Hobbies other than fish keeping

Oh man, I just got finished playing Artemis with my friends... I spent some time playing engineer/helm, but ended up as captain most of the time, people seemed to think I was best at it. It was SO MUCH FUN. Everyone giving status reports, managing systems, handling communications, the chaos when shields would fail, trying to deal with a large enemy fleet, etc... It's just so much nerdiness. Funniest moment was when our tactical officer decided to drop a mine behind us in case a sneaky ship showed up, then when trying to make it back to a space station, our helmsman flew us right over it. It then became an intense effort to limp back to a nearby space station on low energy while trying to repair, all with two nearby enemy fleets closing in. Seriously, if you are a scI fI nerd, and have a few scI fI nerd friends, you need to get this game.

I also played Orcs Must Die 2 with a friend on Friday night. That was such a blast too.

 

Don't have many hobbies...
-fish (so I read a lot of books about them as well, even fishing books)
-reading (fantasy and sci-fi, some murder mystery. romance is gross >.<)
-zombies (movies, video games etc)
-video games (L4D eee zombies, Sims , skyrI'm etc)
-anime
^Making myself sound like a geeky hermit I do have 2 jobs and a boyfriend, so I'm not closeted I swearz!

But I have a lotttt of interests that I would like to be hobbies.
-gardening,
-other animals (birds, all reptiles)
-astronomy
-meteorology
-farming
-shooting
-real estate (like renovating etc)
-jewellery (I used to make jewellery but can't afford the equipment for my own setup)
-small business management
-art

 

I don't really have allot of time for hobbies with all that's going on in sarahland at that the moment but I do quite enjoy playing on my Xbox I'm more of a monster game buff totally addicted to all resident evil games although haven't playing raccoon city yet number 4 was the game that got me gaming.
I am on skyrI'm at the moment which is fun I'm currently hunting down sabre tooth cats as they killed my horse although have shadowmere now so my revenge mission is not as intense I read sometimes set up new fishtanks lol and other bits and bobs nothing too exciting

 

Hmmm, hobbies....
Motorsport - up until recently, I was running my own race team (and even won a championship!)
X-Box - here and there, Halo 4 is due out in November!!!
Building Models (I have a 2ft model of the Titanic that I really must finish)

But I really enjoy relaxing and unwinding in front of TV (if not on Fishlore )

 

I may've missed it but does anyone play any sports?

I DO!
I play varsity softball and tennis as my main sports, as well as basketball and various martial arts including Seibukan karate and Jujitsu

Some of my other hobbies include hunting, fishing (catch and release ;:nin2), reading, fishkeeping, aquascaping, camping, swimming, gardening, sketching, horseback riding, and competitive sparring.

I'm a busy gal ;D

 

I love matching my earrings with my outfits and last year started making my own. Had to start making extras cause I was getting a lot of comments on them ask people telling me hey would buy them or asking if I could do something similar with customization. Other then that my little ones make their activites my hobbies lol

 

Xbox 360, R/C electric car, model rockets, books, and I also enjoyed trips to the target range when I had a good range near me.

 

Ohh...model rockets. I used to build and launch them when I was young. We had 50 acres so I could just launch them out my back door! Now i'm city bound so it's not so easy.

 

you guys have other hobbies? I'm to into my tank right now to have any hobbies lol, except watching the pirates have an amazing season, its also football season incase none of you knew that and guess what that means? another super bowl for the steelers!

 

I'll just be happy if my Lions make it to the playoff's and show up for a game!

 

hey the lions are looking good I took calvin johnson 1st round in my fantasy draft, trust me I know all about loving a loosing team, pittsburgh pirates have 20 straight loosing seasons, but not after this year!!!!!

(not saying the lions are a loosing team lol)

 

I like to travel. Last year I went to Vegas 3 times. According to my win/loss statement, I lost a total of 10 bucks. However, I have $550 in food and resort credits. Or I can get 250 in cash. This year I only have one trip planned and mostly paid for. I will be at Yellowstone National Park 12-28-2012 to 1-3-2013. I got the package deal. Includes food, cabin, OTS trans in/out and a tour of Canyon. $597.00

I also have a trip planned for March. My sister an I will be at the RIO 3-20-2013 to 3-26-2013. The room was part comped. I only have to pay 70 bucks for Friday and Saturday. The air was only $229.00. I'm paying for the rental car and my sister is paying for a zip line tour of Bootleg canyon. We're also going to drive to Zion National Park. Usually the park is closed to automobile traffic, but March cars are allowed. It's going to be awesome.

 

Do you guys have any other hobbies you enjoy?

One for me is "Spy" radios, or "numbers stations", and military stations that are really weird and you can't find the purpose for (broadcast some weird stuff)

Examples (CREEPY )

- The Swedish Rhapsody Numbers Station

- Backwards music station

My three favorites (Russian!)

- The Buzzer, the Pip, and the Squeeky Wheel.


Info on my fav (The buzzer):

(Wikipedia)

Frequently, distant conversations and other background noises can be heard behind the buzzer, suggesting that the buzz tones come from a device placed behind a live and constantly open microphone (rather than a recording or automated sound being fed through playback equipment)

The station transmits a buzzing sound that lasts 1.2 seconds, pausing for 1–1.3 seconds, and repeating 21–34 times per minute. Until November of 2010, the buzz tones lasted approximately 0.8 seconds each. One minute before the hour, the repeating tone was previously replaced by a continuous, uninterrupted alternating tone, which continued for one minute until the short repeating buzz resumed, although this no longer occurs.
The Buzzer has apparently been broadcasting since at least 1982 as a repeating two-second pip, changing to a buzzer in early 1990. It briefly changed to a higher tone of longer duration (approximately 20 tones per minute) on January 16, 2003, but it has since reverted to the previous tone pattern.

(Wikipedia)


In its 20-something year run, the sound has been interrupted only three times, the earliest known time being Christmas Eve in 1997. Each time a voice comes on and lists several Russian names and numbers before returning to the foghorn. The most recent occurrence was 2006, a mere three years before the time of this writing. It is clearly becoming more active after remaining quiet during the Cold War. (Corrected fact below)
The case gets more curious when you realize that the noise is apparently something held up to a live microphone rather than a recording or just some random feedback (distant conversations can be sometimes heard behind the sound, though they're difficult to decipher).
- from a "Cracked" article about 5 mysterious signals

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It hadn't been uninterrupted up till 2010 (except for voice messages, not for days at a time with no message) then it's had its days where it wasn't broadcasting, but it is still mostly known. (It now averages around 3-4 messages a year)


It's true purpose is still unknown. Some say it's a nuclear dead hand, some say spy station, but no one knows.

It's location was known but had changed to an unknown location.


UVB-76 (The Buzzer) Broadcasting voice:

Enough about my hobby, what about yours?

 

My hobbies are writing and reading fanfictions, drawing, singing, and listening to music. I don't know if the last one can be counted as a hobby...

 

The main hobbies I have is road biking in warmer weather and taking my 4 wheeler out into the fields and woods around my house. I used to mountain bike too, but I have ran out of people to ride with . Riding a mountain bike fast in the woods, alone, just spells disaster lol.

 

hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, backpacking, that sort of stuff.

 

I have a lot of hobby's but when I get the real good hours to settle down I enjoy working at my Intarsia art. I started a couple of months ago but I think I will get pretty good at it.

I have so far completed a single "beginner" project of a whale and now I am halfway finished with a small trout (8") and starting on a larger version of the trout (16")

 

I have a lot of hobby's but when I get the real good hours to settle down I enjoy working at my Intarsia art. I started a couple of months ago but I think I will get pretty good at it.

I have so far completed a single "beginner" project of a whale and now I am halfway finished with a small trout (8") and starting on a larger version of the trout (16")

Pictures!

 

I play guitar, and love music!

Play hockey, tennis, and any sport that involves a net of some sort!

Still watching a movie is the first thing that comes to mind when I am bored, cause I love cinema!

Oh and I paint figurines, but that I guess I should not tell...

 

The Whale is 100% done. It was a simple piece. It is sanded, cut, and stained.

The trout has no lips, eyes, stain, rounding or sanding, the gill flap is still covered by the pattern. The gill flap and the head do not connect yet because I am still fitting a raised backing to it.

 

That's really cool!

 

Hmm horseback riding (helps that it's my job too :rolleyes gardening, kinda... writing original and fanfic video games, and I love action movies! I'm getting into Hockey... I'd love to try ice skating again, been about 15 yrs though since I looked at a rink, plan to get more serious with photography soon as I can afford a DSLR camera! I used to play the drums and guitar forever ago, and I'm on multiple choirs (decent range from tenor to 1st soprano, the higher the better!) *think* Oh and I love cars, esp old muscle cars I wanna learn some mechanic-y stuffs and get an old Challenger and fix it up. Just for kicks and giggles!

Ash, that's impressive!

 

Ren faires, sewing.

 

Thanks. I just started like at least 5 month's ago? My instructor is awesome. He is onto like 800+ piece works and 3D tree toppers, boxes, and more. I hope I can get to the type of work he does.

 

Thanks. I just started like at least 5 month's ago? My instructor is awesome. He is onto like 800+ piece works and 3D tree toppers, boxes, and more. I hope I can get to the type of work he does.

Sooooooo I vote you make something one for my birthday! you've got til Jan! ;D Thanks :-*

 

Music! My band

And ice hockey

 

Dressing as a bat and jumping around on rooftops in the middle of the night

 

hey all,

I draw (even though I haven't in years), fix things, build things, dabble in car restoration, am learning to play the guitar and drums.

 

Dressing as a bat and jumping around on rooftops in the middle of the night

For anyone else I would say you need to seek professional help

 

knives, motorcycles

 

I watch Anime, and go to Anime conventions, Play World of Warcraft, read and keep fish =)

 

Photography.... More of an obsession really.

 

I have been doing competitive bbq for 13 years. Next year I'm rolling out a very large competition in Chicago, hosted by KCBS. At least I'm trying to. Working with the city is a pain in the a$$. After that... Ill be opening my own restaurant/food truck.

Also into music, movies. Lots of that. I like MMA and boxing, hockey. Most other sports are just boring as . Love camping/hiking but don't get to do it as often as I would like.

 

SCA, Pennsic, World of Warcraft, reading.

Every time I try to get "crafty" it never turns out the way I envision it in my head, so I always give up after awhile on something like that, ie my art, creating garb and writing.

 

The kind of figurines I paint...

... desperately seeking for geeks as geeky as I am!

 

The kind of figurines I paint...

... desperately seeking for geeks as geeky as I am!



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OH MY GOD... that is BEAUTIFUL!!!! I'm sitting here stunned!

I just recently got into painting minis for my friends and my D&D and Hackmaster gaming... so much fun!

 

The kind of figurines I paint...

... desperately seeking for geeks as geeky as I am!



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Nice work!!

 

I used to make model boats, but it just got to take up too much time and got boring after awhile, sure it's nice to look at the boat you made but it too you 4 weeks to meticulously paint, lose tiny pieces you have to search for, and sometimes wait to finish a ship about 4 months for a shipment to come in with one tiny piece that wasn't in the kit. It was fun, but it also gave me a monster headache with the paint fumes.

all well. I sometimes make plane models though.

 

UFO'S enough said

 

The kind of figurines I paint...

... desperately seeking for geeks as geeky as I am!



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This is so so cool, very impressed!

I change my mind a lot, one week I'll be painting, next week shooting, next week sports. One thing I never get bored of is my beautiful animals
Although I've loved shooting at the gun range the past few weeks now, it's so fun! I think that might stick at that one for awhile.