Your Favourite Hobby

[glen]

Hi everyone, my favourite hobby is fishing! I like it because it gets me out in the great outdoors and I enjoy the excitement of never knowing what will nibble on my line!



What is your favourite hobby? Why is it your favourite? <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



<img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> Cheers, Glen

[Tearstone]

My favorite hobby would be modifying cars to increase their performance.

[Mel-Visitor]

Kickboxing for me!

[dasha101]

My favorite hobby is dancing. I find it entertaining and it's a stress reliever for me. It is also a good exercise.

[MsMixte]

I ride bicycles and keep them in good repair.

I grow orchids.

I go birdwatching.

I do a lot of reading about various subjects...



And I travel!



That's enough to keep me quite busy.



MisMixte

[CDarklock]

My favorite hobby is finding new hobbies. Every so often, I think "I don't do anything new anymore" and I run find something new.



Yes, my house is full of all kinds of random crap. Why do you ask?

[glen]

so why is your house full of crap then? <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> lol



and what was the latest hobby your "hobby investigations" have uncovered? <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[CDarklock]

[quote name='glen' post='2711' date='Mar 17 2007, 06:28 PM']so why is your house full of crap then? <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> lol[/quote]



I get all kinds of stuff related to the hobby, and then I lose interest.

and what was the latest hobby your "hobby investigations" have uncovered? <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

I got this wild idea that I could start my own business selling things on eBay, so I went out on this rampage of locating wholesale places that could sell me good products cheap. Eventually, I came across a site that had a pot-luck box of 100 pocketknives on sale, so I bought it. Now I have a box of 100 knives, and suddenly I realise that I need to take pictures of all of them, and write descriptions, and put up auctions... what a pain in the ###! So they're just sitting here. Anyone in the market for a good pocketknife?



Okay, maybe "good" is stretching it a bit.



All right, they suck, I got ripped off.



Now I've got this wild idea for a different business. And I'm building up a list of t-shirt and bumper sticker slogans for an online store. And I'm taking artist applications for a web comic I want to start back up. And I just started a forum dedicated to an old BBS door game I used to play. And meanwhile, my contract at work is up in three weeks, so I need to find another job.



So it's just go, go, go and fail, fail, fail over here. But at least I'm keeping busy. <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[glen]

well you never know when you might make it big on the internet. who knows, you might be the next big internet tycoon following in the footsteps of google and microsoft! <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> hope one of your business ideas pans out!



cheers, glen

[CDarklock]

[quote name='glen' post='2724' date='Mar 19 2007, 04:10 AM']who knows, you might be the next big internet tycoon[/quote]



Well, you do know what almost every big success has in common, don't you?



A big list of failures before they got it right!



I'm halfway there!

[glen]

nice one! then i am about due for some success too then! <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[powerful_rogue]

Hmmm....tough question!



I must admit i like pottering around in the garden! Nothing better the putting the hard work in to see the results in the summer!

[dreamerinexike]

My favourite hobby is Webdesign. I have been making websites and forums since 1999, and currently have about 4 currently running; only wish I had enough time to give the same amount of time on each site!

The thing I like the most about it is the sense of achievement I get from seeing the end result, especially when forums take off. A couple of my sites have spawned really close knit offline friendships now, and that makes it all worthwhile <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[glen]

hi dreamer. i have been making forums for about the same length of time as you. i agree its good fun and quite rewarding.



my main site (going for about 7 years now) is a fishing forum. i decided to set up this melbourne-based forum recently because i think melbourne really needed a central meeting place online <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />



plus i am learning that a lot of people from overseas are really keen to learn more about the place. especially if they are planning holidays etc.



cheers, glen

[ginger]

So many to list, going to the gym, chilling with mates, relaxing, listening to music, etc. Perhaps my fav is having a night out with mates :-)

[glen]

hi ginger. do you guys normally just go to local pubs? what is your favourite beverage? <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[livewirerules]

Mine is collecting stamps and driving.....its really cool to have a core race every week

[glen]

hi live wire, what is a "core" race? <img src='http://www.melbournechat.org/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

[hugodiaz]

Well Glen, I don't have the patience for fishing. Actually, I do, but I just don't enjoy sitting down and waiting.



What I really like is playing football(soccer); goodness, it's so confusing as to what to call it these days.



Anyway, I guess I could also say that using the internet is a major hobby of mine.

[Guest]

i need one. all i do is work, work, work. can someone recommend me one? something. anything.