so what do girls do for hobbies?

[Cindy]

I've always fancied shooting clay pigeons or I think it's called skeet in the USA. Anyone do it?

Cindy

[Carolyn]

non-gamers just don't understand anything about gaming, actally gamers know what I'm talking about. If you Live, Breath, Eat, Drink gaming then you understand that it IS a lifestyle, unless you do that, then you will never understand what it means to be a gamer. Oh and this so-called high horse I'm on is well deservsed, I've been a gamer since age 2, started with Super Mario Bros on the NES. Gaming isn't a hobby it is a LIFESTYLE PERIOD. Only non-gamers say otherwise. Gaming is my all, aside from transation it takes my all.

[Giselle Marie]

cross country mountain biking and a bit of downhilling, which seems to be able to keep the increase in tummy size down, which I gained when I was prescribed estrogen

[tekla]

We used to shoot a lot of skeet when I lived in the country, had a full archery range too.  Sadly, such activities are somehow frowned upon by the neighbors in an urban setting however, so I don't get to do much anymore.

I love my bikes, long rides through the vineyards, along the creeks, from town to town and at a place near here called Annadale.  It has some pretty dense forests, redwood groves, lakes, rock gardens, high ridge trails overlooking both the Santa Rosa Valley and the Valley of the Moon, about 35 miles of five star rated trails in all.  If you've ever up this way, its some of the best cross country you can ride.

[Giselle Marie]

It has some pretty dense forests, redwood groves, lakes, rock gardens, high ridge trails overlooking both the Santa Rosa Valley and the Valley of the Moon, about 35 miles of five star rated trails in all.  If you've ever up this way, its some of the best cross country you can ride.

Its been far too long since I rode some of the trails in CA, the scenery is indeed spectacular... and all the  spills and nose dives add to the experience   Now that I have returned to the UK to live, the rides can be just as scenic and tough even though the mountains aren't as high but the weather is the downside 

[tekla]

Yeah, the weather deal can be a bit of a drag, I don't mind cold, but I can live without wet for the most part.  But we do Annadale in the huge rains because that's when all the waterfalls are going, even if the trails are slicker than snot.  But today is crystal clear and going to be in the high 70s, so I'm meeting my brother a bunch of friends (male and female) and we're going to trailer our bikes up to the top of Mount Tamalpais (2,574 feet) just jet down the trails to Stinson Beach, it's about 99% downhill, easy.

But no matter what, the important thing is to get out and ride.

[Giselle Marie]

But no matter what, the important thing is to get out and ride.

Absolutely, there is nothing better 

[Alyssa M.]

Wait -- mountain biking in Marin County? What kind of a crazy idea is that? 

[tekla]

Crazy right?  But everybody said Gary Fisher was crazy, so there you have it.

(For those that don't know, Mt. Tam in Marin was where the first mountain bikes were invented, sold and used.)

[Autumn]

I haven't had a hobby before, really, until just recently. I've begun writing. And it's... becoming consuming. It's frustrating beyond the concept of words how fleeting inspiration is if you don't write things down immediately. It haunts me. I need a waterproof tape recorder.

for the record, Gaming isn't a hobby, it's a way of life, and any so-called gamers who would disagree isn't a gamer. But as far as my hobbies go, it's just this, Magic: The Gathering Gotta say I love my Red/Black Artifact deck. Another hobby of mine is Debating people. But Again I must say, GAMING ISN'T A HOBBY ANY GAMER WHO CLAIMS IT AS ONE ISN'T A TRUE GAMER

non-gamers just don't understand anything about gaming, actally gamers know what I'm talking about. If you Live, Breath, Eat, Drink gaming then you understand that it IS a lifestyle, unless you do that, then you will never understand what it means to be a gamer. Oh and this so-called high horse I'm on is well deservsed, I've been a gamer since age 2, started with Super Mario Bros on the NES. Gaming isn't a hobby it is a LIFESTYLE PERIOD. Only non-gamers say otherwise. Gaming is my all, aside from transation it takes my all.

I'll go ahead and bite. You're ranting, not debating. It would be an excellent opportunity for you to work on your other hobby and explain your viewpoint, especially since it was challenged briefly.

Gaming is actually a lifestyle, Tekla. You know, the staying up all night long, bottles and cans of beverages everywhere, forgetting to brush your teeth, thinking that you can wear underwear more than one day, dirty socks, eyes that can't focus in daylight, I ... really don't want to continue the list. The gamer lifestyle.

Boom, headshot.

[tekla]

You know, the staying up all night long, bottles and cans of [adult] beverages [and coffee] everywhere, forgetting to brush your teeth, thinking that you can wear underwear more than one day, dirty socks, eyes that can't focus in daylight
Hey I've done that twice as a life - not a lifestyle now.  First was writing the dissertation, second, that pretty much what life is like as a show dog when you have a big run like I will this week (3 nights of Faith No More, then Passion Pit, then Orbital) or the week I'm going to spend doing production for the Big Hippie Roundup in Angel's Camp at the end of May -  but I guess the difference between that and a 'lifestyle' is at the end of it I don't get to the next level, I just get a huge farking check or a Doctorate.  Seems a better use of time.

[Autumn]

Yeah, unless you're a professional korean starcraft player (6 figure salaries), it generally doesn't pay...

Though think of the money you save on toothpaste, deodorant, real food, and not having a social life from 18-35 when your parents finally die from disappointment and shame.

[pretty pauline]

I love knitting, Iv done a few sweaters, Iv also done a sweater dress for myself, done some crochet which I find very rewarding and relaxing, I love working with wool, then if the weather is nice outside I love gardening and working with plants.
Some of my hobbies when Im in the mood are just totally girly like fashion, style, clothes and makeup.
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[PanoramaIsland]

Well, we've had a black president, so how about a female smurf next?

[Jasmine.m]

Rhalkos,
That's cute!
~Jasmine

[Lachlann]

Yeah, unless you're a professional korean starcraft player (6 figure salaries), it generally doesn't pay...

Though think of the money you save on toothpaste, deodorant, real food, and not having a social life from 18-35 when your parents finally die from disappointment and shame.

It also depends if you're casual or not.

Bet you anything, though, with the way e-sports are turning out that it's going to hit mainstream and people will be able to get a job out of it. Some people do right now. They got sponsors for this stuff now in the western part of the world already.

[PanoramaIsland]

I like to play around with experimental noise stuff (and annoy the neighbors  )

I like to sit back, relax, and listen to Merzbow. 

[tekla]

Yeah, but most of your neighbors listen to Merzbow also, at the least the ones who don't think he has 'sold out' or 'gone commercial' they listen to Decomposed Subsonic or some other group that has not been tainted by success.

[PanoramaIsland]

Being "successful" in the noise scene is like being a "famous" finger puppeteer.

And no, I don't live next door to people who listen to Merzbow, although that would be pretty schweet. The folks across the street are pretty fond of terrible Chinese pop music with cringe-inducing synthesizers, though.

[tekla]

Yeah, except that Shonen Knife are Japanese, and what they do like most of Japanese pop culture is a weird, backdoor kind of tribute to Western pop/rock, and not the Chinese pop, which, like just about everything Chinese, is way different stuff.

That and the two cultures really, really don't like each other on a level few Westerners can begin to understand.