Other hobbies.

[NAD]

Just curious what people's other hobbies are, beyond disturbing the peace at concerts and blasting your neighbors ears apart with that damn rock n' roll.

I am a terminally amateur photographer, most of my pictures are landscapes of deserts and forests.

This is an oasis in the middle of the desert, very interesting since the average temp. is well over 100 *F in Joshua Tree:

Also I'm one of them offroad types, I don't destroy nature, just my vehicles.

Old truck:

New truck (even though it's a year older than my "old" one):

No action shots yet, but I did almost flip her two weeks ago. :Spin:

Good Friday afternoon topic, even if nobody else has any power today...

 

[Black Winter Day]

hey, those are pretty cool! looks like something you'd see on tv with bob seger singing "like a rock".

anyway. . . uh. . . hobbies. . .


reading
writing
partying
altering my mind
guitar
uh. . . breathing
sleeping
eating
masturbating**
watching movies
filming movies
using the bathroom
passing out*


*after doing some of the aforementioned things
**sometimes in combination with others on the list

 

[bloodfiredeath]

other hobbies:

buying dvds
collecting toys, mostly japanese
reading junk fantasy novels (and i mean junk in a good way)
video games (gba, nes, snes, psx, n64)
playing with my cats
building gundam model kits
watching too much porn

hmmm... i guess most of these aren't hobbies...

 

[Ayeka]

building gundam model kits

Hardcore

Mine:
Watching anime/reading manga
Final Fantasy
Guitar
Trying to keep a band from not falling apart
Reading (fantasy stuff)
Me mates

 

[HarmonyDies....]

My two new bands (one which is doing a thrash metal version of Independant Women, and one which is progressive and doing a cover of Cynic- Veil of Maya)

Reading
Anime
Guitar
Video and Computer games.

 

[JayKeeley]

@NAD - HarmonyDies just reminded me about Cynic. It's something you'd probably like based on what we were discussing around Swano's Moontower. Do you have Focus?

By the way, great photographs. Might call you up on something site related at some point...

Re: hobbies, I am a father to an 18 month old girl, Chloe. Everything else is kind of on hold, heh. But truth be known, I do spend some time on the following (more time on some than others, guess which):

Maintaining Royal Carnage(!)
Writing for Royal Carnage(!)
Horror DVDs - especially of the Japanese kind
Picking up my Fender Acoustic from time to time (used to be an avid player)
Tinkling on the ivories (I have a keyboard and I like to work out movie themes like Conan, Terminator, and Braveheart, hehehe)
I used to play videogames galore, with the Res Evil series being my fave of all time

 

[NAD]

No, haven't heard any Cynic, might need to check them out though... 70s proggy keyboards I'm guessing?

My (somewhat limited) photography skills are at your disposal!

Hey BWD, is that Arseface as your avatar?

 

[JayKeeley]

No, haven't heard any Cynic, might need to check them out though... 70s proggy keyboards I'm guessing?

Ooooh, you would lurve Cynic. Don't think you'll find many people on this forum who object strongly to that album. Took me a while to get into - you'll probably dig it off the bat.

Hey BWD, is that Arseface as your avatar?

Why that be tongue zombie from Day of the Dead!

 

[Erik]

<-- On my computer, this smiley is exactly in sync with Metallica "Damage, Inc."

Oh, and even I have Cynic "Focus."

 

[JayKeeley]

Oh, and even I have Cynic "Focus."

First Nocturnal Rites, and now Cynic? It's fun to vary things about a bit isn't it?

 

[Erik]

Actually, I've had Cynic for a long time... I have Pestilence too. I listen to a lot of stuff.

 

[NAD]

I listen to a lot of stuff.

I'm starting to notice that... you just don't admit to listening to anything outside black metal.

 

[Erik]

Sure... As evidenced by my now-playing boxes here on UM lately being filled with everything from Celtic Frost's "Cold Lake" and Nocturnal Rites to Mütiilation and Belketre...

At the moment I probably listen to doom more than black metal.

 

[NAD]

Hey I saw Antimatter in that box one day...

 

[Erik]

Yeah, Antimatter rule. Getting their CD's soon. Also, newer Ulver.

 

[JayKeeley]

Actually, I've had Cynic for a long time... I have Pestilence too. I listen to a lot of stuff.

Yeah I was just teasing....I MUST get a review done for Testimony of the Ancients.....

....we need more classics on the zine, folks.

 

[Erik]

Testimony of the Ancients.....

That's the one I have... I don't really feel qualified to review it though.

 

[JayKeeley]

That's the one I have... I don't really feel qualified to review it though.

What, are you nutz? In that case, we might as well ALL call it a day!

 

[bloodfiredeath]

I MUST get a review done for Testimony of the Ancients.....

Great album. Consuming Impulse is better though...

 

[J.]

I must be the only person who finds Cynic's 'Focus' to be one of the most overrated wank albums ever made.

No doubt the dudes in Cynic have talent, but talent does not automatically a good album make.

I guess i just like more brutality in my death metal (and use that term loosely, as this is barely death metal at all).

Not to mention the fucking Optimus Prime vocals ruin any enjoyment I might have otherwise gotten from Focus.

NAD, if you like technically proficient wank music (think Gordian Knot) with raspy vocals, you might like Focus. Or if you were a big fan The Transformers when you were a kid, you'll probably like it.

I'm not saying it's as bad as Soilwork. I think it just receives so much praise because of the experimentation involved at those times.