What are some unique hobbies you have?

[mvd]

I like to write and keep up lists for fun (will give some examples in a later post.)

[Shine]

1. I collect smiles from strangers

[ohiosmith]

2. Collect watches.

[TransitJohn]

3. I collect

jokes in my world travels. Sadly, all around the world, just like here, most are in bad taste/offensive.

[Throd]

4. Beer cans

4000+ and counting....

[mvd]

5. Examples

* Celeb crush list (it's the same in the top 20 except that Bree Sharp is back in the top 20. Kelly Ogden is pretty much tied with Bree, but I have seen more of Bree. The singers in the top 20 are Leslie Mills, Anna Nalick, Andrea Corr, Michelle Branch, Joanna Pacitti, Bree Sharp, and Alison Sudol.)

* Music lists (favorite artists, best CDs of each year, album grade lists, etc.)

* To-do lists

* Reading lists

* And whatever I feel like at the time

[mvd]

6. I will post my 2007 album grade list - still a work in progress

A (and A+ - I decide A+s later) -

The Shins - Wincing The Night Away
The Pierces - 13 Tales Of Love And Revenge
Barenaked Ladies - Barenaked Ladies Are Men
Patty Griffin - Children Running Through
Brandi Carlile - The Story
They Might Be Giants - The Else
Mandy Moore - Wild Hope
Kate Voegele - Don't Look Away
Alexa Wilkinson - Lullabye Appetite
The Clientele - God Save The Clientele
The Dollyrots - Because I'm Awesome
Rooney - Calling The World
A Fine Frenzy - One Cell In The Sea
Sloan - Never Hear The End Of It
Chantal Kreviazuk - Ghost Stories
Aly & AJ - Insomniatic
Tori Amos - American Doll Posse
Stars - In Our Room After The War
Tiffany - Just Me
Tegan And Sara - The Con
Chantal Kreviazuk - Ghost Stories
Youth Group - Casino Twilight Dogs
The High Strung - Get The Guests
Kelly Clarkson - My December
The Postmarks - self-titled
White Stripes - Icky Thump
Suzanne Vega - Beauty And Crime
Shannon Moore - Evaporate
The Fratellis - Costello Music
Fountains Of Wayne - Traffic & Weather
Adrienne Pierce - Faultline
Lavender Diamond - Imagine Our Love
The Nightwatchman - One Man Revolution
Dean & Britta - Back Numbers
The Affair - Yes Yes To You
Mary Chapin Carpenter - The Calling

A-

John Mellencamp - Freedom's Road
Kristin Hersh - Learn To Sing Like A Star
Saving Jane - One Girl Revolution
Amy Stroup - Chasing Greenlights
Bloc Party - Weekend in the City
The Comas - Spells
Jesse Malin - Glitter In The Gutter
Lynn Carey Saylor - You Like It Clean
Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
Laura Veirs - Saltbreakers
Fall Out Boy - Infinity On High
Maria Taylor - Lynn Teeter Flower
Jill Cunniff - City Beach
Mary May - Lock The Door
Lesley Wright - Firefly
Paramore - RIOT!
Oohlas - Best Stop Pop
Travis - The Boy With No Name

B+

Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter- Like, Love, Lust & The Open Halls of the Soul
Dolores O'Riordan - Are You Listening?
Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
Ryan Adams - Easy Tiger
New Years Day - My Dear
Bon Jovi - Lost Highway
Avril Lavigne - The Best Damn Thing
Brooke - Runaround
Blonde Redhead - 23
Smashing Pumpkins - Zeitgeist

B

Kim Richey - Chinese Boxes


B-

Katharine McPhee - self-titled
Colbie Callait - Coco
Velvet Revolver - Libertad
Jonas Brothers - self-titled
Yellowcard - Paper Walls


C+

Norah Jones - Not Too Late
Sum 41 - Underclass Hero
America - Here And Now
Hilary Duff - Dignity
Lily Allen - Alright, Still
The Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Paris - Princess P
The Bravery - The Sun And The Moon
Paul McCartney - Memory Always Full

C

Elliott Yamin - self-titled
Chris Cornell - Carry On
Interpol - Our Love To Admire
Lifehouse - Who We Are
Maroon 5 - It Won't Be Soon Before Long

C-

Ashley Tisdale - Headstrong
Good Charlotte - Good Morning Revival
Linkin Park - Minutes To Midnight
Hanson - The Walk
Constantine - Everybody Loves

D

Modest Mouse - We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
The Arctic Monkeys - Favourite Worst Nightmare
Bjork - Volta


Country

A

Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

A-

Brad Paisley - 5th Gear


B+

Tim McGraw - Let It Go

B

Martina McBride - Wake Up Laughing

B-

Blake Shelton - Pure BS
Gretchen Wilson - One Of The Boys


C+

Bucky Covington - self-titled

[Shine]

9. Wow!!!!! Somebody has too much time on their hands

just kidding.

that's an impressive list, mvd!

You must have a very organized mind.

[mvd]

10. Thanks

I probably do spend too much time. But it's fun.

[Shine]

11. I'm a big list maker, too

but not those types of lists. Mostly "to do" and "to get" types of lists.

In fact, one of my quirks is that I'll sometimes add to my list something that I've ALREADY DONE...just to have the simple pleasure of marking it off.

Silly, but I know I'm not alone in this quirkiness.

[mvd]

13. LOL

I make multiple entries in my lists, but by accident. I like quirkiness. Speaking of to-do lists, I'm signing off for today. Have a good day, all!

[XemaSab]

15. You need to listen to the Modest Mouse about 5 times

It was all I listened to in Florida for a week and that shit's the BOMB.

[mvd]

16. I could tell it's not my kind of music

As such, I might be hesitant to review it, but I felt I could put it on my personal list.

[cwydro]

7. I like bricks.

I love to make patios or paths or whatever I can.

I don't know how to build walls, but if I did, I would do that too.

And since I always rent, there is a trail of bricks from wherever I have lived.

[Redstone]

14. Not bad at all as hobbies go; I'll bet lots of people appreciate you without

even knowing who you are.

Redstone

[cwydro]

17. Hey thanks.

I never thought of that.

[u4ic]

8. Studying thoroughbred race horse pedigrees

and pysanky: (those aren't mine)

[billyskank]

33. I know all about those.

[Redstone]

12. Badger grooming and aluminum-siding classification, and why would you think that

THOSE would be unique?

Redstone

[Pendrench]

18. Collecting business cards from bookstores. n/t

[RetroLounge]

20. PM me your address and I'll send you mine

RL

[Pendrench]

24. That's awful nice of you to offer...thank you very much!

[patricia92243]

19. Pen Pals, Not sure if that would be considered a hobby.

[ghostsofgiants]

21. I can't think of any of my hobbies that are overly unique.

Make art, skateboard, play bass. Nothing out of the ordinary.

[AllegroRondo]

22. I collect hotel bibles

the ones the Guideons leave in the bedside table.

I have several hundred.

[InternalDialogue]

23. They are always losing those!

I don't know what else to say about the Gideons, but they can't keep track of stuff.

It's a wonder they can find the keys to get out of the house. "Honey, where did I... Nevermind! They're in the nightstand!"

[HughBeaumont]

25. Legos and fake pumpkin carving.

I'm about to take on the thankless hobby of being a Lego builder. Can't wait.

[TommyO]

27. Lego is way cool!

I still have every single piece that I collected as a kid. I haven't pulled it out since I moved into the new townhouse, but give it time.

[billyskank]

26. I draw nudes of my favourite beautiful female friends

Oh wait, that's the hobby I'd like to have.

[graywarrior]

28. Making up stories about my friends and telling them to their friends and families.

Hahahahahahahaha.

[RFKHumphreyObama]

29. A few

I am not a citizen of and do not reside in the United States but am obsessed with some of the aspects of the political system. I spend my time collecting research of US Senators, how they voted and their re-election campaigns, tracing them back to the 1960s in some cases -although the voting records thing has only been since the 1980s because that's the earliest I have access to them. Somewhere, I have records of how Senators voted for the establishment of the MLK holiday, the confirmation of Robert Bork, the confirmation of Senator John Towers, the confirmation of Clarence Thomas and a whole lot of other votes that are probably trivial and insignificant. I can name all the US Senators and most of the US Governors off the top of my head. I have also researched the state visits that all US presidents have taken since (I think) Theodore Roosevelt and all the state visits that US presidents have received in recent history and have been fascinated with reading and re-reading those lists (you can find them on the State Department's webpage. I also spend waaaaaay too much time on Wikipedia looking up congressmen who served in various districts under various congresses


I also spend my time doing creative writing and writing alternative history for the future and present respectively

[Parche]

30. Collection

I collect airline timetables, have over 5000 some from 1958-
and many different airlines

[RushIsRot]

31. I make bottle cap Ear Whimsies.

[StopTheMorans]

32. rhymes with "squelching", involves a bendy straw

can't say too much more...