Oppo! What are your hobbies?

"Mercedes Streeter" (smart) 01/30/2015 at 15:53 • Filed to: Hobbies

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Other than screwing around with your two-four wheeled contraptions, what consumes countless hours of your free time?

For me? My hobbies are ever changing. First and foremost, I'm getting more and more involved with Trans stuff than ever before. I want to make a difference, even if it is just helping someone who is just getting started. And one of my guilty pleasures nowadays are dresses. Oh my oh my...I would raid a Torrid if I had that kind of money (and right now I do, so don't tempt me)...

— Also, I need to raid an Ulta because my makeup is no longer on point. I'm cute by day, but an oily monster by night. Thanks, work.

Next, is my addiction to repairing broken devices. Yes, I intentionally buy broken smartphones, just to repair them and do nothing important with them (usually they become action cams, dashcams, underwater cams, and project phones). I also love customizing my phones and devices (yet, I refuse to touch my iPhone 6 in such a manner).

And finally, the last of my time wasters is inventing/McGyvering things together.

Like this crazy thing:

Take a fan from a Nyko Intercooler, a useless USB, and a USB extension, and add them together? You'll get a pretty decent personal USB fan that's quiet and won't be heard on the other end of a phone call. It isn't finished, but it works! I'd rather build a cool gadget than buy one.

Plus, it looks like a cute little box fan!

I have two other things, but I'm going to be hush hush about them until I can get some sort of patent. :)

Aaron M - MasoFiST > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 15:56

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I'm an RPG nerd. While the weather is too cold/snowy for car work, I've been writing a campaign for the newest edition of Dungeons and Dragons.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 15:56

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My hobby is collecting. Collecting hobbies.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 15:56

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I have way too many, and they're all expensive.

Fishing, rock climbing, camping, backpacking, and shooting are the three that currently occupy any time I have outside of work and automotive endeavors.

I've been getting the itch to get back into paintball and get a nice camera too (although that would end up being mainly automotive related), but both of those would be really expensive too. Why are all the best hobbies so expensive?!

505Turbeaux > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 15:57

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drinking shitty beer, fishing, boating, camping, cooking, cleaning (yeah I mean that), antiquing, restoring old stuff, carpentry, plumbing, electrical (I enjoy these too), I used to play alot of music but no time. #1 is being a dad though!

TheHondaBro > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 15:57

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RC cars.

Lego.

Video editing.

Computers.

Die cast.

Brian Silvestro > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 15:58

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I play video games that aren't driving games very competitively in an official setting.

ly2v8-Brian > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 15:59

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Model building.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:00

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I have 3 aquariums that I should pay more attention to, but they are still hobbies. I cycle semi-competitvly, swim, play rugby on occasion, and a bunch of other random shit.

marvthegrate > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:00

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Well, I spend a fair amount of time playing WoW, I build hacker boxes out of raspberry pi computers, I read voraciously, I rate bars and blog about it.

BeaterGT > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:01

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Winter - Video games and beer

Summer - Mountain biking, video games and beer

Where have all the lightweights gone? > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 01/30/2015 at 16:01

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I'll keep you in mind this upcoming summer. I don't play paintball a whole lot, but I usually do a huge paintball outing once a summer where we camp at CPX for the weekend. Lots of open play, interesting scenarios, and the organizer buys paint in bulk so we can buy at a discount.

PowderHound > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:01

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snowboarding, backcountry touring, rock climbing, mountain biking, whitewater kayaking, fly fishing, normal fishing, camping, records, reading. Basically a bunch of expensive things

Sam > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:01

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I play video games. Like, a LOT of video games.

itschrome > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:02

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Nothing legal I should be freely talking about here.

I also enjoy going to shows, tinkering about with electronics much as your self, spending time with my gf (in case she somehow reads this.. haha), gardening, Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool, home brewing, cooking and generally being a goof-ball. Oh also designing business models and writing business plans in the event I ever have the capital to move on them...

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > Where have all the lightweights gone? 01/30/2015 at 16:04

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Nice! I sold both of my guns (Invert Mini and an Angel G7 Fly) a couple years ago, but when I was back in AZ at Christmas I brought back all my paintball pants, jersey, mask, hoppers, and my brother's old autococker. I'm gonna buy a pump kit for it. I want to play speedball again, and actually try to compete. It's a huge time and money commitment though, and I really want to focus on autocross this season.

Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:05

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I am all over the map. Photography, fishing, offroading, video games, and a lot of home improvement since I bought a house. I really like taking things and fixing them up, I typically really good at. I have built tv stands out of pallets and repaired bikes that were left by the river.

Cebu > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:05

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Lately, I've been making a Minecraft server (which is loser to a job in IT than a hobby I enjoy recently), building Gundam, building a theater-quality sound system out of speakers gotten for scrap (really, who scraps Harman-kardons? Why?), doodling, reading mil-SF, and biking.

CKeffer > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:06

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Scuba diving, guns (specifically pistol and shotguns), video games (though not to the same extent that I used to play them), cooking, and photography are all things I dabble in. I'd love to get back into working with hard media like charcoal and pencils to put some of my schooling in traditional art to work, but it just hasn't happened for a while now.

Hey, y'all, watch this! > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:07

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Hiking and backpacking were my hobbies, but I've been sidelined by illness that might turn out to be Lyme disease (waiting on test results). Hoping to get back to that soon.

And spending all my money at Sephora and Ulta counts as a hobby, right?

VonBelmont > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:08

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Music-I'm a pianist and percussionist, although I diddle on anything with keys (we used to have an old Hammond organ in our old house for a bit, and my mom's parents had both a freaking pipe organ and harpsichord in their house, so yeah). I mainly do light classical, pop, and video game transcriptions.

Gaming-I've always been very selective with my games, so I stick to mostly mainstream Nintendo/Sony titles with a couple indie games here and there. I've got all 3 current consoles, and it's about a 50/50 split between modern and retro.

Movies-my brothers worked at an upscale indie theater for a couple years, so I had no choice but to learn to enjoy movies.

Cooking-I dabble.

Record collecting-see cooking

My apartment smells of rich Corinthian leather and fine mahogany books.

VonBelmont > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:09

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Also history, audio/video editing and restoration, mechanical engineering, psychology, model aircraft, etc. etc.

JR1 > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:11

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I didn't know ticketing with electronics was a hobby? It sounds like an awesome and expensive way for dash cams and stuff though!

As for me I have fair too many my passion for automobiles of course is the most expensive. I am also fond of watches. I don't have a "nice" watch yet but I often dream of an Omega, Rolex, Patek Phillippe, Longines, etc. I hate having expensive taste. I also enjoy fly fishing, shooting, kayaking, and hiking.

JR1 > 505Turbeaux 01/30/2015 at 16:12

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Isn't antiquing great? I find stuff I never even knew I wanted.

ranwhenparked > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:12

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Food, wine, cigars, watches, history, classic films, guns. That's basically it.

Anon > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:14

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I love reading, I take care of 7 giant idiot horses, and I like taking pictures. I love fixing broken electronic gagets. I also love going on really long (8-15 mile) walks on sundays. There's also the entire anime thing.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:14

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I have things that i like to do, but most of those went out the window the second I had kids. Now, I like to sleep if I have spare time. (Exciting, I know) it's just such a rare thing to have the luxury of time for that.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:15

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Photography

Video games

Camping

Kayaking

Trailering

Nature

itschrome > Brian Silvestro 01/30/2015 at 16:16

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dude.. for the last time, club penguin isn't suppose to be competitive....

505Turbeaux > JR1 01/30/2015 at 16:16

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totally. Though I have too much stuff and have to be judicious. Good thing I have another house to fill up now!

desertdog5051 > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:18

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What consumes countless hours of my free time? I, like you, love to tear apart broken things to see if I can fix them. If I can't well... they were broken anyway.

Tinkering with motorcycles.

Consuming beer.

Not necessarily in that order.

MonkeePuzzle > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:18

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I enjoy long walks on the beach. found an oar once. true story

Trevor Slattery, ACTOR > 505Turbeaux 01/30/2015 at 16:19

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Music (bassist), fishing (some fresh, mostly salt), cycling (raced BMX as a kid, road bikes as an adult, managed a bike shop, full shop in the basement).

And I have two teenage boys I have to ride heard on. I don't know if that qualifies as an actually hobby, but there ya go.

Brian Silvestro > itschrome 01/30/2015 at 16:22

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SHUT UP ALRIGHT

bob and john > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:27

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I game, know my way around a computer, shoot, and bicycles for fun

TheHondaBro > MonkeePuzzle 01/30/2015 at 16:31

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Great story.

TheHondaBro > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 01/30/2015 at 16:32

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You would say your hobby is hobbying with hobbies?

Eli's Got 2 > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:32

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Cool hobbies! Free time? What is that? ;)

T5Killer > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:32

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Pre kids?

Drag racing, moderating and running events for Racingsouthwest.com, WWII firearm collecting/shooting, collecting military uniforms, collecting vodkas, reading military history and scifi, camping, fishing, backpacking, video games, tinkering with electronics, building models mostly star trek,military and cars.

With kids, Video games, playing with the kids/being a dad, cleaning, reading about my old hobbies via facebook LOL and books every now and than.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > TheHondaBro 01/30/2015 at 16:42

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Well, it's a hobby.

RallyWrench > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:42

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Being a dad, and in what little free time is left between work & family, mountain biking & trail building, often (always) followed by drinking beer:

As Du Volant > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:47

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Hiking, cooking, antiquing I guess? We got to lots of estate sales and collect lots of cool shit for what it's worth.

Also photography and urban exploration, preferably at the same time. I recently got into film photography and have been shooting and developing my own film for almost two years now.

mazda616 > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 16:52

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Photography (cars, landscapes, etc.). My wife and I are both interested in photography. She does a few wedding sessions for friends and stuff throughout the year. Too bad we only have one camera, haha. I also love meteorology and I watch The Weather Channel a lot. I'm a nerd.

Justino6969 > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 17:02

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Guns, firearms, and projectile weapons.

crowmolly > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 17:07

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Weightlifting. Been at it for years, going to try my first 3 lift meet in the spring... as long as my work schedule doesn't torpedo my training again.

MonkeePuzzle > TheHondaBro 01/30/2015 at 17:30

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I especially like the twist ending, you ready?

I was sailing and broke our mast offshore, and this folding oar we found was our only saviour! amazing!

Big Bubba Ray > RallyWrench 01/30/2015 at 19:19

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Dude, that looks awesome! I've always wanted to try one but I no longer own a bike and I'd be scared of busting ass on that haha

Agrajag > Mercedes Streeter 01/30/2015 at 21:44

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Comic books(reading in general), video games, and I'm an avid movie watcher of all genres.

FalconHoon > Mercedes Streeter 01/31/2015 at 01:03

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i collect various vices and addictions!