What hobbies do you have?

FanadMan · 05-02-2019 05:39AM

Reading - house is like a bloody library. Was taught to read before I entered infants and from then, all my presents were books.
Music
Fishing (sea only)
Electronics - designing and building gadget-ish stuff. Also buy way to many kits online with not enough time to actually build them.
Lockpicking - self taught and make a lot of my own picks and tension wrenches.
Waaaaaay too much gaming and online life. Maybe have to reduce this one and concentrate on the others a bit more, especially considering I'm posting this at 4:40AM

Graces7 · 05-02-2019 07:08AM

branie2 wrote: »

Scrabble on my computer

Really? hmmmmm!

Graces7 · 05-02-2019 07:16AM

No hobbies as such.. My long disabling illness, of several decades now, changed definitions!

Many meaningful occupations, all now geared to earning for faith family overseas .. Knitting, for sale, and in my market trading years, jamming etc.. reading, as I knit, voraciously reading whenever I can access books... gardening for the sheer joy and for food... nearing 80 now and loving all I do in the solitude and peace in this lovely place.. writing and I have 4 books out.... driving I love always to old monastic places as I am a historian in that area ... that sadly had ended now as no car.

My cats... rescues..

LIVING!

Manic Moran · 05-02-2019 07:36AM

Video games are my main pastime these days, if not a hobby.
Then, in terms of timesinks:
Modelling
Shooting
Driving (Also more a pastime than a hobby, I don't modify the car)
Flying
Wargaming

OldMrBrennan83 · 05-02-2019 07:41AM

I have none. Tried a few things like Arduino/Python or cooking but I could never find something I was interested in. I can't fathom how people can enjoy exercise either.

Last one I had that I loved was playing golf but I wasn't living in Ireland at the time, my kind just aren't wanted near clubs here.

I've a mate who has a new hobby every 6 months that he goes absolutely balls deep into, everything from fishing to darts. As annoying as it can be trying to keep up with his attention span, he's happy as a pig in **** and his enthusiasm is class.

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05-02-2019 07:41AM

Physical: Running, Capoeira, BJJ, misc other combat.
Relaxation: Tai Chi and Meditation.
Other: Growing, hunting or farming flora and fauna to eat. Cooking in general.

arybvtcw0eolkf · 05-02-2019 08:16AM

Currently and for as long as I can remember now.

Judo, running and cycling. If I'm not doing them I'm thinking about or studying them.

I devour books but I'm not sure if that's a hobby anymore than watching TV is.

In the past there was Ham Radio, and all CW (morse code) where I won a number of CW awards for speed work and countries worked (contacted & confirmed). But that was an easy one for me because it was also my job in the defence forces, I'd use morse code for an entire shift and it was like a second language to me.

I'm a motorbiker, its a way of life and not a hobby although some people would say it is.

Again not a hobby but it could be in the future is bird watching, and watching anything in nature really. Although I never post I read the nature and bird watching forum here regularly.

Ipso · 05-02-2019 08:16AM

Fly fishing, flybtying (nowhere near enough), started home brewing recently which is great.
Have to get back into running, which I don’t like but I’ve got the cholestrol of a Scottish town.

marketty · 05-02-2019 08:25AM

I write, cast, direct, shoot, edit, produce and promote traveller call out videos on YouTube.

Shyteinthebucket Studios, maybe you've heard of us?

Benny Biscotti · 05-02-2019 08:26AM

Cycling
Baking
Camping
Fishing
Bushcraft
Hiking
Video games.

The first 6 on the list are things I do in video games.

Alf Veedersane · 05-02-2019 08:27AM

Currently, my main hobby is thinking about my hobbies.

05-02-2019 08:37AM

OldMrBrennan83 wrote: »

Last one I had that I loved was playing golf but I wasn't living in Ireland at the time, my kind just aren't wanted near clubs here

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Really? I always thought Ireland was largely free from elitism in golf that other countries have and that while there are posh clubs there are plenty of cheap but good courses too

OldMrBrennan83 · 05-02-2019 08:39AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Really? I always thought Ireland was largely free from elitism in golf that other countries have and that while there are posh clubs there are plenty of cheap but good courses too

Everything here it elitism in one way or another since the late 90's. You need the right gear and the right car, etc and have been getting lessons since you were about 6.

TomSweeney · 05-02-2019 08:51AM

Dale Doback wrote: »

Danger ****
Watching 'Cops'
River boat gambling trips
Making beef jerky

Danger ****!!

We need a thread on that !!

TomSweeney · 05-02-2019 08:57AM

clio_16v wrote: »

Is it weird to have zero hobbies?

My wife says she has zero hobbies, but she keeps very busy with her work and has just gotten a PhD.

I have lots of hobbies and barely got a degree - thnink they just passed me to get me the **** out of the college!!!

TomSweeney · 05-02-2019 08:59AM

JupiterKid wrote: »

I would live to meet up and have a chat about the early NASA space exploration programne (before it all went pear-shaped with the Shuttle).

A trip to Cape Canaveral in 1990 when I was about to turn 15 and the shuttle was on the launch pad with the Hubble space telescope was what really ignited my love of astronomy and space exploration. Sadly didn't get to witness a launch though!

When I was a kid my Dad had a subscription to Sky + Telescope magazine,

I will never forget the day in 1989/90 coming home from school as a boy and seeing it there with the rest of the post, with a photo in colour of Neptune.

That famous blue picture that Voyager took.
I was hooked from then on.

Canis Lupus · 05-02-2019 09:00AM

Graces7 wrote: »

Really? hmmmmm!

If you've an interest in scrabble and have a smartphone check out words with friends which is essentially the same thing. Free scrabble vs as many strangers as you like. All fairly straightforward.

s3rtvdbwfj81ch · 05-02-2019 09:40AM

Home brewing, me and my brother have a decent set up and have won medals at the national competition for our beers.

I also teach an adult education course in brewing, which is quite fulfilling, I get paid for it, but most of that is taken by the tax man, what's left over funds a few brew days.

Epic Eir Epic · 05-02-2019 11:11AM

Chess
Triathlons
Swimming
PUA
Piano

MadamRazz · 05-02-2019 01:50PM

Diamond painting
Reading
Sleeping
Hidden object games

Ger Roe · 05-02-2019 02:01PM

I collect author autographed books - mainly autobiographies and mainly of Irish interest. It's a very cheap hobby because all of them have come from charity shops.

If you stick to Irish interest, it's amazing how many autographed books are re-cycled in Irish charity shops.

I don't know if any of them are worth more than the 2 -3 euro I pay for them, but I like the fact that there is written proof that they had a physical connection with the author.

DaeryssaOne · 05-02-2019 02:28PM

Yoga, reading, music & movies would be my everyday ones, I love to travel and see new places and also love to do a bit of diving but they're only a couple of times a year unfortunately so I'm not sure if they can be classed as hobbies?

Have always had an interest in the 'behind the scenes' / 'how it's made' type stuff for tv & film but I'm not sure if I'd class watching and reading about this stuff as a hobby either, I wouldn't exactly be throwing that down on the cv or anything!

Rawr · 05-02-2019 02:34PM

Drawing webcomics....which has taken such a huge slice of my available freetime that just about qualifies as a hobby and is now my only one :eek:

Ri_Nollaig · 05-02-2019 03:02PM

-Computer Games, both old and new. PC, with a Vive and PS4 as well as a raspberry Pie with Retroarch on it.
-Programming [actual job as well]
-History, just about any part of it. This would include watching documentaries/youtube channels to reading books and actually managing to pick up a few pieces. [be surprised what goes for nothing in random auctions]. Even better when it can line up to playing a game like Crusader kings or Total War series.
-Electronics, making small things or playing around with an Arduino. Soldering together small components. This worked out nicely before as I was able to combine the previous hobby by making a nixie tube clock.
-3D printing, managed to combine previous hobby into this one by making one of those Chinese knock off DIY kits and extending it [plus fixing it considering it breaks all the time].
-RC both land based nitro cars and flying either nitro helicopters or electronic drones [most of which was printed]. Recently being trying to fit a flight controller into the helicopter to make it autonomous.
-LEGO mostly the more special edition/flagship technic sets like the Porsche and Bugatti but good few of the other ones too. Hard to get time so a good few of them are still boxed. Some day...
-Jigsaw puzzles, haven't done many in a while but did enjoy some of the 1,000+ ones.
-Board games and Cards, well Poker. More so when drink is involved.
-DIY, try to learn how to fix or repair just about anything around the house/car when possible but know my limits too.
-Home brewing, need to put another brew on soon actually as I finished up the last over Christmas.
-Cooking, the spicier the better.
-Shooting, haven't been in a good while but did enjoy it. Mainly clays with a shotgun but some target shooting with an air rifle as well.
-Fitness, mostly strength training but enjoy running too.
-Reading and TV/Movies as well...

05-02-2019 03:04PM

Lots and lots of things. I love books and having them around me. I never give any away so have them piled around the place at home. They are stacked at the end of my bed, on my dressing table, in a book shelf in the spare room, feckin everywhere.
Films and watching dark crime drama especially of the Scandi variety. Then after I watch something I have to google everything about it and look up the cast and location.
I love love pinterest and curating my boards I have thousands of pins under different categories.
Following societal trends and shifts and chatting about it, for example the rise in so called influencers.
Love minds.
Sleeping.
Food.
Music.
A little bit of colouring in.
Meditation.
Also googling strange things that I come across. Last night I was reading all about Dante's circles of hell.
Interiors.
How certain businesses operate such as pubs and restaurants.

I don't like sport and apart from walks by the sea I'm not an outdoorsy person.

Wibbs · 05-02-2019 03:15PM

Ri_Nollaig wrote: »

This worked out nicely before as I was able to combine the previous hobby by making a nixie tube clock.

Nice. Very cool.

Ri_Nollaig · 05-02-2019 03:32PM

Wibbs wrote: »

Nice. Very cool.

Completely and utterly pointless

https://imgur.com/a/tvZCilS

but loved it!

Sleepy · 05-02-2019 03:57PM

Aside from TV, movies and reading which are more past-times than hobbies, I'm also into:

DIY - buying an old house has made me learn to love figuring out how to fix things or re-decorate them on a tight budget!
LEGO - I've an unhealthily large collection for a 38 year old man that's pretty much taken over the sitting room. Not much of a time sink though as I tend to just build the sets and leave them on the shelf to collect dust.
Fishkeeping - specifically a fairly small (100 litre) marine reef tank that would make me cry if I ever totted up everything I've spent on keeping and stocking it for the past 6 years!
Cooking - got a pizza stone and paddle for Christmas so that's the current dish I'm trying to perfect. Mainly focus on Italian / Spanish / Irish food but can do a reasonable Chinese if the mood takes me.
Homebrewing - Have only done country wines and ciders to date but I'll eventually find time / space / budget to do my own beer.
Craft beer - love sampling new / interesting beers.

Lapsed hobbies I'd hope to get back into when I have more time or interests I'd love to develop into hobbies:
Photography - really got into it when my daughter was a newborn but interest faded somewhat as I became competent.
Classic cars - visit a few shows a year but don't have the time, space or budget to attempt a restoration myself.
Woodworking - something I've learned little bits of through my DIY and would dearly love to get to a stage of being able to build some simple furniture myself. Not a cheap hobby to get started on though, and a lot of space needed for proper tools!

Were it legal in Ireland, I'd also love to try growing a marijuana plant or two for personal consumption. It looks like good fun and would be a nice way of guaranteeing no harm ever came from me indulging a vice.

Manic Moran · 05-02-2019 05:07PM

Classic cars - visit a few shows a year but don't have the time, space or budget to attempt a restoration myself.

My wife and I have considered, on occasion, getting a project car for ourselves. Late '60s/early '70s, something like a Charger or Chevelle. Our problems are space (well.. one regular car can live outside, I guess), and patience. I'm happy enough to do repairs on the parts of cars I can understand like brakes, and a 1960s car is simple enough I can understand it all, there are no electronics really. However, even a simple repair job on my modern cars sometimes frustrates the hell out of me, and almost any 'home hobbyist' level projects of cars which are in need of a little TLC have already been done, leaving only the major projects better suited to the restoration industry. So I'm not sure how relaxing the project would actually be.

So, we've decided we'll just keep saving money and maybe just buy one already fixed.

AllForIt · 05-02-2019 05:08PM

Sleepy wrote: »

Aside from TV, movies and reading which are more past-times than hobbies, I'm also into....

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Good point.

What hobbies do you have?

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