Hobbies (non mc related ones), let's hear them???

Sooo I've slowly been acquiring a few used/new woodworking tools these past few months. Earlier this year was a mig welder.....it would seem as if I have a mild 'problem' with tool buying.

Anyhow, my latest interest is....(don't freakin laugh)....a wood lathe, I'm genuinely interested in trying 'turning' some stuff.

Anyone here do it? If not WTF do you do when not around MC's????

 

I've always wanted a kickass stereo system. The past few years I've been working on it. I had a decent Yamaha 7.2 channel AVR, but needed better front channel speakers. I acquired a pair of Klipsch Palladium speakers, but then realized my AVR couldn't bring out the best of these speakers. So I bought a Emotive 500x2 amp, and an Emo pre-amp. That made a HUGE difference in sound, more clarity, depth, much more bass also. My next purchase will be a better cd player, probably an Oppo. I would also like to try some tube amplification, or SET amps.

Another hobby is music related also, guitars. I keep buying guitars, basses, and amps, and hoping I will get better after each purchase. I just need to practice more.

 

I wish I could do some machining and or woodwork, but equipment just takes too much money and space.

I use to be into RC cars, lots of indoor tracks where you can race during the winter.
Besides that tennis and lifting heavy stuff (at least heavy for me haha).

 

Upgrading this..



Disc brakes were first.

 

I drink beer, work on my house (yes I enjoy it), and beat up...I mean...'play with'....my chillins. And then have more beer.

It's the perfect life. (smile emoticon)

 

Golf and ice hockey. I really need to find a "cheap" hobby

 

Hockey here too. I've played going on almost 40 years now and starting the winter league next weekend. I'm also my wife's tennis backboard. She's a 4.0 player and uses me for practice even though I'm only about a 3.5 myself. We played doubles last night with my son and brother. And I'm a drummer in a shitty garage band that plays every Thursday night for the last twenty years.

 

Rock Climbing:

Also, spending time with the boy playing with his "Monster Trucks":

 

smokin' dope and drinkin' wine..

but that is a former one. when Im "not around MCs", Im finding a way to be.

 

machining and fabrication

 

Looking /dreaming about parts for either the bikes or car
I love me some tools too...I forget what i have and just buy the same thing over a lot of times :\
Watching Sports (racing, football, basketball, baseball)
Playing Fantasy Sports
Playing sport games on the PS4
Watching movies; zombie like watching; I'm not the type to say wow that plot was extraordinary because Jack blah blah...let me lose myself for a couple hours, drink a couple beers and eat some popcorn and I'm good.

 

Camping with the family, coaching The Boy's baseball team and football team, and 4 days a week between the dojo and the dance studio for The Girl would probably qualify as my "hobbies"!

However... I built this



for The Boy's surprise Christmas gift, which is this



And I've got another 25'-30' of track to mix in there as well. Right now it's a 6-car setup. Something tells me that this will become my new time-consumer. But so far it's been good Dad-Boy time!

 

Ski racing except the winter here in PA sucks this year. My first race is supposed to be next week...no snow.

 

This is Yellow Creek in Alabama. Near SandRock.

 

T hat looks really nice. I may have to take an extra day or 2 if I make it down to Barber this year.

 

I like building scale models. Mostly WWII US subjects.

 

Masturbating

 

Is this your bass drum?

 

Watches, I guess and dumpster diving.