working only part time, living in a city where i only know a few people, and waiting for my fiance's interview has given me SO MUCH TIME on my hands... i've practically been a hermit this winter (not used to snow and cold) and haven't done most of the hobbies i normally do. it should be a crime to say i'm bored in a city like NYC. there is an endless amount of things to do here. but when i'm feeling down, i'm the kind of person who keeps to herself rather than go out and make myself DO SOMETHING. but its time to change things up a bit!

what are your hobbies? (besides reading/posting on vj)

normally i love:

TRAVEL (but i keep returning back to morocco over and over...can't wait for abdou to get here and get his gc so we can go, go, go new places!!)

photography
music of all kinds...downloading, my ipod, music festivals, concerts, etc.
cooking/reading about cooking/going out to eat (but especially in ethnic restaurants)
kayaking when i'm near an ocean and its somewhat warm!
reading
interior design
watching movies
spinning (but i'd like to buy a bike and ride it around here too)
so much more but those are the main ones i've focused on.


i need new hobbies. and to go back and do more of my old ones i've been seriously slacking on! SO, what do you like?

I scrapbook like a fiend. First I take tons of pictures and then I put them in scrapbooks. It's been really nice to kind of see my whole life in ordered pictures. I have 3 scrapbooks of my trips to Jamaica alone. I scrapbooked our entire courtship and married life. They came in very helpful for the K-1 process.

Besides scrapbooking, I also make cards to mail and sell.

I also read, watch all police/law related shows like I've never seen one (even if I have seen that particular rerun many times), roller skate/inline skate, jog, and ride bikes. Travelling is a hobby I love; but don't always get to do as much as I would like.

I take mediocre pictures. Woo! I also read and learn new programming languages.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/72397567@N00/

I play golf on the weekends and Claudeth has been going with me and is doing pretty good whacking the little pill for a novice. We also try to go to the gym but I sometimes just can't get her out of bed in the mornings. We both love reading but she gets into some stranges things like palm reading that I stay away from. We both love to draw and have talked about taking a class, I just haven't had the time to see if there are any art classes offered in our area in the evenings. We also both love music and Claudeth is trying to learn how to play the piano. She have a beautiful voice and I can just sit and listen to her sing for hours. I used to hook rugs and that is very time consuming if you are looking to just burn some daylight!

not mediocre... very nice!! what camera do you use?

Canon 350D...marketed as the Rebel XT in the USA.

no wonder. great camera:) but still you need to have an eye for great pics! and you do!

Thanks!

try working full time if you have that much free time on your hands.

Taekwondo, but I'm behind and the adult class is during the time my fiance is online. I havn't been able to kick myself into going to class much since I got back.

Horseback riding. I waited a few weeks after I got back from my trip to Morocco before I resumed these lessons. I was reading young adult horse stories and was inspired to call the barn and say, "I'm back, put me on the list!"

Cross-stitch. Keeps hand and eyes busy. Problem is, when I sit down with it, I want to work for many hours before I'm willing to stop.

Try to go out with friends once/week.

Taking a literature class right now. Reading Naguib Mahfouz. I'm not being a very good student. But it does distract me.

Read about horses, islam, and whatever else I happen to pick up. Biography of some soccer player, bats, poetry. Whatever jumps out at me. Or falls on my head

My dog and my cat.

I try to distract myself from the visa thing while my fiance is busy doing his thing sooo many miles away.

No job. Alone, family scattered, friends busy. When I get back from my Morocco trip in May, I'll look for a job. Until then, I'm unemployed. (no worry about supporting him until he gets on his feet here, otherwise I would be slaving away like a real human being...instead of typing here)

BT

I like to travel,reading,sport,explore new places and culture

I used to Paint alot - I really gotta start doing that again.. Reading..

Judging my the extra baggage I have... COOKING

Messaging on Forums

Lately I have been SO overwhelmed I just have been throwing creativity to the wind, and just watching my Netflix...

BUT inshallah when the weather is Nicer... going for walks - to help the baggage

i don't know why you felt you needed to make a comment like that...

but i do have a fulltime job...they are out of town for a month so i only work part time until they return.


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I don't have much time for hobbies now, but the things I love and enjoy are:

Writing
photography, especially cloud pictures
making my own glycerin-based soaps and lotions
herbs and essential oils
collecting rocks and minerals
reading
watching movies
trying to keep up with Moh

Don't really have much time for a hobby. In between working full time, household chores and spending time with hubby I try to find time to read and work on sudoku puzzles.

hi ya
my hobbies have gone to the way side somewhat

photography ...love taking pics of the seasons changes portraits and unusual nature stuff
homesick that was a neat website you created fantastic pics in there and your camera is a beauty..

on the weekend just ordered some ceramics to do ..loved doing that in oz..so going to do a wedding plate to go on the wall with our wedding photo's and a dragon to add to our collection
plants have taken over the apartment and thriving love gardening..and so miss a big backyard and my flowerbeds..

kath

I love Scrapbooking and Stamping!!! But I never have time to do either cause I work 2 jobs and never have a day off!!!! So I would have to say that being lazy is my real hobby cause when I get a spare second I don't wanna do NOTHIN!

Hahahaha

I spend my spare time with reading; writing; studying history, language, culture & politics; photography; gardening; shopping LOL; trying new recipes; all kinds of things. Slip in a little travel here and there.

Oh and I have a serious addiction to Jamaican music -- both dancehall and foundation -- and especially sound clash (best sound system of all time -- Silver Hawk, of course ! Followed closely by Jaro and Exodus 4x4. Used to follow Mighty Crown a little when they first bust.... ) I have literally thousands of CDs, cassette tapes and vinyl including 45s. OK I ramble... I'm sure all this is like HUH ??????? to most folks here.... probably should take it to the Yardies thread.....

I don't have much time for a hobby these days. A lot of my free time in high school and college was dedicated to my concert choir - rehearsals, concerts, tours, etc. I miss it a lot and would like to get back into choral singing when I have some time.

I also enjoy cooking, reading, TV and movies (a bit too much I think), and the computer, of course!

ok girl, gimme some pointers on the music thing. i am SOOOO into SOCA, but finding a decent all around group is difficult! im tired of these one-hit wonders!!!! point me in another direction!!!! im desparate!!!!

Like my profile says, speer fishing, hog tying, precision twinkie flipping, and putting a spotlight on day old meat loaf.

And now for something completely different...

Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air
And deep beneath the rolling waves in labyrinths of coral caves
The echo of a distant tide
Comes willowing across the sand
And everything is green and submarine
And no one showed us to the land
And no one knows the wheres or whys
But something stares and
Something tries
And starts to climb towards the light

Strangers passing in the street
By chance two separate glances meet
And I am you and what I see is me
And do I take you by the hand
And lead you through the land
And help me understand the best I can
And no one calls us to the land
And no one crosses there alive
And no one speaks
And no one tries
And no one flies around the sun

And now this is the day you fall
Upon my waking eyes
Inviting and inciting me to rise
And through the window in the wall
Comes streamin in on sunlight wings
A million bright ambassadors of morning
And no one sings me lullabies
And no one makes me close my eyes
So I throw the windows wide


Echoes
Pink Floyd

WOOT

By the way, which one's Pink?

LOL Soca, eh ? Never too much got into that (although if you go to a reggae show, you usually have to endure at least one soca song.)

Welllllllll what constitutes "good" music is such a subjective thing..... but I know I can come up with something you will like..... I'll PM you later to get some parameters from you.



-MK

lol WE MUST have been sisters in some other life because thoes are all my favorite things to do! Im crazy about learing about WORLD history, culture, politics, religions and geograhpy. I have this thing for learning new languages and I love to cook new recipes too. I love to try food from all around the globe, and I'm crazy about traveling. I hope to go around the world one day =0) I love photography and im always into working on my scrap books. I like to create things so I have always been good at decorating and doing arts and crafts. Im addicted to music. I love all kinds of music, when I hear music I just cant stop wiggling around! I always had a thing for acting too. =0)

me too. me too, mireya!!!!!!!!! lol

ugh won't let me edit..... i didn't finish:

me too. me too, mireya!!!!!!!!! i have tons of cookbooks that i love to try out recipes for. i love having dinner parties too. i also love trying to find restaurants of cuisines i've never tried before and ordering the weirdest thing on the menu..although this gets me in trouble a lot! lol
and music. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. i can't have a moment without it.
i also love reading about geography and cultures of the world. i guess that goes along with travel. i don't like to be a regular "tourist" on a big bus with fanny packs. i like to see how real people live and do it all on my own. i hope to go everywhere someday!

thanks for all the responses everyone! its interesting to read what everyone is into!

I'm a VW enthusiast/vdubber/dubhead, and I'm a soccer fanatic! I also into photography.

I love hmmm alot ...
Graphic design , that i design some Logos , Posters ..etc , Photography also.
Playing football (soccer) , Basketball , swimming , building cars , Race .
Traveling , I am planning to visit alot of places in this world .
Listening to Music all kind !!! but my fav is Hip hop .
Playing PC Games ( network) with friends . my Fav Game is ( call of duty 4 )

I'm the same way too, always been fascinated with different cultures, languages, religions, foods, music, crafts etc. - i am vegetarian and love to try new veg recipes from around the world, it will be fun when Govi comes because he can be my 'guinea pig' lol

I have an ebay business and that pretty much takes up most of my spare time - it's a lot of fun though!

I spent most of my time online, to talk to my fiancee when I can, but I've also grown accustomed to the internet, being online for roughly 15 years now.

When she gets here, I want to rig my computer and router with explosives and blow it sky high. Or simply not spend so much time online, as there are so many damn things to do in the Bay Area. I love going to the beaches, love going out to party at local sports bars (hockey ones), and entertainment places like D&B (Dave & Busters), or even going around the mall just to walk around and shop for non-abundantly lavish things, or simply grab a bite at Jamba Juice or Cinnabon. Then, there are the concerts, and I've been to three this year (including Type O Negative, Judas Priest, Heaven and Hell [Dio's Black Sabbath], Motorhead), and still going to two more (Kamelot, GWAR). Plan on getting season tickets to the Sharks if the price is semi-reasonable.

Also like to go out to theme parks, and when we visit my family in Detroit (her first visit), we will stop by Cedar Point and go nuts over their coasters which are amongst the best in the nation and world. Otherwise, we have Great America and Discovery Kingdom, as well as other events like the Boardwalk and local fairs.

Then again, also like to invite friends over for a party, or to watch some hockey (my cup champion Red Wings ), or football (big games, that is, like playoffs/SB/49ers vs. Raiders), maybe even world cup soccer (the only kind I watch as it's mostly boring), or just simply relax outside in the grass and work on a tan.

I figured I'd list the things I'd like since there is way more stuff than this that I don't like to do.

cooking

watching bulgarian idol

Ugh I have none I spend all day on the computer, not even really entertained, just passing the time. It's driving me crazy but I can't figure out what else to do. I can't seem to focus on any task. Over the years I've started project after project and usually quit within hours. I just can't finish anything so I stopped trying.

YOU ARE MY HERO!!!! This is the funniest thing I've seen in a while!