Off Topic Interests

uhhlise_nacole · 01-30-17, 02:13 PM

While going through the daily afternoon routine with the scaled kids, I got to thinking about digging out some older books I've just stashed aside. That made me start wondering, what does everyone here enjoy to do hobby wise in their spare time? (besides our obvious mutual hobby that eats up a lot of that spare time lol). Me personally, I enjoy reading and collecting vintage books. Huge bookworm. Each year will set a personal goal of how many books to read. Currently am trying to get through the entire V.C. Andrews collection. Just finished the 'Landry' series and am starting on the infamous 'Flowers In The Attic'. I also LOVE all things horror\true crime.
Now what about you guys!?

**Minkness** · 01-30-17, 02:36 PM

I kinda write I guess. Been into it since I was 13 and still going. Nothing special, never going to publish or any of that lol. I have never even finished a story. I call them 'scenes'. Smaller parts of an over all story. I alao usually write with a partner.

I uswd to draw, but meh...all insperation has pretty much fled lol.

jay's reptiles · 01-30-17, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by uhhlise_nacole

While going through the daily afternoon routine with the scaled kids, I got to thinking about digging out some older books I've just stashed aside. That made me start wondering, what does everyone here enjoy to do hobby wise in their spare time? (besides our obvious mutual hobby that eats up a lot of that spare time lol). Me personally, I enjoy reading and collecting vintage books. Huge bookworm. Each year will set a personal goal of how many books to read. Currently am trying to get through the entire V.C. Andrews collection. Just finished the 'Landry' series and am starting on the infamous 'Flowers In The Attic'. I also LOVE all things horror\true crime.
Now what about you guys!?

I love collecting transformers figures! LOL

RAD House · 01-30-17, 02:52 PM

I have what some might call obsessive tendencies, so this changes quite frequently for me. Right now I am pretty consumed by my reptile addiction, but I do spend a fair bit of time delving into my vintage motorcycle. I am getting close to finishing Bachelors number two, so I have been a little short on time the last few years. Due to this I have had to focus my attention on these two hobbies. Some past fascinations, that still indulge every now and again, include snowboarding, straight razor shaving, and gardening.

sirtalis · 01-30-17, 03:19 PM

I'm a gearhead, mostly working on cars. The current project is a 1955 jeep pickup, she runs great but isn't street legal yet. I'm about to start on a 1972 chevy c10 swb. Other than that fitness and school haha

PatrickV · 01-30-17, 03:23 PM

I enjoy reading on my spare time and i've been getting into gardening during the summer months. there nothing like growing your own food. i also just got a starter kit for making your own beer and wine so ill be experimenting with that this year. i have a friend who grows his own hops so it'l be interesting to see what we can do.

uhhlise_nacole · 01-30-17, 03:37 PM

now I know that if a zombie apocalypse occurs we can all band together and have what it takes for survival. We'll have someone for each department

**Pareeeee** · 01-30-17, 06:58 PM

I have so many interests that I can barely fit them into my daily life - so I can't possibly list them all here.

BUT...here are some of my favourites:

Art

Photography

Fishkeeping

Playing Piano

Anything Science Fiction related (I'm an uber nerd in this department...)

Cosplay

Outdoor stuff like hiking, kayaking, herping...

MM1 · 01-30-17, 08:19 PM

Sprint and Strength Training (and continuing to play various sports at 46 years old)
Reading on all types of Science Related topics
Current Events
Mambo/Salsa Dance/Latin Music

Overriding all of these, and not a hobby of course, being dad to my 9 year old son.

GyGbeetle · 01-30-17, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by uhhlise_nacole

now I know that if a zombie apocalypse occurs we can all band together and have what it takes for survival. We'll have someone for each department

My company actually just had a statistics seminar about zombie apocalypses. I vy for the statistics department if the apocalypse hits

Cricket1234 · 01-30-17, 08:30 PM

I love to do anything outdoors. I am HUGE on mountain biking, in fact I am on a travel team that goes all across the state. I also like anything that tests my limits physically and mentally. I will run marathons and climb rocks and random dumb stuff to kind of "prove myself," but I do not know what I am proving, lol. Still am limited by my fear of heights, but hey.....I am working on it!

riddick07 · 01-30-17, 09:21 PM

Reading, horses, and parrots. I like to travel too but haven't done that lately.

Cricket1234 · 01-30-17, 09:31 PM

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Reading, horses, and parrots. I like to travel too but haven't done that lately.

Awesome! I have always wanted a parrot, they are just a lot of work to keep, and I can't do it right now. Keep up with what you are doing!

bigsnakegirl785 · 01-30-17, 09:54 PM

I don't have enough room in my head for more than one obsession, but right now my other interest is Magic: the Gathering. Between work, sleep, and snakes, all I have time and focus for is playing a round of FNM whenever I can make it, and maybe a pre-release every once in a blue moon. I haven't delved very deeply into it, but I do still enjoy playing it. It might help if at least some of my Magic buddies lived closer to me, but they're all 30-40 minutes away.

**Tsubaki** · 01-30-17, 10:50 PM

Fun topic, I have so many interests/hobbies, I lack time for most of them. Like collecting schleich animal figurines, have about 300 different ones so far. I love to read books (mostly fantasy) Also watch a lot of TV shows, and anime. I'm a big videogame fan! (Pc, Playstation and Nintendo) besides all that I try to find time to go running with my dog twice weekly, or cycling if I have less time

.. I love to cook for dinner parties with friends or family, love to cook in general really.. enough that's it's really a hobby. I used to be a big fan of photography but that sort of faded away, now i just take an abundance of pictures of my pets (my ordered part for my camera is on its way!) I also used to draw a lot, a hobby that went down the drain because lack of time.. Same with my dust gathering compound bow.. If the weather allows it we go kiting with friends with big kites, the type you need to wear a harness for.. And we also go magnet fishing, fishing for metal objects in bodies of water.. Mainly bikes but we've found a lot of stuff over the years in the canals.. Safes, with and without stuff.. and twice a gun. One gun when we were drunk at 2am, try to explain drunkenly to the police "we found a gun while "magnet fishing"... pretty complicated. Hiking with friends and dogs is something i love to do, same with traveling. Last 2 years I havent been away much but been to a lot of places so far, bit of a history nut too so love visiting historical places. Also a whisky and beer enthusiast, went to France to visit a large beer museum last year.. Three birds!

Anyway, I'm the type of person that needs 48h in one day...!