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The War Against Boredom (Resistance is Fertile)
The War Against Boredom is not something you can join, but you can fight one of your own. In fact, you may already be fighting one.
If you would like to receive, in cryptic word or image form, a unique suggestion as to how you could fight your own War Against Boredom then you would probably like a War Against Boredom Badge, which you can buy in the shop.
I find the Pokey-Stick to be a key weapon in the War Against Boredom. You can see a photo of me using a Pokey-Stick on the homepage of this website. I am currently working on a range of War Against Boredom Pokey-Sticks, which will be available in the shop when I've finished testing them and written up the Instructions For Use.
If you are a Warrior Against Boredom, or have bought and used a War Against Boredom Badge, or if you'd like me to tell you when I do something in the War Against Boredom that you can share, please email gethan.dick at gethan.org and let me know.
Fighting The War Against Boredom Autumn 2008 (The Full One-Hundred)
Making a bicycle crown to wear to Hat Party.
Playing kiss chase as part of Lust (& Luxuria) at the Whitechapel.
Organising Ghostgirls 2.
Helping artist Janetka Platun install Message In A Bottle in Brockwell Lido.
Making badges at Dickfest 2008 with Phoebe, J-M and the whole gang.
Inventing Sunday School with Emma - October 12th, get involved, email me.
Inventing Friday Evening Sunshine Ride with Myles.
Planning games for the Hide and Seek Sandpit #7 - October 29th, come along.
Planning Ghostgirls 3 - November 8th, get involved, email me.
Planning performance for Attack!!!! Live - November 16th, come along.
Planning a piece for Paesi Delle Meraviglie - November 20th, come along.
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Fighting The War Against Boredom Summer 2008 (a lovely light)
Making Kids On Bikes streamers for my handlebars.
Dancing with Tom at Pipe and Slippers.
Working on a piece of writing for Attack!!!! 10.
Seeing the wrong end of the morning in Stoneybatter with Phoebe.
Making stuff at a free typography workshop.
Organising a Midsummer Swim at Brockwell Lido.
Surfing, painting, drinking and setting things on fire in Sligo.
Playing games and playing the drums at Hide and Seek Fest.
Helping London Bubble sell lots of costumes.
Drawing balloon portraits at Shifts In Perception for Wellcome.
Doing Street Training with Lottie and being a cartwheeling Daily Girl.
Making giant hands and feet for Dem Bones for Wellcome.
Starting work on the Ghostgirls project with Elena and Cristiane - get involved!
Wearing twigs and leaves for Camden Summer Festival of Learning.
Assisting Wes White at Attack!!!! Live.
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Spotting the first Tox08.
Finally putting together Sisters '07 - I know, I know it's in the shop now.
Building my own skateboard from donated parts - thanks guys.
Collecting and eating oysters and writing a book with Elena.
Discovering mountains, snow, snowboarding and bobsleds in Italy with Elena and David.
Finding an upside-down sign on the 159.
Catching green waves from out back with Tom at the Big Blue.
Playing games with Elena at the Hide and Seek Sandpit#3.
Running zine-making workshops and rocking out with Hedda at Ladyfest Cork.
Putting together zines for Wes to sell at the London Zine Symposium.
Organising a design event at Brockwell Lido.
Visiting Wes in Glastonbury.
Playing games with Neil at the Hide and Seek Sandpit#5.
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Fighting The War Against Boredom Winter 2007/08 (headlong retarded)
Running a workshop about water and trees at Brockwell Lido.
Going round the BMX track in Brockwell Park in the dark.
Finding a broken typewriter with a letter in it on the street in Streatham.
Baking with Jo.
Organising a winter swim at Brockwell Lido on mid-winter's day.
Walking Dunmoran and watching the waves at Toberpatrick.
Going to the Wellcome Collection's launch of the piece Wes White and I wrote.
Playing rust-bikes-of-death with J-M and doing naughty-girl cycling with Elena.
Making badges at the Wellcome Collection's Valentine Mash-Up.
Drawing a picture for Attack!!!! 9.
Running writing workshops for graphics students at Falmouth.
Being taught how to skateboard by Tim.
Assisting Wes White at Pipe and Slippers.
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