What's your Pastime?

[CharlieH.]

I've tried to diversify my leisure time activities a bit more, but I always end in the same rut. My current hobbies are:

- Drawing cartoons, and storyboarding short tales for future animation
- Cooking up a parody of "The Invisible Man"
- Perfecting my Claude Rains voice for the above
- Organising my archives (a large compendium of notes and mementos that date back to 1999)
- Struggling with the ups and downs of a model railroad on a shoe-string budget
- Procrastinating in re-taking the clarinet
- Pinching songs from movies and radio
- Learning to swing dance with an invisible partner
- Pretending I'm a photographer, when the truth is that I can't afford photo paper
- Daydreaming about getting a cute friend of mine in 1940's clothes
- Watching classic movies, when I can catch them
- Avoiding exposure to modern pop culture with the exception of some comedies of note

 

[SWTroopers]

In my limited free time I can usually be found doing one of these:

1) Leatherworking - making holsters primarily
2) Playing my upright bass (badly, but improving)
3) Collecting and reading historical books, with a big leaning on the history of war and nautical adventure during the golden age of the British Empire
4) Experimenting with cocktails (always seem to come back to gin or scotch!)
5) Occasionally smoking my pipe and rarely a cigar
6) I've also been known to dress up as Indy or a Stromtrooper from time to time

 

[Lady Day]

Hobbies

-Reading detective novels (James Ellroy, Walter Mosley).
-Playing catch (baseball).
-Renting movies (Netflix).
-TV (Rescue Me, Star Trek, Monk, Dead Zone, Numb3rs, House).
-Writing detective stories.
-The Beach (Venice).
-Dining (cheapeats).
-LA Times Crossword puzzle.

Ah House MD, Im addicted to that show. I dig Rescue Me as well.

My hobbies are:

watching a lot of cartoons on DVD (from DangerMouse to Thundercats, to Batman The Animated Series, to Pink Panther).

Collecting movie Posters, my newest aqusition is a Saul Bass original 1956 'Anatomy of a Murder' poster. LOVE IT

continuing my quest for the perfect over medium eggs

My dog, Georgia

Drawing graphic novels, painting Shakespeare portraits of characters (working on Puck right now)

Writing (fiction)

constant daydreaming

houseplants

sewing a lot of vintagy clothes



LD

 

[Pilgrim]

Let's see....

- Serve as Vice-President of my alma mater's alumni association (President in 2008)
- Attend local alumni functions at least once a month
- President of the Homeowner's Association where I live
- Teach online graduate courses for Tom Edison State College in New Joisey
- Keep 5 cars running (4 of them over 100,000 miles) and doing my own auto mechanics
- Attend two daughters' summer softball tournaments
- Do my own computer maintenance
- Take care of odd jobs around the house
- Play electric bass in a band as time permits
- Chase old hats on Ebay
- Read and watch TV when I get time

 

[Cacklewack]

- Cigars
- Hats
- Hockey
- Theology
- Gaming
- Fighting speeding tickets
- Fishing

 

[Benny Holiday]

Ah - fighting speeding tickets . . .

I'm with you there, Cacklewack.

 

[MelissaAnne]

Let's see...

*collecting Snoopy stuff
*collecting classic movies
*reading
*writing (although I'm trying to make that a career and not a hobby)
*spending time with my daughter
*exercising (although not a hobby, but a necessity now )
*visiting museums
*spontaneous road trips
*surfing the 'Net
*browsing old bookstores
*hanging out with hubby and discussing theology and life in general
*playing fetch with the dog
*traveling across the flat state of Nebraska to visit my family

 

[mysterygal]

Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.

lol sounds like my husband! too cute!
ok, for me,
*playing with the kids and dogs
*House M.D.
*collect classic cartoons
*gardening (flowers and veggies)
*movies
*reading
*boating (summer activity though)
*cooking

 

[ITG]

-cracking whips
-surfing the net
-volleyball and golf
-relaxing with my guy
-playing with my dog
-antique shopping
-estate/garage sales
-watching reality shows (Inked, Airline, Bachelor, Am. Idol, Hogan Knows Best)
-dressing as Indiana Jones at Indygear Summits
-going to sci fi conventions
-watching new movies
-traveling
-collecting old Pooh Bears
-collecting Star Wars and Indy stuff
-ebay shopping
-reading my friend's blogs on myspace
-family time