Inspiration and hobbies

[Rel]

He did get a haircut recently though.

What, WHAT?! No, no, no! That messes up the whole thing!

 

[CarlZog]

What, WHAT?! No, no, no! That messes up the whole thing!

Couldn't be helped. It's a slippery slope on the road to Ted Nugent or, increasingly, Gallagher.


Carl

 

[Rel]

Couldn't be helped. It's a slippery slope on the road to Ted Nugent or, increasingly, Gallagher.


Carl

I hear you. Thankfully mine is staying put if increasingly grey. You got to see my relatively fresh buzz cut after some 10 years with pretty much the same hairstyle. Prior to that I'd say mine was about twice as long as yours was at GenCon. I doubt it would look so hot at that length these days with all the grey.

 

[Eridanis]

When it comes down to it, I have more hobbies I CAN'T engage in, than ones I don't want to engage in.

Preach it, brother. My list looks like this:

1. Gaming. I have two monthly groups and DM an occasional epic group, so I'm well covered.
2. Reading (fantasy/history/theatre/whatever). I have two and a half hours a day on trains. I get a lot of reading done. Covered there, too.
3. English change ringing. You know, bells in a tower, you pull the rope, the bell makes a big noise. Do it with five or seven friends (I live near an 8-bell tower, the only bell tower in New York hung for change ringing), and it's fun an' noisy. (Math crossed with music - two of my favorite things.) Twice a week, so I'm covered there.

Now for the hobbies I love and can't do much of right now:

4. Theatre (acting/directing/design/stage managing). The past few years, I've averaged one show a year. When the missus stays home with your young daughter all day, the last thing you want to do is tell her, "Oh, yeah, I'll be at the theatre until 10pm four nights this week." One day, I'll get back on track of my master plan to act in or direct all of Shakespeare's plays. Nine down, twenty-seven or so to go.
5. Singing. (I'm a baritone.) Still trying to find a decent church choir in the area we moved to. Anyone know of one in the Carmel, NY area? I desperately miss choral singing. Some day soon, I hope to get back to it.
6. Taiko drumming. Big Japanese festival drums. (I learned this when I lived in California.) Get lots of friends together, and they make a BIG noise. (I think I detect a theme...) It's theatre crossed with music. When I have a thousand bucks to spare, I'll be buying a chu-daiko for my backyard. Howdy, neighbors! DON DO KO DON DON!
7. Computer gaming. I hear the Everquest.exe file on my computer downstairs calling to me every once in a while, but I resist. (Easy to do when there's no internet access downstairs yet.) I occasionally browse Alienware and sigh over getting a new gaming computer, but when would I have time? See item 4 above.

Having so many hobbies means I never get bored. If I do get tired of one, I can move onto something else enjoyable. I guess variety is the name of the game. My hobbies tend to involve lots of people, so that's a cool way to keep lots of friends and aquaintances from many different spheres of life.