“These things have a tendency to not work out,” he said, referring, of course, to plans made with friends because (even more of course) plans made with friends you are comfortable enough to make plans with are plans made with friends who are comfortable enough to break plans with you.
Boredom is not lack of something to do. I have a friend who gets frustrated with claims of boredom. “How is that possible?” she says. “There’s always something to do!” Boredom is not lack of something to do. There’s always something to do. Boredom is lack of something you want to do. It’s too much time spent by yourself. It’s anhedonia. It’s the things you want to do having a tendency to not work out.