hobbies-interests besides music....
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Topic: hobbies-interests besides music....
Posted By: The T
Subject: hobbies-interests besides music....
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 17:52
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Maybe the question is not the right one but what I mean is, what other activities do you follow or practice PERIODICALLY and DEEPLY? (let me explain these, damn:)
Movies - not the casual movie goer or the one that has a few dvds and goes every week but the fan that KNOWs about movies, has watched a lot of OLD movies, really LOVES the art. Literature-the same, not the casual "da vinci code" reader (not that I have anything against that book, but I mention it as a bestseller) but the average reader of old and new masterpieces. Painting - lover of the art, knows his Picasso, Dali, Miro, rembrandt, goya, velazquez, The T.... History - I mean, the news and politics fan that loves to READ but not novels and stuff but HISTORICAL or SOCIOLOGICAL books. Sports - either the huge fan who follows a sport on tv (any kind of game, knows the rules, etc) or the one that practices it REGULARLY and WITH WINNING PURPOSES. (I don't know how to explain but I hope you get the point) EGAMES - the gaming freak, the one that own a few consoles and plays at least a few minutes a day. I have interest for movies mainly (have more than 600), WAS a huge soccer fan (till I got into soccer-paradise United States) was an average reader (don't know what happened, prog and music itself killed the library mouse), and I have to say, I will play Egames till i die.... I also love history. So you? (Multiple votes allowed) ------------- 
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Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 17:56
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voted for belly-enhancing. i also love a lot of classic science fiction books and classic gaming so I'll vote for the closest options. I find history tedious as best and embarassing at worst - reading about all the ridiculous and terrible things the human race have "achieved" makes me long to be a part of a different one altogether ;P ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 17:57
You forgot porn
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Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 17:58
I read almost constantly. More often than I listen to music and spend time on here combined.  Seriously I have read so much. At least 20 books in the past 3 months. |
Posted By: The T
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 18:01
Then we have to adapt that one to the "belly" option... though it doesn't work.... man.... it also doesn't work in the "movies" option....let's say in "other".... -------------
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The Miracle wrote:Posted By: Scapler
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 18:01
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Drawing, and if my scanner was working I would post some of the better ones, but sadly, it won't
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Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 18:03
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Modern physics and cosmology (science in general), literature (mainly science fiction, beat poetry, ect.), history, politics, and SEX.
I used to be really into model rockets but I just can't afford it any more with all the music I buy (  ). Same with video games but I don't regret that as much. -------------  
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 18:04
I see my poll is incomplete... feel free to adapt any option to your needs... drawing would go in graphic art... even though my definition was in another direction but I think it would be right -------------
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 18:13
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Other. Skateboarding!  BTW that's me. ------------- 
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Posted By: markosherrera
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 19:18
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MY favorite in art (paint) is Scherer,I paint in the style more or less of Klee,and I like surrealism too,other hobby is play table tennis or ping pong and read about naturist medicine,geography and history,other interest are the forums but with some problems when I try to say arguments because i am spanish speaker,but i am in forums in english and italian ( http://www.icedtears.com%29. - www.icedtears.com). iN the mentioned iced..I made posts of only one or two words I |
Posted By: SolariS
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 19:21
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yeah, i do pretty much everthing. my attention span is too short not to. -------------  
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 21:46
sick sick sick...and I like it  ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 21:47
As a general rule I cant stand skaters...but, I will make an exception here ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 21:48
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I chose sports, as I race cars. Well karts right now, should post a pic in the Rogues gallery soon. But I am getting a Dare Stock to run at the Speedway by my sponsors Bristol Guitar and Scott's Carpentry.
Chris Henne, Driver #17  ------------- Beauty will save the world. 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 21:50
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Video Games, Tetris, Solitaire, Painting, and above all sitting in a big, fluffy chair in a burgundy robe, smoking a pipe and reading Erotic Literature. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 21:53
I love watching movies, playing word games like jumbles or crossword puzzles, playing card games, and solving murder mysteries.
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 21:57
I understand where you're coming from. There are too many a-holes on skateboards (those that are in it because of the trend) that give bad reputation to those who aren't (those who do it for the love of it). I personally can't stand them and I'm a skater! -------------
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Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 21:59
It may be true that there are a lot of asshole skaters, but I have some friends who skate and very nice people. -------------
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Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 21:59
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Reading, handling and treating disabled patients, basketball, card games ( Magic: The Gathering), girls ------------- 
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 22:04
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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. -------------  |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date 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) ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 23:31
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oh and video games as well ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 23:41
Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: January 16 2007 at 23:51
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Literature-reading, History (including music history), science (which is also my profession, life sciences that is).
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Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 00:32
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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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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 00:33
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).  -------------
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Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 00:41
Same here all my friends, can name most of the characters (movies only) but that's about it. -------------
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 00:43
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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Posted By: Australian
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 00:46
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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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 01:31
Reading about or watching, because everyone knows a woman wouldn't touch you with a 10 foot pole. 
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Posted By: kazansky
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 01:40
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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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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 03:16
Jody, you're a constant surprise... I didn't know you were obsessed with my own (Eternal) hometown!  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...  |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 03:26
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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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Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 03:33
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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. |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 03:36
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A lot: High end Hifi, reading, psychoactive plants and horticulture, nature, health, gastronomy and bio cooking... |
Posted By: Wilcey
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 03:39
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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! |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 03:43
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. -------------
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Posted By: T.Rox
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 04:07
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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.
Ciao
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 04:11
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mine are:
History (castles, old houses, monuments, museums etc)
Nature (bird and wildlife watching) and
Films
you'd got two of them listed...  ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 05:43
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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  ------------- 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 rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 05:48
I prefer the smaller gauges as you can get a lot in to a small space, my stuff is all German N gauge, I would like to build a Swiss HOm narrow gauge layout at some point though. But I'm at university so I don't have the room to use my current track or build a permanent layout.  |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 06:05
Curious complaint from one who lists interests as "hating life and the world, crying, cutting myself, being misunderstood." I dread to think what form of pornography fits in with that little list... ------------- 
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Posted By: Visitor13
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 06:09
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All of these except movies. Unfortunately only as a consumer; I couldn't create anything if my life depended on it .
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Posted By: andu
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 06:10
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i was the freak voting "Don't have any interests ,life is boring, kill me"
actually this is because
- since i started working (ordinary job, nothing connected to my professional background) i don't have the time i formerly used for my hobbies and also i couldn't set a better time&activities management in order to get that back and/or draw new interests. while before i was a heavy reader (i took the book and only released it when finished), in the last 6 months i read only (almost) three novels... art is also keeping me less and less busy, almost to 0, but it doesn't count as a lost hobby as art was the my professional playground before. my interest & desire for film is still strong but coming back home tired doesn't set the mood for it. TV is not what i would consider a hobby because of random contents and because of the little fruition. i don't even have a TV set. PC Games i quit long time ago because i feel they're only waste of time (for me). the poor capacities of my computer also inhibit my rare tentatives towards gaming.
- since my short-sightedness has incresead and doesn't let me play any sporting games without my glasses anymore, footbal and basket-ball are also out of the hobby list. (i wouldn't play with glasses on as they're too expensive for me to break).
so this leaves me with... nothing. shoot me! ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!" 
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Posted By: Bob Greece
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 06:30
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I like reading a lot. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/BobGreece/?chartstyle=basicrt10"> 
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 09:30
Movies, food, porn.. the basics ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Meddler
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 09:33
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Life is boring. Though I do have things I do a lot. Just not for fun. ------------- [IMG]http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i165/amorfous/astro-1.jpg"> |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: January 17 2007 at 10:06
Any time a list of things has to be made I always forget something,because Sci&Fi and Fantasy and especially Star Wars is a passion of mine. It's easy to be knowledgeable about the SW movies but the real test is your knowledge of the Star Wars EU(Expanded Universe),which I am really into.I can give you very detailed back story on very minor characters in the films,or ones that are alluded to in the films.The EU is incredible,and if you like Star Wars you should start delving into the vast amount of EU books that are available. ------------- |
Posted By: Kid-A
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 06:06
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Other: nature/wildlife
and sports. Mainly football and I like late-night American sports on five, especially baseball, NFL and NHl. ------------- 
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Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 07:30
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Mainly: Movie fan. Not a moviegoer but fan of any kind of cinema. 200 DVD on my colection (and counting) and a perverted love for directors as Tarkovski, Kubrick, Reygadas, Solondz, Jarmusch, Cronenberg, Lynch, Antonioni, Caiozzi, Fincher, Mann, Hawks, Ford, Hitchcock, L. Anderson, Truffaut, Cassavettes, Reggio & Fricke, Resnais, Jodorowsky, Scorsese, Ford Coppola, Malick, Altman, Leone, Peckinpah, G. Miller and many-many-many others... Second (closer): literature. In fact I'm writing my first novel. Love Vonnegut, Philip Dick, Fred Brown, Dan Simmons, Garcia Marquez, Federico Andahazi, Pedro Juan Gutierrez, John Cheever, Bioy Casares, Armando Cassigoli, Palaniuhk amongst others... Other interests and hobbies: History, TV documentaries, colect photos (from internet or impressions) and of course, drink beer ------------- ... E N E L B U N K E R... |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 07:57
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i'm thinking of buying a photo camera ( http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz7/ - http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonicfz7/ ) in order to have a hobby again. would you visit my photo blog if i made one? ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!"
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Posted By: dedokras
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 08:07
Good for you! I wish I still had the time to be able to do this
So, my own interests are reading, theatre, football (the one you play with your feet) and British films.
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Posted By: Spacemac
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 09:12
| Movies and Literature |
Posted By: Stiefel
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 09:21
| sport: cycling, running, skiing |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: January 19 2007 at 09:45
| Art in many forms, aswell as history, politics, philosophy and psychology. |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: January 19 2007 at 11:48
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Let's see: 1 I like science fiction. Of any kind, as long as it's good SF, not a space-opera. SF-related movies, SF-related-books, memorabilia, SF-music (one of the reasons why I got into prog). 2 I have a passion for secession. Not the political one; I mean art noveau, Gustav Klimt, paintings, buildings, Budapest, Vienna, fonts, design, any visual art from the end of the 19th and beginning of 20th century. 3a Music. I play keyboard, bass, guitar, mandolin and several other string instruments. 3b I used to examine very carefully scales, relations, structures, harmony, intervals...I'm trying to discover something new. I don't know what, though. 3c Sound synthesis. Oscillators, filters, sine waves, modulations, LFO, ADSR, frequency modulation, additive & subtractive synthesis. I reached the point where I can create convincing grand piano sound using sine waves and FM synthesis. I created a few synths with unique, advanced architecture (only on paper, though, I don't have money, resources or knowledge of electronics ). Which leads me to...3d Collectioning of vintage keyboards & synths. Unfortunatelly, no Moogs or any modulars yet. There are few other things, but they are not so relevant nowadays. To summarize: the closest choice would be movies and literature, but I'm more into an art genre than an art type. Btw, I'm 100% anti-sport person. I tried; absolute failure.  Decided not to like sports.------------- |
Posted By: Firepuck
Date Posted: January 19 2007 at 12:39
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I picked other. My passion is puzzles of all sorts, math, logic, word, jigsaw, ...
I also love games, not e-games though. My two favourites are bridge and role-playing, and I'm a big fan of party games, boardgames (esp strategy), card games.
And reading - I read quite a bit.
Oh, love sports but I'm to old for the aggressive ones. These days I prefer golfing & swimming (summer), skiing & skating (winter), darts and pool (all year).
Another hobby is cooking, one I'm looking forward to developing as the kids grow up and I have more leasure time on my hands.
Wine, did I mention wine? Hmmmm, wiiiiiine...
I try not to watch much TV. When I do it is mostly sports and movies.
I did go through a belly enhancing phase - now I'm trying to minimize my rate of growth! (and hopefully reverse it) ------------- Kryten : "'Pub'? Ah yes, A meeting place where humans attempt to achieve advanced states of mental incompetence by the repeated consumption of fermented vegetable drinks." |
Posted By: Mandrakeroot
Date Posted: January 19 2007 at 12:46
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: January 19 2007 at 13:15
 I like Palladio. |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: January 19 2007 at 13:23
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hey phil, do you study the arts, how come have recognised the villa? mandrakeroot, are you sure this post wasn't meant for the "insert a photograph" thread?  ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!"
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: January 19 2007 at 14:11
I don't study it, but architecture is one of my big interests. |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: January 19 2007 at 16:47
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i'm glad to know that. here's a gift for you, a few pictures i've made to some of the most beautiful architectural sites i got to see: http://img153.imageshack.us/my.php?image=luminaps6.jpg">  http://img77.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ordinemt1.jpg"> http://img77.imageshack.us/my.php?image=smariadellapaceeh0.jpg"> http://img58.imageshack.us/my.php?image=interiorulxi9.jpg"> http://img217.imageshack.us/my.php?image=ivoxw4.jpg"> do you know who's the architect of the palace from the 4th photo? it seems pretty unspectacular, but this architect is much more famous than all the others - which i think you easily guessed. ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!"
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 20 2007 at 01:41
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Used to be big into video games, but that stopped recently (mostly due to the fact I don't have money anymore). Politics interest me a good amount as does random fact collecting.
Not really a hobby but I do love to go driving (mostly randomly) and find a spot to just walk around, or watch the clouds or something. Or just constantly driving with no stops.
And storm watching. Nothing is better than standing on my porch watching the thunderstorms pass.
 I'll vote other. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: January 20 2007 at 02:05
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Aside from porn which I mentioned before, I like graphic(usually digital) art, read quite a lot and cut myself
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: January 20 2007 at 02:31
Andu, you rule! All those pics were taken in the beautiful (not to mention Eternal) city where I was born... I don't see a fourth pic here, but the church in the third one is one of Francesco Borromini's masterpiece - and, incidentally, the place itself hosts the Archives of the Italian State, so it has something in common with this site! |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: January 20 2007 at 06:56
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Rome rules! It's THE place to be, and fortunately I've been there (just for so short time, though). And, especially for art lovers and students. Well, some may argue that no, the greatest place in the world is Venice, because of the higher density of art/square-meter, but Rome it's much more spiritual, the fact that Rome does not look like a stuffed museum, it also has periods of nothing spectacular and not so very colourfull, well that gives the whole "composition" a sobriety that I find much more spiritual - that I can say it's comparable (in it's own way) to the spirituality of the holy mountain of Athos (where I've also been). I wonder why do you see only three picture thumbnails as I've posted five of them, all taken from the same fileshare site. The first is Bramante's Tempietto, the second is a mediaeval chiostro (I need to check my papers, it could be San Lorenzo fuori le mura or San Paolo, which have not kept the architect's names), the third is Pietro da Cortona's Santa Maria della Salute, and the fifth is indeed Borromini's Sant'Ivo. I'll wait for Phileas' vote for the fourth picture, he seems to be a great architecture connaiseur ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!"
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Posted By: Trickster F.
Date Posted: January 20 2007 at 10:07
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Reading, games(both sports and video)... there are also various other sciences and art forms I'd like to explore, but lately (for the last 3 years or so) I have been plunged in a depressed state of mind where you hardly want to explore anything new, so cross me out from the list of adventurous, interesting people on this site. ------------- sig |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: January 20 2007 at 11:08
I'm unsure. Brunelleschi? |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: January 20 2007 at 11:18
No... Now I understood that the 4th picture is the second for me, as I can't visualise the two in between. It's Michelangelo Buonarroti, and it is the court of the Palazzo della Cancelleria - quite unspectacular from the outside, as Andu said, but very much so on the inside. As to Pietro da Cortona's church, it is Santa Maria della Pace - Santa Maria della Salute is in Venice! |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: January 20 2007 at 11:22
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It's a very good choice, because Brunelleschi was the founder of the Renaissance architectural style of Florence which was the main source and influence for this (also Florentine) architect. The Florentine style is strong in the facade's style of this palace, namely il Palazzo della Cancellaria from Rome, whose exterior (that of the interior courtyard) was drawn by.... Michelangelo. I see the answer was given while I was writing... Well done, good answers! And yes, S.Maria della Pace, what a missconnection, I wasn't attentive ... Sorry. ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!"
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Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: January 20 2007 at 11:31
| My interests include many things. I already mentioned literature-reading. Most of my interests involve around that. Like James, I play RPG type games set in Forgotten Realms and read books about the same place. I read books on art. I also try to draw occasionally (it's pretty bad, imo) and I watch movies (mostly based on books that I have read). Another interest of mine is being a pyromaniac. I like lighting stuff on fire! |
Posted By: kazansky
Date Posted: January 20 2007 at 11:35
just remember not to set your house on fire when you're angry at your brother  ------------- The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. |
Posted By: andu
Date Posted: January 20 2007 at 11:35
well, some threads on the PA forums have "heathen up" since you joined, keep up, who knows... ------------- "PA's own GI Joe!"
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Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: January 20 2007 at 11:42
| Also burning chemicals that don't burn hot and holding them is really fun. And dousing your friends hand in said chemical and lighting his hand on fire. |
Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: January 20 2007 at 11:44
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There are a lot of things I'm interested in, but nothing comes close to music. I used to play a lot of video games, but the past year I play maybe an hour a week maximum. Sometimes I read, but not too much, maybe a book every month or so. I NEVER watch TV, sometimes movies though, but not really often. In school, I'm interested in history and science mainly, sometimes math and english too, it depends. I also like cooking and walking around outside (it's too cold for that now, but it's great in the summer). ------------- 
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Posted By: Floydian42
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 10:06
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Movies: I can't get enough of them! My all-time favorite is Donnie Darko, but my taste ranges from that to Ocean's 11. Also, if TV shows are included, I don't like Many, but I do love some... Like the Early Seasons of the West Wing and CSI. Other: I like Roleplaying, I play Dungeons and Dragons, and I like writing because I'm in another persons mindset, but I don't have the patience to read, go figure. |
Posted By: ProgKirk
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 15:26
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My interest are soccer, computer(counter strike), music and I'm particulary fond of poker at the moment
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Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 19:11
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Film making, especially documentaries reading video games |