I'm not going to list some of my "by night" characters for fear of being killed.
But if you're bored, do something crazy.
Example:
RP a Lane Hacker in a Dagger whose experiments with Ageira jumpgate tech landed him in the Omicrons.
Flying with absolutely wrong ships in an absolutely wrong area is always so much fun.
RP a pirate who talks like an olde pirate and who hunts down gold (and maybe diamond) traders all over Sirius.
And then jettison all the loot into a planet's atmosphere, "burying" your booty.
Don't be afraid to stretch the limits, be inventive, and just be crazy.
Something crazy.
I have been kicking around some unique ideas, mainly about gallia, but I meet so much hostility with them I just say "why bother".
Also people mentioned to get away from the game, right now it and tf2 are about all I have to do. College starts next week and when it does (I moved in this weekend) I have to make all new friends due to all my buddies getting maried (man that one kills guy hang out times) or moved 2 hours away. So yeah...
To the zoner idea.....yeah some zoners I like but I dont like how they responded to certain things and would rather not deal with that attitude.
And I have been helping newbies out. Just not to fond of it since im a grumpy boy right now.