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I feel bored most of the times and wish I had something interesting to do, but can't think of anything. Does any of you have any fun hobbies?

Bike riding, walking, both work well with doing photography (you can see some pics at the site linked in my siggy) I read a lot too.

Writing poetry, short stories, or journaling sometimes help getting through blah periods. I also like to wander around a museum or two. When I would complain to my mother, she'd always say: "You could clean your room." Today, I ran a load of dishes, entered expenses into Quicken, and am heading upstairs to sort the mail--and watched the Red Sox lose on TV.

S

Writing music, playing piano, masturbating and strangling animals.

A couple other ideas. As many of you know, I love cooking. Go to the library; find a cookbook for food you've never tasted; and try making some recipes. In fact, pick a country, read about it, listen to its music, and cook its food.

I also like knitting. Taking some yarn and turning it into a garment is magical to me.

Join a group with a purpose. Ecology, peace--feed the hungry, lift up the fallen, heal the sick, and you may forget you're bored. There's a great need for volunteers.

S

I use to write music and poems and play a few instruments. Sometimes still do. mostly guitar.

These days I mostly garden or ride one of my bikes. I have a thing for fixing up old Schwinn bicycles. But mostly ride my mtn. bike

What are you passionate about? What interests you? Do you prefer an activity that you can share with someone else (like tennis) or something you can do by yourself (like coin collecting)?

I dunno, I never seem to get bored. I find I dont have seem to have enough time to indulge in my passions.... music (I play piano and keyboards and write music), antique model train collecting and operating (talk about a money sink!), etc.

Some spend all of their waking moments online...  :D

I like hiking, photography and making various kinds of art. My geeky/nerdy side likes making, modifying and customizing things too. My current passion obsession is building (and playing) solid body electric guitars. Actually, I have too many interests to list (or find time for) them all.
Given the necessary resources, I would probably make a dandy mad scientist.   ::)

I had to think about that. I suppose my hobby is political activism. My present project is working towards inclusion of medical cannabis and decriminalization in the US Virgin Islands.

I read a lot, lift weights when I can (have some health issues), used to run/play fantasy roleplay games by email and forum for awhile (takes up a lot of time, though).

I read, watch movies, hang out online, walk around my neighborhood, stuff like that.  You can try yahoo groups if you're looking for an interest group.

Stacy Brahm:

QuoteI find I dont have seem to have enough time to indulge in my passions....

Me either. Too much schoolwork. Wish I could write more.

I'm an artist, but since deciding to try and be more "neat" and thus storing all my art supplies in a big box under a table in the livingroom... I haven't produced so much art...
So I'm taking all my stuff out of that box soon and putting it on a table where it's in the "Line of sight".
(If I can not see it, it doesn't exist.)

I also play games, tend to my daughter, take classes online, work, try and keep sane... etc. etc. etc..

Theatre's a wonderful way to waste life, even getting in as a set painter or what have you sucks up all your time and replaces it with camaraderie, fun, creativity and the most highly developed bitchiness you could wish.

Now days a digital camera is cheapish ('specially if you share it with peeps) and most computers come with basic editing. Could make films, cmedy, drama, horror.

Writing is even easier and cheaper.

Take up baking, that uses time, costs less than i shop bought cake and with the edition of tea creates a lovely social environment.

DIY is a similar type of thing if you are more macho.

Learn an instrument, harmonicas are cheap for example.

I do all this, stil get bored sometimes but not through lack of effort. I'm lucky in that I live in a beautiful and fascinating city, don't need a hobby then.

Theatre's a wonderful way to waste life, even getting in as a set painter or what have you sucks up all your time and replaces it with camaraderie, fun, creativity and the most highly developed bitchiness you could wish.

QFT

Baking gives you fun stuff to eat too.

I'm a drummer in a band, I also play a bunch of other instruments, DIY at home, pen and paper role-playing games (my first love), computer games, reading, sleep, dreaming, cooking, hunting, shooting and killing various animals, gardening, making alcoholic drinks like cider and plum wine, preserves and pickles, eeling. When I have time, i.e. when the kids are older, I would love to volunteer to join St Johns - and provide first aid at sports events and concerts etc.. I used to volunteer as a Samaritan (befriender) as a phone help line operator but I did not have the time after my second baby.

i am a part time cyberpunk, slob, occasionally read, do research (for finding the best movies), walk around town while not passing, try to write sometimes but nothing comes out, collect and install software i never use, try to avoid reading the news but read it anyway, worry about the day i'll finally see my mom again (will she laugh?), hold hands and cuddle with my babe, obsess about my eyebrows, be a momma-dog for my dog, listen to music that i like it, eat toast with peanut butter, and cook.

R/C cars are pretty fun and pretty affordable. :)

I know some people who work at the big convention centers who are all into the RC deal, they have a huge clear area when an event is not in.  It's pretty cool to be able to run one on a smooth slab of concrete that's pretty much a square city block.

I work out of town for weeks at a time, and i'm away from my usual hobbies and the means to do them.

So, this has forced me to think outside of the box a little.

There is always something to do; you just have to go do it.

Some things that come to mind are - going to the movies, going to the library, going to the mall (you don't have to shop, it's fun to get a drink and just people watch), go on a walk, volunteer for an organization that helps others, go to watch a baseball/softball game at a local ball field (usually free), take a bicycle ride, hike a nature trail, find a social club that interests you, join a gym, take up a new sport like tennis or golf. Get yourself out of the house!

Then there are the things you can do at home. Draw up a bubble bath, take a nap, read a good book, rent and watch a movie, fixup a room in the house.

Its a big world out there. Get out in it!

go to watch a baseball/softball game at a local ball field (usually free)

I do that too, nice high school level hardball field not far from where I live, the other night they had a kid (he's going to be a senior in High School next year) who was throwing at 88/89 mph consistently.  The woman's teams here are good too, so much for throwing like a girl, for sure on that.

Anybody into PC samplers, mixing, etc?
I sometimes play guitar (mostly hard rock/psychedelic, but not only), and would love to make some mixes...
:police:

Quote from: DominiQ on July 30, 2009, 04:32:20 PM
Anybody into PC samplers, mixing, etc?

Yup, all part of my mediocre noisemaking (http://www.jimmo.org/).

Drawing is fun I think a lot of us have that in common, and collecting but I can't afford to collect much anymore because Im buying guy stuff :/

QuoteYup, all part of my mediocre noisemaking.

I quite like the piano parts, always wanted to have one at home.

Do some cross stitch?

I've made some badass castles & stuff.

But you can do kittens, or motorbikes, or whatever you like. The possibilities are endless.

Quote from: Blueflare on August 05, 2009, 04:31:55 PM
Do some cross stitch?

I've made some badass castles & stuff.

But you can do kittens, or motorbikes, or whatever you like. The possibilities are endless.

I wanna cross stitch a kitten...do they squeal when you do it?  >:-)

I make wirewrap/stone pendants. Also I enjoy the outdoors, camping, hiking, backpacking, etc.

I play music. (Guitar, bass, and drums) Not great at it, but I love trying. Mostly heavy metal and classic rock.
I also play WoW and video games. Also, it has slowed down alot since the birth of my daughter but I race motocross and have a ton of championships from that. Racing i my lifes work. lol So i guess it doesn't count as a hobby, but it sure is fun!

Another thing that can be kinda fun, if you have a digital camera, is to go out and explore your environment, whether it be urban, rural or whatever and snap pictures of people, places and things by just pointing-and-snapping pictures - without looking through the viewfinder and without regard for holding the camera straight or lining up or centering anything. Take a whole card full of pictures and at least a few of them are bound to be visually interesting, if not masterpieces in the making. Keep the ones you like and crop them, edit them or whatever strikes you. The ones you don't like, of course, you can simply delete.  :)

This thread has given me some good ideas.

I basically take care of geese, sit around uselessly, go driving around the city, cook for people, listen to music and wish I had a better sound system, watch movies... I like the idea of cooking ethnic foods, or photography.  If only I had the extra cash for a good digital camera.  I'm too much of a perfectionist to get something crappy.

At one time, I was heavily into music production. I produced music for four MTV shows (The Osbournes, MADE, Undressed, and Sausage Factory). Look up www.catwalkrecords.com (http://www.catwalkrecords.com) to see. These days, my big hobby is photography. I love shooting pics of all my friends. I have an art gallery at the local LGBT center coming soon in November! See www.transvamp.com/gallery (http://www.transvamp.com/gallery) to see.

Kalina, your photos are beautiful!

Z

Quote from: Zythyra on August 08, 2009, 07:47:51 PM
Kalina, your photos are beautiful!

Z

Thank you! :)

I play piano (and this year, I resolve to actually practice saxophone outside of school), knit on and off, read when I can, feebly attempt to write, embroider occassionally (okay, rarely; the shoes I'm cross stitching have been in my closet for months).  Usually I do not have enough time for the things I love(stupid school) :(

a good digital camera

you can get real good ones for around $200 these days.  10 or more megapix, image stabilization, optical zoom - and its not the camera, though it helps, its the photographer that gets the shots.  I've seen good artists work with Polaroid and disposable cameras and get awesome stuff.

Quote from: tekla on August 09, 2009, 11:32:53 PM
a good digital camera

you can get real good ones for around $200 these days.  10 or more megapix, image stabilization, optical zoom - and its not the camera, though it helps, its the photographer that gets the shots.  I've seen good artists work with Polaroid and disposable cameras and get awesome stuff.

The last two $100 cameras I have bought (a casio and a cannon) for my kids take excellent photos. Of course, since they we given to the kids one of them already has a broken lcd  :D

playing guitar, nintendo, movies

acting,painting,playing a musical instrument, watching movies r all hobbies of mine

Quote from: V on August 07, 2009, 05:17:52 PM
This thread has given me some good ideas.

I basically take care of geese, sit around uselessly, go driving around the city, cook for people, listen to music and wish I had a better sound system, watch movies... I like the idea of cooking ethnic foods, or photography.  If only I had the extra cash for a good digital camera.  I'm too much of a perfectionist to get something crappy.

I go through ethnic food phases. Currently Im on Mediterranean kick and it's most of what I cook.

My hobby is silly.  I'm a guy and I collect nail polishes... I think it's just the grown woman in me haha
I also collect shells, movies and video games, but mostly movies and I buy double so i can watch one and leave the other in the box and later down the road see how much it's worth.

I'm trying to get all the gory type video games.  In Silent Hill 4, you get to change options and have red, green, blue or purple blood. 

I write poetry and fanfiction, go to the gym, take walks, read, sleep, family history and post on numerous forums online.

Apart from playing music, which seems popular here, I have been ice skating for about 18 months and it is absolutely brilliant.  I envy people in the US, Canada and Northern Europe who can skate outside in winter.

I enjoy illustration and writing, as well as combining the two by making graphic novels.

My other "hobby" which isn't so much a hobby since i don't have the tools at this moment in time and it will be my work someday is filmmaking. I enjoy that immensely, and I find the medium very versatile.

Drawing pictures, playing video games, reading.

That's about it.

I tend to think of something I'm interested in and see how much about it I can find on the internet or in books. So far I'm a borderline expert on cryptozoological and actually zoological creatures around the world; the history and practice of certain religions; gender and sexuality issues; and truly awful yet hilarious old sci-fi movies and novels. When the right subject of conversation comes up, I can sound pretty well-read!
Apart from that, I draw and people-watch. The things I draw are mainly characters from story plots that will never come to fruition, and my people-watching (just sit on a bench or wall in any public place with or without a sketchpad) informs my designs.  ;D Then again, sometimes it's cathartic to draw a piece totally from your imagination without much thought to realism (though I do like to lose myself in trying to get the structures within whatever I'm drawing to look just right...)
I also spend a lot of time listening to amazing music. Then again, I suspect everyone does.  :laugh:

Drawing,

but I haven't done it in months

I just took on a new hobby/activity. Sailing. I did some sailing when I lived on the coast of Maine and I always enjoyed it so when I saw a small sailboat for sale cheap I jumped on it. Of course just getting the boat in the water has been much more complicated than I imagined but now I have all the permits and documents and hope to launch "IRIE" this coming weekend. Hopefully I'll get some boat time in before the Christmas winds begin to blow. When I get my confidence up I'll sail to Buck Island which is a few miles off shore. I may even join the yacht club. teedle de dee.

bicycling. an incredibly cathartic hobby if there ever was one.

Riding motorcycles....mind you not at the moment as there's snow everywhere in Scotland at present.

Susan

aka Biker Chick

Tobacco, tea, and chocolate, but most noticeably, tobacco. Snus, snuff, cigars, pipe- I collect, and am interested in, the tobacco itself, the tins/cases it comes in, and paraphernalia. Of course, this is not only a hobby, but a habit, as I also sniff/smoke/lip. There is so much more to tobacco than cigarettes or even smoking, it's a shame that those who do partake tend not to consider their habits potential for artistry or its historical significance, of course this can be said of most anything.