Rachel and I were discussing a couple of days ago that we seriously need hobbies. But hobbies take desire and commitment.
I teach about 14 hours a week and hold about 10 office hours. So, I honestly only work 24 hours a week. I grade about 900 essays over the course of the semester (that’s kinda scary now that I think about it), but most of them are short, and when you consider I have 160 or so office hours per semester, it’s not really that bad.
I have no research responsibilities. I have grand plans to research, but I have no real desire to do it. I do end up doing it though. And I do other work stuff. Hey, I even carpeted the upstairs loft (a miracle for anyone that’s seen me do anything of that sort) with the help of a friend.
I asked Jon the other day if he had any ideas. He replied that I could read or write. Right. That’s what I’ve always done. But I’m looking to expand my horizons here. Any other ideas that don’t waste money and are productive.
I mean, my most productive hobby is playing with my stocks, but there’s only so much I can do with that before I start scaring myself.
We’re going swimming everyday, but I can only do that for a bit before I get bored.
We watch about 5 movies a week, and that’s totally not productive.
It takes a lot to impress me or catch my attention. I don’t want to do anything where my life is at stake.
Surfing the net is a waste of time, and I’ve even taken up politics as a hobby lately. I think I’ve read every Bush and Kerry published this year, and I even find myself reading CNN.com, rasmussenreports.com, and electoral-vote.com every single day. This shouldn’t be. Help me.
September 29th, 2004 at 3:03 pm
Well, if you’re looking for productive and interesting, but not necessarily “busy” and “fascinating,” you could try whittling. That’ll slow you down a bit and could end up being profitable if you spend enough time with it.
September 29th, 2004 at 4:10 pm
Cooking (or baking). It’s the Hobby That Never Ends. Plus, you get to eat what you make!
Or what about a musical instrument of some sort?
September 29th, 2004 at 6:45 pm
I love to scrapbook. Fun and productive. Yet, for you, possibly gay.
September 30th, 2004 at 8:07 am
When in doubt, write a novel.
Or at least some short stories.
Or maybe some heiku.
September 30th, 2004 at 9:31 am
how about quilting? it’s not just ’sewing circle’ stuff, there is the designing, matching colors (and shades of colors) and then the actual putting together and quilting…doesn’t have to be for just girls, and it is quite productive!
September 30th, 2004 at 10:22 am
Whittling, cooking/baking, a musical instrument, scrapbooking, writing fiction, and quilting.
I am now fully sure that blogging doesn’t really show anyone what I am like.
I do have tons of scrapbooking material, and I’d like it to be scrapbooked, but I don’t want to be the one to do it.
Oh, and neither does Rachel.
September 30th, 2004 at 6:54 pm
Most homosexual male hobbie ever - crochet.
As long as you are not crocheting, you are not gay.
September 30th, 2004 at 8:21 pm
You could um, put pictures in photo albums. That takes a little bit of time, and it’s not gay like scrapbooking would be for you. But this wouldn’t last very long. You’d need another hobby after a day or less. Hmm…you could get into fishing if there are any places around there to do so. I can’t really think of any better suggestions! I can, though, think of what you would say to different suggestions that pop into my head, and I don’t blame you…
Have y’all been doing any yoga? Forrest got a video and is actually doing it; I’ve done yoga with him a couple times.
October 1st, 2004 at 5:42 am
Yoga. I don’t know how to respond.
October 1st, 2004 at 12:55 pm
when you come up with a good hobby, let me know. i’m bored out of my mind over here. my dad runs as a hobby. he does around 10-14 miles a day. that’s far too much strenuous activity for me.
and for the record, i wasn’t suggesting scrapbooking. i just said i liked it.
October 6th, 2004 at 9:20 pm
Shouldn’t that be 10-14 miles a *week*?
October 8th, 2004 at 6:10 am
fishing!