Hobbies and Collections

[Zalia]

I was just wondering if anyone has any hobbies or collections, besides reading and books?

I, myself crochet, knit, cross stitch, rug hook and collect nutcrackers...the little wooden solider ones not the ones actually used to crack nuts.

Thought it might be interesting to see what everyone does in their spare time.

[mia/susannah]

I also crochet, cross-stitch and collect minerals and fossils. We like to to go to outcrops and quarries to collect fossils and minerals. We also enjoy hiking and camping. Welcome to the site. Look forward to getting to know you

[lophophoras]

I like to collect old cork top bottles. I have been going on bottle digs since I was 16.

[mia/susannah]

That sounds interesting,lophophoras, welcome to the site

[Matt]

I half heartedly collect comic books as well. We have a bunch of boyds bears treasure boxes...that's about it though.

[Odetta]

I absolutely love gardening! Flowers more than food!

[lophophoras]

That sounds interesting,lophophoras, welcome to the site

Thanks!

:-)

[Mist_on_the_Water]

i have lotsa STUFF..lol I collect stones/crystals, that includes fossils when i come across them, i used to collect special edition barbies and beanie babies, i crochet, sew, draw/paint/sculpt/sing/anything arty really, my favorite collection is of about 20 dragon figurines, the latest addition to which is an incense burner, all have a name with the exception of the burner..just got it yesterday, and I think the strangest collection i have is business cards...I collect them like trading cards...it's fun cuz there are so many!

welcome all! long days and pleasant nights!

~IR <3

[sarah]

I like to have all my favorite books in Hardback. I usually rent books from the library but if I love it then I'll buy it in hardback and add it to my bookshelf.

[Mist_on_the_Water]

and I ramble..can you tell? :panic:

[Mist_on_the_Water]

Maerlyn: I want cookies! I love chocolate chip =3

[Odetta]

and I ramble..can you tell? :panic:

Ramble on, Mist!

[Mist_on_the_Water]

oh I could go on for ages..I'm a packrat I practically collect anything...

[Mist_on_the_Water]

oh all that and my current (un?)healthy obsession is DOCTOR WHO W00T!!!!!!

*hugs David Tennant*
:huglove:

[Ricky]

Ooo, I like this thread! I collect alot of things: movie stubs, ticket stubs, keychains, pens, books, DVDs, receipts of things that I purchase, brochures, cardboard boxes, and celebrity autographs.

I'm sure I collect more than that, but I can't think of any more at the moment.

[William50]

When it comes to hobbies, I play guitar with my friends (sort of a band) and play Resident Evil games on my PS2. I also like to take apart electronics.

Collections - Guitars, Resident Evil memorabilia, Movie Posters, circuit boards, CD's, knives. I am sure there are more, but I can't think of them right now.

[Brice]

My hobbies are the internet (big surprise there, huh? :cyclops: ), reading, collecting books, any and everything SK, vinyl, and DVDs. I also have numerous collections of stuff that I've drifted away from mostly.

[mia/susannah]

Its great to see such diversified interests with everyone.

[cozener]

Its been awhile since I've procured anything new but I do collect masks and hats...especially silly/interesting hats. Sadly, I've lost a few hats but I still have a few good ones. I have, I think, about 9 masks. But I don't have much time for collecting anything these days. I have a friend that collects shot glasses and whenever I go any place I'll pick one up for him.

I also like to write and play pc games.

[mia/susannah]

Can we maybe show pictures of some of our collections in this thread?

[Ricky]

After my camera is done charging, I'll post some pictures of my collections. :)

[Ricky]

Here are some of my collections. I don't have alot of books, and my book display is nothing special; just a shelf, but it's mine and I love it. :)

Cardboard boxes; keep in mind there are other boxes within these boxes. :scared:
http://i28.tinypic.com/65btsl.jpg

Books that wouldn't fit on my shelf
http://i25.tinypic.com/3478bi8.jpg

DVDs (I have way more, I just didn't get a picture of them)
http://i26.tinypic.com/2whe2iu.jpg

Hardback SK books:
http://i30.tinypic.com/fw7hpz.jpg

More hardback SK books:
http://i26.tinypic.com/rwqwkp.jpg

Paperback SK books (notice that the spines aren't cracked!)
http://i25.tinypic.com/2a77hgo.jpg

More paperback SK books
http://i30.tinypic.com/wvxzeo.jpg

[Tiffany]

I love to paint and draw. One thing I also love to do is at least once a year, I'll go through all our random shit and do a huge clean-out. If I haven't used it in a year, it goes in the trash or to charity (especially clothes). I'm the opposite of pack-rat.

I don't collect much because of this. Mostly books, DVD's, shotglasses from other cities and nice throw blankets. Oh, and I Love Lucy stuff. I have a bit of that.

[Mist_on_the_Water]

when I stop bing lazy I'll put a pic of my dragosn up, WITH NAMES..lol...I named my incense burner too..his name's Zango.......OOH!! I have a baby one cracking out of an egg whose name is Khef!!

it just fit...most of them are named after characters in books...but yeah, ill have a pic soon...for now I'll list the names...?

Kishiou, Kai, Kimaki, Kirashu, Ramiroth, Khef, Valdearg, Ebillan, Satu Dua and Tiga(3 headed dragon), Aiko, Brisingr, Adurna, Bashira, Charmont (Char for short) and the new Zango.

okay so 17....not 20..same diff...I don't think I forgot any...?:doh:

I name everything don't mind me..I have a Hosta named Sanyu and my pendulum's name is Cisco....OH CISCO!! :panic: I forgot him! he's a dragon too! so 18 :excited:

*shuts up* :P

[mia/susannah]

Love to see pics. I will post pics of some fossils and minerals and gems that are in my collection as soon as I can

[The Lady of Shadows]

i collect turtles (not sea turtles, turtles. sea turtles have flippers, turtles have feet.)

i also collect winnie the pooh things. i have an amazing collection that is boxed up right now. i am a very discerning winnie the pooh collector. whether an item is classic or disney is especially important. also, where it may fit in my heart means more than anything. my favorite piece is a small bisque pooh standing on a piece of parchment holding a quill pen in his paws. i love that more than any other piece i think.

my best non-turtle, non-pooh piece is a yoda from when star wars first came out. i call him the one true yoda. he's one of those little tiny molded plastic guys. he's not on a card or anything (which my husband - who is a huge star wars collector, and i mean huge - says makes him worth less than if he were still on a card) but he is precious to me. he has his stick, and his snake, and his little yoda robe. he sits on the wooden thingy that goes around our thermostat.

[Zalia]

It's great to see so many people with so many different interests all brought together because of one thing.

[mia/susannah]

Ok, Here goes.
These are some minerals and fossils that we have collected over the years.
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh216/patches40_2008/hobbyrocks.jpg

Part of my SK collection
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh216/patches40_2008/StephenKingColl3.jpg

more SK
http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh216/patches40_2008/StphenKingColl1.jpg

I have many more minerals and fossils. My yard is full of them, my basement and 6 rooms in my house are full of minerals and fossils. Will take more pictures when I get the chance

[The Lady of Shadows]

oooh. pretty. sparkly. :)

[Mist_on_the_Water]

i has pics!!!

sorry theyre probly huge ><;;

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/ze_nightcrawler/IMG_1432.jpg
thats Ramiroth

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/ze_nightcrawler/IMG_1433.jpg
the gladss one's Valdearg, the white one is Kirashu, made him with sculpley clay, and the three headed one is Satu, Dua, and Tiga

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/ze_nightcrawler/IMG_1436.jpg
here's Kishiou, my first and smallest dragon...pewter on glass

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/ze_nightcrawler/IMG_1437.jpg
there's Kai, the glass one, and Khef behind him

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/ze_nightcrawler/IMG_1439.jpg
I made these guys too, thats Aiko, the green one, and Kimaki, the navy

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/ze_nightcrawler/IMG_1440.jpg
there's Zango, my newest, and one of my biggest as well

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/ze_nightcrawler/IMG_1441.jpg
the orange is Brisingr, the blue is Adurna, and the lamp is Bashira

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/ze_nightcrawler/IMG_1443.jpg
Here's my little Cisco <3

and this one sSUCKS..but this is Ebillan
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n35/ze_nightcrawler/IMG_1444.jpg

he has a feather in front of his nose..He's a Norbert the Norwegian Ridgeback figure but I renamed him..Char(mont) is a Scorch beanie baby

I also have Mystic the beanie baby, a white dragon....thats all!

[mia/susannah]

Mist. I love those dragons. Thanks for sharing. I wish I had that collection

[Mist_on_the_Water]

thanks! I'll be sire to post pics when I get new ones ^-^

I've always thought these were so beautiful, these figurines, so I started collecting them ^-^

[The Lady of Shadows]

aiko is really awesome! i can't believe you made him. how do you keep him from drying out or something?

[Mist_on_the_Water]

drying out? he's made of sculpey clay, I baked him!

[The Lady of Shadows]

ooooooh. now i get it. :slowturtle:
i've never worked with sculpey clay so i didn't know how it worked. :doh:

[Mist_on_the_Water]

oh..yeah you bake it...15 minutes for every 1/4 inch thickness at 440 degrees or soemthing like that

[ManOfWesternesse]

Nice collection IR. That Zango is impressive looking!

[Mist_on_the_Water]

thankee-sai, he is beaituful! He looks like metal, doesnt he? Nay though, he's plastic!

[Heather19]

For hobbies I love to draw. I had kinda gotten out of it for awhile, but I picked it back up again recently. It can be nice and relaxing.

[valtr0n]

What do I do?

The question is, what don't I do.

I collect things. Many, many things. Military collectibles, firearms, books, action figures, electronics, memorabilia of assorted types. Pretty much anything that catches my fancy.

I'm a strange person.

I also hike a lot. I hunt a lot. I read a lot.

I also work at a grocery store. It's nowhere near as fun as the abovementioned "hobbies." But it's not too bad. I'm a "utility clerk," which means I pretty much just do whatever no one else wants to. It affords me many interesting opportunities for mischief.

[Darkthoughts]

Bump, anyone?

[turtlex]

Okay, let's see.

I am starting a DT book collection, this isn't a complete list of my books ( i just got first editions!! ) but so far - http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=596

In addition to DT books, I collect comic books ( graded (cgc) and ungraded ).

I also collect comic and sci-fi figures/busts/statues - http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=594

I collect movie banners ( those big vinyl ones from the lobbies of the movie theater ) and Angelina Jolie movie posters.

One of my hobbies is geocaching ( www.geocaching.com ).

I also do a lot of gaming ( PS3 snob ) and I love travel.

I do the National Parks Passport Stamp thing - National Parks Geek here.

Hmmm, what else?

Star Trek :borg: and Star Wars items. Star Wars and Star Trek were the very first things I ever collected. Star Wars was a HUGE influence on me. And, I am a TNG Trekker - Picard is my captain.

I also have a big DVD collection - http://www.turtlexicon.com/turtlexflix.html - and I consider film both a hobbie and a collectable. It's just a lot easier that way :) .

Gosh, that's more information about me than I think I've ever given out. As you can tell, my interests are all over the place. Be kind.

[Darkthoughts]

That's totally cool! All my collections, apart from my books, are totally juvenille :lol:

[turtlex]

That's totally cool! All my collections, apart from my books, are totally juvenille :lol:


You made me laugh with this.

My girls' nephew came to visit me and stayed at my apartment - he's 11 and he was in heaven. He was looking at my comic statues like they were in a museum.

All the 12 year old fan boys are jealous of me.

[Heather19]

That is quite a dvd collection you've got there turtlex.

[MrQuint]

I have a rather large collection of smut saved on my hard drive.

BTW - very nice turtlex

[jayson]

I play music (guitar). I play a lot but I have no illusions of doing it professionally (nor the talent) so it is a hobby.

I don't collect anything per se, but I do have a vast music library which is growing all the time. Buying cd's is an addiction.

[turtlex]

I have a rather large collection of smut saved on my hard drive.

BTW - very nice turtlex

Hey, a collection is a collection.


That is quite a dvd collection you've got there turtlex.

I LOVE film and movies of all kinds. Just starting to build my Blu-Ray collection. FilmIsLifeIsFilm.


I play music (guitar). I play a lot but I have no illusions of doing it professionally (nor the talent) so it is a hobby.

I don't collect anything per se, but I do have a vast music library which is growing all the time. Buying cd's is an addiction.

Sounds like you collect music, to me. My addiction is currently comic books and always will be movies.

[Woofer]

my best non-turtle, non-pooh piece is a yoda from when star wars first came out. i call him the one true yoda. he's one of those little tiny molded plastic guys. he's not on a card or anything (which my husband - who is a huge star wars collector, and i mean huge - says makes him worth less than if he were still on a card) but he is precious to me. he has his stick, and his snake, and his little yoda robe. he sits on the wooden thingy that goes around our thermostat.

I have that Yoda, too (I think we've discussed that...)! At the moment he is in Mr. Woofer's shop and often sits in the cockpit of the latest RC plane Mr. Woofer is building.

Among other things, I collect wolves - shocking, I know - and Snoopy. Joe Cool rawks.

[CRinVA]

Besides all things King!


All the Dune Books - all the recent ones signed
Other authors too - Terry Brooks, Terry Goodkind, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkein, Ursula K. Leguin, Joe Hill, J.K. Rowling, Christopher Paolini, Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson, Mitch Albom, Grisham, ...
Comic Books - all the Dark Tower with variants, The Stand with Variants, Joe Hill's Locke & Key
Audio Books
Hess Trucks - you buy them annually at Hess Gas Stations - some are worth a pretty penny - all from 1989 through 2005 - my boys didn't want any more after that - they are sitting on a gold mine and do not even know it!
Signed Baseballs - Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, Mike Mussina, Robinson Canoe, Francisco Liriano, Yogi Berra, Pete Rose, Alphonso Soriano, Elrod Hendricks, Melky Cabrerra, Mariano Rivera, Reggie Jackson, Dave Winfield, Cal Ripken, Whitey Ford, Stan Musial, Don Mattingly, Mickey Mantle (well someday I hope)... - you may notice a theme surrounding The Big Apple!
Team Pennants - Yankees (several), all local (to Wash, DC) professional teams (Skins, Wizards, DC United, Capitals, Prince William Cannons (Single A Yankee Affiliate); college pennants from CNU, GMU, Virginia Tech
Baseball Caps - OMG too many to even think about from my HS in 1971 (Hudson falls Tigers) to my kids HS from last year (CD Hylton Bulldogs), to the Field of Screams in Bangor, Yankees, more Yankees, even more Yankees, FBI Academy, Boy Scouts, ... the list goes on and on and on!!!
Uncirculated New State Quarters - so far 9 of 10 years collected. Thats uncirculated Philladelphia and Denver Mints for 45 of the 50 new state quarters produced thus far - will complete the collection this year when the last set of five becomes available!
Other Coins/Money - Silver Dollars, Kennedy Halfs, Mercury Dimes, Buffalo Nickels, Wheat Pennies, Silver Certificants, Sacajawea Dollar coins, Susan B Anthony Dollar coins,
I used to collect records - the old fashioned LPs; then 8-tracks, then Cassettes, now CDs and MP3s - Rock, Hard Rock, Southern Rock, Acid Rock, Heavy Metal - favs include Lez Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Uriah Heap, Bob Seger, John Cougar Mellancamp, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allmand Brothers, The Greatful Dead, New Riders of the Purple Sage, The Who, Emerson Lake & Palmer, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Cars, The Police, Springsteen, George Thoroughgood & the Destroyers, Offspring, C, S, N & Y, ZZ Top, Tom Petty, REO Speedwagon, Yes, Mountain, ...
Movies - first on Beta Max, then VHS, now DVDs - all King, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Star Trek, Dune, Men In Black, all blockbusters, ...
My daughter collects all things Lucille Ball - even has her autograph!



I guess you could say we collect too god dam much! :-)

[CRinVA]

Besides all things King!


All the Dune Books - all the recent ones signed
Other authors too - Terry Brooks, Terry Goodkind, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkein, Ursula K. Leguin, Joe Hill, J.K. Rowling, Christopher Paolini, Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson, Mitch Albom, Grisham, ...
Comic Books - all the Dark Tower with variants, The Stand with Variants, Joe Hill's Locke & Key
Audio Books
Hess Trucks - you buy them annually at Hess Gas Stations - some are worth a pretty penny - all from 1989 through 2005 - my boys didn't want any more after that - they are sitting on a gold mine and do not even know it!
Signed Baseballs - Derek Jeter, Bernie Williams, Mike Mussina, Robinson Canoe, Francisco Liriano, Yogi Berra, Pete Rose, Alphonso Soriano, Elrod Hendricks, Melky Cabrerra, Mariano Rivera, Reggie Jackson, Dave Winfield, Cal Ripken, Whitey Ford, Stan Musial, Don Mattingly, Mickey Mantle (well someday I hope)... - you may notice a theme surrounding The Big Apple!
Team Pennants - Yankees (several), all local (to Wash, DC) professional teams (Skins, Wizards, DC United, Capitals, Prince William Cannons (Single A Yankee Affiliate); college pennants from CNU, GMU, Virginia Tech
Baseball Caps - OMG too many to even think about from my HS in 1971 (Hudson falls Tigers) to my kids HS from last year (CD Hylton Bulldogs), to the Field of Screams in Bangor, Yankees, more Yankees, even more Yankees, FBI Academy, Boy Scouts, ... the list goes on and on and on!!!
Uncirculated New State Quarters - so far 9 of 10 years collected. Thats uncirculated Philladelphia and Denver Mints for 45 of the 50 new state quarters produced thus far - will complete the collection this year when the last set of five becomes available!
Other Coins/Money - Silver Dollars, Kennedy Halfs, Mercury Dimes, Buffalo Nickels, Wheat Pennies, Silver Certificants, Sacajawea Dollar coins, Susan B Anthony Dollar coins,
I used to collect records - the old fashioned LPs; then 8-tracks, then Cassettes, now CDs and MP3s - Rock, Hard Rock, Southern Rock, Acid Rock, Heavy Metal - favs include Lez Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Uriah Heap, Bob Seger, John Cougar Mellancamp, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allmand Brothers, The Greatful Dead, New Riders of the Purple Sage, The Who, Emerson Lake & Palmer, The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, The Cars, The Police, Springsteen, George Thoroughgood & the Destroyers, Offspring, C, S, N & Y, ZZ Top, Tom Petty, REO Speedwagon, Yes, Mountain, ...
Movies - first on Beta Max, then VHS, now DVDs - all King, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Star Trek, Dune, Men In Black, all blockbusters, ...
My daughter collects all things Lucille Ball - even has her autograph!
T-Shirts - every place I go I gotta have a T-Shirt! My wife just cringes when we see the sales booths!



I guess you could say we collect too god dam much! :-)

[MonteGss]

I play music (guitar). I play a lot but I have no illusions of doing it professionally (nor the talent) so it is a hobby.

I don't collect anything per se, but I do have a vast music library which is growing all the time. Buying cd's is an addiction.

Out of curiousity R_of_G, do you buy off iTunes and/or do you rip all your CDs to your library?

[LadyHitchhiker]

I collect Star Trek books

[jayson]

Out of curiousity R_of_G, do you buy off iTunes and/or do you rip all your CDs to your library?

I have purchased a small amount of music from iTunes when people have given me iTunes gift cards as gifts, but the vast majority of stuff in my digital library started as cd's that I ripped into it.

[Darkthoughts]

Here's some of my stuff :D

The original basic/jungle/fossil sets of pokemon cards:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/towerjunkie19/pokemoncards.jpg

Stickers, mainly Japanese, that I have on my art portfolio case:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c39/towerjunkie19/stickers.jpg

Other than that I collect books, music (itunes, cd, cassette and vinyl, although I rarely buy vinyl these days) and Doom Patrol comics.

[3 DOORS DOWN]

I have one or two hobbies, my first is playing guitar (have a small
collection of paul reed smith guitars).Second would be gardening,
growing your own veg is great and tastes a lot better.I had a third,
brewing beer+wine but stopped (well told to stop):cry:

[jayson]

3 Doors Down - you should post some pics of your PRS guitars. PRS makes some really sweet looking guitars. I'd love to see.

I play too. I don't collect guitars, though I would if I could afford to. I currently have a Gibson ES-135 and a Squire Strat. I would love to add a Telecaster to the family.

[Louise]

Recently joined the gym and have decided that fitness is my new hobby! I'm going to the gym 3 times a week and swimming at least twice a week! I have also just quit smoking, which had been a nasty hobby for quite a few years!
Besides that, i spend a lot of evening walking on the beach with my dog and with summer comming up, i'll be spending some of that time swimming in the sea with my dog too :dance:

[lead dealer]

I have beem a collector of old military arms, flintlocks to m1garrands. Also run a thourally unprofitable gunsmithing home bisuness. :unsure:
Second, well you ever see the history channel? You know those guys that are in the backgound wearing uniforms that nobody has worn in quite some time? Yep, thats me, I am a reenactor. This hobby got me in to the one at the top. Have done and still have the gear for everything from French and indian war (7 years war for you european types)to ww2. ww2 is my current love. Where else do you get to engage real people with real weapons and not worry about death? And we all get up and have a beer after wards...

There is just something nice about wasting (simulated) a Kraut with a thompson....

And the tragic thing is my wife approves and dose it with me! She dose french resistance though, thourally under apprechiated in my opinion.


Spell check is broke, dammit!!!!

" I kill with my heart"

[LadyHitchhiker]

I used to collect business cards...