At the moment it seems my hobbies are sweating, drinking beer and eating bratwurst.

Surfacasting...though I get about as much time for that as I do riding.

Awkwardly supping girls.

hmm lately i've been trying to turn wrenches again, ride zee bike, i collect and trade grateful dead soundboards (over 2tb of lossless shows) which is time consuming but rewarding. I really want to get back on my dirt bike I still have my pride and joy '02 KTM 200 I bought brand new in high school. I used to race harescrambles/enduro obsessively but it's been shelved for a few years. This topic is depressing lol, the past 5 years my hobby, identity, and full time job was being a junky, it has been incredibly hard to get back into positive hobbies and endeavors... too used to sitting around saying **** this **** that bla bla. The bikes have been a help in having something to focus energy on.

beer, wine, cocktails, cooking, consuming the cooked food, scribbling with pencils, sharpies, and pen & ink, mid-century modern furnishings, collecting tiki mugs, filling said tiki mugs with rum based cocktails, skating (ditch, pools, & park), punk rock, being a complete smartarse, single edge razor shaving, social darwinism, and ponies.

learn katakana, then you can read all the english words that are used in japanese. Usually you can just sound it out (if its a word from english)

edit: obviously kanji is important too, the reason I say this is that learning katakana is a cake walk relative to learning kanji

I'm not sure from your post but if you are indeed in recovery then congratulations. Some of my family members are in the recovery business (therapy, clinics, etc.) and I myself am hoping to be a therapist after grad school. I work with lots of N.A. people as well. You'll be in my thoughts, good luck!

Photography, marching band, music (just about anything, really), spending time with the lady friend, being broke because of school. What a life.

cycling isnt really a hobby for me. in fact, i dont even really think im a 'cyclist'. 'cyclocommuter' would be a better term. my daily round trip commute is 60kms on the bike but outside of that i find i have less and less time for recreational riding. i will admit to being a bit of a nerd when it comes to weird/interesting bike parts and swapping components but i think that has to do with my technical background/need to make everything 'mine' i am currently limiting my CL usage and thinning my herd.

i used to be pretty serious messing around with cars[my SN refers to my old 1991 jetta turbo diesel(engine code MF)] but having a career[im an audi tech] where you work on other peoples cars kinda wrecks it a bit. i still like it, i just dont spend all my money on adjustable coilovers, wheels, etc[says the guy who just bought adjustable coilovers for his diesel wagon lol]

i work minimum 50hrs every week so i suppose my hobby is spending time with my dudes.
pics from today[civic holiday in canada] we flew kites and threw rocks in the water:
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k7...e/P1080856.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k7...e/P1080950.jpg

Thanks for the tip! Katakana is definitely a higher priority than kanji. I've only been learning the language for a couple weeks, teaching myself at home with books and online resources, so I'm still a complete noob. If you've got any more advice for beginners please PM me! :D

I had to sell all my vw's, it was consuming my life

No PMs for people with less than 50 posts... although I've been lurking this forum for a lonnng time :P

the rippin' and the tearin'

I love to express myself. I play Music-Bass, guitar, drums, Keys. I love to Draw/Paint. I take about 50-100 Pictures a day. I love documenting and observing Native California Bees. Geometry and Physics are one of my favorite things to study. as is the human body and Ancient Science. Ethnobotany has been a love of mines since High School. I am an Urban Farmer and grow most of my food I eat. I also loooove to cook, eat, and sleep.

I also started bass guitar in junior high. I made the move to upright toward the end of high school. The electric doesn't see much action anymore. I don't even own an instrument cable.


I forgot to mention that I'm also a natural born water skier. I want to try slalom sometime soon.

DIY Everything. Especially tube guitar amps. Recording music. Playing guitar/bass.

Yes!!!!

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...g?t=1312255792

http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...g?t=1312255861

Lefty!

I play drums (a soon to be dead hobby, I'm selling my kit), work, read/write philosophy, obsess over my cockatiel.

http://www.godinguitars.com/guitars/...vecognacpu.jpg
I like to swing.

Awhile ago i got into straight razor shaving. i don't really know if thats a hobby though. other than that i like to do hand lettering and pinstriping.

I'm a sponsored yo-yo player. Really.

http://vimeo.com/4162373

I study linguistics at school and I've been learning Russian for the past three years. I'm getting pretty good, but not as proficient as I'd like to be. I used to be into music, teaching myself piano and guitar and composing with synth/drum machines, but that's fallen off significantly in the past few months. I'm into writing-- used to work a lot on short stories, have mostly been doing prose-poetry lately. And I play table tennis competitively. Used to be an every day thing, but more like once a week now that university classes have gotten more intense/I work 4-5 nights a week.

bass!
http://i.imgur.com/B4UFu.jpg

I try and get a few rounds of golf in every week. I occasionally fly the Lear Jet over to Europe, to lunch with my girlfriend depending on where her photo shoots are taking place. I'm also hoping to publish another of my wildly successful, crossword books this year.