Current Events > Other than gaming, do you have hobbies, CE?

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Especially users over 25. Instruments? Art? Hiking?

I started trying to get into stained glass, but have only spent maybe four cumulative hours on it in the past seven months. My upbringing was a little strange and I was discouraged from having interests once I was good at things.

What do you do to be alive on purpose?
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Idols

VanananaHeyHey posted...

What do you do to be alive on purpose?

irrelevant question... but i have hobbies such as reading

27. besides gaming, i play instruments and write music, smoke weed, drink, binge movies/tv. id like to start a new hobby tho.

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25.
no
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Posting on CE is a hobby.
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reading. studying. being a person devoid of morals
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Music, the big one. Ill go on hour long binges of finding new music and downloading it every couple of weeks.

And like a lot of young adults Im addicted to streaming shows/movies. Not saying its a hobby per se but I dont have horrific taste in that dept imo.
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SSJCAT posted...

id like to start a new hobby tho.

Do you have anything specific in mind for your new thing? I smoke plenty, but then it's all I ever want to do.

I restarted music lessons with a teacher I had over ten years ago recently, but life stuff has kept us from getting together for the past month and a half.

Austin_Era_II posted...

Posting on CE is a hobby.

Yyyyyyyyyeah, and I love it, but I'd like something that could be profitable, yield real life friendships or actively improve my physical state.
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32.

My 5 month old daughter takes up nearly all my time but isn't really classified as a hobby.

For fun I like to drink coffee and surf net/game/forum's at cafes, go for nice long drives and just walk around.

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VanananaHeyHey posted...

Do you have anything specific in mind for your new thing? I smoke plenty, but then it's all I ever want to do.

I restarted music lessons with a teacher I had over ten years ago recently, but life stuff has kept us from getting together for the past month and a half.

Yyyyyyyyyeah, and I love it, but I'd like something that could be profitable, yield real life friendships or actively improve my physical state.

idk i kinda wanna do something physical, like dancing or mountain climbing or something.

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I'm 34.

I'm into drinking, listening to music, record collecting, playing guitar, reading, going for bike rides, golf.
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Big anime tiddies
Also, big real life tiddies

Also anime, I'm into fashion as well, and I've got a backlog of a few Gundam models to assemble.
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- Fixing broken things in my house and properties are extremely therapeutic to me.
- Target practicing.
- Drawing.
- Getting Chicken Dinners in PUBG or playing Dark Souls pvp
- Reading a great book
- Swimming in my pool, though admitedly I rarely do since it's really for the kids.
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My other pasttimes hobbies besides playing vidyagames

reading books
writing short stories
camping out
fishing
road trips
board games. even trying out some of the new weird crap like the toilet game where it squirts water at you or whatever.

puzzle. i love doing the 500 piece puzzles. 1000 piece puzzles just too much

Revell car models

watching movies for VHS, DVD and blu ray. Plus watching the bonus features are fun to sit through too

27

Honestly all I do is work, game just a bit, and 420/play rummy with my homegirls
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SSJCAT posted...

i kinda wanna do something physical

Yeah, I hear that. There's a swing dance group about an hour's drive away from me that I sort of want to get into, but really don't feel like adding an extra two hour drive to my week.

gunplagirl posted...

I'm into fashion

Is that like specific brands or just what looks good?

Vicious_Dios posted...

- Fixing broken things
- Target practicing
- Swimming in my pool

How did you learn to fix stuff? I'm thirty and feel totally useless around my house.

Guns or arrows? I want to shoot every deer I see, but haven't invested any energy into licensing or practice.

Swimming is bae.
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Competitive shooting. 3 Gun, long distance, skeet, stuff like that.

Got pretty good but always lost out to the guys with sponsors.
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Just what looks good. Brands aren't a good judge of fashion unless you're rich, in which case you aren't even wearing what's fashionable so much as showing off your wealth and for some brands, connections/ influence.

Doesn't help that like 90% of all brands come from the same factory cities in China and Indonesia, so all that differs is label and maybe how many copies were made.

Forever 21's bankruptcy, if it closes down, would be a huge blow to my future wardrobe.

But I've also been considering just grabbing like a half dozen bartender outfits and using those, monochrome is never out of season if it's got decent flair.
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VanananaHeyHey posted...

How did you learn to fix stuff? I'm thirty and feel totally useless around my house.

Working with my dad ever since I could remember. my earliest memory was watching him conpletely paint my older sister's room from the ceiling to the baseboards by himself and I was in awe with how perfectly straght his lines were without tapes or gimmicks.

He lend me the roller and told me to finish applying the last coat. I was either in my late three's or early fours.

Guns or arrows? I want to shoot every deer I see, but haven't invested any energy into licensing or practice.

Yes. >_>

It's an expensive hobby, and it's dangerous if other people live with you, namely your kids. That's why I keep them out of sight and only fiddle with them if they're away from our house.

Swimming is bae.

Agreed. But, it always gets me extremely hungry after a few sets of laps.
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gaming is LIFE
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CelestialVoices posted...

gaming is LIFE

After 600 generations of Sims, I'm reading for a new life.

WizardofHoth posted...

writing short stories
road trips

Have you ever published/do you aim to, or are they just private compilations?

How much time and distance do you put into planning a road trip? I loved the ones I've done and am hoping to get more in, but things are harder than they used to be.

Vicious_Dios posted...

Working with my dad ever since I could remember.

Damn. My dad never really delegated anything to me. I chopped and hauled wood and was always allowed to 'help' in a childish way, but he never reached out for that final trust. Feels bad. I always admired his competence. He's still alive, but just as independent as ever. It takes a lot of pushing to be permitted to help, even though I moved back to help.

I live in a rural, hunt-happy area, but I know more about gun safety and storage than use. Did archery as a kid, just never for hunting. Got several buddies offering to help me out when I'm reading to take the plunge, so I guess I should get on that.

gunplagirl posted...

Forever 21's bankruptcy, if it closes down, would be a huge blow to my future wardrobe.

Um, shucks. Good luck. Do you sew at all? I grew up around sewing machines, but only know the basics.
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Eh, used to do flash animation, really crappy ones for fun.
Never put them up anywhere.

Do a let's play channel.

Aaaand want to get into DnD.
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Reading
Playing soccer and also fantasy soccer
Snowboarding
Trying to get into playing the piano
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Tsuyoi3 posted...

Do a let's play channel.

we need more let's players. never give that up.

Tsuyoi3 posted...

Eh, used to do flash animation, really crappy ones for fun.
Never put them up anywhere.
Do a let's play channel.
Aaaand want to get into DnD.

Ha, that all sounds fun. I took a Fladh class when I was a tween, but haven't really made much art since. DnD, I've tried several times, but I can't ever get into it. I'm more of an imagineering than rules lawyer.

emblem boy posted...

Playing soccer

Is there a rec league or social group or what? That sounds really great. I'm really unfit and just coming off reconstructive leg surgery in February, but I'd love a pick-up team I could play with without risking a team's game record.
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drinking

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music is a bigger hobby of mine than gaming.
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Jiujitsu, Muay Thai, lifting
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My kid plays club soccer, thus I have time for little else...

Balrog0 posted...

drinking

... although I do sometimes find time for this during said club soccer practices/games.

Reading, exercising, and watching TV
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VanananaHeyHey posted...

Is there a rec league or social group or what? That sounds really great. I'm really unfit and just coming off reconstructive leg surgery in February, but I'd love a pick-up team I could play with without risking a team's game record.

Yep, I play in a recreational co ed team on Sundays. It's pretty laid back and not that high skill level to be honest. Ages from like 20-55 play.

I'm sure you'd be able to find rec leagues like that in many places
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I'm a few months out from attempting my first bike tour, still training. I suppose I enjoy onebag travel, webdev, teaching, creative writing, reading books. If I get bored enough I can find entertainment in pulling things apart which ultimately ends up with me learning more because I need to repair my mistakes. A week ago I had to learn how to reprogram, remove and reattach a chip on my motherboard because I fucked it up tinkering so what was initially a nightmare turned into a great learning experience and I met a really interesting person doing great work on bootloaders as a result. This kind of thing happens to me often, server deployment comes to mind..

I'm in the process of tearing down my surly and putting it together multiple times so I know it like the back of my hand. It's still new to me and disc brakes seem like an unneeded complication that I'm not exactly sold on yet. I love camping, dabble in nature/landscape photography, have a camper van and have done extended cross country trips with it. I enjoy snowboarding and surfing but am pretty bad at both, the opportunities are rare for now. I've mostly lost interest in video games but if Stadia is any good I will subscribe and try my hand at some newer titles. Not so hot on dropping thousands on a gaming rig when there's way more important pursuits I'd rather put that money towards.

Also I am growing a few projects for passive income around various interests. If you're bored, find something to do. You don't even need other people, but they're sometimes nice to have around. I have plans to delve into video editing at some point, hopefully soon. Drinking and shopping are not hobbies, most people are convinced they are for some reason.

Edit: I'm 33.
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emblem boy posted...

I'm sure you'd be able to find rec leagues like that in many places

There's a social group I saw on MeetUp. Might check them out. Thanks!

Kombucha posted...

Drinking and shopping are not hobbies

I agree; I'm looking for hobbies because I drink and binge watch stuff too much. How do you bloc your time to fit all that in? I struggle to manage home, work, cooking and gym; even when I have spare time, I feel directionless in a way I didn't as a kid. I'll turn thirty-one next February.
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Reading
Gaming
Anime (casually)
Binging Netflix/Hulu/Prime shows with my wife
Coding (Python, JavaScript, etc.)
Fitness/Weight Lifting but only when I go on like 3-4 month binges. It's not a big hobby for me.
Football Season


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lol at smoking weed being a "hobby"

vice and hobby are not synonyms

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Reading books and manga (not so much into Western comics though)
Watching anime
Writing (fanfiction and original works)

I'm also casually into some crafting hobbies like sewing and knitting.

Honestly, I'm 40 and have a wife and 4 kids. With my family and work, the only free time I do have to myself is pretty much spent on gaming or watching a movie.
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Reading pretty much. I every morning I dedicate like at least 4 hours reading at the coffee place by my house. I guess the second closest hobby would be cooking. I avoid eating out at all costs. I'm very particular about my diet, so as to avoid eating literally the same meals every day I do try to experiment in the kitchen.
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SailorGoon posted...

closest hobby would be cooking

I love cooking and am realizing more and more that it is a true passionate hobby. Do you have any specific cuisines you do? I'm a generalist right now, but really eager to get into Indian and Thai cooking in the coming year. Sauces were last year's project, sugar gelling/cracking the year before that.
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I'm 32 and I have a lot of hobbies but only enough time to concentrate on a few at a time. Right now it's cooking and fitness that is getting my focus but I also play guitar, write fiction and speak polish.

knutjob posted...

concentrate on a few at a time

How do you decide when to move onto another one? I pick up and drop things too easily.
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Reading and hiking
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pussy and weed

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VanananaHeyHey posted...

SailorGoon posted...

closest hobby would be cooking

I love cooking and am realizing more and more that it is a true passionate hobby. Do you have any specific cuisines you do? I'm a generalist right now, but really eager to get into Indian and Thai cooking in the coming year. Sauces were last year's project, sugar gelling/cracking the year before that.

I'm already limited by the fact that I don't eat meats save for fish. Very rarely will I indulge in meat. So I try and branch out. I guess I more often than not make a lot of Mediterranean dishes. I'm of the opinion that the best falafel in town is in my kitchen. Every other place has them so dry and crumbly and maybe that's how it's supposed to be, but I don't like it.

Coincidentally I do a good amount of Thai and Indian dishes as well. Mostly curry.

Then I have my exceptions of course. If the my schedule allots the time and I'm in the mood I'll try my hand at some chicken mole.

Also just bought a sushi knife and mat. I generally prefer sashimi or nigiri, but trying my hand at a roll sounds fun. There's a lot you can do with those so that's my next venture.
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I won't list the general stuff like working out or reading, but my interests are pretty varied. Most of them deal with the outdoors.

Hunting, fishing, kiteboarding, wakeboarding, kayaking, paddle boarding, mountain biking, hiking/camping, restoring arcade cabinets, wood working, disc golf, photography and videography (along with the editing that goes into them)

Travel if you can count that, though most of the time its used to do some of the above mentioned stuff. Like I just got back from a cross country trip to Utah the other day. Some of the best hiking I've ever done. Now I can't wait to start putting a video of it together

There are the things I've only done once like skydiving, where I would love to go again and maybe get certified, but that's probably something that's too much of a commitment.

Then there are things that I really want to incorporate into my life like scuba diving. Was going to get certified this year, but it fell through. That I would make time for.

There's just a ton of stuff out there I love doing. Sometimes it feels like I enjoy too many things and don't give enough time to others (for example I haven't had time to work on one of my arcade cabinets in months), but I have so much to choose from I can't remember the last time I've ever been bored.
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I like to write, I've written up reviews of several movies/TVs/vidya games/board games. When I worked at a radio station I recorded a few. But I havent done that very much since now my job requires me to write a lot and it isn't as fun to write any more, even though they're very different subjects

anyone ever run into this kind of thing?

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Balrog0 posted...

I like to write, I've written up reviews of several movies/TVs/vidya games/board games. When I worked at a radio station I recorded a few. But I havent done that very much since now my job requires me to write a lot and it isn't as fun to write any more, even though they're very different subjects

anyone ever run into this kind of thing?

not quite the same thing but I find writing a lot harder now that I need to spend a lot more time on my computer at work

I used to play a lot of golf until the bastard club became too popular and well established that the prices flew up.

Then I played a ton of tennis until the bastard school deconstructed it for they can expand their school.

Now I just go to the gym and jog a couple miles a few times a week. I tried to lift for half a year but didn't really see any difference. I didn't change my diet. And I don't want to change my diet.
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