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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 9679882" data-attributes="member: 177">I see the point.&nbsp; And maybe I'm going to be a bit picky here, but i think it is in line with your later comment about understanding things...I don't know that prep has ever seemed &quot;playful&quot; or &quot;fun&quot; to me.&nbsp; When I've done a good job, the feeling is best described as satisfying, and when I am not too pressed for time, it is usually enjoyable.&nbsp; When I am very pressed for time, it becomes work, and less enjoyable, mostly because I don't have the freedom to really sink into the activity.And I say this while I am generally in the midst of prepping up a new campaign, and specifically in the midst of prepping up a one-shot for a house-con this coming weekend.&nbsp; I think considering exactly what words we use to describe things can be helpful.&nbsp; I'll use another hobby as an example:&nbsp;&nbsp; My wife does a lot of fiber arts - she preps fiber, spins yarn, and weaves, crochets, knits, and does needlepoint.&nbsp; And she describes different activities in the overall hobby with different words: Blending fiber before spinning is playful.&nbsp; Prepping up the loom is like a complicated puzzle.&nbsp; The act of weaving is meditative, for her, and so on.Yeah, not that.&nbsp; I'm fine with prepping, as a general concept.&nbsp; I just have enough demands on my time that I can't really engage in it for its own sake.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 9679882, member: 177"] I see the point. And maybe I'm going to be a bit picky here, but i think it is in line with your later comment about understanding things... I don't know that prep has ever seemed "playful" or "fun" to me. When I've done a good job, the feeling is best described as [I]satisfying[/I], and when I am not too pressed for time, it is usually enjoyable. When I am very pressed for time, it becomes work, and less enjoyable, mostly because I don't have the freedom to really sink into the activity. And I say this while I am generally in the midst of prepping up a new campaign, and specifically in the midst of prepping up a one-shot for a house-con this coming weekend. I think considering exactly what words we use to describe things can be helpful. I'll use another hobby as an example: My wife does a lot of fiber arts - she preps fiber, spins yarn, and weaves, crochets, knits, and does needlepoint. And she describes different activities in the overall hobby with different words: Blending fiber before spinning is playful. Prepping up the loom is like a complicated puzzle. The act of weaving is meditative, for her, and so on. Yeah, not that. I'm fine with prepping, as a general concept. I just have enough demands on my time that I can't really engage in it for its own sake. [/QUOTE]

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