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General Discussion / Pen Spinning Is Killing Me
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:17:03
Well, it seems like I get a new hobby every year, and this time, my poison is pen spinning.
It has distracted me from school work so much, that my grades have dropped because of it.
Ever since I found UPSB, I no long work out. Instead, I sit my ass down in my computer chair and type and spin.
Then, it has cause me to be secluded from others since I have been entering tournaments and collabs.
Then modding? Jesus, I've spent so much fucking money, time, and effort into this stuff.
I look back, and realize, my time could have been spent better.
All in all, I can't really moderate my time.
Does anyone else have this issue?
Does anyone have any recommendations to solving my problems? -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:20:54
hobby is cool
obsession is not -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:21:55QUOTE (Crzyazn @ Feb 5 2008, 09:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>hobby is cool
obsession is not
I understand that.
I just can find anyway to balance it.
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:22:08
Wow exact same problem here.
I spend way to much now. -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:23:08QUOTE (Xero @ Feb 6 2008, 03:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Does anyone have any recommendations to solving my problems?
Ask Zombo to ban you.
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:23:57
Take a month off from being so active. Stop modding, you probably already have of mods to use for a month. Stop posting and filming. For a month, find other things to do to fill your time in ways that you think are better. After a month, come back and see how you feel.
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:24:09QUOTE (Dritan_Zulbeari @ Feb 5 2008, 09:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Wow exact same problem here.
I spend way to much now.
My friend (JC) and I are about to make a $50 order from PenWish, and I dunno... I felt kinda disgusted...
@Rorix:
@Sketch: Well, soon enough, starting the 16th, I have a week off from school.
I'm going on vacation and I think I'll leave my pens at home... -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:25:01QUOTE (Rorix @ Feb 5 2008, 10:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Ask Zombo to ban you.
That's not gonna stop him from modding and spinning. He can still browse the forums but can't post cause he's banned. (delete cookies )
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:26:44
Coming up, I have the ECS Competition and the V-Day Collab.
What am I going to do?
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:27:30QUOTE (Rorix @ Feb 5 2008, 09:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Ask Zombo to ban you.
damn, I thought the 1 week suspension would have cooled you down for a little bit, guess it didn't work
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:27:53QUOTE (Xero @ Feb 5 2008, 09:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Well, it seems like I get a new hobby every year, and this time, my poison is pen spinning.
It has distracted me from school work so much, that my grades have dropped because of it.
Ever since I found UPSB, I no long work out. Instead, I sit my ass down in my computer chair and type and spin.
Then, it has cause me to be secluded from others since I have been entering tournaments and collabs.
Then modding? Jesus, I've spent so much fucking money, time, and effort into this stuff.
I look back, and realize, my time could have been spent better.
All in all, I can't really moderate my time.
Does anyone else have this issue?
Does anyone have any recommendations to solving my problems?
well, i am not on my comp all day, my grades are okay (but not in math ERRRRR) but i just do it as a hobby...dont let it take you over, its a hobby...just dont get SOOOOOOOOO into it that it takes over your life...you'll be fine..just take a break from the computer for a while and you will find that the computer, is your problem...seeing mods that you want, and spending money, and making things that you dont need...but just take a small break from the computer... -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:29:02QUOTE (Xero @ Feb 5 2008, 10:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Coming up, I have the ECS Competition and the V-Day Collab.
What am I going to do?
Finish thoughs off and take a break. -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:29:05
You just gotta restrain. Get involved in something that makes you move. Im getting a job when the Wawa around the corner opens up. I just bought my last bunch of pens. Im now going to trade instead of buy pens.
Its hard to give up something that you love, but you have to stay moving.
Have you gained any wieght?
I would suggest picking up BMX.
That way, you can still spin when your not BMXing, and you get exercise.
and lol at Rorix's Post! -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:29:49
Break both hands. Problem solved.
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:29:53
just break all ur mods. i have only 3 pen mod so its fine.... but if u have like 20+ pens i dunno what to do...
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:30:21
@Zombo: I was still involved, so I guess not.
@boyboy:
Pen Spinning is what I feel defines me.
It's the one talent I have, and no one else near me has it.
People watch in shock and awe when I do basic combos.
I am known for being the kid that spins.
That euphoria, and the drive to get better, is what keeps me obsessed.
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:30:34QUOTE (K4S @ Feb 5 2008, 09:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Break both hands. Problem solved.
haha
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:34:30
@Dritan_Zulbeari: That's probably what's going to happen.
@K4S: I can always count on your sarcasm.
@loonwern93: At this point, I have so many, it'd be such a waste...
@Fallen Glory:
I don't have a BMX bike, and I don't have the money to get one nor the place to properly enjoy that sport.
And I don't want another Weis incident....
I haven't gained weight, but I feel less healthy.
I used to be very active, but now I can't do the exercises I could, and that's a bit depressing.
I feel like this could potentially lead to an unhealthy lifestyle, though. -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:35:56
just act like pen spinning was never in your life for a week...you will want to get back, but wont be AS addicted to it as before...COMPUTER EQUALS BAD!!!
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:36:13
I suggest you do take that break. When you're PSing and doing something else, like homework, the focus is split and probably doing only 70% of your actual potential if you're at least looking at the paper and reading. It's even worse if you have a book out but looking directly at the pen itself.
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:38:08QUOTE (NiGHTSora @ Feb 5 2008, 09:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I suggest you do take that break. When you're PSing and doing something else, like homework, the focus is split and probably doing only 70% of your actual potential if you're at least looking at the paper and reading. It's even worse if you have a book out but looking directly at the pen itself.
he just needs to pay attention in school, and take a week off of pen spinning and the computer+
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:39:04QUOTE (boyboy53 @ Feb 5 2008, 09:38 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>he just needs to pay attention in school, and take a week off of pen spinning and the computer
I know, but they're so incorporated into my life, dropping cold turkey is difficult.
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:40:08QUOTE (Xero @ Feb 5 2008, 09:39 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I know, but they're so incorporated into my life, dropping cold turkey is difficult.
calm down...burry your mods in a box for a week...lol...jk, well, i say take a week off =/ -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:41:13
When I go on vacation, that's probably what I will do.
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:41:31
pen spinning is too hard to quit because we use pens everyday. the best thing to do is to use and bring extra short pens with u, and dont bring ur mods everywhere.
something like this...i did that before.
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:42:55
This is all your choice. You wanna spin the entire day that is your choice. Set a time limit if it's too bad.
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:47:27QUOTE (loonwern93 @ Feb 5 2008, 07:41 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>pen spinning is too hard to quit because we use pens everyday. the best thing to do is to use and bring extra short pens with u, and dont bring ur mods everywhere.
something like this...i did that before.
While I do agree with this, I don't think he should write with g2's. His obsession to pens will cause him to naturally think about how he could mod a G2 into a MMT or whatever it's used for.
It's better for him to find a used, sharpened pencil in a decent length that it's impossible to even perform a charge. -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:48:08
I am thinking about using this pen because I can't even do a TA with it.
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:52:38QUOTE (Xero @ Feb 5 2008, 07:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I am thinking about using this pen because I can't even do a TA with it.
Lol, that's a good idea! it looks like it would interfere with whatever you're trying to do, and it also looks cool! xD -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:54:57
As Zombo says, Pen spinners are lazy/have poor time management. and maybe its just a habit
nothing wrong with that -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:55:29QUOTE (NiGHTSora @ Feb 6 2008, 10:47 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>While I do agree with this, I don't think he should write with g2's. His obsession to pens will cause him to naturally think about how he could mod a G2 into a MMT or whatever it's used for.
It's better for him to find a used, sharpened pencil in a decent length that it's impossible to even perform a charge.
oh no, g2 xs is to short to make mmt...haha.
or just stick a sticker on ur pen that says "u are a gay if u spin this pen"...
i think u will be gay because u are to obsessed to pen spinning right?haha. -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:56:38
Psh $50 on an order pales in comparison to the average order by a crazy modder
Don't bury your pens if you truly feel that the skill "defines you"
Self control, stop practicing nonstop and just do freestyling while you're bored -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 02:59:13
It's addiction, dude. I think you need a rehab
Seriously, since you can't stop yourself from spinning, just do it when you have nothing else do, say, school work's finished. Spend your time like how you do it before you got addicted. Stay away from the PC (block this site) and ask your mom/bro/sis/dog to hide your pens (you can give it to us, if you want). Get other hobbies. Get laid.
And if you're reading this post, damn, it means you're still at it XD
Goodluck on rehabbing
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 03:17:15QUOTE (Xero @ Feb 5 2008, 09:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Well, it seems like I get a new hobby every year, and this time, my poison is pen spinning.
It has distracted me from school work so much, that my grades have dropped because of it.
Ever since I found UPSB, I no long work out. Instead, I sit my ass down in my computer chair and type and spin.
Then, it has cause me to be secluded from others since I have been entering tournaments and collabs.
Then modding? Jesus, I've spent so much fucking money, time, and effort into this stuff.
I look back, and realize, my time could have been spent better.
All in all, I can't really moderate my time.
Does anyone else have this issue?
Does anyone have any recommendations to solving my problems?
i swear i had to EXACT same thing for counter-strike source....an its not even funny....as soon as i got home i would get on the computer until 11:30......over the summer i was pulling 17hour days on a regular basis.....no madder how stupid it seems....u gotta take it seriously...
diffrent ppl deal with it diffrently, but way i got out of it was i just sat down for like an hour an thought to myself what my future is gunna be if i just wasted my life on video games.... -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 03:56:44
1. Penspinning distracts me from class and has lowered me from B average to D average
2a. Pen modding always seems to suck out my allowance every week
2b. Due to the loss of money, i cannot see movies with cute girls
2c. Due to the loss of money, i cannot buy fun things like buttons, pop, or cds
3. I have gained weight from sitting on my ass at UPSB
so i'm like you -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 10:57:05
Same thing happened to me.
I'm too addicted to stop spinning or modding my pen.
Well,the hell with my grades,I don't give a damn about them.
All I want is to master Twisted Sonic Multiple Bust. -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 11:00:45
i suggest yu give all your pen mod to me..and your problem solve
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 13:04:17QUOTE (ellusion67 @ Feb 6 2008, 06:00 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i suggest yu give all your pen mod to me..and your problem solve
*cough* can i have your dr kt Xero *cough*
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 18:42:03
dude...the only thing i enjoy in life is upsb, penspinning and metal music...i need no more...i'm cool with it^^
QUOTE (loonwern93 @ Feb 6 2008, 02:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>pen spinning is too hard to quit because we use pens everyday. the best thing to do is to use and bring extra short pens with u, and dont bring ur mods everywhere.
something like this...i did that before.
lol.. i would spin with that anyway...xDD -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 19:47:34
I pen spin anywhere I go, but I don't find that a big problem, it's not affecting me negatively.
I think it's because you are just doing the wrong way. Pen spinning is making your life bad? Maybe you should consider to quit spinning. Sorry, I am very direct.
Cos if your hobby is doing you no good, quit it, cos you don't enjoy it. Or you are enjoying it in the very wrong way. -
Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 21:05:39QUOTE (Novastrike @ Feb 6 2008, 02:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I pen spin anywhere I go, but I don't find that a big problem, it's not affecting me negatively.
I think it's because you are just doing the wrong way. Pen spinning is making your life bad? Maybe you should consider to quit spinning. Sorry, I am very direct.
Cos if your hobby is doing you no good, quit it, cos you don't enjoy it. Or you are enjoying it in the very wrong way.
exactly! and it is good for me, it actually helps me concentrate (i dont know =/) lol
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 22:08:30QUOTE (boyboy53 @ Feb 6 2008, 04:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>exactly! and it is good for me, it actually helps me concentrate (i dont know =/) lol
it's not helping you concentrate, it's just bringing you back to your status quo state
it's the same thing for me, i spin so much that if i don't practice, i feel a bit uncomfortable
so when i don't spin, i sorta get withdrawal effects as one does when one stops smoking for a bit xDDD
that's probably nto a good thing though
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Date: Wed, Feb 6 2008 22:52:07
For me i,
I spin all the time in school exept in math and for taking note so that save me
If you seem more fatigued
Try sport or running it is very helpful.
'' oO or make a push-up every time you miss yourtrick ''
You will be in shape ^^ -
Date: Thu, Feb 7 2008 06:08:22QUOTE (-JC- @ Feb 7 2008, 06:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>it's not helping you concentrate, it's just bringing you back to your status quo state ;)
it's the same thing for me, i spin so much that if i don't practice, i feel a bit uncomfortable
so when i don't spin, i sorta get withdrawal effects as one does when one stops smoking for a bit xDDD
that's probably nto a good thing though
Regretted for starting to pen spin? Sounds very like it to me.
Whenever there is a pen, there will be pen spinner.
Whenever there is a computer, there will be a gamer.
Whenever there is a yoyo, there will always be someone who plays it.
Hobbies are something you do and you are really enjoying it. When you are enjoying something, will you think it's bad?
I do read Eso's blog, and recently his title of his newest post was, "Pen Spinning Accomplishments". Not, "I wanted to quit pen spinning, it's doing me bad!"
Like I said before, if you think your hobby are doing you no good, quit it then. There are tons of people really enjoyed their hobbies and played it for years and years. Pen spinning is one of them.
There is tons of issue that pen spinners are being so called "out casted" by people as we are being sees as someone with strange hobbies. But we are not complaining and wanted to quit.
If you guys really thinks that pen spinning is killing you, quit it then. I only want those people who respect this hobby to be in this community. -
Date: Thu, Feb 7 2008 06:15:39
whatever activity / hobby / work / etc uses time
wasting time is when you think it is useless.. when you pen spin. it is useful if yea.. hobby likes and stuff..
however .. overdoing will use more time (waste time?) when you use more time you have lesser time for other activities.. having only 24 hrs a day you have no choice...
Suggestion will be time management.. thats all.. it wont kill you.. because i can prolly say
*doing hw is killing me... it is wasting my time.. whatever. it is the same... this is like
*insert activity here* is killing me.
and you can say fairly about the same thing...
summary... time management..
whatever..... -
Date: Thu, Feb 7 2008 06:21:23
Same view as ultimatsz, some people are just over doing it.
That's what I meant by enjoying the wrong way. -
Date: Thu, Feb 7 2008 07:53:19
best advice i can give you man, find another hobby. im playing instruments... many to mention, and pen spinning... so i balance my time... i mean not just in spinning pens, at least.......though im kinda addicted to it though.
. my grades are going up though.. maybe because i have so many pens haha -
Date: Thu, Feb 7 2008 08:02:23
Buy World of Warcraft...play it for 3yrs, then you realise the importance of balance and time management.
Unfortunately I learnt this way. -
Date: Thu, Feb 7 2008 18:02:45
I'm kind of the same way. I get a hobby around every year that I do/play intensly, then try something new. I've gone through all kinds of juggling, yo-yo, world of warcraft, psp modding, and now pen spinning.
I still keep up with my other hobbies (except for WoW, then messed up my priorities alot), but focus more on penspinning as of now.
I only really started modding pens in november of last year, and have spent a considerable amount of money on parts and such.
I've stopped ordering parts, and buying new pens now, and it doesn't take over my free time anymore. I've taken up going to the gym (again) and focusing more on schoolwork.
Maybe you should just try to take a break from modding, keep the pens you have (as they are probably sufficient) and focus more on work or something else.
I hope this helps man. Good Luck. -
Date: Fri, Feb 8 2008 03:01:25
I think that the main thing that takes up all your time is UPSB. If you just spun, you wouldn't be sitting at the computer all day. If you spun as much as you were posting, you would get muchhh better.
And for your spinning in school making you get lower grades, pretend that everyone around you thinks you're crazy for spinning a "modded" pen. That stops me from spinning in some classes -
Date: Fri, Feb 8 2008 03:17:04QUOTE (Outlander @ Feb 7 2008, 01:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I'm kind of the same way. I get a hobby around every year that I do/play intensly, then try something new. I've gone through all kinds of juggling, yo-yo, world of warcraft, psp modding, and now pen spinning.
I still keep up with my other hobbies (except for WoW, then messed up my priorities alot), but focus more on penspinning as of now.
I only really started modding pens in november of last year, and have spent a considerable amount of money on parts and such.
I've stopped ordering parts, and buying new pens now, and it doesn't take over my free time anymore. I've taken up going to the gym (again) and focusing more on schoolwork.
Maybe you should just try to take a break from modding, keep the pens you have (as they are probably sufficient) and focus more on work or something else.
I hope this helps man. Good Luck.
dude, you are me. no WoW for me, but psp modding and hobby changing, yeah.
stopped making themes upon release of 3.71 m33. I made some decent themes, too, like actually using photoshop, not useing other ppl's parts. The quality wasnt like inacor, but hey.
OP: balance your time and don't mod any pens, just spin with what you have. If it doesnt distract you (or teacher) spin in school for practice and don't spin as much later.
I'm not really addicted tho (all pen mods i have have been made from stuff i found or had already -- couple bictories, rsvp mxes, cx, nothing expensive or exotic but they are ok
) and i barely spend time on upsb, but i know what its like to spend too much time on a forum. Just go cold turkey, it gets easy after the first couple days, just find other things to occupy yourself.
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Date: Sat, Feb 9 2008 03:50:37
yeah..i think after i get my penwish order and my pens from hoink after i trade him the winggrip, and after i mod them, i definitely have to stop all this pen spinning stuff so much
just take one pen, spin it at school, don't go on the forums, don't mod, and just do that for a while
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Date: Sat, Feb 9 2008 07:16:46
I can't even do that for a day lol.
I can't stop spinning!
My hand feels uncomfortable whenever I'm not spinning!!!
Oh my god! I'm freakin' addicted!
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Date: Sat, Feb 9 2008 07:50:15
pen-spinning has been killing me since 8th grade.
its all i do.
its all i want to do.
its a lifestyle that you can get used to.
i lol'd at spending 50 dollars on pen wish
since i'm planning on spending 150 - 200 when i actually go to the store
LMFAO
talk about obsession. -
Date: Sat, Feb 9 2008 08:59:27
If you think it's killing you, just quit.
Or if you feel that browsing UPSB is the thing that is sucking up the bulk of your time, stop spamming so much and actually SPIN more. -
Date: Sat, Feb 9 2008 09:37:32
dun noe why got ppl obese penspinning so much,and i just dun noe why got ppl like to make so many pen to spin...
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Date: Sat, Feb 9 2008 15:32:13
Don't worry too much, your obsession will soon fade given your track record of hobby hopping.
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Date: Sat, Feb 9 2008 16:51:23QUOTE (song @ Feb 9 2008, 03:37 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>dun noe why got ppl obese penspinning so much,and i just dun noe why got ppl like to make so many pen to spin...
i dun now why got ppl obese penspinning either