Do you have any other hobbies???

[Ron Evers]

Thanks guys.

Charlie, the spalted door panels have some birds-eye.

No cribbage boards Sparky, never learned to play it.



Cloudwalker, my dad made it, he made wood crafts for sale. It is signed & dated 1976. Here are a couple shots for you.

 

[TCD photography]

I love the cupboard with the spalted paneling, Ron!

 

[enzodm]

Nice thread! Some members spend time in really interesting ways.
What I consider from always my main hobby is reading. Sometimes I also read publicly and organize public events related to poetry/literature.
From the sports point of view, since some year I do running, also competitive. I run up to the half marathon, although this year I also tried mountain running (skyrace).

(funny: in one URL I wanted to link, one piece is being censored automatically... random generated URL by Picasa is perhaps oscene)

The arrival of a relatively short skyrace (12km, about 1000 meters of rise). I had my cell phone in my bag taken there by organizers, so I took a picture.

I also play bass guitar, and once a week I play with friends (rock/pop, the last one we started to prepare is Karma Police, Radiohead). Never publicly, since our quality is not adequate, however it is an extremely relaxing evening I would never renounce to.

This is not me but the bass is mine (I was taking pictures).


And recently I re-discovered two old time passions.
The first one was r/c airplanes, 4-5 years ago. It is someting I just tried as a kid, but I didn't have money for it (shifted to cheaper to static modeling for some time, but less motivated). Now I have money but not time...
Actually, I like building (balsa, but not only) much more than flying, so my best constructions are then maidened by an expert flyer.
I liked photography at the university times, and then started again a couple of years ago. Last summer, a decrease of free time (plus 3 crashed planes in my garage ) stopped me from building in favour of photography... I hope only temporarily, because building airplanes is very relaxing.
I have some preference for old airplanes.

Reggiane RE2005 "Sagittario" before covering.

Fournier RF-4. Actually, this one has been published on a UK review, because it was the beta build of a project from a known british modeler. Ironically, I crashed it before the review was out. I did it from scratch, but after that an US manufacturer prepared also the kit, if you like one .

I also build in depron (extruded polystirene), for easier models.

This one is a Demoiselle by Santos Dumont, 1908. With this one I won a competition started from a modelling forum. It is my last building, more than one year ago.

I hope that winter will give me some more time for these things - better than playing Sudoku.

 

[Destin]

Yep, it's a 1979 model with 217,344 miles currently, the motor has never been apart and it still runs great. I just don't ride it that often because of the low MPG (around 30) but I love old motorcycles as well. You might be thinking of the Midnight Special and mine is not one of those.

Mine is a midnight special. It's also a 1979 model, but with less than 70,000 miles on it. It was my dads bike when I was growing up, and I'm currently restoring it for sentimental reasons and because I enjoy working on stuff. Your bike reinforces what many people say about this being the most reliable bike ever made.

 

[unpopular]

I experiment with music, it seems I go between the two. I get frustrated with photography and play with music, or get frustrated with music and play with photography. I'm perpetually frustrated by my hobbies.

I recently got a Native Instruments Maschine to compliment the Numerology sequencer I bought about a year ago. I used to use a korg ea-1 and a korg ES-1 mk 2, the learning curve on my new setup isn't going smoothly :/

 

[tingeliM]

Beautiful horses! I've always wondered, though, how can anyone ride in jeans?? You must have skin of steel on your thighs.

I always wear jeans, the trick is not to post. the inside seam will wear a hole in the side of your knee faster than you can say "ow". If I'm going to post I wear a nice pair of tights underneath and that works very well.

That makes sense. Is posting even that 'popular' in western style of riding? Isn't it a little hard in the western saddle?
I ride in two stables, I take lessons in more classical style and then sometimes ride my sister-in-law's horse and she teaches me in more 'english' style if that tells you anything I don't know how to describe them any better.

 

[mommy-medic]

Ron that chessboard is gorgeous!!!!

 

[JClishe]

I race Ironman triathlons. Well, other distances too, but my season and training revolves around Ironman. During the peak of the training season I'll be training 15-16 hours per week, so that, work, and sleep pretty much occupies the majority of my time.

 

[adversus]

Mostly working.

I'm a big video gamer (Gran Turismo 5 on the PS3, WoW and BattleField 3 / Call of Duty on the PC). Also into cars, I'm saving up right now to buy an M5 in a year or two. Also a history buff, read a lot of non-fiction. I'm currently about halfway through The History of Europe by J. M. Roberts.

My other main creative outlet is music. I write and compose electronic music that ranges from piano-based to industrial/techno. I haven't posted anything new in a while, but you can find a few tracks at adversus's sets on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free.

 

[c.cloudwalker]

Cloudwalker, my dad made it, he made wood crafts for sale. It is signed & dated 1976. Here are a couple shots for you.

Thanks Ron. I like the curves and the utter simplicity of this piece. Although getting a closer look now makes me think it is a giraffe and not a cat.

 

[redessa]

I scrapbook (which is sort of what led to me getting into photography - wanted better pictures for my kids' albums), I occasionally perform in community theater (musicals), I refinish furniture sometimes, like to redecorate my house and do a veggie garden every summer from which I can & freeze food. I also make fun cakes for my kids' b-days. I love playing hostess for big family gatherings...

Basically, I get bored quickly so I bounce around between a lot of different interests. And since I'm a stay-home mom whose kids are all in school, I have plenty of time on my hands to putter around.

 

[TenaciousTins]

Beautiful horses! I've always wondered, though, how can anyone ride in jeans?? You must have skin of steel on your thighs.

I always wear jeans, the trick is not to post. the inside seam will wear a hole in the side of your knee faster than you can say "ow". If I'm going to post I wear a nice pair of tights underneath and that works very well.


This kind covers two of my hobbies; I'm learning to play guitar and I like to write, mostly fiction and some lyrics.

I don't have any decent pictures of myself riding, but I love horses and horseback riding.

Agreed about riding with jeans. I couldn't stand those horrid riding pants although they were easier on my legs. I posted a lot but put most of my weight in my heels and probably didn't do it properly so there wasn't a TON of friction.

Nice horse...I had a saddle like that once lol

Dang, I miss riding!

 

[Nikon_Dude]

I shoot:

I killed Lady Gaga:

I like to fish:

I love bbqing:

I like working on cars:

I hike:

Also enjoy camping:

I ride motorcycles:

Also a few more that I can't seem to find pictures of at the moment, but I also play guitar, although I have been slacking on that one lately. Play a lot of volleyball. And pretty much anything outdoors I'm into. Along with guns, I collect knives and swords.

 

[Meekminx]

I'm going to your house when the zombies attack... Seriously.

 

[lepierce3]

Besides Photography I love Martial Arts. I dont have any awesome photos of it like you guys do though! Now you're making me want some lol. And I'm really surprised at how many people are into motorcycles/motocross/ect, I had no idea they were so popular!