# What kind of hobbies are y'all into? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 3, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221 "2011-01-03T12:54:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ImNotPaulAvery](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@ImNotPaulAvery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ImNotPaulAvery)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/1 "2011-01-03T12:54:08Z")
Just because I think it is interesting to see what other people do. Me: I like to play around with computers (and I’m on this message board, imagine!) trying different OS’es, a little bit of programming, etc., and I also noodle around on the guitar sometimes. I’m trying to think of other stuff to get into, though. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/2 "2011-01-03T14:03:51Z")
I sew (cross stitch and hardanger), read fiction (mysteries, mostly), play poker online (in the SDMB weekly tourney and other sites), and torment my teen (it’s a hobby, right?) ---
**Author:** ![Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/3 "2011-01-03T14:15:12Z")
I’m into - roleplaying (mostly with Dragon Warriors and Fate) - board games (mostly Euro) - reading (usually fantasy, but recently started science-fic) …and I guess that’s about it. Kind of boring, really. ---
**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/4 "2011-01-03T14:20:05Z")
I’m obsessed with golf, and I’m a black belt in hapkido. I also like to do various home improvement projects, hiking, and enjoy dining at fine restaurants. Unfortunately, my hobby of flying airplanes has lapsed because DC airspace sucks big time. Turn ons include short to medium-length walks on the beach (I get bored on long ones). Turn offs include mean people. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/5 "2011-01-03T14:39:43Z")
I knit, make patchwork quilts, read (more and more nonfiction as I get older), cook, design elaborate household managements systems that never work, take long nature walks, and garden. I used to enjoy designing houses with my home design software, before I got a really good house of my own. My husband has a cool hobby–he designs circuit boards for home hobbyists to build tube amplifiers with. He also gardens, cooks, and runs. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/6 "2011-01-03T14:45:41Z")
My hobby time has been limited for the last couple of years, but, had I the time, I could pick back up on: Ham Radio Rocketry R/C Aircraft Geocaching Programming Home Improvement ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/7 "2011-01-03T14:50:46Z")
Running, cross-stitching, sewing (occasionally), crossword puzzles, and board games. (Mostly Euro, like **Crowbar of Irony**.) And fiddling with my iPhone. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/8 "2011-01-03T14:59:29Z")
- I collect model horses, and re-sculpt & repaint them. I have almost 500 in my collection. Same with dog statues, but far fewer, maybe 100-150. - I write. Hoping that someday this will be more than a ‘hobby’, but right now, I am unpublished and just do it for me & a few friends that enjoy reading it. - I read. - I occasionally draw & paint, not as much as I used to, tho. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/9 "2011-01-03T15:09:07Z")
Photography, mainly. A little hard to describe in a way that doesn’t end up sounding obsessive-compulsive, but one of my main subjects in recent years has been all sorts of transportation devices. Aircraft, trucks, trains, shipping. I’t’s a bit like collecting stamps, in that each item is different and there’s a good feeling when I’ve captured something rare, but I also enjoy just the traveling around to new places as I search for new subjects. I’ve been doing this for a quite a long time, but recently I’ve found it can get a bit dicy at times. People sometimes seem to think I’m a would-be terrorist. Can’t imagine why. :dubious: I’ve also got a crapload of model railway equipment in a closet, if I ever can get around to setting up a layout of some kind. ---
**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/10 "2011-01-03T15:36:57Z")
I sew. I’ve done historical re-reaction, sewn a bunch of my own clothes, and made my wedding dress and a few wedding dresses for close friends. I’ve just started making fleece stuffed animal monster things, and am enjoying it. I’ve done spinning and weaving, chainmail, and all kinds of beadwork, and I sometimes think about getting back into it but currently I have two small children and things that are very fiddly try my patience. I also read a lot and cook and bake compulsively. I do most of our bread and most things from scratch. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/11 "2011-01-03T15:44:41Z")
Video gaming, poker, fantasy football, and the SDMB. I’m a full time worker and a full time grad student, so I don’t really have time for much else. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/12 "2011-01-03T15:46:16Z")
Reading, writing, genealogy, cross-stitch, and I’m going to learn to knit. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/13 "2011-01-03T15:56:48Z")
Pole Dancing I also grow hot peppers and make pepper jam, but that is turning into more of a sideline business than a hobby. The pole dancing pretty much takes up all of my spare waking hours. ---
**Author:** ![otternell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecc23a/32.png) [@otternell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otternell)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/14 "2011-01-03T15:58:05Z")
Stained glass gardening baking and canning reading classical guitar calligraphy (tinkered with a little, still play with now and then) beading (newish) ---
**Author:** ![Walmarticus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Walmarticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walmarticus)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/15 "2011-01-03T16:19:52Z")
economics hiking ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/16 "2011-01-03T16:20:56Z")
> [@Dogzilla](#): > > Pole Dancing Must… not… demand… elaboration. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/17 "2011-01-03T16:26:01Z")
-Riding and showing horses -a little gardening -reading -used to train and show dogs, and might again in a couple of years when there’ll probably be a new puppy. There just aren’t enough weekends to do horses and dogs, alas. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/18 "2011-01-03T16:58:38Z")
Chess Video gaming Baseball Aviation Magic ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/19 "2011-01-03T18:16:47Z")
scuba dive when i can afford it - warm-water diving only - otherwise community theater is my number one hobby and where 99% of my friends are. i’ve done everything there is to do in CT except for direct my own show. i mostly stage manage and have some 65 shows under my belt to date. ---
**Author:** ![Bean\_Wrangler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9de053/32.png) [@Bean\_Wrangler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bean_Wrangler)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221/20 "2011-01-03T18:22:37Z")
Hobbies? Foraging for various wild edible foods (bull whip kelp pickles are my specialty!) Running Letter Writing (I’m starting up a letting writing club here) Removing invasive species from salmon habitat Attempting to not eat unhappy animals (The attempt part has become a hobby, because I envitably fail, but I don’t stop trying) In fact, I’ve been needing some new and exciting people to write to, so if you’d like to write and receive letters, PM me 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-hobbies-are-yall-into/566221.md?page=2)