Anyone got a hobby .. or is that what computer games are for?

[*Deidre*]

I'm into crossfit, and running...not sure if I'd consider those 'hobbies.'
I also like blogging, going to wine tasting events and tours, and playing kingdom hearts.
And spending time on atheist forums.

[Dragonetti]

Crossfit, from what I hear is the cult of exercise.

Deidre, do you do all the Olympic weight lifting? I notice many xfitters wanted to use Olympic weight lifting exercises as Cardio as well.

[c172]

My cousin owns two crossfit boxes (in FL). So, I want to be supportive of it, but it seems like so many CFers have bad form.

I do love Iceland Annie, though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzD3s-taa7Q

[KevinM1]

I write (IMO shitty) poetry/song lyrics. And play video games.

[The Valkyrie]

Hobbies, when I get a chance.

Martial arts (ninjutsu, when I can), yoga (occasionally), running, riding my bike too fast (when at home in Oz), skydiving (when I can afford it), surfing.

ALso, the occasional computer game - Skyrim, Fallout3 and New Vegas.

[*Deidre*]

Crossfit, from what I hear is the cult of exercise.

Deidre, do you do all the Olympic weight lifting? I notice many xfitters wanted to use Olympic weight lifting exercises as Cardio as well.

yea, some of the sessions call for Olympic lifts, but other times, more body weight pulls and pushing exercises. (chin ups, push ups, etc)

[Dragonetti]

I've seen so many injury themselves with the Olympic weight lifting cardio sessions. They try to get the number and time, but forget form.

I might try some of the body weight crossfit stuff, but I am working towards the gymnastic workout program.

[Thumpalumpacus]

I write (IMO shitty) poetry/song lyrics. And play video games.

Put up some of your work, bud. It's good enough for you to commit it to paper, right?

[KevinM1]

I write (IMO shitty) poetry/song lyrics. And play video games.

Put up some of your work, bud. It's good enough for you to commit it to paper, right?

Okay, here's one of what I consider to be my better efforts:

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My eyes burn with the vision of me that can never be
Everything I've ever wanted just out of reach 
I weep over shattered delusions and the lies I told myself 
Now blank, now null - what is left for me?

And I fall down.

Twisting
And
Turning
And
Gnashing
And
Wailing
And
Clawing
And
Cursing
And 
Scratching
I
Strain to see a sign, a way for me to get out of this
Failure
And
Uselessness
This
Fear
And
Utter loneliness 
I fight
To get out from under this
And with my heart
Trying to escape my chest
Everything just

STOPS!

there's a reflection in the river.
it's me, was me, and he wants to share a secret
"you're the one that's drowning"

My hands struggle to find purchase
As the current threatens to sweep me away
I know the shore is close
I just don't know if I can reach it

But there's value in the effort
And truth in the doing
And I hope that will be enough
To keep me from reaching the bottom

I want to breathe.
I want to choke my old reflection
As evidence of MY life

Push through the shadow,
Pick up what's left
And use it all
To forge a pair of wings

Flying
And
Crying
And
Laughing
And
Living
And
Being
And
Seeing
And
Soaring
I
Transcend what I was
And all that worked to shove me down,
Because there's value in the effort,
And truth in the doing,
Freedom through the struggle,
And peace above all.

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[Tonus]

Who has work that they would do as a hobby- but get paid to do it?

I've worked ~18 years in IT, doing something that I was doing for many years out of sheer enjoyment. I still enjoy it, but I am going to try my hand at getting paid to draw and paint. Getting two opportunities to do what you love and get paid for it is pretty good for one lifetime. Or at least, I'll get to find out.

Otherwise I'm probably spending my free time reading, and on rare occasions dabbling in programming or 3D modeling and animation. But it's been a very long time since I did either.

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Oh somebody help me out....I can't remember his name..but theres this quasi famous guy who paints with his dick.......:racks brain:

"Prickaso" is the uh... pen name he goes by.