Riding Bicycles... all sorts of bicycles. Road, gravel, mountain (full suspension and hard-tail), fat tire. I love different styles and all of my bikes!
And downhill skiing in the winter. Between skiing and fat tire riding in the snow I love winter in the mountains.
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Sorry for the very late reply :-/
I was mountainbiking with a mountainbike 30+ years ago, when there were only four types of bikes: normal bike, touring bike, BMX bike and Mountain Bike.
So with you riding so many "new" bike types, my question to you is: Could you please describe the different feels of riding those bike types and do you think all those are really neccessary? Because in my eyes, those are just a marketing trick to sell more bikes :)
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Well.... I'm a single mom of 2 (6 and 12) so it takes almost all my time XD
I'm portuguese, almost on my 40's (this December), I like gaming, A LOT (i'm a huge fan of MMORPG and been playing PC games since 1995, my main game is Final Fantasy XIV Online and Fortnite with my kid), learning to create some digital drawing emotes (for twitch and stuff), I love science related content (space, chemistry and physics), love cars, dancing (my bones crack a lot but i still do it XD), diy projects and a recently turned into a big anime lover...
So... Hi everyone =)
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Ooh, single nomming is so much work. I'm almost a single mom, and it's hard to keep up with just one! I'm in awe you can wrangle 2.
What kind of dancing? I used to do a ton of swing dancing before kid, but health and kid and all the things have made that take a back seat. Also enjoyed some general ballroom, shag, Balboa. Polka can be super fun with an energetic lead.
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latin dancing, merengue, bachata, rumba, salsa, i love it but now i barely have time so i enjoy working while listening to it XD trying to make my kids enjoy music and dancing aswell but nowadays it's hard XD Polka needs a lot of leg strenght, i think i couldn't do it XD
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Balboa?
Rocky Balboa doesn't dance. He floats like a bee.
Sorry, couldn't resist :)
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Sorry for the very late reply :-/
And thank you for sharing a piece of your life with us :)
In my country there is this saying: When you are 40 years and one morning wake up and nothing in your body hurts: You're dead.
;)
So, how is dancing in 2025? ^^
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My screen name (a nickname given to me by a friend in high school. I asked him "Why 'Joe'?" and he said "Because Kung Fu Erik just doesn't sound right!") kind of gives my answer away... I'm too lazy to dig up a good recent photo that's suitably interesting, so instead, I'll just link to an old video of a performance we put together when I was in college. Normally, performance isn't my thing, but for a number of years in and after college, I had a really good time trying to choreograph live fight scenes for a general (non-martial artist) audience. You can find much more recent stuff on my channel, but I don't put out very much content.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_mIxX0YGyA
You'll have to excuse the quality. Camcorders back then weren't all that great by today's standards! (And the one we used was pretty old at the time. The 2001+ performances were on a MiniDV camcorder and still look like crap by today's standards, but much better)
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Sorry for the very late reply :-/
So, you're a fight choreographer and a martial artist? That's a cool hobby, choreographing fights. So I take it you are the one with the black suit in that video?
The fight in that video looks great! You and me both, we know that real fights look nothing like that, but I fully understand that a fight in a movie or on stage has to look wayyyy different than any real fight would. And judging by that criteria, you did a really good job with the fight scene seen in your linked video :)
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Thanks! Yes, I was the guy in the suit. I bought that suit at a Goodwill store for $5, just in case it got damaged during the performance, so that I could afford to lose it. :) It fared fine, though, and it's still in my closet 25 years later!
I'm a martial artist and martial arts instructor (my "real job" is in systems engineering), but I wouldn't call myself a fight choreographer. I choreographed one very silly fight scene in high school in the mid 1990s, and a handful more in and shortly after college, all for performances I had some involvement in, but none aside from that.
I did have a lot of fun with it, but I haven't put one together in at least 20 years. I've done form and technique demos since then, but no "fight scenes."
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Although you don't call yourself a fight choreographer, you did a very good job with that scene in college. I also showe that video to my wife and she was impressed, as well.
I have watched real movies with worse fight scene, so you can and should be proud of yourself :)
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License plates are cool... especially if you spot things like an Iraq in Poland ;)
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Outside of work and gaming, it's mostly just been the gym for me
Picture: 💪🏽
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I just switch periodically between gaming and watching either YouTube videos or anime... or at least that's how it used to be like in the past. (From the little that I talked about this with other people, this is apparently a shared experience, though.)
For one, I figure that gaming is my main interest, the one I actively and continuously spend money on in various forms, so I can't see myself ever abandoning it completely in lieu of watching more movies, for example. (This couldn't have started before I started using my Steam account, which was sometime back in 2016.)
Then again, I can't imagine not watching YouTube videos anymore, either. Times, tastes and creators themselves have changed and evolved throughout the years, but I follow a decent amount of channels.
Anime has become more of a sore spot for me ever since I went to uni to study Japanese. I've been wanting to do so for years, but even though I definitely learned more of the language, I still feel like my understanding of it is spotty at best (and doesn't measure up to the level I tested at). Between that and all the noise about what it's like to learn Japanese under all kinds of different circumstances, I've started feeling inadequate because I don't care to throw all my other interests away to pursue complete immersion at all times or whatever. (I do believe that studying with flashcards is a good method, but I fall off it easily if I have to make the flashcards myself.)
All that being said, I did graduate a little over a year ago, so I've been thinking about getting back to some form of self-study soon, to stop feeling like I'm doomed to forget everything from now on.
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Sorry for the very late reply :-/
And thank you for sharing a little bit of your life with us.
YouTube is the new TV for many people, I read that a lot. What fascinates you so much with YT compared to linear TV?
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Oh wow, I totally forgot about this topic. That's fine though, it's nice that you care to reply after all this time.
I used to enjoy TV in the late 00s/early 10s, back when I didn't have my own PC to be constantly glued to; sitcoms, talent shows, cartoons, pseudo-docs, I tuned into a whole bunch of stuff depending on the day and where I was at the time.
By now, TV has been, at least in my opinion, commodified in ways that aren't all bad, but make me sad to think about.
I remember waking up late on weekend mornings and being able to catch a random Disney Channel movie or some cartoon on one of the free access channels, then it would be impossible to watch cartoons on free access channels unless you woke up at 5 or 6 AM, and now you have to go to kids' channels to see any kind of cartoon. There are a couple free access kids' channels, but still, something about that just makes me sad.
Or how, even if rarely, I used to love sitting down for whatever movie was gonna be on in the Friday, 8PM timeslot, but now it's more hassle than it's worth.
If you insist on watching movies on TV, you're better off paying for cable to get dedicated movie channels, like Cinemax or HBO, and if you're too lazy to skip even the ads oon those, there's a wealth of streaming services available for lower or similar prices, ad-free.
The only reason I know to bring up Cinemax and HBO is because my parents have been paying for cable and the difference between that and my free access TV that keeps malfunctioning whenever I try to watch something is like night and day.
That being said, in my pursuit of nostalgia, I randomly discovered a new movie I ended up liking less than 2 years ago... so it's doable if you're willing to deal with the inconveniences.
And as for YouTube specifically... if you know what you want to see, you'll never be bored. To quote one of my favorite people: "apathy is tragedy and boredom is a crime, anything and everything, all of the time."
I started out watching gameplay videos and I still watch them to this day. To me, it's like having a friend who's always down to play together (which I've never had, at least not in the capacity that I would like). And when a horror game is on the agenda, they won't make fun of you for being scared - after all, they're probably more scared than you are.
I also watch a lot of video essays, commentary videos, even reaction videos or reviews. There's always something to watch, I'm sure I'll never catch up with everything.
And bringing it back to movies, I've started compiling a movie watchlist this year. Turns out there's a lot of movies to be found on YT, if you know where to look!
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Thank you for your answer and I totally understand you, although consuming TV is different here in Germany as how it is done in the US. I myself stopped watching TV 24 years ago. I can't stand the constand ad breaks and, being a movie nerd, I have a huge problem with the editing done by many stations. Content is frequently cut to make the movie with the ads fit into a certain time slot. Nope, not for me, I'm outta here.
Thanks for your long answer on YT. I also do know the experience of getting lost in YT: You find a video you like, you see other videos that YT think you might like, you click on it, and click and click and click and...
Instagram has "Doom Scrolling", YouTube has "Doom Watching".
I enjoy YouTube, but only for a set time of the day.
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Oh, I'm not from the US, I'm from Poland, haha.
I don't know that movies have ever had content cut out to make space for ad breaks over here; every time the break ends, it's back to where it was. Sometimes it might not seem like it cause it's a new scene, but yeah.
The only time I remember people getting upset was when the channel narrator talked over the last scene of a movie. Someone mis-timed that one.
That's how my YT watchlist just keeps getting bigger! It's only "doomwatching" if you fall down the alt-right rabbit hole, IMO.
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Programming, art, circuit board repair / soldering, reading manga. I'm a lifelong geek. :P
I used to do 3D art as a profession, but eventually it became just a hobby. The last few years though I've stopped doing art in favor of focusing on my programming skills, all in an effort to eventually create my own art apps. Never cared much for the art apps other companies / people make and would rather have something that caters to what I want specifically. It's slow going because my day job for the past 3 years has been purely about physical labor, so I'm almost always exhausted, but it does give me a lot of time to contemplate minor details of application design which I'd probably overlook if I was just staring at a computer screen all day.
The circuit board repair / soldering stuff is something I'm just starting to get into, but It's interesting. :)
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Sorry for the very late reply :-/
So you are boosting your own programming skills to finally build yourself an art app that has everything you want and need and isn't on the market yet? That's dedication! And it sounds like best of both worlds, focussing on mental and brainy work after a full day of physical labor.
When you're finished, you have to show us your app :)
What kind of circuit boards are you repairing?
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Watch Anime - my favourites are pictured below
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Cool discussion. Thanks for posting. Always interesting to get to know others and see what everyone around likes.
Obviously its gaming for me as well. I try to find some time for it. Even if it is only 20 minutes before going to sleep. But I love to close work laptop and start up some game and enjoy solitude of gaming for a moment. I also take Steamdeck with me on trips so try to do some gaming everywhere.
But overall I like to fill my days with bunch of stuff to do.
This summer I started to ride a motorcycle more actively. I would definitely call this more of a hobby, as I take it out not only for getting around, but for drives out to the nature, just enjoying roads, visiting neighboring cities etc. Sometimes just randomly driving around the city. So for me it works to clear head, give some emotions and provide fun. So on par with any other hobby I have. Its something that takes up your time and life while you tinker with it, do upgrades and hone the skills of riding.
When winter comes snowboarding replaces this. I go to Finland every year (this year skipping as we are expecting a kid), have snowboarded in Alps as well. But since we have some small resorts right here in Latvia, I can do it quite regularly just to keep my skill up. I have my own board, do it regularly, so definitely a hobby.
Active leasure and camping is also a hobby for me and my wife. I do quite a lot of camping out in the nature. In summer this could be almost every weekend and sometimes weekdays as well. We usually take the car to sea side and sleep in the car. Did a whole Euro trip like this for two weeks. In winter its a bit more rare, but we still go on hikes and make fire in the woods to cook up some lunch.
We do yearly trips to mountains. Pic added is view from Tatra mountains from Rysy. Have climbed it two times. Nothing extraordinary for mountain climbers, but I am quite proud of it anyway. I think I have done it regularly for last 6-7 years I believe. So looking forward to it every year.
Some things that are slowly developing into hobbies - fishing. I somehow already have 3 fishing rods and go fishing now and then as well. Not very good at it though, but have been to Finland to fish pikes, to Estonia to try ice fishing. I have picked up bouldering as well - turns out that is quite an interesting sport to do. I mean I do go to gym regularly, but that IMO is less a hobby, more as a sport. Bouldering for me is less regular, but I do it for fun, so I would classify that more as a hobby then a sport I do. Depends on what you classify as a hobby. If its something I do for fun, which burns money, then for sure everything I mentioned is a hobby ;( :D
I was quite big on reading. Still do love it, but don't have that much time anymore. Sometimes before going to sleep its a dilemma of gaming, doing crossword puzzle or reading. Lately gaming has won followed by 10 min of crosswords.
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Those are some epic outdoor scenes. Nice! I used to do some indoor climbing, when I had some more time. Something kind of relaxing about it. There was a bouldering area to practice on also.
Many best wishes that your incoming child sleeps soundly and regularly!
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when I had some more time
It for sure takes up time. This weekend I went for a morning climb. Did it for 5 or so hours :D You can climb, rest, climb, rest and climb again until your arms are dead. A good workout and a good pastime, but definitely takes up more time then simply hitting the gym. Bought my own climbing shoes as well after this weekends session. Realized the ones we can rent at the bouldering centre are quite bad and realized I cant climb more difficult tracks due to slipping off the holds.
Many best wishes that your incoming child sleeps soundly and regularly!
Thank you :) That would indeed be wonderful, so fingers crossed
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I used to enjoy playing games, reading manga, hentai, or books, watching anime or movies, coding, photography, or guppy.
Now I just laze away the days with my long list of anime, manga, or books. Once in a while, I have some ideas to code something but will never finish.
Somehow I feel that time is flying too fast when I don't pay attention to it, maybe my neuron connections are jammed, so it takes more time to think.
Attached is my aquarium after I finished setting it up. Later, I added more aquatic plants to it.
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Sorry for the very late reply :-/
It's, erm, for the lack of a better word, "interesting" to see someone openly admitting to reading Hentai as a hobby.
As for how you spend your free time: The only thing that matters is that you are satisfied with how you spend your time. If you do less then before but are completely satisfied, it is fine. If you are dissatisfied, you should actively work on picking up some lost activities
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Would love to participate but doubt you would even read what I post considering you think I am actively trying to destroy this site somehow. Cheers.
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But just think, now you can destroy it...with hobbies!
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Destruction can indeed be a hobby! There are people who actually make a living setting up things for other people to destroy. Never thought about it but I guess I could set up a small venture doing that since I have plenty of destructible things lying around and tools too. But there's a lot of insurance concerns and legal disclaimers and lots of stuff like that. I mean one moron comes in and purposefully misses something and smashes their foot with a sledgehammer. Next thing you know there's a $500k lawsuit. Everyone sues everyone else these days, it's crazy. Some woman is suing an airline because her ice cream was too cold and she chipped her tooth. Nobody takes their kids trick or treating anymore because they think it's not safe due to every male over 16 being a sex crazed rapist. Fear-mongering and abuse of the legal system is breaking down society and making it easier for police states to evolve or worse theocratic states.
But no, I'm not here to destroy anything. Just rant about things most people don't even think about apparently. I guess some people think I'm evil and crazy because I still try to be social in a world that's quickly becoming anti-social. Sorry, I told you before I like to talk. lol
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When I taught Taekwondo, we just have people sign something saying that we try to be safe, but people will be trying to kick you in the head, and that the business is not responsible for injury etc etc. I can't imagine it's much different with people sledgehammering printers.
Not sure about the chipped tooth lady, but if I recall the McDonald's coffee lady who got burned and sued got third degree burns, but people always teased about 'how lame, hot coffee, duh'. Seemed silly to me too until I learned details. Maybe this is similar. There are definitely frivolous lawsuits though.
As for trick or treating, our neighborhood was crazy bustling and our bowl handed out about 350 pieces of candy. Maybe you have more crazed 16 year olds in your area.
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When I was a child everyone used to take their kids out on Halloween. This was true everywhere I lived from rural areas with no actual towns to the metropolis. If the entryway light was on it meant there was candy being handed out whether there was decorations or not and back then almost all the lights were on. If parents were working then kids would typically go with their friends and their parents.
Times have changed. All the entryways are dark save a few. You don't see anyone walking down the street, everyone is kept inside a car if they are out. Most of the trick or treating only happens at public events at schools and businesses. I'm sure there are some gated communities and such where nothing has changed but for the most part it's just not the same. My grandmother lives in town of over 25,000 in a good neighborhood and 1 family that lives in the area visited her. That was it. In contrast 40 years ago she lived 10 miles from the nearest town of 2,500 and would get over a hundred random families from all over the county. She's lived in the same county all her life so this isn't like a difference in region thing just like I said people are buying into all the fearmongering and letting it affect their lives.
If you don't see it then you must not live in the United States or just don't watch the news. I mean every day I use Bing for my Microsoft rewards and I see another face being charged with some kind of sexual misconduct, usually something from 20+ years ago. To me it seems rather suspect to not report something for decades then all of a sudden after Me2 everyone has been raped or sexually assaulted by every male celebrity out there. Granted there is a lot of substance in there like Naser and Weinstein but I cant picture Garth Brooks raping someone. And a lot of it concerns people who are dead like Hefner. I've lost all interest in relationships at this point. It's just far too frightening, anyone can make anything up if you piss them off and your life is ruined if you can't afford a good lawyer. Maybe I'm overly paranoid but I certainly don't want to go to prison for being a lousy lay.
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I love to read. I collect a few series in hardcover -- Jack Reacher by Lee Child, Spenser by Robert B. Parker, Pendergast by Preston & Child, Atticus Kodiak by Greg Rucka, Hitch & Cole by Robert B. Parker, and a couple of others. Outside of those series, I try to go to the bookstore every so often, and I'll take pictures of the books that look interesting. Then I borrow them from the library. (And then if they're worth buying I'll buy them or put them on my wishlist).
I also love board games. The picture of my board game shelf is just one of three. Our board gaming definitely ebbs and flows, though, depending on life in general. We just played one yesterday but that was probably the first time in 3 months. Hoping we can get back into it. There are a couple of new Ticket to Ride games that came out in 2024 that I want to pick up, trying to collect all of those.
Outside the house my favorite activity is to ride our electric scooters. The top speed is about 19 MPH / 30 KPH. We have a couple of nice spots to ride here on Galveston island. It's a great way to get some fresh air and observe all of the birds that we have here (some local, some migratory).
I recently got back into riding my exercise bike, I've actually ridden every day for over 2 months, which is the most consistent I've ever been. I think I may have finally built it into a habit. (Forgot to take a picture of the bike but it's old and nothing special!)
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Ooh! I love a well organized book shelf.
Also, I knew there were a lot of TTR, but that is quite a few more than I expected! Do you have a favorite for 2 players?
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I like all of the small 'city' editions for 2 players -- New York, London, Amsterdam, Berlin, San Francisco and Paris (don't own that one yet). I'd say our favorite is probably Berlin, but they're all fun.
Among the 'regular' TTR games I think our favorite is probably just USA, especially the mega edition with all of the extra routes and bonuses. We also like Nordic Countries a lot, and that map is designed for 2-3 players. If you want something a bit more 'epic' I can recommend Rails & Sails but the game takes about twice as long to play.
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Canis, my friend :) Sorry for the very late reply :-/
Looking at your pics, I have the slight feeling that you might like the "Ticket to Ride" games a little bit... :D
Considering you putting focus on reading and board games, you could be another lost brother of Swordoffury. Whom I now summon to this posting.
Congrats on getting back on the exercise bike. Since eight months have passed, were you able to make it into a habbit?
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I actually almost missed your responses today -- I swear they did not show up in the message notification area.
Sword and I definitely have a lot in common!
And yes, the exercise bike has remained a habit, I am riding every single day!
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I am the master of stealth posting xD
Aww, look at you! I am proud of you for still riding your bike daily. Really, I am. Last you wrote about it, 2 months were the most consistent time of riding your bike daily and now you have made it to ten months, closing in on a year!
That's dedication :)
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Coding (which is also what im studying), going to the gym and reading books! I dont really have any pictures so Ill just say that im working on a terraria mod, a Pokemon encounter tracker for shiny hunting and as far as books go Im going through the Warhammer books aboout the Black Legion.
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Very interesting! Is your Pokemon tracker project for Pokemon GO?
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For now it's windows support only so it can be used for the mainline games, romhacks (I'm not including the fakemon) and PokeMMO but I'd say it's roughly the same for Pokémon GO with the only downside being having to remember the encounters and adding them when you're at home.
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Sorry for the very late reply :-/
I tip my hat to everyone who can code. This eluded me, although I once learned it as a job :D
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Movies and TV series. Try to watch them in cinema as much as possible. I have logged 58 this year, 761 in total since I started using Letterboxd. There was a time I watched 4 films (4 different days) in cinemas in a week last year.
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Fellow cinema enjoyer! :) I think the most I've gone to the cinema in a single week was 8 haha... I've only logged 44 this year so far though, so that was definitely a freak occurrence (and a double billing of Dune Part 1 and 2 definitely helped)
What's the best movie you've seen in cinema this year? Also what's your letterboxd? (unless its private then dw!)
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Wow, 8! That is a lot! I don't think I ever watched 8 movies in a week even counting the ones on stream platform.
I did not watch Dune Part 2 in cinema which is a shame :( because the local cinema has really small screens and their showings are limited. And I didn't really want to drive 40 mins to the nearest city to watch it. Funny that I used to drive 2 hrs to Toronto for concerts and drive back the same night. Guess I am getting lazy as I get older...
The best movie is probably Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga :) Shame it did not do well in box office. What about you?
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Oh that's such a shame! I was very lucky that the city I'm in for uni has an imax screen. Getting to watch Dune 1 and 2 back to back there was incredible. Though I don't think I've ever seen my eyes more bloodshot than they were by the end haha
Furiosa is a great pick :)) The box office really did not do it justice sadly. I thankfully get to watch a lot of older movies in the cinema here, so if we're including those it'd defo be Trainspotting. Including only new releases here for this year though, I'd say its a toss up between The Holdovers and The Iron Claw. The Holdovers is an all time Christmas movie for me now, and v much the movie equivalent of a warm hug. And The Iron Claw caught me completely by surprise in terms of what the trailer led you to believe it was, and what it really was (in a really great way)
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Haha, once my wife and me also watched 8 movies in a cinema in a week. But it was easy, since our cinema had a special "Movie Weekend" where you could buy a significantly reduced flatrate ticket and were able to watch as many movies as you could from opening hours to closing time. And we managed four per day.
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Sorry for the very late reply :-/
Hello fellow cinephile :)
Do you still enjoy watching movies within a cinema? Here in my country, the people have become so obnoxious - especially Gen Z and Gen Alpha - that watching a movie in a cinema is close to being part of your own horror movie.
I avoid that like the plague and watch my movies comfortably at home.
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Yeah, I still do. I often have positive experiences when watching films in cinema. Seats are comfortable and ppl around me are quiet, not using their phones, and not kicking seats.
A lot of the films are supposed to be watched in cinema (much bigger screen and much better sound). For some movies, watching experience would be very different when compared to watching in cinema (certain comedy, like Deadpool, the whole cinema laughing was a great experience; certain action films, like John Wick, hearing ppl's reaction when John Wick killed someone with various means elevate the action sequences)
But that is just my personal experience. Watching movies at home is really convenient though. I might consider doing that when I buy a home and convert the basement into a small cinema.
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Having a real home cinema (in the basement) was always a dream of mine, but without my own house, it will stay a dream, forever :)
Seats are comfortable and ppl around me are quiet, not using their phones, and not kicking seats.
oO
Where on earth is this heaven you are speaking of?
;)
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I either go to Thursday advanced viewing when a new film comes out, or the very late showing (10pm+ one) for a film that has been released for a few weeks. Only ppl who really want to watch the film would go to those (Most of the time, there were a few times ppl sit close to me were providing live commentaries, but they were rare occurrences)
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I see.
Yeah, when I went to Sneak Previews which never started before 10pm, most of the time, there were only real movie fans in the cinema
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Gaming, anime, manga, and web novels are pretty much the only consistent hobbies I keep coming back to, even if I have a little break from one or the other.
I also have this habit of temporary hobbies, things I get obsessed with for a while, and then move on to the next thing that catches my attention. These tend to be things that need meticulous handiwork or assembly. Off the top of my head, here are some things I've dabbled in: Perler beads, lego sets, cross stitch, crocheting stuffed animals and dolls, 2D and 3D puzzles in all cardboard wood and metal, dollhouse assembly kits, and polymer clay (which it turned out I'm pretty talented at, my first serious sculpture, which took me a week, turned out much better than I expected). I don't have photos of everything I've ever made, but here are some (the polymer clay troll sculpture was a work in progress at that point, too lazy to take a new picture of the completed one):
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Funny bunnies ! ❤️
edit : and impressive models, you're meticulous and have real talent !
I loved all the models but out of curiosity, last image please is this a specific cathedral ?
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Oh man, hearing you describe it reminds me I have the devastating habit of temporary hobbies too. But my symptoms are much, much worse than yours.
I learnt crochet; the amigurumi (that I designed myself!) ended up half-finished with a body and tail but no face.
I learnt guitar; the E string broke and I never did get round to fixing it yet. (I forgot why I stopped piano, too.)
2D jigsaws/3D wooden puzzles - the boxes are still sitting enticingly there for me to finish them. I even saw one set of 3D puzzle losing one of the pieces from the frame and got sad briefly.
Air-dried clay - I sculpted the head and face contours of a chibi character, and then never finished it.
...and I'm sure there are many more examples...
As I stopped manga cold turkey many years back, I don't think there is anything that I can legitimately declare as a hobby that someone would believe I have XD Thanks for all these fantastic pictures of your lovely creations.
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Sorry for the very late reply :-/
What do you think is the reason you start so many things and then, in the middle of it, lose interest and move on to something new?
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Sorry for the very late reply :-/
You seem to enjoy building things with your hands and judging from the photos, you are quite talented at that :)
I do know the feeling of being stretched too thin due to having too many hobbies (or, in general, activities) and bouncing between them. It can create quite a lot of stress. So my thumbs are pressed that you find a working way for you to juggle all your interests
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Many, but first place takes cycle touring.
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Sorry for the very late reply :-/
Have you been to many places with your bike? Maybe even other countries?
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Thanks for your interest. :)
I can't travel abroad, for some complex reasons. So I try to tour to as many different places in my country as possible. I have been in almost all regions of Turkey, by bike. I usually spent two to four weeks on a tour. Even so, there are always more places you fail to find the time to visit, as it is really a huge country.
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Turkey must be a cool experience to travel by bike due to countryside being quite different. You will have problems in the mountain regions in the eastern parts of the country, I guess ^^
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You mean geographically or for "security" reasons?
I love to cycle in mountains more than in any other environment. For the latter; the situation has changed considerably these days, but of course an over-vigilant state aparatus is no joy either.
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I really meant geographically because of the terrain. So many mountains and hills
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- Gaming, although working in QV in the same field did take a lot of that enjoyment from it, which is unfortunate.
- YouTube binging is a hobby, as opposed to Movie binge? xd
- Recently, in September, I somehow, just started collecting Hot Wheels (mostly JDM cars)
- Photography (just hitting the "take picture" button), although it's very dependant on my friend's availability - I have to work on to just go out by myself.
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Sorry for the very late reply :-/
Thank you for sharing a little bit of yourself with us :)
Why do you prefer binging YT over binging/watching movies? I am very interested in your answer.
Since nearly a year has passed, how is your Hot Wheels collection now? Do you have a pic to share?
Your Insta shows that you're still into photography, so you are still managing to get out. Be proud for that :)
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I see movies as a way to spend time with people, and whenevere I want to there is nobody that wants to. Tried to watch some movies myself, but rarely I enjoy them for what they are.
I want to watch Cyberpunk: Edgerunners and the new DMC series, but I just don't have the motivation to search for them (I don't have Netflix and never will buy such thing).
In comparison to youtube, there are videos between 5 to 20 minutes that I can watch on end without getting bored, from montages, to funny gameplays to IT to travel vlogs and so on. I have such a large pool to look at it diminishes my motivation for movies. Plus I heard in recent years the quality of movies has dropped, and that added up to it.
Yeah, of course!
These are all I have opened, I have many more in my drawers. It has become a bit unmanageable as I filled 2 shoes boxes as well and there are more cases left for the year and I'm starting to hate that I have limited space to store them. With this in mind, I think I'm just going to buy to open and stopping shelving carded ones lol
I found a Super Treasure Hunt at a store 2 hours away from me that I get to once every few months because one of my friends lives near it and he invites me for drinks (I hate how frequent he became with alcohol and I try to stay away from him, it's not a fun time for me anymore).
Started collecting Majorettes as well where I found an R34 chase (midnight purple one) too.
I have a highlight on my insta called Diecast Trove if you wanna look at everything I have collected so far if you're interested.
I am still into photography, still have a hard time going out by myself though. I am going on trips with my mother as my father never wants to. For the past few months whenever I wanted to go out with friends everyone was busy or didn't feel like it, and made me wonder if it's something wrong with my presence, have I done something to them that they don't actually want to go out with me etc.
I don't have a great relationships with my parents emotionally, it's always awkward to spend time with my family. But hey, I am glad I get to travel and take photos at least. In the first week of August I have a cruise trip where I travel to Copenhagen then get a trip all the way to Norway! Gonna shoot so many pictures... xD
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Thank you for your answer.
Yeah, the allmighty algorithm delivers endless content but also glues you to the screen to watch a ton of ads or make you pay for YT Premium :-/
Quite a cool collection there, thank you for sharing :)
Maybe you have a look at the following YT channel, I enjoy the content very much: https://www.youtube.com/@3Dbotmaker
As far as the last paragraph goes, I can not say much to that, I am afraid. I also don't want to speculate. My only advice is: If you feel that something about you is bothering your friends, instead of beating yourself up about this constantly, ask them. It takes courage, but I am pretty sure you will get an answer and in most of the cases, it isn't you but them dealing with their own problems. Men can talk with eachother. Try it :) It is healthy and strengthens relationships.
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I use adblocker for YT so it's not bothering me much. I tend to open on Xbox from time to time and I get 2-3 minute ads then I just shut it down and start my computer.
No way, someone else that watches them! Been their subscriber since last year too! :D
Tried to have a conversation with them a few times, and they all say there is nothing, however it's become so common to get refused that I don't trust anyone anymore, I don't know what to do anymore. Life is life, and I gotta move on I guess.
Recently I left a discord server where I thought I felt I belonged, just to leave a month ago and the people I interacted with (mostly the admin) only said something because I gave him a steam key to a game I already had, nothing said between when I left and until I send him that message. I thought we were friends, but apparently I thought so wrong. So yeah, I am just going with the flow, as always...
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I am very happy how this thread turned out :) I started it as a counterpoint to the two big negative news our community was hit with in the last couple of days. To find something positive to talk about again, and to get to know our fellow community members better. Since what happened with icaio once again showed us, that we are all human(s) and we tend to forget that, sometimes...
I will add a little bit of myself:
Music is the most important thing for me. I simply can't exist without music. Today, I hardly buy CDs anymore, I have to admit, because most of my free money goes into gaming or movies (see first posting in this thread). I will show you my collection nevertheless, because what I have bought in the past I still treasure today.
I also like(d) to read, but gaming and movies took precedent and the last time I sat down to really take the time to read was years ago. My wife reads a lot more than me, so I tend to buy her some of her favorite books as nice collections for her birthdays or for christmas. I'll show you a picture of our cupboard in our living room (with all the non-book stuff edited out). The books are in two rows, so you only can see the first row, of course.
And I am a little J.R.R. Tolkien nerd :D That's why I added a picture of my collection to all the other Tolkien fans in this thread. I am still missing so much of his work, it's nigh unfathomable oO
All other hobbies I once had in my life are no longer a part of it:
- I once sang in three different bands including live gigs, a demo and so on
- I had my own radio show
- I was a YouTuber & Streamer (Let's Plays, Reviews and so on) from February 2014 to August 2017
- I was big into Pen & Paper, founded a registered association and once in a year organised a convention for 500 attendees
- I published and edited a small Fanzine regarding Pen & Paper
- As a kid, I collected comics, until - when I moved out - my mother one day threw them all away because "You're too old for this stuff now". Those would be worth well over a thousand dollars now. Thanks, Mum.
- I loved to ride my MTB through the woods
- From 2007 to 2009, I founded and managed a Multi-MMORPG-guild with, at its peak, 550 active players playing LotRO, WoW, GW1, Warhammer Online, AoC, Hellgate: London and others. We were big enough to get in touch with developers and publishers, got Beta access, keys for giveaways, special access to conventions and such. Until, as is always the case, it all went to shit because of ego xD
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I want to amend my answer -- I also love music, I just don't have a physical collection anymore, I ripped all of my CDs to MP3 files, so I can't share a picture. :)
I am curious -- why did you stop your YouTube / streaming after 3+ years? I loved narrating my own gameplay so much that I still do it from time to time, even though I am not even recording -- I just like talking to myself. :D
I sympathize with your comics collection. I had a collection of G1 Transformers back in the 80s... until my sister sold a bunch at a yard sale and my mom got rid of the rest. Good times.
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why did you stop your YouTube / streaming after 3+ years?
Time.
When I started the channel, I was unemployed and wanted to get new skills in video editing and being more comfortable talking in front of an audience.
A few months after I started the channel, I got a part-time job (50% of normal weekly work hours here in Germany) and eight months later, a full-time job.
I tried juggling a full-time job, a serious relationship, a YouTube channel and a streaming channel for two years, but it wasn't possible.
On YouTube, at least one daily video was expected, two would even be better. On Twitch, it had to be a daily stream.
So Monday to Friday I went to work, came home, ate something, went online at Twitch, streamed for three to four hours, went to bed. Saturdays I got up, ate breakfast, recorded the whole day, spent the evening with the wife, went to bed. Sundays I got up, ate breakfast, edited the videos from Saturday, uploaded them to YT, pre-planned release dates, social media posts and everything, spend the evening with the wife, went to bed.
Rinse and repeat.
My wife was a trooper back then: moderated the Twitch Streams, moderated my social media, edited the YouTube descriptions, created thumbnails and so on. But it took a toll on our relationship I was no longer willing to tolerate. So slowly but surely I reduced content and a few months later, completely stopped.
I still got the itch to come back, but I am 95% sure that will never happen.
https://www.youtube.com/@SpieleFlut
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As a kid, I collected comics, until - when I moved out - my mother one day threw them all away because "You're too old for this stuff now". Those would be worth well over a thousand dollars now. Thanks, Mum.
Haha I can relate. I had old comics from my uncle from the 70ies when I left home (including the famed original run of the Phoenix Saga X-men comics) when I left for college. When I came back for Christmas, my Mom had made a garage sale. Someone left with boxes of priceless comics he got for 5 dollars (CAD) total.
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Volley ball, cricket, snooker, weight lifting, watching sunset at beaches and violin music. I am a simple person i like simple things.
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During my studying at uni over the last few years, I've found the biggest hobby to emerge for me has been going to the cinema. I go with friends some times, but I find I also love going by myself, maybe even more, as a way to unwind and have some alone time. With my ADHD too, I find it's the only way I can reliably watch movies. I love film, but without that booking to force me to go, I find I just so rarely get around to it otherwise... And my plan-to-watch list will just sit there, forever only growing in size.
I've also found tracking them on Letterboxd has been really neat. promise I have no affiliation or sponsor here. xd Seeing what friends watch, but also as a way to think more deeply about the movies I watch and my thoughts on them through reading the reviews (some of them, lol...) and writing some of my own.
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Sorry for the very late reply :-/
I already answered another posting of yours but to formally recognize you: Hello fellow movie buff :)
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Those are some epic shots. What are you shooting with? I used to do some photography.. would love to pick that hobby back up
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Hello SG.
The title is straight to the point: What are your hobbies beside gaming? Tell us a little bit of yourself, show us a picture. Let us have a glimpse into your life to get to know you better.
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