Your stupid, embarassing or mundane hobbies.

[YourSurrogateGod]

Making linked lists in C.

8-[

[papangul]

Trolling on Ubuntuforums(me only :grin: )

[bored2k]

Sleeping.-

[matthew]

I play guitar, study foreign languages and read technical manuals...not all at the same time, though.

[papangul]

From when has sleeping started being embarassing, stupid and mundane? Or I'm missing something? ;-)

[YourSurrogateGod]

From when has sleeping started being embarassing, stupid and mundane? Or I'm missing something? ;-)
Pretty much it's a whatever-your-hobby-is-even-if-it's-stupid-mundane-or-embarassing-one.

[YourSurrogateGod]

I play guitar, study foreign languages and read technical manuals...not all at the same time, though.
Privyet.

[papangul]

Privyet.
Got it!

[YourSurrogateGod]

Got it!
Schto ti dostal?

[bored2k]

From when has sleeping started being embarassing, stupid and mundane? Or I'm missing something? ;-)
It's embarassing when you don't have anything else to do but sleep, watch anime and look over the forums. I am one boring hermit.

[YourSurrogateGod]

It's embarassing when you don't have anything else to do but sleep, watch anime and look over the forums. I am one boring hermit.
I'm jealous... if I had that much time on my hands I'd code in C... *sigh*

[XDevHald]

I watch the forums like bored2k does, but a lot more than anyone on staff due to to-much-time, I also work at Abercrombie & Fitch in the afternoon time, but still gives me to much time on the forums than anyone else on staff (that is really sad and pathetic)

[YourSurrogateGod]

I watch the forums like bored2k does, but a lot more than anyone on staff due to to-much-time, I also work at Abercrombie & Fitch in the afternoon time, but still gives me to much time on the forums than anyone else on staff (that is really sad and pathetic)
It could be worse, you could have to program in Java...

[Qrk]

I build and collect 19th century steam engine models. I have a RC boat, two types of tractors, a mill and a carno-cycle heat engine. I also have a fuel cell which can power small things with a bit of hydrogen.

[XDevHald]

It could be worse, you could have to program in Java...
I did that for awhile, but then said, "What more than a nice graphic editor and images, than book of Java and a editor in front of me?"

I would have to go with the graphics, sorry, I'm not geek enough :p

[YourSurrogateGod]

I build and collect 19th century steam engine models. I have a RC boat, two types of tractors, a mill and a carno-cycle heat engine. I also have a fuel cell which can power small things with a bit of hydrogen.
Wow, that sounds pretty cool. Do you have pictures of your stuff?

[YourSurrogateGod]

I did that for awhile, but then said, "What more than a nice graphic editor and images, than book of Java and a editor in front of me?"

I would have to go with the graphics, sorry, I'm not geek enough :p
Nah... I gots nothing against you. If it weren't for the fact that one of my classes is forcing me to use Java (as opposed to C++ or C), I wouldn't have even mentioned this...

I like to have as much power as possible over my programs (short of going into the assembler) and Java doesn't allow me that, but C and C++ do.

[matthew]

Privyet.
nyet

Right now I have studied Spanish, French (though I'm terrible at that one), Arabic and Moroccan Darija (a local dialect). I know a little English as well.

[poofyhairguy]

I collect Nintendo Consoles. (even Virtual Boy)

[panickedthumb]

I collect Nintendo Consoles. (even Virtual Boy)
I want a virtual boy. I heard it sucked, but I still want one.

In my spare time, I like to shine chickens
(if you can name that reference, you get 20 points)
(no, I'm not keeping track of all the points I've handed out)

[drizek]

nyet

Right now I have studied Spanish, French (though I'm terrible at that one), Arabic and Moroccan Darija (a local dialect). I know a little English as well.

cool, me too. except for the moroccan...

i spend too much time on forums and reading news and politics and stuff.

sometimes i even do homework, although its not really a hobby. but it is stupid and it is mundane so i thought it was worth mentioning.

but even though all this might sound boring, it keeps me busy. and id much rather be doing this stuff than playing sports or doing something stupid like that. at least like this i actually learn something along the way, even though it is just a waste of time.

Edit: damn my grammar sucks.

Edit Edit: oh, i like watching hte history channel too

[Galoot]

I had no hobbies, so I decided to wipe Windows and install Ubuntu.

[chimera]

Watching discovery channel :smile:

chimera

[weasel fierce]

Wargaming with painted toy soldiers. Played two Stalingrad games over a couple of beer's this weekend :)

[floppy]

I build walls, stairs, and walks with stone, compose music on keyboards, and collect Roy Rogers movies. Oh, and I make stained glass windows, too. I used to do a good bit of backpacking, been a while though. When I'm at the beach I collect seashells...

No wonder I can't get my computers to work right... I'm wasting time elsewhere!

[jbrader]

Linux, astronomy (amateur and my major in college so it's a hobby and a profession) and collecting (and reading) science fiction novels.

[Goober]

Sleep. My body demands it, yet it is such a waste of time . . . think of how much I could do if I didn't have to sleep . . . speaking of sleep . . .

[daveisadork]

Aside from tinkering with Linux, I'm a recording engineer and I participate in auto racing.

[Lux Perpetua]

Watching nighttime crime dramas on TV (CSI*, Law & Order*, etc.). Also, watching "The Tonight Show" and "Late Night."

[drizek]

lol, im watching hte tonight show right now as im typing this. i rook out my lappy to look at the harley auction and then decided to check UF during the commercials.

[Paulus]

making music!
shame i can't do it on linux :*(

[gw90se]

Ghost hunting.

[alred]

watching that toy [thomas the train] going round and round until that crappy battery goes flat
erh ... with my youngest son ofcouse !!

[macgyver2]

...astronomy (amateur and my major in college so it's a hobby and a profession)...
Cool, me too!

As for my other hobbies, I knit, hike and sometimes geocache (without the GPS), study herbal medicine, and am usually involved with some advocacy projects though I temporarily have had to cut back on those.

[Stormy Eyes]

I write bad science fiction. (http://www.starbreaker.net)

[alred]

QUOTE :: "... study herbal medicine ... "

*scratch head*

it seems lately people are really into things about herds and spices
strange ...

[/EndScratchHead]

[N8MAN1068]

Lessee...in my 'free' time, I usually take care of my 2 young children so that my wife can relax. Not really a stupid/mundane/embarassing though.

For the past several years I've been working on building a KITT replica. It's been on hold for the past nearly 2 years since having a family and son take most of my spare time and disposable money. It's a large lawn ornament now, so I'll get around to it one of these days!

I also like to teach my Akita to respond to hand commands instead of verbal commands.

[YourSurrogateGod]

I also like to teach my Akita to respond to hand commands instead of verbal commands.
What's an Akita?

[macgyver2]

QUOTE :: "... study herbal medicine ... "

*scratch head*

it seems lately people are really into things about herds and spices
strange ...

[/EndScratchHead]
:) It's not lately. The healing properties of a lot of herbs have been known for millenia. It's only recently (past couple of centuries or so) that some cultures seem to have pushed aside that knowledge.

Companies caught on awhile back. Bayer got aspirin from the inner bark of the willow tree. The active ingredient in some arthritis medicines is capsaicin...which is what makes red pepper so spicy. Usually, the only big difference between these store bought medications and the natural stuff is potency.

[alred]

QUOTE :: "... the only big difference between these store bought medications and the natural stuff is potency ..."

thats wonderful listening to someone who is passionate about his/her crafts ...

[Lovechild]

I like to break software, right now I'm busy breaking Banshee in interesting ways.

[alred]

QUOTE :: "Lessee...in my 'free' time, I usually take care of my 2 young children so that my wife can relax. Not really a stupid/mundane/embarassing though.
For the past several years I've been working on building a KITT replica. It's been on hold for the past nearly 2 years since having a family and son take most of my spare time and disposable money. It's a large lawn ornament now, so I'll get around to it one of these days!
I also like to teach my Akita to respond to hand commands instead of verbal commands."


2 young children and a relaxed wife , with a KITT to "spoil" the serene scenery and thats really something ...

[XDevHald]

I'd like to get another Sega Game Gear as the one I have right now is from when I was 7 years old, LONG time ago, messed up on the inside because my sister kicked it when I was little and it hit the wall causing it to malfunction (errrr!)

[xaque]

I read threads about people's hobbies online. :smile:

[primeirocrime]

I pick my nose when no one is watching.

[alred]

QUOTE ::
"I read threads about people's hobbies online."
"I pick my nose when no one is watching."

ok ...
i'm done
i'm quit ...

[panickedthumb]

lol, good ones!

[oddabe19]

What's a hobby??? Is it that thing you do when you have a life outside of school work? if so, i have no idea what it is.

I'm so deep in Solfege right now i'm lucky if I get 2 hrs of sleep a night.

I'm lucky if I spend 2 hrs with the girlfriend.... on the weekend.

Poor Tiffany.

[KingBahamut]

I collect old Mecha Anime - like can you say Gigantor and Getter Robo.
http://www.alphalink.com.au/~roglen/Gigantor9024.gif
I collect old Meche Anime Figures - yes, I have a Diecast metal Getter Robo Figure.
http://us.st2.yimg.com/store1.yimg.com/I/matrixcollectibles_1862_22610737

[ticklu2deth]

I collect swords, guns, and linux distros. I've not killed anyone yet with a sword or a gun, but sometimes I think Linux will kill me! ;-) Just kidding, of course. It's fun and frustrating at the same time, but I learn a lot. Oh, and I am also into feet and tickling, so if there are any nuts like me out there and you want to talk, pm or email me; always looking for friends with like interests. :)

[alred]

QUOTE :: "Oh, and I am also into feet and tickling ..."

that one is really good :grin:
infact it makes me think of one best hobby of all , namely laughter
sometimes when i and my friend were on the move in a car on the road
when either one of us crack up a really silly joke that can really kills
we have to stop the car on the sideway to *finish* up our laughter first
and sometimes it takes quite sometime before we calm down
before we move on the road again like nothings happens ...

[ticklu2deth]

QUOTE :: "Oh, and I am also into feet and tickling ..."

that one is really good :grin:
infact it makes me think of one best hobby of all , namely laughter
sometimes when i and my friend were on the move in a car on the road
when either one of us crack up a really silly joke that can really kills
we have to stop the car on the sideway to *finish* up our laughter first
and sometimes it takes quite sometime before we calm down
before we move on the road again like nothings happens ...
Well, we have a local doctor that has a health related Public TV show and at the end of every show, he recommends 3 things to stay healthy: proper nutrition, exercise, and to keep laughter in your life; that it's one of the most important aspects of good health. So I guess that makes tickling a healthy activity?

[skoal]

I regularly volunteer at elementary schools as a tutor, for those kids struggling to keep pace with the rest of the class.

What's so stupid about that? I have to sit in a chair made for lilliputians...

What's so embarassing about that? Try sitting in one of those chairs as teachers walk the hallways and peer in with a bemusing smirk. Also, occasionally the kids will take their turns making fun of me. One kid looked at my "high and tight" military haircut, called me a "pinecomb head", and the rest of the children giggled in while taking their turns on me too. I love it!

What's so mundane about that? Nothing. ever...

\\//_

[niobe_logos]

Knitting.

[matthew]

I regularly volunteer at elementary schools as a tutor, for those kids struggling to keep pace with the rest of the class.
I taught elementary school for a while. I wish there were more people like you. This rocks!

[Master Shake]

I collect roadmaps for a hobby. I've never actually counted how many I have, but I did count just my National Park maps, and that number is well over 400 -- and that's bout half my collection.

I also like to cook, and am a big fan of the show Good Eats on Food Network.

I also enjoy Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block -- Family Guy, Futuama, Harvey Birdman, Space Ghost, and of course, Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

I'm also a huge fan of Mystery Science theater 3000 and Monty Python.

EDIT: I'm also active in the hobby of Scambaiting.

[N8MAN1068]

What's an Akita?

http://fredtalk.fredericksburg.com/photopost/data/506/11450ichi_izzy1.JPG
http://fredtalk.fredericksburg.com/photopost/data/506/11450DSCF1152-med.JPG

That's an Akita.

I like playing Xbox too. Usually Halo or XIII against my wife. Since she's a stay at home mom, she gets plenty of time to practice and usually gives me a run for my money.
I used to 'keep' some F1 african cichlids, but my tank sprung a leak and I had to sell them all. I'm about to take up hunting as well.

[jdodson]

Well since this is about stupid or embarassing hobbies and not normal ones, I won't put stuff like Ubuntu or programming, those are far from mundane or stupid.

Lessie.

* I collect Christmas records. The classics like White Christmas, Frank Sinatra, Choirs, Christmas Sounds Records, etc.

* I write comics that MANY people think are stupid: http://cs.georgefox.edu/~jdodson/hank.php

Thats about it really, if I think of anything else I will type it.

[kvidell]

Not so bad:
I DJ, I tinker with Linux (don't we all?). I also enjoy wine tasting.

Little weirder:
I like to go on Urban Explorations from time to time (exploring old defunct buildings).
I troll en.wikipedia.org and make sure nothing's being vandalised, and try to improve articles where I can.

Lots of strange:
I like finding the best ways to melt tin cans, short of thermite.
I enjoy rail-way trivia (I'm probably getting a job with Caltrain to work their Gilroy->San Francisco line, operated by Amtrak).
I also enjoy feet and tickling (Who said that originally?)
I like the once-every-couple-of-months Cigar Tasting... even though I've only done it once so far. (Don't inhale, it's bad for j00.)

Note: Wine and Cigars may be hazardous for your health, and as such I must emphasise that you participate responsibly, or not at all ;P (Liability? I dunno)
- Kev

[Ride Jib]

Anyway, my main hobby consists of building and racing my Mustang. It is a 1992 Mustang GT, with the 302 ci (5.0L) motor . Things that I have done to it so far include: swapping from a stock, automatic transmission to a modified/race-prepped 5 speed. I have also put an Innovative 66mm turbo on it, as well as added methanol injection. Nothing beats the adrenaline rush of spinning your tires at 70mph on the freeway, IMO.

And during the winter months when racing isn't possible, I can't get enough snowboarding. I live on the mountains on the weekends.

Aside from tinkering with Linux, I'm a recording engineer and I participate in auto racing.

Your name/avatar looks familiar... turbomustangs member?

[xequence]

Take screenshots of everything for a never-to-be-but-oh-well screenshot archive.

[oddabe19]

I also like to cook, and am a big fan of the show Good Eats on Food Network.

I also enjoy Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block -- Family Guy, Futuama, Harvey Birdman, Space Ghost, and of course, Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

heck yeah, good eats is a great show.

[ticklu2deth]

Not so bad:
I DJ, I tinker with Linux (don't we all?). I also enjoy wine tasting.

Little weirder:
I like to go on Urban Explorations from time to time (exploring old defunct buildings).
I troll en.wikipedia.org and make sure nothing's being vandalised, and try to improve articles where I can.

Lots of strange:
I like finding the best ways to melt tin cans, short of thermite.
I enjoy rail-way trivia (I'm probably getting a job with Caltrain to work their Gilroy->San Francisco line, operated by Amtrak).
I also enjoy feet and tickling (Who said that originally?)

- Kev

I did. Nice to meet a fellow foot/tickle afficianado.

[Master Shake]

I neglected to mention that I have a part-time job at a radio station in Kankakee, Illinois.

[kassetra]

Somewhat normal:


I collect hello kitty "chocolat" crap, and all kinds of geisha / kimono stuff (jbox doesnt even ASK me my CC# anymore - the entire staff knows it by heart.)
I collect buildabears. Fervently.
I collect little fluffy cute bunnies... Hundreds of them.
Obscure:

When I really like an anime/manga - I create a digital "collection" of anything and everything related - so I have dvd after dvd filled with images, music, episodes, synopses, scans, trading cards, etc. of certain animes.
I go geocaching.
I collect and build water fountains. Like two or three in every room...
Just plain bizarre:

I collect packaging that has interesting or very well-done graphic design (as well as the printing / packaging errors... those are fun.)
I also keep examples of really poor engineering design (like the alarm clock you can't program to save your life - let alone turn OFF an alarm!)

[YourSurrogateGod]

My latest creation... feel free to look into it and do whatever you want to the source. However, please don't use it for your own gain, such as submitting it as your work in a homework assignment when you were supposed to learn how linked lists work in the first place.

[EDIT]

Come to think of it... I still need to put on some finishing touches... oh well... tomorrow... now sleep.

[aerials]

- I keep refreshing track and trace status pages of my orders and run to the window everytime I hear a delivery van...

[WildTangent]

warhammer 40K (wargames with plastic and metal men ;) ), and computers

Sample of some unfinished work (http://longlivemarneus.serveftp.net/llmminis/images/bigsmfrontwip2.JPG)

http://longlivemarneus.serveftp.net/llmminis/images/

-Wild

[ScoobyDan]

Ok, it's not stupid, embarassing or mundane, but it is my hobby:

I am a member of the RAOB (http://www.raob.org), an ancient philanthropic organisation. I am the secretary of my local meeting, and the webmaster of our area's website (http://www.brightonpgl.co.uk).

I also have a (small at the moment) collection of Generation 1 Transformer toys. I hope to be able to build this collection when finances allow, and as long as my two children (30 months and 10 months) don't take over! :D

Daniel

[Omnios]

Draw tecknical drawings of Jet aircraft "jet fiighter, private plains, untralights," SciFI Space ships like star trek, used to draw concept cars but that got boring.

Now I find im doing a lot of fiddling with Gnome and KDE.

[skoal]

Draw tecknical drawings of Jet aircraft "jet fiighter, private plains, untralights," SciFI Space ships like star trek, used to draw concept cars but that got boring.
That's pretty cool actually. Well, at least to me anyways. Still on occasion, I do something similiar but with houses. I'll sketch out various blueprints just to dream.

I'm a wishful cartoonist as well. If Stan Lee took one look at my work, I'm quite sure he would find it "embarassing"...

\\//_

[mtron]

It's embarassing when you don't have anything else to do but sleep, watch anime and look over the forums. I am one boring hermit.

What about a girl / boyfried?

[YourSurrogateGod]

What about a girl / boyfried?
Those cost money, lots of money.

[bored2k]

Those cost money, lots of money.
Word.

[YourSurrogateGod]

<censored>

[Stormy Eyes]

I'm a wishful cartoonist as well. If Stan Lee took one look at my work, I'm quite sure he would find it "embarassing"...
\\//_

Don't feel bad. I write science fiction in my spare time. Robert Heinlein and Michael Moorcock are both likely to tell me not to quit my day job.

[era86]

Designing desktop backgrounds of Seatlle...

Writing music and spoken word pieces.

[laforge]

not knowing what mundane is... don't flame

[cmh_ubuntu]

Ham radio... thousands of dollars spent to duplicate the functionality of a $200 PC with irc installed. Of course, when the s*** hits the fan, ham radio can get your info through!

[darkmatter]

Painting/sculpting/drawing

Writing fantasy and sci fi (and creating entire worlds, complete with conceptual art)

Pursuing my interests in astronomy, philosophy, anthropology, mythology, ancient history, architecture, and other 'mundane' things...

And of course, computers...

[WildTangent]

Draw tecknical drawings of Jet aircraft "jet fiighter, private plains, untralights," SciFI Space ships like star trek, used to draw concept cars but that got boring.
heh, i used to do that alot, drawing planes. now i design my own guns in the hopes of someday modding them into a game

AR-5S (http://longlivemarneus.serveftp.net/Justin/big_gun.jpg)
go ahead and laugh...or slowly back away, im used to it :P

-Wild

[fourchannel]

playing guitar. making few random pics on gimp. just recently finished up building a dedicated limewire computer for my dad. (it can't play audio though..), but it uses apache and samba. 200mhz 80meg ram. dual, i repeat, dual action 6 gig harddrives. ya. it's a piece of crap.

some hobies i might start soon..

building a Raided up NFS storage server. cause no way am i going to try and reinstall limewire after the pains it caused me.

and looking into getting a radio receiver hooked up to my PC, in hopes of recording the German Techno/Rock 2 hour show that plays while i'm at work.

[ticklu2deth]

now i design my own guns in the hopes of someday modding them into a game
AR-5S (http://longlivemarneus.serveftp.net/Justin/big_gun.jpg)
go ahead and laugh...or slowly back away, im used to it :P
-Wild

Sweet!! I want one!

[commodore]

I like art and footbag.

[WildTangent]

Sweet!! I want one!
heh, if i could find a 3D modeller, and texturer, i could put it in a game :)

-Wild

[YourSurrogateGod]

Finally, it's finished. You just need to compile it, which is easy with the Makefile.

[WildTangent]

Finally, it's finished. You just need to compile it, which is easy with the Makefile.
just a question...what is it?

-Wild

[YourSurrogateGod]

just a question...what is it?

-Wild
Doubly circly linked list.

[MinoltaLuvR]

film photography.
about a year and a half ago, i decided to pick it back up, because i figured i was spending too much time inside alone in front of the keyboard.

now i spend all my time in fields with no one around me staring into a camera.

cheers

[ubuntu_demon]

moderating ubuntuforums :-P

[0okami]

ah! lets see...

Current tasks of personal interest include:
-collecting unlicensed fansubed anime is my #1 hobby.
(including any harem-like, shounen-ai, shoujo-ai, romance-comedy, romance-drama,... no mecha plz. oddly enough, I used to love watching Voltron as a kid. )

-learning the tools and process of fansubbing with karaoke effects
(still trying to figure out how to do it under linux so if anyone knows of some nice tools, PM me.)

-Streaming anime to friends (when in windows)
(if anyone knows how to do it in linux pm me with info)

-japanese studies.
It's a facinating language to me. What more can I say? :)

-photography...
-computers & multimedia.

... almost forgot: creating pocketPC themes. You can check them out here:
http://65.189.185.5/

[kumakun]

I'm a historical reenactor, and I fence.

oh, yeah, and anime and stuff..like that too..but more the fencing and reenacting..

[Malphas]

Tagging and archiving music collection.

[JimmyJazz]

I drink and play rock music on guitar or whatever I can get my hands on.

[JimmyJazz]

but if you where looking for mundane I really like taking baths in my free time, no I mean I really get into it I'll sit in a boiling hot bath for 3 hours sometimes it does wonders for your skin.

[Biased turkey]

I'm a homebrewer ( I'm Belgian so beer is in my genes ) and I play Subbuteo table football ( soccer for the North-Americans ).

[Ultimo Aliento]

I change my desktop a little every time i log in ubuntu, i like to drive cars on any condition (rain, traffic) , and i like to sing when im alone... not just sing a tune, actually, a whole small album... :P

But , my really favorite is playing Role playing games with my friends, im working on a Legend of the five rings campaing to be played the next year... :D

[Enter]

coding in php, studying new things like: flash, linux :D etc etc
not having a life and spending 14 huors in front of my computer
playing guitar

[bonzodog]

yeah..life..I used to have one of them.
I spend ALL my free time on the computer either in IRC, on here, or wikifying stuff for the doc facility. I don't drink, or smoke. I don't like pubs, so never go out in the evenings. I have a wife but she is already a linux-geek widow. This machine only runs linux - nothing else. I have actually sacrificed 2 previous relationships for the computer including 3 kids. This computer IS my life. I am totally addicted to computers.

[asimon]

A long time ago I collected fossils and stones. In retrospect that was a very stupid and boring hobby.

[tribaal]

Here we go

I like making wooden furniture... It started out as a need, but now I just like doing it. I'm a programmer, so I guess I like the "physical" (as opposed to virtual) part of it. My masterpiece is a king-size mezannine bed (my girlfriend and I sleep on it every night). Had to build it so that we could save some floor space (we live in a studio)... Then I build the L shaped office table underneath.

I'm also a DJ, and that takes quite some time to master (I'm still not anywhere close to perfection). Again, I custom built a table to hold my turntables and mixer.

- trib'

[blackened]

I build model rockets, study Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, German, and Japanese; all badly I might add. I collect foreign films and go through anime faster than underwear (a common trait among anime fans). I also enjoy political/social/environmental discourse, though I get angry a little too quickly to have any skill at it. Wow, random.

[henriquemaia]

I love bicycle mechanics. I also love DIY.

[Minyaliel]

I'm a musician; well, an opera singer, really. My hobbies consist of singing jazz, playing the piano, learning to play the guitar (sore fingers... ouch!), doing folk/ celtic music on various instruments, online forum RpG's, making websites and never finish them, learning about religion, mythology, history and fiddling around with various Linux distro's. This is just a small selection, however; if I'd had enough time, I'd write some more, but I've got to go to a reheasal in the Opera in a few minutes...

[fuscia]

playing with my computer is solely a hobby. i also like to take on projects with weird twists, like right now, i'm training for a 5k, on the 28th, without doing any running at all (not even running for my car in the rain). i also collect large numbers of empty beer bottles.

[bigken]

well call me old fashioned cos I am old wine woman and song

[jeffc313]

I love soldering... even if there is no purpose really. I have re/de soldered a bunch of telephones to make a bunch of franken-phones as a cell phone headset.
Camerahacking... I cant get enough of being one of the few linux devs for that site.

few of my friends really know how geek I am. I guess that is becuasue at school I am never hovering over a pc board with my soldering iron and my OTU camera, or writing C code.

[rado_london]

One of my favourite hobbies is chating on IRC while having s*** in the toilet. :D :D

[djsroknrol]

building and upgrading computers (mine, family, or friends) and working on my N-Gauge model railroad empire....

[apollo1900]

I like to take old Apple computers and find new possibilities for them, hence I have a trusty old Apple IIgs on the same desk as my G4.

[fuscia]

One of my favourite hobbies is chating on IRC while having s*** in the toilet. :D :D

sh*t-chat?

[trash]

One of my favourite hobbies is chating on IRC while having s*** in the toilet. :D :D

LOL, i pee while i talk on the phone, it kills me when people hesitate and ask whats that noise hehe
When i don't have to pee i'm making bread, sourekraut, jams/jellies with old world recipes. Latest interest is beeswax, making candles, cutting board wax(walnut oil and beeswax) for some cutting boards i make. Building furniture old world peg style is my fav...
Organic gardening, herbal meds... lots of tinkering in general.. there's more but the bread is ready and i gotta get it while it's hot!

[rado_london]

sh*t-chat?

Sort of.

[dolphinsonar]

I have really enjoyed writing long expository emails to websites that I visit often about how they should change their GIF pictures to PNG. I try to use FUD (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FUD) to get them to respond to me, then act as their savior for helping them avoid the patent trolling bogeyman that owns the GIF patent.

[Josh1]

Playing MUD's...

[sanderella]

ici moi - not bad for 62. I also knit, walk the dog, fix the garden, play online scrabble, read, listen to music.

[carla]

Although it's none of the above :p, knitting (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=1727382#post1727382).

[lazyart]

I like music and going to concerts. Have seen Aerosmith, Lenny Kravitz, Melissa Etheridge, .38 Special, Def Leppard and Journey this year. Next week, Cheap Trick. Next month, Disturbed. Couple this with watching basketball and a healthy dose of Scrabble @ www.scrabulous.com and I'm good.

I have some issues with the mentioned website and Ubuntu (likely Java's fault) but I can work around it.

[kuja]

It's embarassing when you don't have anything else to do but sleep, watch anime and look over the forums. I am one boring hermit.
I feel your pain :-#

[daynah]

~whispers~ I play Magic: The Gathering.

[zvezdogled]

star clusters, galaxies, nebulaes, comets, planets,...
I like to observe the stellar night sky

[Bezmotivnik]

Right now I have studied...Arabic and Moroccan Darija...
Are you any good at Arabic? If so, I'm deeply impressed.

I've only known one American who was able to learn it well, some guy I worked with back in my spook days. I just thought the guy was a jackass, but I pieced together that he was fluent in diplomatic Arabic and had been in ONI on one of those astonishing cable-tap subs, I think maybe the Parche, doing real-time translation of seabed wire intercepts in the gulf during high-alert episodes. Then he went on to be an in-house linguist at the cookie factory in Maryland. ;)

Other than him, everyone else I've known who tried to learn Arabic hit the brick wall almost instantly.

There's just no telling who's going to have the aptitude for learning difficult languages. I can tell you that I'm not among them. :(

[Bezmotivnik]

I have numerous hobbies and the time to pursue them -- for example, I do crossword puzzles at a nationally-competitive level and am a voracious reader -- but I don't regard them as stupid or embarassing. Mundane...mmm...maybe.

One that is powerfully stupid is that I buy a lot of guitars and basses (about one a month) purely out of curiosity about them, which is as stupid as can be.

Last week's buy. (http://www.gretschguitars.com/repository/gretsch/images/G6119-1962HT_xl.jpg)

[queen_yoshi]

I would say skydiving as a stupid hobby, however thats not my perception just that of a few narrow minded types!

I am a proud anime fan, even the 'non-cool' kiddie anime that some people like to bag out! I collect Lego and a various assortment of anime toys!

Actually nothing I do I would consider mundane, and my self esteem seems to be good enough that I dont really worry what anyone else things so I dont find any of my hobbies embarrassing lol

:mrgreen:

[Tux Aubrey]

1. I have re-read the same 20 books at least once a year for the last five years - the Master and Commander series by Patrick O'Brian. I guess that counts as a mundane hobby.

2. I collect plants that have an interesting biogeography or evolutionary history - North American Trilliums, Asian Arisaemas, plus some others. People think that's weird, especially as I grow them from seed and some take up to six years to flower. My wife gets embarrassed explaining my obsession to her friends.

3. I dress up as Zorro given any reasonable (ie. marginally socially acceptable) opportunity. That's my stupid hobby.

[xyz]

Just SO MANY but OK let's go for a juicy one:
I love going to bars!

[matthew]

Are you any good at Arabic? If so, I'm deeply impressed.My Arabic isn't bad. I'm in the process of doing research in Arabic for a book I'm writing in English, so it has to be at a certain level for that anyway. I can do all the typical day-to-day stuff in Arabic without difficulty and some of the more complicated things as well. I can read and write, but I have to use a dictionary at times. I guess I'm hedging a bit because I realize that fluency in a non-native language is highly dependent on the topic and I know I have areas of great strength and areas of weakness in the language.

[-grubby]

make family trees. And I don't mean like looking up genealogy or the like. I actually enjoy the physical task of making boxes with lines that connect

[santiagoward2000]

WOW! This post has been dead for almost a year and you could still revive it! NICE...

[svtfmook]

you're reading it right this second

[popch]

make family trees. And I don't mean like looking up genealogy or the like. I actually enjoy the physical task of making boxes with lines that connect

How do you mean, physical task? Do make boxes, like, from wood? With copper leads connecting them?

[-grubby]

How do you mean, physical task? Do make boxes, like, from wood? With copper leads connecting them?

no. Drawing them on paper with a pencil

[marco123]

I collect cigars, even though I haven't smoked since I was 20. Stupid I know.:)

[popch]

Drawing them on paper with a pencil

Oh - that's a nice pastime. I have tried that too. Gave it up for lack of talent.

[Linuxratty]

In the spring and summer it's my flower and veggie gardens.
I also play the hammer dulcimer,draw and paint sometimes,cook,hang out with friends,go Kayaking on the river,and tinker with various flavors of Linux.
My pet rats are also sort of a hobby...They are fun and interesting to have around.

[gn2]

I hang out by the shore trying to catch fish and photograph dolphins.

Sometimes the wife tags along.

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w109/gn1v/JaxNpals.jpg

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w109/gn1v/dolphins.jpg

[Fitch]

I collect errors.

Loads and loads of errors.

Anybody want some?

[Tristam Green]

I collect errors.

Loads and loads of errors.

Anybody want some?

Got any two-year old ones?

[Elfy]

closed - necromancy