CoN 25th Anniversary: 1997-2022
Hobbies

Posted: 18th April 2003 21:48

*
Cactuar
Posts: 249

Joined: 11/12/2002

Awards:
Member of more than ten years. Member of more than five years. 
Lol Iain you never sease to suprise me,I never knew you could cook potatos. But seeing how your an Irish boy I should know better lol :)  
Potao guns are fun though!



--------------------
Things have not changed
You have changed

Henery David Thoreau
Post #11245
Top
Posted: 18th April 2003 21:52

*
Red Wing Pilot
Posts: 513

Joined: 6/5/2002

Awards:
Member of more than ten years. Member of more than five years. 
I like to read. Mostly murder/mystery/thriller. In fact, the next book I'm going to read is titled Death in Holy Orders. I really like detective stuff. I watch TV/Movies. I'm a nut for some of the garbage on MTV. I like to collect series
on DVD and VHS. Right now I have seasons 1 and 4 of Ranma 1/2; seasons 1,2, and 3 of Friends; seasons 1 and 2 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer; and seasons 1,2, and 3 of Xena: Warrior Princess. Ummmmmm, I've been thinking of writing my autobiography up to the age of 22, yes that much significant stuff has happened and it actually could fit into one of the book genres. I even have a title but I'm not going to share it yet. Hmmm, something that doesn't involve games....shopping..no that invovles games...ah, sleeping!

--------------------
Elena Indurain

Currently Playing: Suikoden II
Post #11246
Top
Posted: 12th January 2017 19:01

*
Red Wing Pilot
Posts: 524

Joined: 3/9/2002

Awards:
Second place in CoNCAA, 2019. Celebrated the CoN 20th Anniversary at the forums. Major involvement in the Final Fantasy IX section of CoN. Vital involvement in the Final Fantasy VI section of CoN. 
Participated at the forums for the CoN's 15th birthday! Vital involvement in the Final Fantasy V section of CoN. Member of more than five years. Member of more than ten years. 
I sometimes play guitar in my down time. I am generally pretty lousy at it, and it's an on-again off-again hobby. Useful at get-togethers sometimes if people are tipsy and I decide to volunteer to break out a song or two, but otherwise nothing to speak of.

Fun/boring fact, my fiance tells me that my guitar playing on our second date was the moment she knew our relationship would be a big deal, because I hadn't played in front of anyone before (and made sure she knew that!).

Still, I need a formal trainer to get better at this point, as well as a drive to keep playing.

This post has been edited by TheEvilEye on 12th January 2017 19:24
Post #211907
Top
Posted: 12th January 2017 19:50

Group Icon
Totes Adorbs
Posts: 9,223

Joined: 31/7/1997

Awards:
Second place in the CoN World Cup soccer competition, 2018. First place in CoNCAA, 2018. Celebrated the CoN 20th Anniversary at the forums. Vital involvement in the Final Fantasy IX section of CoN. 
First place in the CoN Euro Cup soccer competition, 2016. Voted for all the fanart in the CoNvent Calendar 2015. Voted for all the fanart in the CoNvent Calendar 2014. Third place in the CoN World Cup fantasy game for 2014. 
See More (Total 29)
I used to take a lot of photos. I don't so much any more. Parenting isn't much of a hobby, either. smile.gif

--------------------
"To create something great, you need the means to make a lot of really bad crap." - Kevin Kelly

Why aren't you shopping AmaCoN?
Post #211908
Top
Posted: 12th January 2017 23:14

*
Black Waltz
Posts: 953

Joined: 23/2/2005

Awards:
Member of more than ten years. Member of more than five years. 
I think most people here know I love to play dress up and go to conventions. It's relatively new for me and it's a lot of fun albeit a bit expensive. Working on costumes and wigs, playing with makeup, making friends in the community, traveling, is all a blast. Still trying to figure out a lineup for the next convention.

--------------------
"You know that feeling you get when you're on a merry go 'round, and you want to jump off to make the spinning stop, but you know it'll suck when you land? I feel like that all the time"- Keno

"I stab my girl until I fall down"
-Yukari
Do you like Horny Bunnies?
Post #211910
Top
Posted: 13th January 2017 01:56
*
Behemoth
Posts: 2,835

Joined: 24/6/2001

Awards:
Celebrated the CoN 20th Anniversary at the forums. Contributed to the Final Fantasy VI section of CoN. Member of more than ten years. Member of more than five years. 
First place in the 2008  Has more than fifty fanarts in CoN galleries. Major involvement in the Final Fantasy I section of CoN. Major involvement in the Final Fantasy IV section of CoN. 
See More (Total 9)
Post #211911
Top
Posted: 1st February 2017 14:15

*
Engineer
Posts: 354

Joined: 11/10/2006

Awards:
Member of more than ten years. Member of more than five years. 
Hobbies... hobbies...

I'm a professional actor but still enjoy scratch nights & improv (usually unpaid). So I guess it's both my profession, obsession, vocation & hobby.

I write the occassional short screenplay and um, is drinking a hobby?

Post #212072
Top
Posted: 3rd February 2017 02:42

*
Chimera
Posts: 1,017

Joined: 27/12/2002

Awards:
Celebrated the CoN 20th Anniversary at the forums. Member of more than ten years. Participated at the forums for the CoN's 15th birthday! Contributed to the Final Fantasy V section of CoN. 
User has rated 150 fanarts in the CoN galleries. User has rated 75 fanarts in the CoN galleries. User has rated 25 fanarts in the CoN galleries. Member of more than five years. 
See More (Total 10)
Seems like now days I don't really have any hobbies. I used to cycle a lot but don't have the time for it. I would like to do more art (and submit stuff to CoN), but again that's on the backburner. If you're wanting to see some of my old stuff, http://noelle-chan.deviantart.com

Can work be a hobby? lol


edit: I have the urge to watercolor now, hmm

This post has been edited by Kame on 3rd February 2017 02:44

--------------------
kame, tortue, tortuga, schildkröte, tartaruga, turtle

"Arthur Dent?"
"Yes."
"Arthur Philip Dent?"
"Yes."
"You're a total knee biter."
Post #212098
Top
Posted: 3rd February 2017 05:00

*
Returner
Posts: 3

Joined: 2/2/2017


Current hobbies... Wow, I can't think of a ton. I've been binge watching The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills recently.... Not sure why, but I keep hitting play next episode. I've just been rolling with it. I play Ps4, DS and PC games. I've been playing Skyrim: Special edition recently. All the moddddsssss. Other than that I pretty much just work or sleep.

I've always been into reading. Historical fiction and fantasy, mostly. I've been on a reading hiatus recently due to work. I also greatly enjoy singing!

This post has been edited by Brunettepudding on 3rd February 2017 05:02
Post #212100
Top
Posted: 4th February 2017 19:56

Group Icon
Palace Guard
Posts: 2,591

Joined: 17/1/2001

Awards:
Celebrated the CoN 20th Anniversary at the forums. Member of more than ten years. Member of more than five years. Second place in CoNCAA, 2002. 
Has more than thirty news submissions to CoN. Contributed to the Final Fantasy I section of CoN. Vital involvement in the Final Fantasy VII section of CoN. 
Wow, this was a thread from 2003!

I knit and crochet, and I love to read. I used to love to write, and wrote a lot, but I lost interest in that sometime in 2012 or so. Knitting and crocheting has sort of taken over that.

--------------------
I had an old signature. Now I've changed it.
Post #212120
Top
Posted: 4th February 2017 20:21

*
Black Waltz
Posts: 900

Joined: 12/7/2011

Awards:
Member of more than ten years. Celebrated the CoN 20th Anniversary at the forums. Member of more than five years. User has rated 25 fanarts in the CoN galleries. 
Snare drum.

--------------------
X is blue.
Post #212122
Top
Posted: 6th February 2017 06:54

*
SOLDIER
Posts: 730

Joined: 23/2/2005

Awards:
Member of more than ten years. User has rated 25 fanarts in the CoN galleries. Member of more than five years. 
My latest hobby is bouldering which is basically rock climbing without a harness. Technical climbs that aren't so high up you'd be in danger if you fell as there are safety mats. I recommend it, great fun. Climbing is a lot more challenging than it might look, it requires good technique and each climb is a puzzle so you need to think how you are going to tackle each one. Very good social activity as well.

I also like cycling, weight lifting, reading fiction, scifi or fantasy mostly. Also back into miniatures at the moment, there's a lot of board game D&D hybrids coming out at the moment that use miniatures. I'm attempting to paint these, will see how I get on. Most of my spare time still gets spent on video games though. PS4 and PS Vita. Might pick up a VR headset eventually. Maybe.

--------------------
'Let that be a lesson to all oppressive vegetable sellers.'
Post #212135
Top
Posted: 7th February 2017 05:51

*
Magitek Soldier
Posts: 330

Joined: 26/4/2007

Awards:
Celebrated the CoN 20th Anniversary at the forums. Member of more than ten years. Member of more than five years. User has rated 300 fanarts in the CoN galleries. 
User has rated 150 fanarts in the CoN galleries. User has rated 75 fanarts in the CoN galleries. User has rated 25 fanarts in the CoN galleries. 
Mine are working on our youtube channel or collecting trophies on video games I like. Work takes up a lot of my time so I can't fit in anything else. :/

--------------------
He's Back. He is The_TrueBOSS.
Check me and my partners out at: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheTrueBOSSofJupiter
Post #212139
Top
Posted: 8th August 2017 01:57

*
Holy Swordsman
Posts: 2,083

Joined: 18/7/2004

Awards:
Celebrated the CoN 20th Anniversary at the forums. Member of more than ten years. User has rated 300 fanarts in the CoN galleries. Participated at the forums for the CoN's 15th birthday! 
User has rated 150 fanarts in the CoN galleries. User has rated 75 fanarts in the CoN galleries. User has rated 25 fanarts in the CoN galleries. Member of more than five years. 
Dungeons & Dragons has been my number one hobby since the early '90s, and it's still that today. And my creative writing hobby has gone from hobby to academic focus, but it still feels like a hobby in all the best ways, so that's nice.

I was doing a lot climbing for a while, but I injured my back last year (not climbing) and haven't been able to get back to climbing since.
Post #213199
Top
Posted: 23rd August 2017 23:59

*
Magitek Soldier
Posts: 339

Joined: 25/1/2014

Awards:
Member of more than five years. Celebrated the CoN 20th Anniversary at the forums. 
Quote (Elena99 @ 4th February 2017 13:56)
Wow, this was a thread from 2003!

I knit and crochet, and I love to read. I used to love to write, and wrote a lot, but I lost interest in that sometime in 2012 or so. Knitting and crocheting has sort of taken over that.

This is me as well, although I also don't read as much as I used to. I don't know if it's a side effect from meds or what, but I find reading novels difficult these days. As for writing, other than various posts around the internet I don't write anymore. It makes me sad sometimes.

I do a LOT of knitting and crochet, though! I posted some of my Final Fantasy amigurumi in this thread. Currently working on some more (Rain and Lasswell, the two main characters from FFBE) as well as knitting a shawl for myself.

--------------------
Watch me play games on Twitch!
Schedule:
Mondays & Thursdays: Final Fantasy XVI
Saturdays: Final Fantasy XIV MSQ & Side Quests
7:30pm - 10:30pm Central or thereabouts
Post #213294
Top
Posted: 4th September 2017 05:24

*
Returner
Posts: 5

Joined: 3/9/2017


So, I have total hobby ADD and have more interests that I can even find myself able to enjoy but I can't seem to pick one to quit.

Aside from my video game interests, I collect Lego, Sylvanian Famlies/Calico Critters, watch anime, read here and there though nowhere near as much as I did when I was a teenager. I have Lego blog and a SF/CC blog but they don't get near the attention they should.

My brother and I are total nostalgia junkies. We love collecting, looking up, and talking about old games, toys, and memories from our 80s-90s childhood. We go to toy shows sometimes and find stuff. We're actually going to one at the end of September and the last time we went I picked up some new in box FFIX figures that i display on a shelf.

I saw some people mention crochet and knitting and amigurumi and I'd totally like to try that, I also want to learn to hand sew some clothes but I'm trying to be realistic because video games and my two major toy hobbies are all expensive and time consuming so it might not be realistic to add more hobbies. But we'll see how things to when I finish school.

--------------------
Velvet17

Current Favorite Game - Tales of Berseria

Currently Playing: Final Fantasy XII (PS4), To the Moon (Steam), (Persona 5 (PS4), Miitopia (3DS)

Recently Finished - Skyborn (Steam)

Plays Final Fantasy XiV on Balmung Server with Character Moko Fehoko
Post #213367
Top
Posted: 4th September 2017 12:21

*
Black Waltz
Posts: 900

Joined: 12/7/2011

Awards:
Member of more than ten years. Celebrated the CoN 20th Anniversary at the forums. Member of more than five years. User has rated 25 fanarts in the CoN galleries. 
I don't really know how to characterize my music. Is it a hobby? Is it my vocation? I don't make money at it. But I'm constantly just doing it for the sake of doing it. I'm getting better at it too.

I sold 99% of my gaming consoles/games/accessories the other day, and got a new mixing board, two microphones, a harmonica, an overdrive pedal, and a mic stand... I do still have a ton of games on my PC, and an Xbox 360 Wireless controller to play them with, but I feel like musicking lately, stretching my limits, as you'll hear if you check ^ the Mark Knopfler cover.

I didn't think I was capable of doing the last arpegiated 32nd note stuff at the end, but lo and behold, I listened to the song about 20 times while playing along, and when I went to record, the first time I went for the final solo is what you hear on there. There were 8 hours of practice beforehand and a lifetime of hearing the song too smile.gif It is after all 2 years older than I am.


--------------------
X is blue.
Post #213370
Top
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members: