What are your hobbies?
 

I was just wondering what people like to do in their spare time. Tell us about it.

I really don't do too much right now. I am trying to get into photography. I seem to like it. I collect Fleetwood Mac stuff but I have not done that in a while. I go though phases I guess. A few years back I used to be into metaphysical studies but I lost interest after a while.

I read a lot - anything - but right now I have decided to get caught up on my childhood reading lol - I never read Laura Ingalls Wilder books as a kid - so I'm reading them now :D

I like to write
paint
rollerblade or bike
watch movies :rolleyes:
make jewelry (though haven't in a long time)

I used to make candles - until a pan full of hot melted wax spilled onto my hand - that was SO painful - I haven't made candles since :p

Apparently, sitting at my computer is now a hobby. :rolleyes: I read excessively. I like to play outside. I like to play Volleyball and Softball, but haven't been lately. Letting my cats in and out at their whim. :laugh: Sometimes I make jewelry. Singing. Yoga. I like movies, but don't watch as many as I want. Oh, and I became addicted to Crystal Maze this weekend. :laugh: :rolleyes:

Let's see...

I love to paint and draw.
I love to watch and read about movies.
I collect music/bootlegs from my favorite artists.
I love to read.
I write a lot.
I sing all the time.
I used to do a lot of acting, but not so much anymore (*weeps*).
I exercise every day, though I don't necessarily enjoy it. :laugh:

I read a lot. Lately re-immersed in the novels of Graham Greene. I'm also terribly crafty- I crochet, mainly. Some knitting. I sew. Can work with beads and other forms of jewelry, and lots of papercraft- specifically origami. Drinking was a hobby- one I can't have anymore. And if drinking counts, then so does smoking- since I tend to roll my own. That's a hobby!!

My mom crochets - and I've always wanted to learn - I'm hoping she'll teach me next time I'm home - it just seems like such a calming hobby - and she makes the most beautiful blankets - I've got three of them at home and I think I've got another one waiting for me in New Mexico :D

:laugh: We seem to have the same darn hobby!

:laugh: *feels ass spreading* :laugh:

The usual... when I have money I like to go to movies (or rent) and concerts or comedy shows. I'm such a geek for museums, art galleries, documentary screenings, IMAX films, etc. I used to go horsebackriding a lot when I was a kid (never had lessons or anything though) but it's pretty expensive now. Taking pictures, fiddling with computer stuff, reading, swimming, trying to find things to be involved in on campus, volunteering, hanging out at the beach. I used to sketch, but not so much anymore. Collecting FM stuff, discovering new music.... Is shopping a hobby? That too.

Stupid computer
 

-The Ledge/Collecting FM Material

-Exercising/Walking

-Fine Dining....I love to wear tuxedos.

-Dancing

-Reading Nursing books

-The Internet, of course
-Movies, especially ones from the "Golden Age"
-Food :laugh:
-History, specifically the Colonial period and the Old West
-Music, especially classic rock/pop
-Travel
-Baseball

Hmmm...
 

music collecting, music catalogging, figuring out my very FUBAR family tree & just being a complete hemmoroid (aka "Big pain in the ass") on this ass known as Earth :nod:

Well let's see -

I seem to collect animals - currently own 21 hermit crabs, 4 rats, 4 bettas, 2 cats, and a toad.
I collect cds and movies - own approximately 400 of each
I used to collect Charming Tails figurines, but have run out of space for them.
Even though I'm really just a Buckingham fan, I still collect Fleetwood Mac stuff - including solo material from Stevie and Christine. I also buy anything Walter Egan releases - even the Brooklyn Cowboys stuff, which I don't like.
I like to write short fiction stories and am in the process of writing my first novel. I'm not a prolific writer, though. I'm too perfectionistic with my work and get blocked too frequently to get anything completed in a reasonable amount of time. If anybody's interested, you can download (MS Word files) three of my stories at http://missvicky.741.com/fiction.html
I am also a Renaissance Faire nerd. I have two different costumes, both pirate costumes but one is a dress and the other is basically a man's outfit (and I started wearing them long before the Pirates of the Caribbean movie came out). Of course a friend of mine swears that it's not so much a Ren Fair costume as it is my "weekend outfit." Since part of my costume includes two different whips, a flogger, and leather cuffs. Okay, so I have something of a bondage fetish... so what? :shrug: They actually stay boxed up except when the Faire's in the area.

I think that's basically it.

I'm insane when it comes to buying movies. I have so many that my spare room is filled with just movies. :laugh:

I spend time going to auctions and antiquing. I sell antique and vintage items on ebay (part-time) and have a booth in two local antique malls. I find it very interesting and a fun way to learn about all types of things.

It is the furthest thing from my legal career, and that is a very good thing! :laugh:

Wow, Curtis, you lead quite the exciting life. I would try to hang out with you, but I don't know if I could keep up with you, reading nursing books and all...

JK - hey, do you want mine? :wavey:

I read, mostly fiction.
Love to go to/rent movies, but I don't as much as I'd like.
I like scrapbooking, but I haven't been into it in a while. I'm making one for my Goddaughter's first birthday next month.
LOVE photography, but I've never taken any classes or anything.
Camping. Cabin, tent, whatever. We go at least 3 times every summer.
Walking (at parks, through the neighborhood, doesn't matter)


OK, I just realized - my oh my, don't I lead an exciting life... :laugh:

yay! :woohoo: I love camping, there's no way i'll fit as much as I want to do into my lifetime. :nod: Walking is great to. :)

What are they like? (sorry :sorry: I'm not minding my own business, it often happens speaking of movies)

Coming to hobbies:

cinema cinema and cinema: I love it in every shape or form (well, horrors not that much)
Hearing music
Theatre
Reading
Walking
Writing

Romy

****s and giggles.

Like I said, they stay boxed up except when I'm going to the Ren Faire, and then they do nothing more than hang from my belt, along with my dagger and other assorted trinkets.

I have amassed quite a collection of metal handcuffs though. I have four pairs, one of which has fuzzy covers to go over it for comfort. :D (I only actually bought one pair of cuffs - and not the fuzzy pair, either - the rest have been given to me.)

I am as single as they come, so all that stuff just gets stored away and not used.

I've never been camping :distress: But - have always wanted to :o

Your documentary sounds very interesting, especially for the comedy elements :nod: . Are you thinking to send your work to festivals? It's a good way to promote it and find a distribution.

Tsai Ming Liang has just done the same with Tian bian yi duo yun. It's a porn movie that mocks itself, mixed to a crazy comedy, a musical and the usual essay about contemporary loneliness. It has just won a prize at Berlin Film Festival not that it proves anything, but who saw it said it's his best work.

Romy

Camping is fun. However, there must be showers available. I'm not THAT much into roughing it. :laugh:

I feel like I don't really have any hobbies anymore, other than bootleg collecting. I tried to learn to play the guitar for about 3 years...I never really caught on so I gave it up. I can draw really well, but haven't done that in a long time. Of course, an internet addict. After having my daughter I don't really do much other than watch cartoons and and other little kid stuff. The time I have to myself I spend on the damn computer.

I was very into metaphysical studies, too, for awhile. Very interseting stuff...

Are you serious? That's not camping! *wuss*. Wait - *clean wuss* :laugh:

I'm with you, I'd die. I need a shower and a shave. I feel like the biggest scrub if I can't shave every day.

At least I'm not in a cabin. :laugh: Seriously, I can't stand to be grimy. :wavey:

Ah, you would've been thrilled with the month me and my friend spent camping in a tent in Alaska. :laugh: (Coincidentally, she was a Pisces. still is, I suppose). It rained a lot, but on the upside we went to the place every few days to take showers. Oh, and there was an Arby's at the end of our campground. :laugh: The best part? We were packing salmon eggs into boxes all day! :thumbsup:

I took my boyfriend camping last summer, and he practically died. It was about 40* out; we were sleeping downhill. :laugh: He kept bitching about wanting to check into the lodge. :lol:

You can shave when you're camping. :shrug:

I would've have enjoyed myself, so long as I made a daily trip to the shower. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I kind of want to go now. And canoeing.

Sounds like my kind of guy. :laugh:

The closest I've ever been to camping is going to Hampden Beach in an RV last year. It wasn't planned and I just got roped into it. I had one change of clothes, no razor, a couple towels, and that was about it. After two days, I was out of my mind. Finally just got up and walked to Hell and back for a disposable razor, a t-shirt, and deodorant. :laugh:

I want to go canoeing or kayaking bad. They have "kayak around tomales bay, and hike to point Reyes" things here. I'll probably go sometime or another, I like to hike, too. Come to think of it, we showered probably a lot more than "truly hearty" chicks would have... :laugh: probably every other day. :thumbsup: Also, our tent was totally macked out and cush, compared to everyone else's. :rolleyes: The boys we hooked up with there were like "I wanna stay in your tent!" :)

I need hot water and a running shower to shave. I can't just splash pond water on my mug and drag a dull razor down my face. :laugh: I just feel so icky when I haven't been able to shave properly, don't ask me why. I start singing TLC's "No Scrubs" to myself. :laugh:

Those tents aren't the best place for such matters. :laugh: :laugh: (But if it worked, I'm impressed.) ;)

I enjoy hiking too. Come out to KY and we'll hike Natural Bridge park. It's fun. :nod:

:lol: :laugh: :lol:
yeah, you really gotta like camping more than being clean shaven, I guess, to truly enjoy the experience. At least for a few days. I, personally, have never been able to grow much of a beard, so it's not as big a problem. :laugh: However, I do get very antsy when my hair gets greasy. I "solved" the problem when i went to Yosemite camping by putting my hair in some tight, tight braids. :nod: Also, I hate looking ugly, so I'm a bit of a vain camper. :)

RVs really aren't bad. They're lux compared to tents. :laugh: :wavey:

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No beards? And I thought you was Italian! :laugh:

I do not stay in less than a four star hotel if I can help it - Do I strike anyone as the camping type :laugh:

Interestingly, I did it when I was a boyscout - I hated it then. I like being in the woods and all. I just do not like sleeping in a tent.

When I went down the Amazon in the late 90's, we slept on a boat that would be no stretch qualify as luxury. We had a shower with river water and a toilet, but that is about it. I enjoted it, but wnet straight to the hotel pool and then bathroom once we got back to Iquitos.

It is just not for me.