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We've always had a thread like this, I reckon as we've gotten older we've had hobbies which have stuck with us the longest.
Playing games doesn't count - that's a given if you're here!
So I like listening to podcasts and audiobooks (specifically non fiction or autobiographical stuff read by the author) - I have a long commute to and from work, and sometimes music does my head in.. so some decent speech content helps pass the time sometimes!
I also play electric guitar.. I'd say I'm competent. I own few guitars and amplifiers... For those interested, I own a Gibson Explorer, Chapman ML2, and a Ibanez Black Night. My amplifiers .. I've got 3 Blackstar ones (love the sound), and a Line 6 Spider IV (nasty sound). They're small bedroom amps, I tend to play with headphones on as even on the lowest volume they pack a punch. I took this hobby a number of years ago when I came out of a bad relationship and just thought.. I'm just gonna do it. I'd always avoided trying to play as I never thought I'd be able to learn... But hey. I did!
I also like collecting retro tech (mainly Gamecube stuff at the moment) I think it's good to sorta keep some of this stuff alive even though it doesn't have a day to day purpose anymore. I have an old iPod Mini which I still use occasionally, and I also own a full Apple Power Mac G4 Cube setup. I've also got 2 Gamecubes - one is original, the other is mega modified with hdmi output, sd card support, fully modchipped, with a Swiss boot disc, and it has a custom paint job and leds. I have a Gameboy Player for it as well. And over 100 games... some of them are kinda rare. I would not like to guess how much money I've thrown at this hobby over the years... but I enjoy it.
I think that's it for my main hobbies. I used to be interested in web design and graphics — but yanno life kinda got in the way for a while and when I returned to it.. everything changed. I still do the odd thing here and there as favours for people, but I don't think about it too much these days.
Anyway, what about you guys?
Playing games doesn't count - that's a given if you're here!
So I like listening to podcasts and audiobooks (specifically non fiction or autobiographical stuff read by the author) - I have a long commute to and from work, and sometimes music does my head in.. so some decent speech content helps pass the time sometimes!
I also play electric guitar.. I'd say I'm competent. I own few guitars and amplifiers... For those interested, I own a Gibson Explorer, Chapman ML2, and a Ibanez Black Night. My amplifiers .. I've got 3 Blackstar ones (love the sound), and a Line 6 Spider IV (nasty sound). They're small bedroom amps, I tend to play with headphones on as even on the lowest volume they pack a punch. I took this hobby a number of years ago when I came out of a bad relationship and just thought.. I'm just gonna do it. I'd always avoided trying to play as I never thought I'd be able to learn... But hey. I did!
I also like collecting retro tech (mainly Gamecube stuff at the moment) I think it's good to sorta keep some of this stuff alive even though it doesn't have a day to day purpose anymore. I have an old iPod Mini which I still use occasionally, and I also own a full Apple Power Mac G4 Cube setup. I've also got 2 Gamecubes - one is original, the other is mega modified with hdmi output, sd card support, fully modchipped, with a Swiss boot disc, and it has a custom paint job and leds. I have a Gameboy Player for it as well. And over 100 games... some of them are kinda rare. I would not like to guess how much money I've thrown at this hobby over the years... but I enjoy it.
I think that's it for my main hobbies. I used to be interested in web design and graphics — but yanno life kinda got in the way for a while and when I returned to it.. everything changed. I still do the odd thing here and there as favours for people, but I don't think about it too much these days.
Anyway, what about you guys?