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I love to chase thunderstorms. Get in the car and head toward the floating anvil. See some lightning, get battered by hail, bust recklessly through patches of flooded road (but know when to slow down or turn around, too), put the windows down so you can hear the thunder better no matter how wet the car gets...

I don't live in the Midwest, where the real storm-chasing fun is, though. I'm afraid that by the time I ever get the chance, it will be outlawed -- there are getting to be traffic jams of tornado hunters on the Plains in May.

Here's a good hub on the subject: Stormtrack.org. The logs are really good. The forecasting forum is alphabet soup, but I'd like to learn it.
 
Skateboarding, and making skate videos it consumes me.

Pretty much anything that involves editing. It's such a wonderful feeling,

Then music is huge the music ties into the skate videos, as I am always assessing whether I can use a song in a video.

Coming here and reading are some other things I like

oooh! playing halo 2, (that's pretty much the only video game I actually play)
 
Believe it or not but education :eek: You can never stop learning. Apart from that automated homes/home theaters, walking, riding and the likes of those stuff at stunning locations. Then theirs food.
 
Linux is a hobby of mine, but I guess that doesn't count since it's computer related.
I play fingerstyle acoustic guitar. I'm getting an electric so that I can play it through my... uh... "homebrew" electronics.
I read a lot, and I collect old books (not because I like old books; I like content that is out of print, and they're cheap).
 
1) family stuff - 1st wife, 1st kid so everything is still way too much fun....

2) music performance - lead (pronounced "leed" for the unfamiliar....) trumpet in a few gigging big bands and a killer Blues Brothers cover band; trombone for a local countywide community theatre; pretty much anything, anywhere, anytime...

3) car stuff - yeah, there's the washing and the cleaning and the maintenance, but cars are about driving. Autocross is a blast, rallies are really fun, and I've even gotten on the track a few times. Speed is addictive (and about as expensive as some other addictions, from what I hear...). Just taking the 944S2 out for a quick jaunt to the grocery store is enough to put a smile on my face for awhile (though putting the child seat in the back is almost comical....). I miss my Carrera, I even miss my 914, but I guess it was a fair trade for hobby #1....

4) mac stuff - Like many, I read everything I can, obsess over most of it, and occasionally just sit, staring at all of those wonderful apple products to be found in our house, completely enveloped in the RDF and loving every minute of it....

5) music composition/arranging - fortunate enough to have been in the right place at the right time for much of my career as a comp/arr for marching band/drum and bugle corps. You know the line in Amadeus where Salieri says "Lord, make me immortal.."? Well, I've been lucky enough to be part of a few of those moments. (for those who can understand, think Crossmen 86-94, Buccaneers 79-85, Cabs 88-91, Spirit 97-2000, lots of HS/college marching bands, etc...)

6) PS2, GT4 - not enough time to really play this game the way it begs to be played, but on those rare late evenings when everyone else is in bed, I can't help myself.... Used to be really good at Porsche Unleashed on the original PS. (the accuracy and physical reality of that game really set it apart from most..)
 
Sailing! Addicted in all forms but mainly doing offshore yacht racing at the moment (my racing team). Sailing also the reason for silly screen name.
 
Drinking real ales is a major hobby of mine, as is "sampling" single malt whiskies.

Apart from alcohol related I like:

Photography, I've recently been introduced to Lomography.

I listen to a lot of music, started buying a lot of vinyl again.

I mess around creating experimental music.

I used to read a lot (3-4 books at a time, I'd read a different book depending on my mood)

and sleeping.



EDIT: Oh, and I'm finally learning to drive!
It's very very easy isn't it. The only thing is it makes me a touch over excited.
Which ain't too good if you're Bi-polar.
 
I hang out with like minded people wearing leather or rubber, and walk a member of my family around on a leash :cool:

(Check out my profile for explanation. You lot think sooooo dirty at times :rolleyes: )
 
i try to swim 80 lengths or so about 4 times a week. thats in a 25m pool, do the math:D

i am also very much into aviation photography, but its costly and time consuming getting to the locations.....but when i do it's extremely rewarding:D

example pic: (reduced qual). BMI A319 landing at heathrow.

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Oooh...I found out Gary loves fly fishing! I suck at but I love to watch. I love all other types of fishing. Hiking, reading, and lately excersizing. Constantly. Which is good, I have 40 lbs to lose. Transposing music is something I like to do as well.
 
Have I posted in here? Akk! so little time before lectures

Running, biking, making games, music and graphics, power kiting. think thats it. we'll see!

edit: and photography. and adventures.
I try to keep busy :)
 
AmigoMac said:
You mean people here actually do other things besides Apple and Macs? :confused: ... weird!!

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Just wanted to say, AmigoMac, I love your 'tar. Made me laugh out loud. :D

Not many gardeners in here! Surprising with all these creative types. I enjoy gardening. It's about making something beautiful, not just weeding. I also enjoy reading but I read too fast, my books never last long enough.
 
Juggling for me (anywhere up to 5 balls). Other than that I like watching films and listening to music, but then I imagine most people do.
 
Assuming designing falls under the job category, I would add things like photography and drawing to that. However, I wouldn't give up designing stuff if I didn't do it as a job, so I guess that just means I'll be lucky enough (all fingers and toes crossed!) to do what I love doing as a job. :cool:

On top of that, I do a lot of hobbies that falls under the category of "making stuff" - cooking, sewing, knitting, making stuff for the flat, that kind of thing. It's partly because I enjoy doing that kind of thing, and partly because I'm really picky and can never find the exact thing I want, so I end up making it myself. I can't wait to buy a flat and start tiling and putting shelves up. :p Case in point, a messenger bag - I just can't find one that fits the bill (and my iBook!) so that's the current project. :) Cooking's a similar thing, I suppose - I really enjoy it, but it is partly that whenever I get something a bit more 'ready made' or a takeaway it's really expensive and not as good as something you'd make yourself anyway. Hence I also enjoying growing stuff you can eat, although I only have a patio. :eek:

I also do a bit of cycling and running (though much less in the last year or so, and have the belly to show for it!). The cycling's more a way of getting around, and both tend to nicely offset the good food I eat and the booze I put away. The other option would be a diet, and I ain't having none of that. :D I've been thinking of doing some other kind of sport, but I'm not sure of what. I fancy some martial arts or something a bit violent. I used to like badminton too - me and my mates played a kind of ultra scary contact sport version, and an hour of that was pretty knackering. Good times....:p

edit: and I forgot reading! What an idiot. I love to read - pretty much anything and everything. :)
 
When I'm not working, studying, or MRing I really love to cook and read. I've always loved cooking - I spent a lot of my childhood in my grandmother's kitchen helping out and learning how to make things. I have quite a cookbook collection, and I even amaze myself as to how much time I can spend just flicking through them.

My other big thing is reading. Though I haven't been doing much of it lately, I just don't think you can beat a good book to settle down with.

Edit: I can't believe I forgot to mention watching Star Trek and a few other sci-fi series. Geeky I know, but I don't care.
 
Let's see, when I'm not spending/wasting time on Macrumors, I like to:
read: sci-fi fantasy -- historical fiction -- biographies -- malcolm gladwell
cook: I'm no good on day-to-day stuff, but I like cooking complicated things
photography and videography
sports: golf, sometimes soccer
gaming: DS and gamecube (soon to be revolution)
going to the beach here on the cote d'azur

I like to learn new things, so that's how I spend most of my free time.
 
Painting (oil)
Music (listeninng, been too long since I touched my violin)
Movies (watching)
Puzzles (jigsaw)
Reading (especially w/the cats nearby)
Knitting (all I can do is a simple scarf :eek:)
Shopping
 
jadekitty24 said:
Oooh...I found out Gary loves fly fishing! I suck at but I love to watch. I love all other types of fishing.
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let me get this straight. you love to WATCH fishing? wow! guess it's like golf... if you are into it it's fun to watch, if not, it's boring....

hm. i'm into photography, moviemaking, sports. etc. oh, and jello shots.
 
Did someone declare this "revive old threads day" or something? :p

Anyway, my hobbies:

Running, playing with my kids, home improvements, MR, golfing when I can.
 
dynamicv said:
I hang out with like minded people wearing leather or rubber, and walk a member of my family around on a leash
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I thought, "wow, someone else is into this"? Then I read your profile and I realized we're not that alike.
 
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