AK flag prominently displayed in my apartment. kitacek@idkfa.com (kitacek) Asked and Answered Fri, 22 Oct 2010 16:11:04 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1097&msg_id=1100 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1097&msg_id=1098 Pro tips: Rewatch Firefly, followed up by Serenity. Watch Zefrank's The Show Start a new exercise routine, or start back on an old one. Phone a friend. Write about it. Find a project to spark your interest in things (See: idkfa v2, idkfa v3, Iterate / Literate, the Exercise Bike Project, the iTunes Play-timer project, the Dull Glow Project, the Chat Log Parse project, etc.) Play good video games. Lots of good video games. 99 Things You Should Have Already Experienced On The Internet Watch a Pixar film. Any of them. Except for maybe Cars. Things to not do in this situation: Get back on your WoW account. Start up a WoW account. Try to get your mount in WoW. kaiden@idkfa.com (kaiden) Asked and Answered Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:11:22 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1097&msg_id=1098 http://www.idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1097&msg_id=1097 Hey, does anybody have a good way for dealing with mid-semester dulling of motivation, coupled with homesickness and a bit of just being depressed? It's annoying, and I'd appreciate it stopping. Thanks for any responses. Aldis@idkfa.com (Aldis) Asked and Answered Thu, 21 Oct 2010 21:02:02 -0800 http://idkfa.com/v3/v_thread.php?thread_id=1097&msg_id=1097