Hobbies ~ What Are Yours?

[Zohal, Co-Moderator]

This is a thread to discuss our hobbies. Obviously reading is one of them. Feel free to discuss other hobbies you have.

One hobby of mine would be playing on the DS. I have the DS lite, so the really really old one. I share it with my little sister and every now and then I just play on it. I mostly play Brain Training and I have a couple of Sonic games that I enjoy.

[Jay]

Reading,Football,Video Games

[νєяαℓι∂αιиє]

Reading, writing and drawing. I consider the violin my career. ;)

Over the next week I may put up some photos of my drawings and I'll paste the link to them here. They're mainly pencil sketches, though I have tried pastels for colouring, as well as just normal colour pencils...

[νєяαℓι∂αιиє]

Lucinda wrote: "Hobbies {other than reading} include ~

*Horse Riding - i have ridden for many years, went to an equine college and worked in the industry with horses as well as compete and 'share' (1/2 own). I h..."

Lovely to hear about your dogs Lucinda :) I myself have two dogs (though really they're the family's).

What do you play on the piano? Are you advanced, or intermediate or beginner? Just curious. :D I always like to hear from other people who play an instrument!

[Olivia]

Reading, writing, and soccer. But I can't play soccer anymore due to a knee injury.

[Janis Kay]

I love to sing. So I've had lessons in college and still sing in my college choir. Not a big opera fan, but I'm learning to appreciate it lol. Other than choir, I have a sizable music library that is ever growing; ranging from pop to hard rock and 80s heavy metal:) My favourite band in the world is Switchfoot

I'm a anime/manga fan, so I have gone to several conventions since high school with my friends. No, I don't cosplay...it's too expensive for me xD

I also enjoy crafty things. I cross stitch and occasionally make scoubidoo (did I spell that right?). I dabble in a few other things, but there's only so many hobbies I can keep up xD

[L]

Letter writing is also another Hobby of mine - i have a "Pen Pal" whom i handwrite letters to regularly.

{In this instance, pen & paper i prefer to typing on a computer}

[Booknut, Head Moderator]

Lucinda wrote: "Letter writing is also another Hobby of mine - i have a "Pen Pal" whom i handwrite letters to regularly.

{In this instance, pen & paper i prefer to typing on a computer}"

I wish more people would do this! I love the art of writing letters by hand and sending/receiving them. Sending e-mails just isn't the same.

[L]

Agree! Plus, i can't put everything into a short email like i can in a longer letter :)

[Rachel]

I really like running. It's good exercise and fun ;)

I also love blogging, reading, and sleeping.

Organizing things is so much fun for me XD

I've started to enjoy photography as well.

[Gavin]

Aside from reading and writing, the other thing I do as obsessively is reading manga and watching anime. I also like playing tennis, which I've been doing for the past 3 years.

[Janis Kay]

I used to have a Pen Pal, but I think she became disenchanted with the writing part :/ It sucks since I really do love writing letters (by hand). There's just something about receiving a letter in the mail...

[Olivia]

Gavin wrote: "Aside from reading and writing, the other thing I do as obsessively is reading manga and watching anime. I also like playing tennis, which I've been doing for the past 3 years."

I love anime and manga!! What are some of your favorite anime's?

[Prerna]

I love reading (lol). It's something I just can't live without! And dancing! *_* The love of my life! <3 I also love watching movies and listening to music (who doesn't? ;) :P ) and cooking! It's therapy for me. ^_^

[Gavin]

Olivia wrote: "I love anime and manga!! What are some of your favorite anime's?"
My top 5: Ghost in the shell, Evangelion, legend of the Galactic heroes, Cowboy bebop and Monster. If you wanna check out everything I've seen: http://myanimelist.net/animelist/Bato... maybe you can find something you like.

[talltyrion]

Oh, I love Evangelion! Also Black Butler and anything by Studio Ghibli.

[Olivia]

Awesome! Thanks! I love Cowboy Bebop. I also really like Fullmetal Alchemist, Soul Eater, and Sword Art Online.

[L]

Studio Ghibli are great! I know...i like anime too :)

[Olivia]

Yay! haha finding people who like anime can be really hard.

[L]

Olivia wrote: "Yay! haha finding people who like anime can be really hard."

Yes, it is personal taste. I can see why not everyone will like anime or manga.

My favourite film has to be Howl's Moving Castle ...have you seen it?

[Gavin]

Speaking of Studio Ghibli, I'm still not over Miyazaki's last movie not winning the Oscar...

[Olivia]

Lucinda wrote: "Olivia wrote: "Yay! haha finding people who like anime can be really hard."

Yes, it is personal taste. I can see why not everyone will like anime or manga.

My favourite film has to be Howl's Mov..."

YES! I absolutely love it:)

[Stephanie]

Studio Ghibli is AMAZING. I love Howl's Moving Castle. I really want to read the book after having seen the film.

[Olivia]

Same!

[talltyrion]

The books are amazing. They're so different from the film, but not in a way that pisses you off. That's something not many directors can achieve.

[Gavin]

Miyazaki also worked on some classical novel adaptations in the World Master Piece Theather anime. Their Anne of Green Gables adaptation is pretty great.

[L]

The Anne of Green Gables adaptation sounds interesting...

[Olivia]

I haven't seen The Anne of Green Gables adaption... Definitely something I'll have to check out.

[Jazzy]

Writing (specifically messy poetry), baking, singing, playing and listening to music, watching TV shows off of Netflix, and apparently wasting ages of my life on this website.

[Jana]

reading, drawing, singing ig and listening to music.