I was having lunch with a co-worker yesterday and she asked me "what do you like to do? Do you have any hobbies?" I searched and searched my head for answers, but I came up with nothing...and that really upset me.

You see, I moved to a small town with limited options for socialization. There's a bar, but I don't drink or dance, and it gets way too crowded in there (re: I hate getting bumped into by people and drink trays every 2 seconds). My job also takes up a lot of my time. I sleep in, so as soon as I'm up it's time to do a quick workout and go to work. I stand for 8 hours at work which wears me out, and then I'm usually home at 9 or 9:30pm when my roomate and I make late dinner, watch a movie/a tv show, and go to bed. The next day I do it all again. I have 1 or 2 days off a week when I can finally catch up on my grocery shopping, personal shopping, banking, and anything else I need to do.

I started wondering, when do I have the time to have a hobby? I just got a new car, and I'm kind of a car girl so I'll wash it once a week, but that's not really a hobby. I used to play hockey every winter, but I can't with my work schedule so I had to give it up. I have a guitar sitting in my room that I haven't been motivated to pick up since January.

I'm that boring person that eats, sleeps, and works. That's me. I hate thinking of it that way but it's true. Has anyone else fallen into this horrible circle? What did you do to get out of it?

My roomate left town on Thursday and isn't back until sometime Tuesday. Until then, I'm all alone and it's driving me nuts! I don't have any friends close to me, so it's not like I can just take a drive to hang out with them. I have a new car to pay off, insurance, and all that fun stuff, so I'm not going to take off for a day of shopping (plus shopping is at least an hour drive away). I pretty much have a house to myself and I can't figure out what to do with myself! I figured maybe I'd wash my car tomorrow, but that'll only kill an hour. I'm not sure what to do otherwise.

I've been home from work and alone for 4 hours tonight and it seems like it's been forever. Any suggestions on things to do to stay occupied?

Well I finally picked up my new car on Friday and I've been worried about it ever since. As soon as I took it off the lot I went to grab some food to make dinner, and I parked in a very deserted area of the parking lot. I was inside for 3 minutes max and when I came out a guy had parked so close to me that he was almost touching my bumper. There was at least 10 spaces on each side of me, but he chose to park right beside me. Then a stray grocery cart decided to roll itself full steam towards my car. I caught it an inch before it was to hit my door.

I've been trying so hard to keep my car from getting any scratches or dents, and I've been parking way out in the parking lot where nobody else dares to park only to find when I come back that all the little teenage boys with their 90's Civics they've slapped racing stickers and an exhaust on all park beside me. I know my car is sporty but get away from it! So ladies and gentlemen, I've been wondering...what kind of steps do you/can you take to keep a car in great condition?

I just need to rant a bit.
It all started about 5 years ago when my brother showed interest in playing golf. My mom bought him some clubs, and got him some lessons at a local golf course. She asked me if I was interested in taking lessons as well. "No thanks. I'm not into golf."

After my brother finished his lessons, my mom decided that she wanted to go golfing with her boyfriend and my brother...so she bought herself some clubs too. I guess she thought I would feel left out not going, so again she asked me if I wanted clubs. "No mom, I really don't like golf."

This happened again for the next 4 summers. I would repeatedly tell her that golf is not a sport I want to play, and that it would be a waste of money to buy me clubs. In the 4 years I went to a driving range twice only because friends wanted to go while we were already out. I never enjoyed hitting a golf ball, so I would just try and Happy Gilmore it. There was never any desire to ever play a real round of golf, and I told her that. I even hurt my hand the second time at the driving range, and told her there was a chance I'd never even go to a driving range again. At least 5 times a summer it was me saying "I really dislike golf. I don't want clubs. I'll NEVER use them."

I finished school at the end of April, and I moved away to get a job. My mom decided to come and visit me this weekend, and told me that she had gotten me a graduation gift. I was all exciting trying to guess what it could be, as she had described it as something to "keep me out of trouble." Not that I get into any trouble. Then she walked through the door with a set of golf clubs in an electric purple bag. "I hope you like these, because I thought you would enjoy them!" Now, I know I should be grateful for the graduation present, but I've never felt so disappointed in my life. I already had a suspicion that my own mother doesn't take to heart anything I say (as I usually get things for Christmas/birthdays that I told her I don't want), but this kind of sealed it for me. I couldn't hurt her feelings, so I graciously accepted them.

I found out later that my brother told her I wouldn't want golf clubs because I don't like golf. I also wondered why she thought I would have the money to golf. She knows how sad my bank account balance is, and golfing isn't cheap here. Is it wrong that I wish she'd rather either not gotten me a gift (I really wasn't expecting/needing anything), or gotten me something more useful (a piece of furniture for when I get my apartment maybe)? I feel bad, because I don't want to hurt my mom's feelings (it happens very easily because I'm her little girl that moved far away), but I also feel that the golf clubs are just going to sit there and be a waste of money.

Should I just keep them and accept that my mom doesn't seem to listen to me? I'm not sure if I could actually do anything else. I don't want to hurt her.

Hey everyone! My roomate is looking for a tshirt she found online. It's found on the Junk Food website. There are only 2 problems: 1) They don't have her size on the site 2) The site only shows US retailers.

If anyone has seen the shirt above in XL, please let me know!

I was reading through the posts today, only to come across the Zac Efron comments. Everyone seemed so surprised that he's 19. I find it hard to believe too. This got me thinking of my own experiences like this.

I went home in early June to visit my mom and brother. While I was there, I stopped into my mom's work to see her before I left. A female coworker of hers had a friend in to see her. The friend guessed that I was 18. I turned 24 less than a month later.

This has been happening to me forever. It was a pain when I was dating someone who is 9 years older than me, because I looked so much younger. Everyone seemed to think I looked too young to be with him. His older brother's girlfriend is a year younger than me and still looks years older.

Last week I went to get my eyebrows done. I went with a friend of mine, also 9 years older than me. I went in first. The girl working there asked me if my friend was my mother.

Only recently I've noticed that I've been asked for my ID less a little less than often. I didn't care when I turned 19 and was going to bars, but it's gotten a little old being asked to prove I'm 19 all the time. Everyone also thinks it's funny when they see I was born in 1983 and says "wow, you look so young!". Yeah, I know. I'll love it when I'm older, but as for right now, I hate it.

I know there's got to be more people out there with this problem, so do you have any stories to share?

What the new car will look like...I'll have much nicer rims though

I've been new car shopping, and I've decided I want a Chevy Cobalt SS Supercharged. I've got one waiting for me on a friend's lot for when I have a little more money to put down on it. The thing is, I want to get plates done for it too, but I'm having trouble thinking of something to put on them! I would like "SS" but the chances of that being available are slim, so then next thought is to incorporate SS into the plate.

For example: FASST
The car is not fast enough to use that word, but I thought doubling the S's in something would be great. Problem is, I can't think of any words that would work well for double S's!

So I'm reaching out to all of you intelligent Sugar readers! If you have any suggestions for me, please leave them as comments! I would REALLY appreciate it!