non-computer hobbies

allix · Post by **allix** » Thu May 17, 2007 3:00 pm

What do you guys and gals do when your not using a computer.

I like to travel, read, swim(its been a while, i must go back to it) cook , photography, watch occasional films and anime.

ok, now its your turn .......

Judland · Post by **Judland** » Thu May 17, 2007 3:28 pm

If I'm not working or fartin' around on the computer, I'm with my wife.

We're big movie buffs, like to read, enjoy biking when the weather's nice... basically just spend private time together.

KStorm · Post by **KStorm** » Thu May 17, 2007 5:06 pm

This time of year my wife and I will be RVing. Reading is also one of my hobbies. And then there's "the list".

spotslayer · Post by **spotslayer** » Thu May 17, 2007 5:10 pm

I am a competition archer and love to travel and take pictures.

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snarkout · Post by **snarkout** » Thu May 17, 2007 6:16 pm

I lift weights, hike, drink beer, watch anime with my kid, and BBQ. Spare time is kind of hard to come by, though. "Hike" to me means walk the trails by my house - I'm not hardcore. Still, there are some beautiful trails in Santa Fe.

Vogateer · Post by **Vogateer** » Thu May 17, 2007 8:57 pm

Santa Fe was a great place to walk around. My wife and I went there for our honeymoon and had a great time just walking to the downtown area. For once our allergies didn't give us trouble, either.

I haven't had as much time to do all the hobbies I like. Reading, of course, brewing and drinking beer, drinking wine, cooking, playing guitar and singing with the band, ballroom dancing, gardening, and classical music concerts. I'm interested in typography and design (Donald Knuth is a genius with typography and computer science), but I haven't a lick of talent in those areas (see previous post about the phpbb style I attempted). Trying to learn python at the moment, slowly picking up things. Very slowly. Just don't have enough time in the day for it all.

I also love modern or contemporary design, whatever you want to call it, in architecture. Clean lines, open spaces, and minimal decorating.

snarkout · Post by **snarkout** » Fri May 18, 2007 10:21 am

I live on the outskirts of town, closer to Pecos than Downtown - these are genuine nature trails. A block from my house is an entrance to some very basic trails to run around on, and about a mile from my hose is a nature preserve type area with some really nice trails. Naturally I end up on the ones close to my hose most often - still very pretty, though. It was a major shock moving from San Diego to rural NM, believe me. I live on a frigging dirt road!

Moving from Cali to NM has drastically reduced my allergies for the last few years. This year, though, it seems like I'm finally being affected by all the juniper and cedar pollen.

adam · Post by **adam** » Fri May 18, 2007 12:43 pm

Playing guitar/ writing music, drinking, and swimming. Not a whole lot when I'm away from being a computer geek.

Tsuroerusu · Post by **Tsuroerusu** » Fri May 18, 2007 1:52 pm

Sleeping

shopRatt · Post by **shopRatt** » Sun May 20, 2007 10:31 am

Golfing (poorly), camping, bowling and family time are my outside interests. Oh, and and a drink every now and then.

Judland · Post by **Judland** » Mon May 21, 2007 11:58 am

Okay, it really isn't a "non-computer" hobby, but instead of watching the crap that's usually on T.V. in the evenings, we've spent several hours over the past few days playing games on our newly purchased Nintendo Wii console.

This is the first game console I've purchased for myself since my Sega Genesis (back in the early 90s) and I'm really glad I held out for the Wii. It's also great to have a gaming system that makes it easy and fun for the "non-gamer" (like my wife) to join in.

We're having a blast! I can see the Wii some day replacing those old standy-by party games (like Pictionary and Ad-libs).

Tsuroerusu · Post by **Tsuroerusu** » Mon May 21, 2007 12:22 pm

Judland wrote:Okay, it really isn't a "non-computer" hobby, but instead of watching the crap that's usually on T.V. in the evenings, we've spent several hours over the past few days playing games on our newly purchased Nintendo Wii console.

This is the first game console I've purchased for myself since my Sega Genesis (back in the early 90s) and I'm really glad I held out for the Wii. It's also great to have a gaming system that makes it easy and fun for the "non-gamer" (like my wife) to join in.

Welcome back!

ddennedy · Post by **ddennedy** » Tue May 22, 2007 2:25 pm

I consider family time as a hobby as well, and that covers a wide range of activities including the kids' hobbies like ballet and tae kwon do. I used to get more involved in the kids' hobbies by taking tae kwon do myself and being a cubmaster, but not lately. Sometimes, work around the house becomes a hobby like trying to restore an old backyard pond or home remodelling.

Lately, I have renewed a hobby I had as a child... motocross. I am just gearing up, but I have rebuilt my interest over the past several months through magazines and races on TV. June 15, I will once again have a bike. That interest has kicked off some renewed interest in fitness (need to have enough endurance to ride that sucker more than 15 minutes), and I started biking part of my work commute.

Hellmark · Post by **Hellmark** » Tue May 22, 2007 3:31 pm

I spend time with my pigs, chickens, turkeys, and llamas, play guitar, and mess around with my classic cars.

schotty · Post by **schotty** » Tue May 22, 2007 7:17 pm

Work. Sleep. Kid.

Thats about it. I think my liver forgot what the hell Wild Turkey is like anymore