What is the 'dream' hobby that you would love to indulge in, if you could afford it, or had the courage to attempt it. Mine would be gliding...I could imagine spending hours flying over the landscape seeking out the thermals. 
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TheWearyGunman
First time out of the vault
Ever read The Most Dangerous Game?
In all seriousness I'd love to be able to afford collecting rare weapons and military vehicles. I actually have a friend that owns a Singer 1911, and I've been saving money to buy it from him.
In all seriousness I'd love to be able to afford collecting rare weapons and military vehicles. I actually have a friend that owns a Singer 1911, and I've been saving money to buy it from him.
UEing. I used to sneak out of my house as a kid and sneak around neighborhoods, hang out in abandoned buildings, run through dry drainage tunnels under the city, general urban exploration stuff. I almost get off on that sort of thing, it was a bigger rush than any drug I've ever done. I don't remember my first kiss, barely remember my first fuck, but I remember every detail of the first time I climbed to the roof of an old grain silo at three AM and watched the city below from a window sill with 1940s industrial equipment behind me.
I haven't done it seriously in a good while, I'm too old for bending and jumping and climbing and running all night and the consequences of getting caught where I really shouldn't be is much more serious now than when I was 14. I'd give anything to be that young again and be able to get that back.
I haven't done it seriously in a good while, I'm too old for bending and jumping and climbing and running all night and the consequences of getting caught where I really shouldn't be is much more serious now than when I was 14. I'd give anything to be that young again and be able to get that back.
Walpknut
This ghoul has seen it all
Free Running and Urban Exploration, why can'0t I do it? because I am out of shape and I am too lazy and busy to get in shape these days. Specialy the laziness, that's the biggest obstacle.
Walpknut
This ghoul has seen it all
But I am lazy and I think I am too old to try and start stretchign my limbs in ways the never have stretched before in 20 years.
I would like to combine some stuff actually.
I would like to have a small house that would constantly glide over beautiful landscapes(only). This house would be equipped with some sort of super A.I computer that would constantly calculate the best routes for me, and would come up with suggestions regarding different topics and such...
Every week a sort of delivery plane thingie would come and stop by my house and deliver goods, these would include:
-Vidgy Games
-Top of the line food and tobacco
-Top female model of the week
-Glow in the dark condoms
The women would then be replaced after a week with the next top model, and would depart with the next arrival of shipments.
I would live like this until I would eventually be 60 or so and then I would choose one lucky fella that would deserve this little heaven and replace him/her with myself.
After that I would dive straight towards the ground(from one of the balconies) and would blow my brains out with a snub nose revolver before reaching the ground...yeah, that would be the ultimate surreal dream.
Also, my apologies for drifting away from the topic so much...
I would like to have a small house that would constantly glide over beautiful landscapes(only). This house would be equipped with some sort of super A.I computer that would constantly calculate the best routes for me, and would come up with suggestions regarding different topics and such...
Every week a sort of delivery plane thingie would come and stop by my house and deliver goods, these would include:
-Vidgy Games
-Top of the line food and tobacco
-Top female model of the week
-Glow in the dark condoms
The women would then be replaced after a week with the next top model, and would depart with the next arrival of shipments.
I would live like this until I would eventually be 60 or so and then I would choose one lucky fella that would deserve this little heaven and replace him/her with myself.
After that I would dive straight towards the ground(from one of the balconies) and would blow my brains out with a snub nose revolver before reaching the ground...yeah, that would be the ultimate surreal dream.
Also, my apologies for drifting away from the topic so much...
A hobby? I'd love to play some of those team sports like football or basketball... But I'm absolutely terrific at them.
Hm. I actually do most of what I really want to do. Playing guitar, hiking, swimming...
I want to hike way more, though, and also try out climbing/bouldering.
Urban exploration sounds interesting, gotta try that out, too.
A friend of mine is in a gliding club, it's really cool, but it's too expensive for me at the moment.
Geocaching seems pretty neat, too.
I want to hike way more, though, and also try out climbing/bouldering.
Urban exploration sounds interesting, gotta try that out, too.
A friend of mine is in a gliding club, it's really cool, but it's too expensive for me at the moment.
Geocaching seems pretty neat, too.
Of the extreme things...well, air surfing and skydiving have always been attractive to me. Maybe one day...
As for those more "down to earth" hobbies...
I'm already making models (though I'm currently on a pause), and have always wanted to try Warhammer 40,000. However, it is quite expensive, and I have problems with space, so I am unable to indulge in it.
PnP RPGs are another thing - I play DnD, though rarely. All DnD players in my town are connected with me, and I'm usually the DM. Our sessions are fun, but seldom. We play once in two months, at best. It is really pathetic when you have to go through a guidebook every single time before a session.
Obviously, I'd like this to become a more regular hobby, and preferably with more players, but that's a long shot.
On the more active side: urban exploration has been mentioned, but there's not much to "explore" here. Old factories, abandoned houses, darker allies and what-else-not - I have seen most of it.
Hiking was my hobby for some time, but that one went down the drain.
Sadly, I have some problems with the water in pools, my skin reacts badly to it, so I cannot swim or play water polo, which I really like.
Cycling is my hobby, in a way, at least when the weather is right. I'd like to try mountain biking though. At least something that really is exciting. Just climbing on random hills with your bike through mud and dirt can hardly be called mountain biking.
As for some sort of creative outlet, I have always been interested in music, though I suck at it. Hard.
I have zero "hearing" for it, cannot sing, cannot play anything. Bass, drums and other rhythmic instruments have always interested me, and so did keyboard, in a way. But I've never had the chance to learn any of them. Not that I'd be good at it.
Another thing is that I like singing (as does everyone in my family). It is a shame really - my grandfather was an outstanding singer. Sadly, none of his descendants have inherited the gift. We all like singing, but are horrible at it, on various levels. It is pathetic.
I have a knack for writing lyrics however. At least in my mother tongue. But there ain't much use of it if you can't sing.
I can growl though, and perform other vocal expression employed in the "extreme" metal sub-genre, with little or no pain. Plenty of people can do that, but many seem to have problems with soar throat and so on, which, as they claim, causes them severe pain. I don't. I knew how to growl since I was a kid, in a way, before hearing stuff like death metal. Later I've "perfected" and could, in all sincerity, easily go as a solid vocalist in a band, but hey, no one likes that music here.
As for those more "down to earth" hobbies...
I'm already making models (though I'm currently on a pause), and have always wanted to try Warhammer 40,000. However, it is quite expensive, and I have problems with space, so I am unable to indulge in it.
PnP RPGs are another thing - I play DnD, though rarely. All DnD players in my town are connected with me, and I'm usually the DM. Our sessions are fun, but seldom. We play once in two months, at best. It is really pathetic when you have to go through a guidebook every single time before a session.
Obviously, I'd like this to become a more regular hobby, and preferably with more players, but that's a long shot.
On the more active side: urban exploration has been mentioned, but there's not much to "explore" here. Old factories, abandoned houses, darker allies and what-else-not - I have seen most of it.
Hiking was my hobby for some time, but that one went down the drain.
Sadly, I have some problems with the water in pools, my skin reacts badly to it, so I cannot swim or play water polo, which I really like.
Cycling is my hobby, in a way, at least when the weather is right. I'd like to try mountain biking though. At least something that really is exciting. Just climbing on random hills with your bike through mud and dirt can hardly be called mountain biking.
As for some sort of creative outlet, I have always been interested in music, though I suck at it. Hard.
I have zero "hearing" for it, cannot sing, cannot play anything. Bass, drums and other rhythmic instruments have always interested me, and so did keyboard, in a way. But I've never had the chance to learn any of them. Not that I'd be good at it.
Another thing is that I like singing (as does everyone in my family). It is a shame really - my grandfather was an outstanding singer. Sadly, none of his descendants have inherited the gift. We all like singing, but are horrible at it, on various levels. It is pathetic.
I have a knack for writing lyrics however. At least in my mother tongue. But there ain't much use of it if you can't sing.
I can growl though, and perform other vocal expression employed in the "extreme" metal sub-genre, with little or no pain. Plenty of people can do that, but many seem to have problems with soar throat and so on, which, as they claim, causes them severe pain. I don't. I knew how to growl since I was a kid, in a way, before hearing stuff like death metal. Later I've "perfected" and could, in all sincerity, easily go as a solid vocalist in a band, but hey, no one likes that music here.
I'd like to get into a few Maine Rally events or perhaps some Auto-Cross. My carmodel with just a short throw shifter and an exhaust was beating cars with 200+more HP in the maine rally some years ago.
Truth be called, it would be car racing.
I am not obsessed about cars but I love races, and being behind the wheels of a fast vehicle makes you forget about everything else as all your focus is on keeping control and winning the race.
I am not obsessed about cars but I love races, and being behind the wheels of a fast vehicle makes you forget about everything else as all your focus is on keeping control and winning the race.
Yeah, but when I think about losing or crashing, the idea of car racing is suddenly not so interesting 
Sub-Human said:Yeah, but when I think about losing or crashing, the idea of car racing is suddenly not so interesting
I can understand that, that is why I would not do it.
But the question was what hobby would you do if you had the nerve for it and auto racing does look an awful lot of fun.
Invest in a decent steering wheel for your PC (or Xbox, Forza looks amazing)and get your kicks that way. Auto racing outside of NASCAR is a hobby for the elite, you need shittons of money to keep a racecar racing.
I really need to get a new wheel and get back into online racing sims. I was playing SIMBIN games when they were just mods for EA's F1 games. They have come a long way, and feel incredibly realistic.
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I really need to get a new wheel and get back into online racing sims. I was playing SIMBIN games when they were just mods for EA's F1 games. They have come a long way, and feel incredibly realistic.
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Never actually used a wheel to be honest, only in those fancy 90s huge gaming consoles that were all over the malls...
Surf Solar
So Old I'm Losing Radiation Signs
I'm pretty satisfied with the hobbies I already have so far. 
I'm doing some music with 2 bands, some solo projects and such, aswell as game music. It keeps me occupied and there's enough variety that it doesn't get boring too soon. Then as you might have noticed I'm delving into some modding for quite some time, there's enough varied stuff to do so it doesn't get boring, plus it's always nice to see your "baby" at work, a game you create etc. Also, more out of need I am learning a bit 3d modelling and photoshop editing and so on.
It's pretty funny, since I am able to do a lot of stuff, but in none of them I am actually very good in.
It's just like bards in D&D!
What I would like to have more time for a hobby would be star gazing, astronomy etc. I've a very good telescope, but when I moved to Leipzig (much bigger city than the one where I lived before) it became almost impossible to find some good spots, since there is heavy light pollution. I've also had photography as a hobby and even could earn a few bucks with it, but unfortunately I was forced to sell all my equipment. :< I really miss it.. Eh, rant over.
I'm doing some music with 2 bands, some solo projects and such, aswell as game music. It keeps me occupied and there's enough variety that it doesn't get boring too soon. Then as you might have noticed I'm delving into some modding for quite some time, there's enough varied stuff to do so it doesn't get boring, plus it's always nice to see your "baby" at work, a game you create etc. Also, more out of need I am learning a bit 3d modelling and photoshop editing and so on.It's pretty funny, since I am able to do a lot of stuff, but in none of them I am actually very good in.
It's just like bards in D&D!What I would like to have more time for a hobby would be star gazing, astronomy etc. I've a very good telescope, but when I moved to Leipzig (much bigger city than the one where I lived before) it became almost impossible to find some good spots, since there is heavy light pollution. I've also had photography as a hobby and even could earn a few bucks with it, but unfortunately I was forced to sell all my equipment. :< I really miss it.. Eh, rant over.