I need some reasons...

[Lalwendë]

Originally Posted by Eomer of the Rohirrim

Time is not something you can 'have'. You cannot waste it. You just do things within time. You could do other things, of course.

Time of course is 'elastic', thus the weekend goes past in the blink of an eye and any time whatsoever spent in the workplace crawls along like a lethargic snail dragging its heels.

Originally Posted by SpM

Which goes to show that the value in pursuing activities such as learning Elvish and watching football lies in the mind of the pursuer (and those of like-minded disposition).

Of course, the two could be combined. Though I'm not sure how reading a book on Elvish would go down while sitting on the terraces, unless it was cunningly hidden inside your programme of course. The meat pie at half time might help you replenish your brain cells though.