What other hobbies do you have outside of gaming?

Dio Brando

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Tea, hiking, and a bit of singing are the only real hobbies I have outside of gaming. I would love to improve my cooking and electronics skills someday, though.
 
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I collect obscure electronic music albums, movies, and go to comedy clubs on a regular basis (when I'm not swamped with work).
 
Taiso

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I'd recommend doing something physical, if possible.

Hiking
Biking
Long walks
Canoe
Fishing

If you really want to push it:

Wrreck diving/S.C.U.B.A.
Mountain climbing (my friend just did this, he loved it)
Parachuting

Maybe just doing something physical for a while will get you to appreciate sitting around on your duff gaming.

Read.

Get into a historical period. Really geek out about it. History is fascinating. I have huge interest in WW II, that whole time in human history. It's really pretty fucked up and amazing.

Visit a museum or a zoo.

Build a model of a Mobile Suit. Or if robots aren't your thing, do a tank or a plane.

Learn to play an instrument.
 
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Photography, Graphic Design.

Hoping to make one of these my career. Preferably photography.
 
ratson

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1: Finding similar or the same threads I am about to post, that already existed(merge them into one please)
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=183849&highlight=hobbies
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191604&highlight=hobbies

2: Seriously though, you can find my hobbies in the other 2 threads also but they are smoking weed, slotracing and roadtrips.
ninco1.jpg

ninco4.jpg

ninco2.jpg


ps: I still need to make a video. I think Lagduf requested that back then but I forgot.
 
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Superfamifreak

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Taiso said:
Fishing
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This.

I go as often as possible and thoroughly enjoy it. Off out now for the day, hoping to get some Pike.

You really should try it, as it's one of the most relaxing things you can do.
 
Lagduf

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William H. Seward said:
1: Finding similar or the same threads I am about to post, that already existed(merge them into one please)
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=183849&highlight=hobbies
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191604&highlight=hobbies

2: Seriously though, you can find my hobbies in the other 2 threads also but they are smoking weed, slotracing and roadtrips.
ninco1.jpg

ninco4.jpg

ninco2.jpg


ps: I still need to make a video. I think Lagduf requested that back then but I forgot.
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Dude, that slot racing stuff looks badass.

I'm going to have to look in to this.
 
Late

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Music i.e djing, playing the piano, collecting records/cratedigging, I've thought of getting into the whole audiophilia thing but I have limited funds

Games, as in pen and paper rpg's, warhammer, mahjong, bridge, chess

Outdoor activities, hiking, long walks, sailing

Sports, tennis and swimming

Painting, drawing, modeling, mostly warhammer and wwII stuff

All kinds of stuff, we used to organize raves with a couple mates, etc...
 
Heath

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Ive trained in Wing Chun for about 2 years, I also go camping, hiking & do abit mountaineering about 2 months a year(on my own), got boring mates who dont like cold weather:crying:
 
Rocko

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Music, movies, science, working out, fishing, a bit of cooking...but gaming is definately my biggest hobby.
 
Average Joe

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Exercising, exercise physiology, nutritional studies, martial arts and knitting.
 
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W.T. Sherman said:
Dude, that slot racing stuff looks badass.

I'm going to have to look in to this.
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There are 2 main slotrace brands that I can recommend: Ninco(personally I think they are the best,nice wide track and lots of accesories like rims and tires. I even have a working pitlane)
SCX/Scalextric, they have been around longer than Ninco but if you have to start I'd go for Ninco. Better balanced cars also, we take out the magnets and tune them with lead as weight for some nice realistic feel of driving. With a magnet there is no fun of drifting and goes too fast to be fun.
 
neo_mao

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Other than games, mostly music stuff. I started playing guitar a few years ago. I don't get to play as much as I used to, but I still try to get in some time each week. Music is a great hobby to get into, very relaxing and always something new to do/learn. Once I get comfortable enough w/ guitar, I'd like to move onto piano as well...but probably won't happen for some time.

Other than that, I guess you could consider going to the gym as well. Though my membership expired awhile ago and I haven't been since. Now it's mostly going out for walks/jogs with my wife, but I would like to get back into a gym environment soon.

As far as hobbies I am interested in getting into - if I had more $$$ and more space, I would seriously consider getting back into legos :)
 
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Hung Gar, shooting pool, gambling (cards, dice, pool, etc.).
 
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Hey guys, I signed up for an account a few days ago but i still can not start new threads. I dont think my account has been activated or something. How long does it usually take? I just got a new mvs cab and would not mind posting it up.
 
rarehero

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Supasaru said:
Live Action Role Play. Everyone knows what that means.....

Maybe a rennie? (Renaissance fair participant)

Joke fail. I'm quietly gonna step out this door over here while that bomb of a joke steams....
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I want to start checking out ren fests.
there's a lot of them here in texas.
One of the refs that I help officiate games for with derby
used to do the whole dress up as a knight and fight other knights.
I don't see myself doing that.
But you know.
I could always go for some beer and a turkey leg.

my hobbies are film photography, flat track rollerderby (I take penalties as
part of the stats team and work with production setting up),
and live music.
I play music too, but it's more to unwind and have a good time.
 
BigFred

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At the moment just bodybuilding. At one stage I was doing 2 different martial arts and salsa dancing as well. Had to give them up as they were too costly and my career was getting in the way of classes.
 
rarehero

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Eugen Sandow said:
Exercising, exercise physiology, nutritional studies, martial arts and knitting.
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really?
what kind of stuff do you knit?
I usually work on scarves,
my experimenting with making beanies one time
turned into one big floppy mess.
 
HeartlessNinny

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Lately I've really gotten into violating Indian girls tied to cacti while wearing a blue cowboy hat and pink scarf and nothing else (while under fire from archers).
 
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