Work and Play
Everything I do can be divided into Work and Play.
Work
Well, this is fairly obvious. I consider my job to be work, and, although there are a few other chores that I do (making dinner, paying bills, cleaning occasionally), I don't really consider them work.
Play
I play a ton of games (and yet, still not as many as I'd like). Mostly tabletop board/card strategy games (chiefly Magic), and some Playstation games (most recently, Kingdom Hearts). I used to play computer games as well (most recently, well, Diablo II), but I don't keep my system upgraded any more. My PS2 is my lazy solution to electronic gaming, and I'm pretty happy with it.
Play II
I also play music. Later this afternoon (which will be in the past by the time you read this), I'll get together with a small group of musicians and play (and record) some old standards. I would promise to upload an mp3, but (a) I don't know if we'll be any good, and (b) I don't know if I would actually get around to uploading it.
Not Play
One version of the word "play" that I don't do is play sports. While I am a little disappointed that I can't fulfill every meaning (as that would have a nice completeness to it), I'm not so upset as to try to remedy the situation.
Does bowling count as playing a sport? I doubt it.
Completeness
Dictionary.com (Actually, it's dictionary.reference.com now, but *shrug*) lists 21 definitions for the noun "play", along with another 83 verbs and "verb phrases" - including one that I unintentionally included in this sentence ("play along"). Rather than bore you to possible death (or distraction), I will use the 27 American Heritage definitions instead.
Along with the ones I noted above (amusement, recreation, and music, which are not really different), there's also jesting (which I do occasionally), acting carelessly (akin to flirting), theatrical acting (used to, not anymore), betting (not really), pretending (e.g. "played the diligent blogger"), manipulating (e.g. "playing two opponents against each other"), and finally, torturing fish ("To exhaust (a hooked fish) by allowing it to pull on the line") which gets its own definition entry for some bizarre reason.
Work
Well, this is fairly obvious. I consider my job to be work, and, although there are a few other chores that I do (making dinner, paying bills, cleaning occasionally), I don't really consider them work.
Play
I play a ton of games (and yet, still not as many as I'd like). Mostly tabletop board/card strategy games (chiefly Magic), and some Playstation games (most recently, Kingdom Hearts). I used to play computer games as well (most recently, well, Diablo II), but I don't keep my system upgraded any more. My PS2 is my lazy solution to electronic gaming, and I'm pretty happy with it.
Play II
I also play music. Later this afternoon (which will be in the past by the time you read this), I'll get together with a small group of musicians and play (and record) some old standards. I would promise to upload an mp3, but (a) I don't know if we'll be any good, and (b) I don't know if I would actually get around to uploading it.
Not Play
One version of the word "play" that I don't do is play sports. While I am a little disappointed that I can't fulfill every meaning (as that would have a nice completeness to it), I'm not so upset as to try to remedy the situation.
Does bowling count as playing a sport? I doubt it.
Completeness
Dictionary.com (Actually, it's dictionary.reference.com now, but *shrug*) lists 21 definitions for the noun "play", along with another 83 verbs and "verb phrases" - including one that I unintentionally included in this sentence ("play along"). Rather than bore you to possible death (or distraction), I will use the 27 American Heritage definitions instead.
Along with the ones I noted above (amusement, recreation, and music, which are not really different), there's also jesting (which I do occasionally), acting carelessly (akin to flirting), theatrical acting (used to, not anymore), betting (not really), pretending (e.g. "played the diligent blogger"), manipulating (e.g. "playing two opponents against each other"), and finally, torturing fish ("To exhaust (a hooked fish) by allowing it to pull on the line") which gets its own definition entry for some bizarre reason.
posted by FlyingSheep @ 7:10 AM
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