hobbies-interests besides music....

N Ellingworth wrote: I enjoy reading but I haven't had as much time to read as I would like recently.  I'm one of those sad PC gamers who constantly throws money at their computer to keep it fairly current, but I refuse to play any so called massively multiplayer online games (World of Warcraft etc) simply because if I want to play a game with other people, I do it with friends rather than people I don't know, also I don't like having to pay a subscription just to play a game. The games I usually play are strategy or simulation games as they offer hours of entertainment instead of half an hour of mindless violence. Still involving my PC, I do enjoy designing things (usually cars or aircraft) in CAD programs. I used to be heavily in to electronics but the constant burns from soldering irons got to me and the expense of some parts is prohibitive giving my music buying habits. If I had the space I'd also have a decent model railway layout as I love building things and building the scenery for a model railway would be a challenge I'd enjoy. I also have an interest in practically anything with an engine that moves.

My father has one down the shed and I own a few of the locos.

Oh it's OO of course, but my father has built an O Guage loco from a kit (non-steam) and he takes it occasionally to Model Railway Exhibitions.

It is fun to do all the scenery though, especially if you're modelling it on a real place and you want accuracy.

A lot: High end Hifi, reading, psychoactive plants and horticulture, nature, health, gastronomy and bio cooking...

Well, I am interested in History, but I voted Other, as History is just a mere part of my full ouevre.

I am primarily interested in Genealogy (which coincides with History) and Aviation (again, it coincides with History), as well as the obvious music-loving traits.

I also like to read as often as I can (which isn't as often as I'd like) and I am currently enjoying fantasy-fiction, but I also like Charles Dickens, H.G. Wells and more folk-lore based stuff, like that of Lord Dunsany.

I have also recently been reliving my youth (or in this case, living a youthful activity I didn't actually do in my youth) and that is playing Dungeons and Dragons.  This naturally stems from my love of fantasy-fiction and some of the novels I have read, are infact related to the world of the Forgotten Realms, so they naturally gel together perfectly.

I am also wishing to be a keen writer and I occasionally write poetry and the odd short story, but I'm far from being prolific with this.

As for movies: well, I rarely watch television and I've not been to the cinema in quite some time.

The only time I really watch any television is when there is either a) an interesting concert on b) an interesting program about music c) something about History or genealogy and d) a good comedy program (which are few and far between)

So I have a lot of interests that keep me occupied.

Oh and I have also been playing some RPG PC games recently (again, they're set in Forgotten Realms).

No rest for the wicked it seems.


Edited by Geck0 - January 17 2007 at 03:27

games(mostly computer games), sports(mainly soccer). i also like to read mangas, do some drawings(sketches) sometimes, play cards, and walking around...
    

Edited by kazansky - January 17 2007 at 04:29

Cygnus X-2 wrote: Australian wrote: Cygnus X-2 wrote: Australian wrote: 1.     Star Wars and Star Wars-related activates… Such as? I used to be really big on the Decipher card game and I'm still grand champion amongst my friends in Trivial Pursuit (the fact that I can have them all on one team against me and I still crush them says something).      Same here all my friends, can name most of the characters (movies only) but that's about it. Yeah, they're pretty good for movie stuff, but they don't have the vast knowledge or dedication that I do outside of the movies. Let's see if Jody sees this, he's another major SW fanatic.

    
My greatest area of knowledge is of vessels and vehicles and I've memorized the specifications many vessels...not too much Yuzan Vong stuff though.

Cygnus X-2 wrote: Australian wrote: 1.     Star Wars and Star Wars-related activates… Such as? I used to be really big on the Decipher card game and I'm still grand champion amongst my friends in Trivial Pursuit (the fact that I can have them all on one team against me and I still crush them says something).

    
Same here all my friends, can name most of the characters (movies only) but that's about it.

1.     Star Wars and Star Wars-related activates…
2.     Movies, of many genres especially Sci-fi though
3.     Books/reading…mostly Sci-fi or world history
4.     Watching (and formally playing, now professionally gambling on) Cricket
5.     Computering (by which I mean PC games)
6.     Cards (Magic the Gathering) (all bow down to the master of drafting!!)

1. My work, I enjoy it so much that it's a hobby for me.
2. Literature
3. Movies
4. Soccer
5. Theology
6. Coillecting Zippo lighters
7. Antiques (I'm learning)

Iván

Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - January 16 2007 at 23:44

most of the things on the list. I love hiking and motorcycling. I used to live by the beach and I would go skimboarding a lot. Skateboarding was another passion for a while until + $2,000 spent on an injury
I really enjoy movies as well and watching sports (mainly baseball and football but I like hockey as well)

Reading, handling and treating disabled patients, basketball, card games ( Magic: The Gathering), girls and sleeping.