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Poll Question: What other interest do you have? (READ QUESTION)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 16 2007 at 23:29
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)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 16 2007 at 23:31
oh and video games as well
"The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 16 2007 at 23:41
  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)

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 16 2007 at 23:51
Literature-reading, History (including music history), science (which is also my profession, life sciences that is).

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2007 at 00:32

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!!)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2007 at 00:33
Originally posted by Australian 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).Smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2007 at 00:41
Originally posted by Cygnus X-2 Cygnus X-2 wrote:


Originally posted by Australian 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.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2007 at 00:43
Originally posted by Australian Australian wrote:

Originally posted by Cygnus X-2 Cygnus X-2 wrote:


Originally posted by Australian 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.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2007 at 00:46
Originally posted by Cygnus X-2 Cygnus X-2 wrote:


Originally posted by Australian Australian wrote:

Originally posted by Cygnus X-2 Cygnus X-2 wrote:


Originally posted by Australian 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.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2007 at 01:31
Originally posted by The Wizard The Wizard wrote:

and SEX.


Reading about or watching, because everyone knows a woman wouldn't touch you with a 10 foot pole.
     
    

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2007 at 01:40
games(mostly computer games), sports(mainly soccer). i also like to read mangas, do some drawings(sketches) sometimes, play cards, and walking around...
    

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2007 at 03:16
Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Sports,reading,movies,video games,dirt bike riding,snowboarding & and an obssession with ancient Egypt and Rome.Also,anything I can do with my children.


Jody, you're a constant surprise... I didn't know you were obsessed with my own (Eternal) hometown!Clap How soon can I expect a visit? I'd love to show you around!

As to my own hobbies and interests... Probably too many to list here. Let's see... literature/reading (which overlap with my professional concerns), history, current affairs and art out of this list. Other hobbies I have are travelling, cooking (I'm fairly decent at that, like most Italians) and handicrafts like stitching and cardmaking. I used to go to the movies much more often up to five-six years ago, but now I've pretty much given that up - same applies to the theatre (though I've had some acting experiences as an amateur).

Ah, then I have another, quite consuming interest, which can't really be mentioned here...WinkLOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2007 at 03:26
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.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2007 at 03:33
I enjoy reading but I haven't had as much time to read as I would like recently. Cry

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.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2007 at 03:36


A lot: High end Hifi, reading, psychoactive plants and horticulture, nature, health, gastronomy and bio cooking...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2007 at 03:39
I love to get outside....... I voted sports because the first two things that sprung to mind were surfing (waves not webs) and motocross (I am learning and fortunately I quite like mud!!!)
Other than that, I love to read, to walk, to catch a band, to cook a meal for friends, sew, paint, ........... there really isn't enough hours in the day!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2007 at 03:43
Originally posted by N Ellingworth N Ellingworth wrote:

I enjoy reading but I haven't had as much time to read as I would like recently. Cry

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. Embarrassed

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.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2007 at 04:07
I had to go with Sports!
 
I am a bit past it now but I love watching my kids participate, plus watching stuff like the Aussies sticking it to the English at cricket, football - Assocation & Aussie Rules - and basketball.
 
What are my kids into: BMX racing, BMX dirt/street jumping, hockey, soccer, gymnastics & basketball.
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2007 at 04:11
mine are:
 
History (castles, old houses, monuments, museums etc)
Nature (bird and wildlife watching) and
Films
 
you'd got two of them listed...Clap
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 17 2007 at 05:43
Movies - was into it (at the cinemas, never at home) until the medium went completely dry in the late 90's. Go to see four movies a year, now!! Never collected movies in any form >> can't understand those who do.
 
TV: Mostly at my girlfriend's place where we generally watch documentary (she's a strong "intelligent TV " fan), and I watch few series but only with her. News and documentaries are what I consider TV for.
 
Literature - read a lot of classic, but find a lot of them rather unhelpful in today's personal interest. I read few novels (but I have a certain passion for the Belgian-French "comics strips", which has nothing to do with Magas or superheroes).
 
Painting - most of my interest in arts is of the 20th century, beit painting or sculpting. But there is more trash from thar same century than most of the others centuries altogether
 
History, geography and geopolitics: love it to death in certain periods, gets rather sick of it in others. Usually linked to world news or new books arriving on the shelves
 
Sports : Spectator:While in America, I followed NHL and NFL, then in Europe was more into cycling, but since the Festina scandal (98) I hardly follow it anymore (or any other sports >> just look at standings in the newspaper mostly and the occasional article). As participant: a bit of cycling and swimming, but I should do more
 
Egames: no interest at all >> although I must say that some of those graphics... Myst, Tomb Raiders, and those developped by Benoit Sokal are superb, but I could never spend the time to get good at using the stuff >> mostly watch my friends once they get good at them.
Boardgames (those with dice and strategy): maybe once or twice a year.
 
 
 
 
Music: I hate it all , never spend an ounce of time listening to that crap; I am just here for the trolling Tongue


Edited by Sean Trane - January 17 2007 at 05:45
let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
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