Seems to be the best way of spending spare time over here, Tyler likes to spend copious amounts of time and money on these.
I raised a similar subject not so long back on how to combat boredom. Other than shopping and going out for meals there are plenty of clubs to join (even down to chess), best bet is to get involved in sports of some kind (playing or watching) and take up some new hobbies.

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