Foo - What hobby/project are you working on these days?

Cycling isn't the only thing we enjoy on BF as the numerous threads have shown. What are you guys working on right now as your personal projects/hobbies?

I'm flaffing around with flight sims (trying to get accustomed to x-plane) and started on some photo/video-editing again (photoshop/premiere elements).

selling and buying a house.:rolleyes:

i read, and knit.

I'm helping to run a food drive.

Biggest time sink is reading 3+ historical romance novels per week for overa year now. Other than that and chocolate, I'm currently tracking down a couple automotive electrical problems, one in olde English for no charging (those are usually straightforward grounding or regulating problems) and one more modern rice burner with bad audio that looks like several problems (prior chop job, burned up output, and bad speakers in all likelihood).

I've been working on "The Studio™" again.

Today I'm pulling all the stuff away from the outlets so an electrician buddy can finish up the wiring. After years of work, I'll finally have heat, power, audio, network and light for Winter projects. :)

acquiring parts to build this:
http://www.alenuts.com/Alenuts/brutus_files/brutus1.jpg
10 gallon brewery. Almost there, need burners and the frame and then it's time to start building!

Wheatpaste art

I play guitar, mostly folk on acoustic and blues rock on electric. Not too good, mind you, but I enjoy it.

I also have a couple Pomeranians, a Schipperke mix and a pile of cats that consume a lot of my time. The poms really like to tussle a lot, I suppose we play an hour or two a day, five minutes here, ten minutes there. We also just took in a blue tortie kitten who likes attention.

My wife and I, while not really calling it a hobby, make an effort to find hole-in-the-wall and unique restaurants. We've driven 60 miles for ice cream before.

I'm getting back into music performance after several years of not touching the stuff.

At the moment I'm playing the piano, turntables, and singing harmony.

playing the guitar (mostly instrumental music lately). I need to finish tabbing a couple songs I've been sitting on. Computer games, got a few 'new to me' games on sale recently (fallout 3, bioshock, assassin's creed, the witcher, mass effect, stalker: shadow of chernobyl).

I've also been reading a lot more lately, mostly non-fiction. "The Discoverers," 2-volume history of scientific discovery (duh :)), then "The World is Flat" (rise of global competition from internet), and now "The Seekers," a history of philosophy (I think).

I bought a house two months ago which had two break-ins within the first week of owning. Heater, air conditioner, 4 smoke detectors and copper pipes were stolen. It took weeks to get things in order before getting tenants. Now that they are in, there are a few things left to do in order to get it all wrapped up completely. Once it is done, I will buy yet another place to either rent or sale. I need to get this ball rolling so that I can go on a bike tour next year.

i read, and knit.

me too. Reading, spinning and knitting. Also doing a lot of hand-dyed yarn and fiber using both synthetic and natural dyes. I just finished dyeing some sock yarn using cochineal bugs and tree bark.

Seducing women and building awesome kites.

A photography project and also building a youtube channel.

me too. Reading, spinning and knitting. Also doing a lot of hand-dyed yarn and fiber using both synthetic and natural dyes. I just finished dyeing some sock yarn using cochineal bugs and tree bark.

thats pretty awesome.
I am debating kniting a pair of airwarmers for groups rides. just to see what people say.

I am cleaning a lot of brush with a machete, I just bought 500 catfish fingerlings for the ponds and 200 langostinos (think fresh water lobster), and making trails all over the place.

That is what I am doing for amusement.

Seducing women

Yes I have similar interest. I need to get that darn turnstile installed in the bedroom door. Those lines of women are getting out of control! :roflmao2::roflmao2::roflmao2::roflmao2:

Seriously. Believe it or not I come home and write programs. I actually make a little money at it. I wrote some software for the Garmin GPS that I sell. Since I am a programmer at work, this inerest has fallen by the wayside as of late.

I have renewed my interest ine electronics. The first project is to get an old radio working that I built in high school. You have no idea how hard it is to find germanium transistors these days!

Another project I have in mind is to build a solar panel that tracks the sun. Any astronomers out there? I need to see f there is a way to determine the optimum position and angle of the panel based on the date and time of day. You think I would know that stuff already with my interest in sailing but I never really got into the celestial navigation part of it.

I am cleaning a lot of brush with a machete, I just bought 500 catfish fingerlings for the ponds and 200 langostinos (think fresh water lobster), and making trails all over the place.

That is what I am doing for amusement.

Yikes how much property do you own?

I had no idea langostinos were fresh water. Is there a salt water version? I actually prefer them over lobster. The meat is much more tender.

So when are you going to be hosting the Bike Forums dinner? :) Catfish and langostinos are two of my favorite foods!

thats pretty awesome.
I am debating kniting a pair of airwarmers for groups rides. just to see what people say.

You should definitely do this. Knit them from Noro silk garden so you get wild self-striping.

I've taken up the ukulele.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/Gordo_Ruckus/Foo/Picture073.jpg

I've taken up the ukulele.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b396/Gordo_Ruckus/Foo/Picture073.jpg

You can't go wrong playing a uke...:thumb:

My big one at the moment is helping to refurbish an old steam-powered sternwheel-driven tug boat. You'd be hard-pressed to recognize her for all the facade they built up for it, but the Portland was the sternwheeler used in the movie Maverick.

http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UNUpQSpGKQM/SvdWZwHjzlI/AAAAAAAABTc/vxZKpIGa6JU/s800/sternwheeler_portland.jpg

My soccer season for the year is just about over, and the trails are getting a bit muddy for hiking, but skiing will start soon.

I'm also thinking about buying and fixing up a 600cc open-wheel race car. It was my senior engineering project, and now the school is selling it.

Puzzles (crossword, Sudoku, etc) and wrenching on old bikes. Preferrably NICE, old bikes.

I teach woodworking so I'm making a rocking horse, a jewelry box, a bedside table, and a box with a hinged lid. I'll get them done eventually.

acquiring parts to build this:
http://www.alenuts.com/Alenuts/brutus_files/brutus1.jpg
10 gallon brewery. Almost there, need burners and the frame and then it's time to start building!

That's quite an impressive little brewing setup. What have you got planned for as much beer as you'll be cranking out with that?

trying to decide what would go well with my necklace of human ears. once that is done, I will begin the new hobby.

Taking pictures of animals I see around the city, working on my first mystery novel, playing online role playing games, knitting and crochetting, and work on drawing (I'm terrible but I'm hoping with practice I'll only be awful), and finally learn how to bake cakes.

trying to decide what would go well with my necklace of human ears. once that is done, I will begin the new hobby.

I'm gonna suggest earrings made out of toes. That way with you can match them with the necklace.

I ordered a pile of woodworking hand tools (a set of chisels, mortise gauge, plane, try square, bevel, and a dovetail saw) a few days ago. Looking forward to that.

Also I've been playing with some old cameras (Pentax K1000, Nikon Nikomat FT2, and a Spartus Full-Vue pseudo-TLR), and dabbling in baking/cooking.

I ordered a pile of woodworking hand tools (a set of chisels, mortise gauge, plane, try square, bevel, and a dovetail saw) a few days ago. Looking forward to that.

Also I've been playing with some old cameras (Pentax K1000, Nikon Nikomat FT2, and a Spartus Full-Vue pseudo-TLR), and dabbling in baking/cooking.


are you going to take pictures of your "harvest" dress in their hand baked clothing laying in their custom made wood coffins? BTW, I prefer croissant pants, a muffin top, and a simple oak box.

Long range sniping. 800 yds or better.

Long range sniping. 800 yds or better.

So do you use a wireless keyboard or a really long extension cable? I like AuctionSniper.

So do you use a wireless keyboard or a really long extension cable? I like AuctionSniper.

Remington 700 in .308.
Weatherby Vangaurd in .300 mag.

do you shoot the enter key? *confused*

do you shoot the enter key? *confused*

the delete key. :innocent:

Painting my office. It is a dump. Of course as I have started this project it occurred to me that I need to do a few extra things.

Chasing a baby and doing extensive home movie editing--only a year behind!

the delete key. :innocent:

but he never manages to kill anyone because the targets his the ESC key

Yikes how much property do you own?

I had no idea langostinos were fresh water. Is there a salt water version? I actually prefer them over lobster. The meat is much more tender.

So when are you going to be hosting the Bike Forums dinner? :) Catfish and langostinos are two of my favorite foods!

Not sure if there is a salt water version. Yes, I think they are better than lobster, sweeter too.

We only have 786 acres at last count. Looks like we are buying more come spring though. :thumb:

That's quite an impressive little brewing setup. What have you got planned for as much beer as you'll be cranking out with that?

I need to start getting some lagers brewed as the garage is getting down to good lager temps now. Some stouts (need to get a stout tap for the kegerator), when spring rolls around get some lawnmower beers going. been working on an arrogant bastard clone that is pretty damn close. I have not brewed an belgian tripels yet, but want to.

Roasting my own coffee with this (http://www.behmor.com/).

About to start volunteering at the local humane society.

Lately been playing Oblivion again too.

I teach belly dance twice a week, plus take belly classes on Tuesdays.

Just bought a house last month, we're working on putting it together.

I also karaoke like a songbird.

Not sure if there is a salt water version. Yes, I think they are better than lobster, sweeter too.

We only have 786 acres at last count. Looks like we are buying more come spring though. :thumb:

Only 786???? What does acreage cost in Costa Rica??

I need to start getting some lagers brewed as the garage is getting down to good lager temps now. Some stouts (need to get a stout tap for the kegerator), when spring rolls around get some lawnmower beers going. been working on an arrogant bastard clone that is pretty damn close. I have not brewed an belgian tripels yet, but want to.

So lagered stouts? Sounds interesting. Aside from the convenient temps, what drives your decision to go lager instead of ale?

One of these days I will actually have to try arrogant bastard. I'm either never in a place that serves it, or in a place that has too many beers I can't find at the grocery store to bother with one that I can.

Finishing up a crocheting project and getting yarn to knit a sweater after that.