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General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: Rman on April 24, 2008, 12:17:49 PM

Title: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Rman on April 24, 2008, 12:17:49 PM: Hobbies come and go. Factors like time, money, or even interest can influence you in abandoning a hobby. In my life I've abandoned a good number of hobbies.

Basketball: (Watching, not playing) I was a big fan during the Jordan years. NBC NBA theme FTW. I was not a bandwagon Bulls fan but a Knicks fan. I loved Oakley, Starks, and Ewing. The Knicks/Bulls match ups were epic, even though the Bulls owned the Knicks. I still watch the Finals, but I don't think I would consider that commitment. I also got tired of the MJ wannabees.

Drawing and Painting: I majored in Painting in college--what a mistake--and enjoyed drawing as kid and through my teen years. However, these days I'm more of a consumer of art than a producer. I still enjoy going to art shows and galleries, but I don't even doodle. I just lost interest.

Video Games: I stopped playing games during my sophomore year in college. I have no regrets and while I missed the majority of the Dreamcast/PS2/Xbox/GCN generation I had a blast in college. I "returned" to gaming two years ago and I will try to take a hiatus in the summer.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 24, 2008, 12:21:30 PM: I've watched much less basketball on TV in the last few years. I still go watch a few games live and keep track of what's going on but most games are just not that entertaining nowadays.

I definitely prefer the basketball of the 80s and 90s.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Grecco on April 24, 2008, 12:22:58 PM: Heroclix and MTG.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Tauntaun on April 24, 2008, 12:23:40 PM: Video games for me have been slowly trickling away as I am focusing more and more on music. I just don't have the time for both. :(
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Powerslave on April 24, 2008, 12:24:54 PM: Drawing and videogames for me too :(
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Rman on April 24, 2008, 12:29:26 PM: I thought you said you're getting a PS3, Powerslave.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Tauntaun on April 24, 2008, 12:29:53 PM: It sucks I feel my FPS skills slipping, I WAS SO ON FIYAH TOO! I still got it but I don't have the time to perfect it like I used to. I'm losing my mojo. :-\
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Powerslave on April 24, 2008, 12:30:26 PM: umm, I mean I reduced my gaming time by 98%

I still game once every 2 months or so :(

and I think I'm getting the MGS4 pack.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Mupepe on April 24, 2008, 12:31:22 PM: basketball, cars, building model cars, reading (getting back into it).
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 24, 2008, 12:33:25 PM: Quote from: Tauntaun on April 24, 2008, 12:29:53 PM
It sucks I feel my FPS skills slipping, I WAS SO ON FIYAH TOO! I still got it but I don't have the time to perfect it like I used to. I'm losing my mojo. :-\

How's the new PC coming along? Let's play TF2 when it's finished.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: ShogunOfFear on April 24, 2008, 12:33:53 PM: Gaming for the most part, I used to play nightly, but now only on the weekends. I just feel so tired now when I get off work, maybe a little age is kicking in. Sigh.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 24, 2008, 12:36:47 PM: Drawing and Lego. God I miss LEGO.
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Post by: Powerslave on April 24, 2008, 12:37:20 PM: I miss playing outside from morning till nights as well.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Tauntaun on April 24, 2008, 12:37:48 PM: Quote from: Smooth Groove on April 24, 2008, 12:33:25 PM
Quote from: Tauntaun on April 24, 2008, 12:29:53 PM
It sucks I feel my FPS skills slipping, I WAS SO ON FIYAH TOO! I still got it but I don't have the time to perfect it like I used to. I'm losing my mojo. :-\

How's the new PC coming along? Let's play TF2 when it's finished.

Waiting for my gobment monay! :maf I'll def PM you when I get it so I can make sure everything I get is slimy tasty. :-* We could play TF2 now, I'll reinstall it tonight. I think my Steam tag is SlinkyT82 I'll PM you what it is later. :gun I was diesel with the snipe.

Edit: ^ that reads like a monkey wrote it. :wag Referring to my own post that is.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: lordmaji on April 24, 2008, 12:40:30 PM: Does it count if you do a hobby, then quit, then do it later, then quit, etc?
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: tiesto on April 24, 2008, 12:40:43 PM: Baseball Cards - Used to be a big collector of these in 4th to 6th grade... rode my bike to the baseball card shop at the corner every few days, spent my allowance on cards and price guides, etc... still have a few cards that are worth money, sitting in my basement.

Anime - Used to attend the anime club meetings at my college, and have bought a few series that I've tried to get into... but never got around to watching them, or lost interest after a few episodes. I really like Miyazaki movies though.

Drawing - Did a LOT of sketching, usually when I was bored in class, would draw anime and skylines and even earlier when I was little, drew video game maps and came up with video game ideas based on my friends. Of course, being done with grad school leaves me with hardly any time to sit down and draw.

Game development - This is something I spent a lot of time doing, making games in ZZT and MegaZeux, 2 ANSI/textmode graphics based game creation utilities, and RPG Maker. ZZT is famous for being Tim Sweeney's (the founder of Epic and creator of the Unreal Engine), first game. I finished my magnum opus for MegaZeux a few months ago, and aside from some small stuff here and there (they have "day of Zeux" competitions twice a year, where you have a day to make a game out of either of 2 topics), I don't see myself making much in it anymore.

Reading - I was much more of an active reader when I was little, specifically fantasy genre. I read a lot of Piers Anthony, I know that is pretty LOL around here but oh well, when I was in 7th grade, it was a fun read. Lately the books I have been mostly into are alternate history fiction, nonfiction, or self-help/guide type stuff (i.e. The Game and PUA material).

I still like video games a lot though. Lately the things I've been getting more into are - hanging out and trying to meet girls, dating, mountainbiking, weightlifting/gym, spending time outdoors, and DJing.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Tauntaun on April 24, 2008, 12:41:22 PM: Quote from: lordmaji on April 24, 2008, 12:40:30 PM
Does it count if you do a hobby, then quit, then do it later, then quit, etc?

JOing? ???
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Powerslave on April 24, 2008, 12:42:02 PM: Quote from: lordmaji on April 24, 2008, 12:40:30 PM
Does it count if you do a hobby, then quit, then do it later, then quit, etc?

but do you actively decide you're quitting?
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Smooth Groove on April 24, 2008, 12:42:15 PM: Quote from: Tauntaun on April 24, 2008, 12:41:22 PM
Quote from: lordmaji on April 24, 2008, 12:40:30 PM
Does it count if you do a hobby, then quit, then do it later, then quit, etc?

JOing? ???

That's an essential part of life, not a hobby.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Rman on April 24, 2008, 12:43:51 PM: Quote from: lordmaji on April 24, 2008, 12:40:30 PM
Does it count if you do a hobby, then quit, then do it later, then quit, etc?

Yeah. Why not? I included gaming, which I started up again two years ago.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Don Flamenco on April 24, 2008, 12:45:29 PM: Action figures-- yeah...umm, stopped collecting when I was 14.

Hiking/camping/backpacking-- very time consuming + I've been out of shape for the past 4 years or so. I've been working out lately, so maybe I'll get back into it.

Smoking weed/drugs in general-- it took its toll and I don't feel like being a lazy shit any more. plus, the whole culture around weed these days is kinda sad and I'd rather not be associated with it.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Eric P on April 24, 2008, 12:46:16 PM: djing

music creation of any sort
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Don Flamenco on April 24, 2008, 12:49:37 PM: Quote from: Eric P on April 24, 2008, 12:46:16 PM
djing

music creation of any sort

shit, I forgot about that...I used to be a "musician." played drums and guitar. Maybe when I get my own place further down the line, I'll pick up the drums again.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Robo on April 24, 2008, 12:54:40 PM: Exercising. And in order to maintain balance, eating.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: CurseoftheGods on April 24, 2008, 01:25:30 PM: Quote from: RoboJ on April 24, 2008, 12:54:40 PM
Exercising. And in order to maintain balance, eating.

Same here. :(

I am not overweight, though. However, I think it's going to catch up eventually. :'(
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: FlameOfCallandor on April 24, 2008, 01:34:26 PM: Leatherworking

Model Railroads
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: lordmaji on April 24, 2008, 01:35:48 PM: Quote from: Forgotten Ancient on April 24, 2008, 01:31:57 PM
I should quit gaming. I've greatly reduced my playing over the past few years, but I feel like it's a hobby I should retire altogether sometimes. Instead, I've pretty much given up on reading.

I also haven't watched a full NHL game since the lockout. I'll tune in for random periods of random games, but I have more fun following box scores and stats than watching the sport anymore. It just feels too...I dunno, slow? Nah, not "slow", but it's become almost as unbearable as watching soccer (another sport I used to like).

I would still play magic the gathering if I had people around here that I knew that played. I feel too uncomfortable going to the local card shops and playing with strangers.

Browsing GAF. This was a huge time waster. I asked for a 2 month ban and have probably spent less than 2 hours browsing that forum since. Some of that time has been moved over here, but it's definitely freed up a few hours a week for me.

World of Warcraft. Thank god.

You've been playing this! You're ass has been teaching me! Also, there was a few good cards in that box. Also, you're not going to watch any of the Detroit/Colorado game?
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Mupepe on April 24, 2008, 01:39:21 PM: I saw a fist fight of D&D at a local comic book shop. It was awesome
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Tauntaun on April 24, 2008, 01:47:03 PM: Quote from: Mupepe on April 24, 2008, 01:39:21 PM
I saw a fist fight of D&D at a local comic book shop. It was awesome

D&D? Some nerds slapping each other amirte? Did you see -50 signs rise above their heads when they got attacked? :lol
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: lordmaji on April 24, 2008, 01:50:53 PM: Quote from: Forgotten Ancient on April 24, 2008, 01:37:11 PM
Mining, Blacksmithing.

LM, we played this week for a little bit. If you get deeper into the game, cool. I imagine you'll stop playing within a few weeks months or at the least we won't get to play much anyhow.

I'm enjoying it now. It's fun, I'm excited to buy a few more boosters and a couple more decks. I need more Lands. :(

You may be right, but right now It's a lot of fun. I blame my quiting of things on my bipolar disorder. :lol I'll have to teach my brats how to play when they get a bit older. KD wants to learn. :P
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Post by: Tauntaun on April 24, 2008, 01:52:37 PM: Quote from: FlameOfCallandor on April 24, 2008, 01:34:26 PM
Leatherworking

Model Railroads

(http://otchster.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/david_cross_michael_cera_arrested.jpg)
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 24, 2008, 01:57:24 PM: :lol
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Laramie on April 24, 2008, 01:59:16 PM: GAF. I didn't even bother clearing my cache when I got banned again. I still spend a ton of time here and on SA though.

Reading. I used to read a ton but the past few months have been way too hectic. I'd often rather listen to music or watch some curb or grind a little before bed than pick up my book. That should change in the summer but I've been so busy with school I need some more instant gratification.

Music. I don't even care about new bands anymore and I think it's Vampire Weekend's fault. Now I just rotate Bowie, Morrissey and the Kinks all day.

Not Masturbating. So glad I missed the thread. I'm living the dream three times a day!

Edit: Didn't even take my guitar to school. I also think I may have strung it too tightly. Oh well.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Rman on April 24, 2008, 02:03:34 PM: Quote from: Laramie on April 24, 2008, 01:59:16 PM

Not Masturbating. So glad I missed the thread. I'm living the dream three times a day!

I said, "Wow"
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Madrun Badrun on April 24, 2008, 02:04:13 PM: Quote from: Rman on April 24, 2008, 02:03:34 PM
Quote from: Laramie on April 24, 2008, 01:59:16 PM

Not Masturbating. So glad I missed the thread. I'm living the dream three times a day!

I said, "Wow"

That's nothing, just ask PD.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Laramie on April 24, 2008, 02:04:52 PM: Quote from: Rman on April 24, 2008, 02:03:34 PM
Quote from: Laramie on April 24, 2008, 01:59:16 PM

Not Masturbating. So glad I missed the thread. I'm living the dream three times a day!

I said, "Wow"

I said "ow"... :(

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three times a day!
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Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Mupepe on April 24, 2008, 02:05:59 PM: three times a day everyday? that's a bit much. i could keep that up for maybe a few days
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Laramie on April 24, 2008, 02:08:26 PM: Quote from: Mupepe on April 24, 2008, 02:05:59 PM
three times a day everyday? that's a bit much. i could keep that up for maybe a few days

I can keep it up all the time.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Tauntaun on April 24, 2008, 02:11:58 PM: Quote from: Laramie on April 24, 2008, 02:08:26 PM
Quote from: Mupepe on April 24, 2008, 02:05:59 PM
three times a day everyday? that's a bit much. i could keep that up for maybe a few days

I can keep it up all the time.

(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd150/Mr_Banana_Grabber/0777faf5.jpg)
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Post by: Eric P on April 24, 2008, 02:16:34 PM: Quote from: Tauntaun on April 24, 2008, 02:11:58 PM
Quote from: Laramie on April 24, 2008, 02:08:26 PM
Quote from: Mupepe on April 24, 2008, 02:05:59 PM
three times a day everyday? that's a bit much. i could keep that up for maybe a few days

I can keep it up all the time.

(http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd150/Mr_Banana_Grabber/0777faf5.jpg)

RED ROCKET
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Post by: Tauntaun on April 24, 2008, 02:16:55 PM: ^ :lol
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 24, 2008, 02:21:24 PM: Comics -- I stopped reading them after 8th grade (1994). No real reason why, I just lost interest.

Collectible Card Games -- I stopped playing Magic and the Star Wars CCG when I started 10th grade (1996). I also got a girlfriend around this time, which took up all the time I spent playing card games.

Star Wars -- I was a huge Star Wars nerd, and this part of my persona pops up every once in a while, and freaks out my wife. :lol But, when I got to college in the fall of 1999, the obsession stopped. I still camped out for midnight Episode II and III tickets, but I stopped buying the toys, reading the books, and posting on SW message boards. I also didn't renew my SW fan club membership around this time.

Smashing Pumpkins -- From 1991 to 2000, I put Diablos to shame. I was the ultimate SP fanboy. But then, the band broke up. The new version of the band just doesn't do it for me.
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Post by: Eric P on April 24, 2008, 02:26:03 PM: Quote
Collectible Card Games -- I stopped playing Magic and the Star Wars CCG when I started 10th grade (1996). I also got a girlfriend around this time, which took up all the time I spent playing card games.

my parents recently moved back to virginia. in the move they found that i had stored a ton of CCGs at their place and they brought them back for me. Netrunner, Battletech, Rage, Changeling, MtG. None of my Star Wars though. I guess I'd gotten rid of those much earlier.
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Post by: FlameOfCallandor on April 24, 2008, 02:26:11 PM: I used to be the biggest star wars ned ever. I saw episode 1 three times the first day it came out. Never again. Fucking prequels.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Eric P on April 24, 2008, 02:43:08 PM: i tossed them

i can't stand trading card games anymore because it's more about money than it is about skill
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Post by: Tauntaun on April 24, 2008, 02:45:10 PM: I like this thread. +1 Rman. :-*
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Post by: Robo on April 24, 2008, 02:51:39 PM: I've unintentionally abandoned sex and dating. :'(
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 24, 2008, 02:53:56 PM: Quote from: Eric P on April 24, 2008, 02:43:08 PM
i tossed them

i can't stand trading card games anymore because it's more about money than it is about skill

I found my decks the other weekend while going through my parents' attic. I have a friend who still plays, so I gave them to him. I had lots of early cards (Alpha, Beta, Arabian Nights, Legends, etc.), he was thrilled.
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Post by: Eric P on April 24, 2008, 02:54:31 PM: yeah i bet!

man i was such a TCG nerd.
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Post by: BlackMage on April 24, 2008, 02:58:11 PM: Golf, and guitar. I just don't have time.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: lordmaji on April 24, 2008, 03:04:59 PM: Quote from: distantmantra on April 24, 2008, 02:53:56 PM
Quote from: Eric P on April 24, 2008, 02:43:08 PM
i tossed them

i can't stand trading card games anymore because it's more about money than it is about skill

I found my decks the other weekend while going through my parents' attic. I have a friend who still plays, so I gave them to him. I had lots of early cards (Alpha, Beta, Arabian Nights, Legends, etc.), he was thrilled.

oh shit! you lost a lot of potential $$$.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Bloodwake on April 24, 2008, 03:05:42 PM: So many:

Baseball/basketball cards and Magic: the Gathering: Basketball/baseball card collecting slacked off whenever the asshole jocks decided to be pricks. Magic ended when I graduated high school. I had a lot of cards stolen as well.

Anime: I got into it through Toonami and really started to like Trigun and Cowboy Bebop, but it was really hard for me to enjoy anime due to the horrible voice acting. I'm definitely an advocate of subs not dubs, that's for sure.

D&D: I would play now, but no one really has the time to. So fun.

Church: the people suck. End of story here. Go read my other church hating rants.

PC Gaming: I can't afford to build a PC every two years. Console gaming, even with the PS3 costing through the roof at some point, is still much cheaper and has a larger variety of games. I DO like PC gaming though.

Pro Wrestling: I really don't watch pro wrestling that much any more, I just read the reports online and laugh at how shitty it has become.

Sports in general: I've pretty much just lost interest in all sports. I suck at most of them except for being able to serve decently at beach volleyball.
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Post by: jiji on April 24, 2008, 03:10:46 PM: Playing the violin/viola, after high school - basically, there was nobody around to force me to do it, and I don't get enough pleasure out of doing it on my own to keep in practice.

Same goes for sports: there was nobody to keep me playing them after I was out of little league and highschool football (I mean, standing on the sidelines until the last 30 seconds of the game).

M:TG, after ninth grade - I didn't know anybody who played anymore.

Star Wars, after The Phantom Menace

Star Trek, with Voyager

Comics and baseball cards, when I was still a young'un

I have a few on-and-off hobbies that I've had since I was young, like model kits and game development. I can see myself dropping model-building completely, though. I don't want to spend so much time on something that requires so little creative input from me (just like video games!).
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Robo on April 24, 2008, 03:15:31 PM: I don't know what it is about people stealing baseball cards. I had people steal baseball cards from me that didn't even collect the fucking things. I had plenty of other, more valuable things to steal -- why must they take my Bo Jackson rookie cards!?
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Post by: Bloodwake on April 24, 2008, 03:20:07 PM: Quote from: RoboJ on April 24, 2008, 03:15:31 PM
I don't know what it is about people stealing baseball cards. I had people steal baseball cards from me that didn't even collect the fucking things. I had plenty of other, more valuable things to steal -- why must they take my Bo Jackson rookie cards!?

Yeah, really. When they stole my magic cards, I had my DS AND my PSP on me.

Dumbasses.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: hyp on April 24, 2008, 03:21:51 PM: wouldn't say i've abandoned, but i've been sorely lacking inspiration to make music. additionally, i used to be a big collector of vinyl, but that shit just takes up space these days.

i've definitely been cutting down on my gaming time as well. can't believe how much money i'm saving. :o
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Post by: Van Cruncheon on April 24, 2008, 03:26:23 PM: drawing and writing. child-rearing takes too much time.
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Post by: jiji on April 24, 2008, 03:32:58 PM: Getting into photography (as well as having more freelance work, and doing a small gamedev project last year) have seriously decreased the amount of time and money I spend on gaming. It's kinda nice.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Mr. Gundam on April 24, 2008, 03:33:31 PM: Quote from: lordmaji on April 24, 2008, 03:04:59 PM
Quote from: distantmantra on April 24, 2008, 02:53:56 PM
Quote from: Eric P on April 24, 2008, 02:43:08 PM
i tossed them

i can't stand trading card games anymore because it's more about money than it is about skill

I found my decks the other weekend while going through my parents' attic. I have a friend who still plays, so I gave them to him. I had lots of early cards (Alpha, Beta, Arabian Nights, Legends, etc.), he was thrilled.

oh shit! you lost a lot of potential $$$.

Oh, I know. I just didn't care enough to sell them. They went to a good home, my friend LOVES the cards.

Oh yeah, I had other hobbies I've abandoned.

Baseball -- I played baseball from kindergarten to my senior year of high school, but I didn't even think about turning out for my college team. I still obsess over the sport, but I haven't actually played it in almost ten years now.

Baseball cards -- I collected cards from like second grade to eighth grade. Like a lot of things, you just grow out of it. I still have boxes full of sets at my parents' house. My collection of every single Ken Griffey, Jr. card from 1989-1994 is at my house, though.
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Post by: xnikki118x on April 24, 2008, 04:04:21 PM: I don't write like I used to. I also don't follow the NFL like I did growing up.
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Post by: Mupepe on April 24, 2008, 04:07:22 PM: Quote from: xnikki118x on April 24, 2008, 04:04:21 PM
I don't write like I used to. I also don't follow the NFL like I did growing up.
Obviously, because you're still a 49'ers fan like me.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: lordmaji on April 24, 2008, 04:08:25 PM: Quote from: distantmantra on April 24, 2008, 03:33:31 PM
Quote from: lordmaji on April 24, 2008, 03:04:59 PM
Quote from: distantmantra on April 24, 2008, 02:53:56 PM
Quote from: Eric P on April 24, 2008, 02:43:08 PM
i tossed them

i can't stand trading card games anymore because it's more about money than it is about skill

I found my decks the other weekend while going through my parents' attic. I have a friend who still plays, so I gave them to him. I had lots of early cards (Alpha, Beta, Arabian Nights, Legends, etc.), he was thrilled.

oh shit! you lost a lot of potential $$$.

Oh, I know. I just didn't care enough to sell them. They went to a good home, my friend LOVES the cards.

Oh yeah, I had other hobbies I've abandoned.

Baseball -- I played baseball from kindergarten to my senior year of high school, but I didn't even think about turning out for my college team. I still obsess over the sport, but I haven't actually played it in almost ten years now.

Baseball cards -- I collected cards from like second grade to eighth grade. Like a lot of things, you just grow out of it. I still have boxes full of sets at my parents' house. My collection of every single Ken Griffey, Jr. card from 1989-1994 is at my house, though.

Ah, you just reminded me...

Collecting Basketball cards and Baseball. I used to love collecting. I had a huge collection at one time. :( All gone except a few. :(
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Tauntaun on April 24, 2008, 04:55:53 PM: Quote from: Bloodwake on April 24, 2008, 03:05:42 PM
Church: the people suck. End of story here. Go read my other church hating rants.

PC Gaming: I can't afford to build a PC every two years. Console gaming, even with the PS3 costing through the roof at some point, is still much cheaper and has a larger variety of games. I DO like PC gaming though.

I understand where you're coming from with the church thing, but you gotta remember to not judge lest ye be judged. In other words, you're not perfect either (plank in eye). Don't let people kill your love for God.....specially since you're a PC gamer. :heartbeat

PC DEFENSE FORCE ASSEMBLE!
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Ganhyun on April 24, 2008, 05:05:17 PM: Eh

D&D: I used to have bi weekly gaming sessions with a group of friends. However, due to divorces, people moving, work, and other factors this hardly ever happens anymore.

MTG: I used to love playing this. Then I discovered that the game started becoming more of a buy alot of cards and use someone else's strategy to win kind of game, where people I played against literally bought hundreds of dollars of cards and went online to get strategies to use to beat me. Made me stop playing.

Baseball: I used to play in high school. Then I used to play a once a month local softball game, but it faded away.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: ToxicAdam on April 24, 2008, 05:05:47 PM: Hard drugs, heavy weight-training and console gaming.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: FlameOfCallandor on April 24, 2008, 05:08:48 PM: Quote from: ParticleReality on April 24, 2008, 02:30:30 PM
Quote from: FlameOfCallandor on April 24, 2008, 02:26:11 PM
I saw episode 1 three times

:lol :lol :lol

I was like 7 when that came out, even I knew it was shit. Darth Maul was the gayest shit I had ever seen.

Actually I said I saw it 3 times the first day. I had pre ordered all the tickets. I didnt know. I DIDNT KNOW!!

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I still saw the movie 3 more times in theaters. :(
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Eric P on April 24, 2008, 05:12:59 PM: Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 24, 2008, 05:05:47 PM
Hard drugs, heavy weight-training and console gaming.

i just had this image of ah-nold coked to the gills playing battletoads
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: ToxicAdam on April 24, 2008, 05:21:44 PM: Quote from: Eric P on April 24, 2008, 05:12:59 PM
i just had this image of ah-nold coked to the gills playing battletoads

More like Tobey McGwire (ripped up) on cocaine/ecstasy playing NHL 99 all night with friends.

Much less glamorous.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Tauntaun on April 24, 2008, 05:23:38 PM: Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 24, 2008, 05:05:47 PM
Hard drugs, heavy weight-training and console gaming.

I don't think I have to tell you which one is worse do I?

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Post by: Shuri on April 24, 2008, 08:20:10 PM: Street Hockey and videogames
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Post by: Ganhyun on April 24, 2008, 08:21:57 PM: Quote from: Tauntaun on April 24, 2008, 05:23:38 PM
Quote from: ToxicAdam on April 24, 2008, 05:05:47 PM
Hard drugs, heavy weight-training and console gaming.

I don't think I have to tell you which one is worse do I?

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Your spoiler is a lie! Console Gaming rocks!!!!

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Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Fresh Prince on April 24, 2008, 08:23:10 PM: Gaming and I didn't even start motorcycling even though I still want to.
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Post by: Human Snorenado on April 24, 2008, 08:57:16 PM: MtG
videogames
buying things
doing things for people without getting paid
dating
MtG online

Still going strong:

politics
bitching about things
following the braves
reading
writing
walking/playing with my dogs
watching lots of porn
occasionally getting laid
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Ganhyun on April 24, 2008, 09:01:49 PM: Quote from: Raoul Duke on April 24, 2008, 08:57:16 PM
MtG
videogames
buying things
doing things for people without getting paid
dating
MtG online

Still going strong:

politics
bitching about things
following the braves
reading
writing
walking/playing with my dogs
watching lots of porn
occasionally getting laid

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following the braves
reading

These are two good pasttimes IMO.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Boogie on April 24, 2008, 09:07:48 PM: Video games. University killed my gaming. Thinking about picking up an Xbox360 soon though.

Hockey. Haven't played in over two years.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: FlameOfCallandor on April 24, 2008, 09:19:08 PM: College killed my gaming too. I even sold my wii. :'(
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Bildi on April 24, 2008, 11:04:06 PM: GAF - I've finally kicked my gaf addiction. Unfortunately, I think I substituted it with a bore addition.

RC Cars - I loved these when I was younger. Every few years I look in on what is going on and fantasize about getting something. Just a couple of weeks ago I was looking again.

Guitar - I've always played but for the last 10 years I've completely slacked off. I've put a couple in the living room in recent years to encourage myself to at least pick them up and fiddle now and then.

Quote from: distantmantra on April 24, 2008, 02:21:24 PM
Collectible Card Games -- I stopped playing Magic and the Star Wars CCG when I started 10th grade (1996). I also got a girlfriend around this time, which took up all the time I spent playing card games.

I did Magic, Vampire and Star Trek for a couple of years at school. Gave them up once school ended but I still have a bit of thing for the pretty cards I admit.
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Post by: Eric P on April 24, 2008, 11:06:14 PM: Quote from: Bildi on April 24, 2008, 11:04:06 PM
GAF - I've finally kicked my gaf addiction. Unfortunately, I think I substituted it with a bore addition.

RC Cars - I loved these when I was younger. Every few years I look in on what is going on and fantasize about getting something. Just a couple of weeks ago I was looking again.

Guitar - I've always played but for the last 10 years I've completely slacked off. I've put a couple in the living room in recent years to encourage myself to at least pick them up and fiddle now and then.

Quote from: distantmantra on April 24, 2008, 02:21:24 PM
Collectible Card Games -- I stopped playing Magic and the Star Wars CCG when I started 10th grade (1996). I also got a girlfriend around this time, which took up all the time I spent playing card games.

I did Magic, Vampire and Star Trek for a couple of years at school. Gave them up once school ended but I still have a bit of thing for the pretty cards I admit.
i completely forgot about Vampire. That was a fun one too even if the art was generic to horrible.

i liked the influence mechanics and the like
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Bildi on April 24, 2008, 11:14:45 PM: I can barely remember Vampire, although I know I really liked the mechanics of the game. Some of us had little red jewels for the 20 blood points or whatever they were. Luckily I never had those because only nerds have things like that. What a bunch of nerds!

Towards the end I think I bought a pack of Rage cards. But they looked awful. I don't think I ever played a game.

I also played some AD&D and Werewolf. They were fun. I only once was the dungeon master for a Werewolf game. Because I couldn't be bothered doing calculations I'd just look at the dice and say "awesome, you hit him, took his head off" or "nah, he hammered you".

Some people loved it, but the purists at the table were fairly unimpressed at my out-there DM'ing.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Laramie on April 24, 2008, 11:20:21 PM: I fucking loved Yu-Gi-Oh. I could beat anybody on my wrestling team since I was the hugest nerd there.

One day I saw a flyer announcing a Yu-Gi-Oh tournament at the local library. I went there and when I stepped in the room I noticed I was the only one who drove himself there at the time. I was seventeen. Actually, I'd wager that I was the only person with pubes in the room. I was knocked out the first round by a nine year old. That's the last time I touched my cards.
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Post by: Bildi on April 24, 2008, 11:30:46 PM: I don't know about everyone else, but I sure shed a tear.
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on April 24, 2008, 11:31:53 PM: Comics. I used to be a huge comic fiend, mainly focusing on X-Men stuff (X-Men and Uncanny X-Men). I have hundreds of comics but haven't bought one in around 8 years. I didn't like the direction my favorite books were going in after the release of the first X-Men film. Marvel obviously wanted to introduce new readers to the fold but in the process they really dumbed down the books.

Stars Wars toys. No comment.

(Playing) Football. I went to a HS that didn't have any sports programs so I hung out at some of the public highschools; obviously I couldn't join any teams but I played pick up games with them. I'm a pretty good CB. Haven't played in a couple years though

Drawing. I used to draw my own comics as a kid; I was never good but did it for fun.

Nintendo. Many people first heard about me due to the Aries situation. I was a big Nintendo nerd once, but the Wii woke me up thank god.

Videogames. I used to play some stuff but now I just play WoW and StarCraft. Honestly the only games I'm interested in this year are StarCraft II and the Lich King expansion. RE4 is one of my favorite games ever though, so when RE5 comes out I'll probably jump into the next gen. Now I prefer to simply troll games I've never played before. Like Halo 3 and GTA
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Tauntaun on April 25, 2008, 01:11:54 AM: Quote from: Ganhyun on April 24, 2008, 08:21:57 PM
Your spoiler is a lie! Console Gaming rocks!!!!

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Nay, there's nothing like a BOOM HEADSHOT in CSS to give you an erection. :-* PC 4 LIFE nicca!
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: ferrarimanf355 on April 25, 2008, 01:18:26 AM: Radio controlled car racing. No, not the Toys R' Us crap, stuff like this:
http://www.hpiracing.com/home/

I do plan on getting back in someday... :-*
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: Bildi on April 25, 2008, 01:27:30 AM: What a coincidence - I've been thinking about getting back into RC with a HPI Savage these last few weeks. What would you be looking at?
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: xnikki118x on April 25, 2008, 02:39:45 AM: Quote from: Mupepe on April 24, 2008, 04:07:22 PM
Quote from: xnikki118x on April 24, 2008, 04:04:21 PM
I don't write like I used to. I also don't follow the NFL like I did growing up.
Obviously, because you're still a 49'ers fan like me.

Haha well I don't change teams. I'll always be a 9ers fan. :D
Title: Re: So what hobbies have you abandoned?
Post by: ferrarimanf355 on April 25, 2008, 01:03:09 PM: Quote from: Bildi on April 25, 2008, 01:27:30 AM
What a coincidence - I've been thinking about getting back into RC with a HPI Savage these last few weeks. What would you be looking at?
I'll probably get a Savage, and get a Dodge Charger body, and paint it up like the General Lee. :-*
http://www.hpiracing.com/products/en/7184/
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Post by: Bildi on April 26, 2008, 09:35:44 PM: Heh, that'd be awesome. Post up pics if you go ahead. I might look into one more seriously later in the year when I have a bit more cash spare.