What's your hobby?

[glm]

The 3 b's: birding, botanizing, backpacking

Also: "Twin Peaks" (anybody here like it?), slowly knitting things above my skill level

[Marina CM]

I am an amateur Muay Thai fighter. I hope to jump to a professional category soon... although those plans can change if I get admitted into the programs I applied to... 

[overworkedta]

this is partially why I want to move to california ASAP. My people!

 

 

and this weather is terrible. I hate riding on the roller. It takes all the fun out. 

 

Yeah, even here in MO you have craft beer and bikes but in the winter, since no one owns a shovel, riding is impossible.  A prof of ours broke his collarbone attempting road riding on black ice.

 

Michigan is also excellent bike riding country - tons of trails, safe roads, and beer and wine (I mean Bell's Brewery, c'mon).  I always ride up there when I am home and grew up camping in MI with bikes.  My family and BF went up to Bell's this fall, though, and it was WORTH IT.

[dat_nerd]

I'm actually building a tiny house right now. There are actually workshops about building tiny houses put on by many of the professional companies that build them. I used to work in construction so I came up with my own plans and am doing it all based on what I already know. I'm currently working on a blog/website about it, so I can add the link in the very near future if you're interested.

Cool! I am definitely interested in reading your blog. Would you please PM me the link?

[Pitangus]

I enjoy running, Law & Order, audiobooks, and perfume. 

[Monochrome Spring]

I read a lot of fantasy, science fiction, and popular science. I also like to watch those same genres on tv. When I have a lot of time, I play video games. The rest of the time, I like hiking and environmental outreach.

[LinguisticMystic]

The 3 b's: birding, botanizing, backpacking

Also: "Twin Peaks" (anybody here like it?), slowly knitting things above my skill level

 

Yep! Been watching Twin Peaks (& MST3K) pretty obsessively lately.

[fancyfeast]

The 3 b's: birding, botanizing, backpacking

 

All I could think of was "bears, beets, battlestar galactica" from the office.

 

Cool hobbies! They could overlap really well. Just create a garden that you have to backpack to and birdwatch along the way

Edited February 12, 2014 by fancyfeast

[juilletmercredi]

I read a lot, I write fiction, I run.  I'm trying to get back into cycling but I need a bike first.

[Sarah Bee]

reading

[Etern]

I go running and weight lifting.

Besides that I love playing videogames, though I don't get much time for that.

I also watch a lot of anime and read manga.

Sometimes I also watch movies and other series.

[Lisa44201]

The 3 b's: birding, botanizing, backpacking

Also: "Twin Peaks" (anybody here like it?), slowly knitting things above my skill level

I'm working on a knitting blog if you're interested! Tips, how-to's, etc.

[glm]

Yep! Been watching Twin Peaks (& MST3K) pretty obsessively lately.

 

Ah, MST3K is one of my favorite shows. I think Twin Peaks is good material for MST3K's riff trax.

 

All I could think of was "bears, beets, battlestar galactica" from the office.

 

Cool hobbies! They could overlap really well. Just create a garden that you have to backpack to and birdwatch along the way

 

Yep, I am not sure this is an official hobby trifecta, but it should be! I agree: They do overlap well, although birding and botanizing usually dwindle toward the end of a long backpacking trip

[gingin6789]

I love lucid dreaming.  It requires sleeping and is a lot of fun!  This goes along with boba felt's hobby of napping!  

Edited February 13, 2014 by gingin6789

[1415dr]

Mark Twain. all the time.

[GreenePony]

I ride dressage (yes, the "dancing horses"). Started out in hunters but in college I banged up my knees enough (not riding, marching band and swing dancing) there's no way I could ride a full course today, and definitely couldn't go out with the hounds.

I also sew, dote on our Sheltie (hopefully starting rally-o training in the summer since she washed out of herding), and started Pilates.

 

 

 

Also, I'm always expanding my collection of medical oddities, bones (only animals, for now; taxidermy & humans one day!), & art (lots of tattoos-to-be & skulls). I have a soft spot for the slightly macabre, especially art that incorporates elements of life & conventional beauty with elements of death. It comes with the mortuary archaeology territory, I suppose.

A first year in my program actually does taxidermy- she is incredibly helpful in conservation projects

[PowderRiver]

I listen to a lot of music and try to catch as many free/cheap live shows as I can: lately I've been getting more into local punk and metal, and I've always been a big heavy metal fan. I've been talked into playing soccer again and have been playing pick-up games if I find the time, and my SO and I have been spending free weekends exploring the city.

I also brew beer, though not as often as I did before graduate school. Now I focus more on drinking beer.

[seeingeyeduck]

this is partially why I want to move to california ASAP. My people!

 

 

and this weather is terrible. I hate riding on the roller. It takes all the fun out. 

 

Maybe not so ASAP. Right now we are in the middle of an increasingly serious drought (as in: will there be involuntary limits on usage in the summer?) and we have tremendous budget problems. Weather IS nice though.

 

I like books and films, college radio and live sound. But I'm in the arts, and lately it's not at all clear what is career inspiration/research and what is hobby… guess that's a nice problem to have, but it feels like I have no hobbies!

[Shari A Williams]

Maybe not so ASAP. Right now we are in the middle of an increasingly serious drought (as in: will there be involuntary limits on usage in the summer?) and we have tremendous budget problems. Weather IS nice though.

 

I like books and films, college radio and live sound. But I'm in the arts, and lately it's not at all clear what is career inspiration/research and what is hobby… guess that's a nice problem to have, but it feels like I have no hobbies!

 

Totally understand. I spend most of my time listening to music, singing in the choir or in dance classes. I also have become interested in reading articles addressing cultural, historical and sociological issues. But I feel all of that is related to my research somehow...

[barnardbonnu]

My main hobbies are (1) hanging out with friends at a pub or bar and (2) doing things related to basketball (playing, watching, NBA2K, etc).

Edited February 16, 2014 by barnardbonnu

[Postan92]

I guess it's time to resurrect this thread!

 

I'm a concert pianist and violinist! I'm currently trying to get my diploma for piano performance through Canada's Royal Conservatory of Music. I also have to perform a piano concerto at the end of September (a month into graduate school). I compose musical numbers when I can and I love to play by ear! (I have perfect pitch). I hope I can keep all that as I go into grad school!

[victorydance]

Russian lit.

[maelia8]

I read a LOT of novels, embroider, design and sew costumes, watch fantasy and historical drama TV shows, go to the theater, and play board and card games with friends on the weekend, often with some alcohol on the side

[WriteAndKnit]

I read (everything -- fiction, non-fiction), write fiction/blogs, knit, make jewelry (I've started rainbow looming, and it's VERY satisfying and hopefully will provide dollars), drink beer, watch movies/marathon TV series, and spend a good third of my life in the local VA clinics and offices. 

I like hiking and (sort of) running, but I've had to scale back on that lately -- sprained knees suck.

[RunnerGrad]

I teach group fitness (aerobics) - step, Zumba, aquafit, stability ball, BOSU, group cycle (spin), group strength training, etc.

 

I run, swim, and bike.  I train for half-marathons, marathons and triathlons.

 

I lift weights/strength train.

 

I read a lot of fantasy and historical fiction.

 

I show Sphynx cats.

 

I crochet.