Hobbies! - Page 14

Princess Griff · 19-11-2009, 19:54

Wow Pheebs! Well done!!! HSBC and the big car people - you're doing good girly!

sara · 19-11-2009, 20:06

Congrats Pheebs

Don't think I've yet added to this thread...

1) Clearly, I'm well into my swing dancing - I dance weekly pretty much - occasionally more, occasionally less. It is THE best fun, I couldn't recommend it more, big up the lindy hop!

2) About once every 18 months I'll go out and be a volunteer with the Tall Ships Youth Trust on their brig Stavros S Niarchos, as a deckie, assistant engineer, or occasionally as paying crew if it's a cheap enough voyage.

3) When I get the time and the money, I love to ski, but it's been a couple of years

Princess Griff · 19-11-2009, 21:20

Where abouts do you do your swing dancing Sara? I'd love to have a go at it!!

sara · 19-11-2009, 21:55

Bristol, but there's quite a lot of it on down your way - where in Somerset are you?

I have a blog and we've got a Facebook group but I specifically put up Brissle stuff. I can find out more further south for you though

http://bristolswingdancers.blogspot.com/

EDIT wait, north Somerset - that's got to be nearly Bristol anyway :P

Roberta · 19-11-2009, 22:16

That looks fab!

Princess Griff · 19-11-2009, 22:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by sara

EDIT wait, north Somerset - that's got to be nearly Bristol anyway :P

Haha, yeh well I live in Clevedon....so pretty darn close to Bristol!
Cheers for link - Ill have a gander! x

sara · 20-11-2009, 12:43

No problem! Email or contact me through whichever medium you prefer best if you want to know anything else

CaptRugWash · 23-11-2009, 04:34

I'm new here and have read most of the thread, but not all of it, an interesting mix here. My hobbies consist of: Motorsport (Sprints/Hill climbs/Track stuff), Football (County cup & Division 2), Gym (Circuit training, spinning classes, Body pump, weights,etc), Cycling (Cross country, downhill, etc), Xbox gaming, Music and boring myself on various forums.

Flibster · 23-11-2009, 13:01

Sadly for me, the only hobby I'm actually doing at the moment is increasing my CD and LP collection.

Substantially over 3000 CD's now and rapidly heading towards 1000 LP's

*gulp*

Oh, and if anyone can recommend a decent record deck that will play 78rpm Shellac records as well as 45 and 33rpm vinyl... Preferably with speed adjustment... as 78rpm records are rarely 78rpm...

I'm not after much...

Haly · 23-11-2009, 13:23

While being off work since July with a broken foot, I've really thrown myself into my writing, making it much more than a hobby really.

As an example of the workload, last week I produced 9 different reviews or articles of between 1,000 and 1,500 words each. Not even sure if I wrote that much in a week at University! That's excluding the amount of hours put into research for two of the pieces, and the time needed to play the relevant games.

I've got to the stage where I'm starting to get paid for some of it (albeit not much considering the amount of hours each piece can take) and have secured a couple of regular paying pieces a month. The rest is made up of unpaid work but the free games are a perk and I've got to the point where I don't have much trouble getting the best of the games to cover which is rather useful. Built up a decent network of contacts meaning I never have any trouble finding more assignments to take on.

I'd love to make it something that can support me financially, but as I have no desire whatsoever to do it full time in an office, the freelance path will be a much slower route to take. I've got the time spare at least!

I've no doubt that some people see it as an easy thing to do but it's far from simple if you intend on doing it well. So I'm quite happy with how things are progressing.

19-11-2009, 19:54	#131
Princess Griff Buns'o'Steel Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maison Jingriff in North Somerset Posts: 600	Wow Pheebs! Well done!!! HSBC and the big car people - you're doing good girly! __________________

19-11-2009, 20:06	#132
sara G&T FFS!!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 55	Congrats Pheebs Don't think I've yet added to this thread... 1) Clearly, I'm well into my swing dancing - I dance weekly pretty much - occasionally more, occasionally less. It is THE best fun, I couldn't recommend it more, big up the lindy hop! 2) About once every 18 months I'll go out and be a volunteer with the Tall Ships Youth Trust on their brig Stavros S Niarchos, as a deckie, assistant engineer, or occasionally as paying crew if it's a cheap enough voyage. 3) When I get the time and the money, I love to ski, but it's been a couple of years __________________ More on swing dance in Bristol & the Facebook group.

19-11-2009, 21:20	#133
Princess Griff Buns'o'Steel Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maison Jingriff in North Somerset Posts: 600	Where abouts do you do your swing dancing Sara? I'd love to have a go at it!! __________________

19-11-2009, 21:55	#134
sara G&T FFS!!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 55	Bristol, but there's quite a lot of it on down your way - where in Somerset are you? I have a blog and we've got a Facebook group but I specifically put up Brissle stuff. I can find out more further south for you though http://bristolswingdancers.blogspot.com/ EDIT wait, north Somerset - that's got to be nearly Bristol anyway :P __________________ More on swing dance in Bristol & the Facebook group. Last edited by sara; 19-11-2009 at 21:58.

19-11-2009, 22:16	#135
Roberta Pole Model Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,986	That looks fab! __________________ I fell out of favour with Heaven somewhere, and I'm here for the hell of it now...

20-11-2009, 12:43	#137
sara G&T FFS!!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 55	No problem! Email or contact me through whichever medium you prefer best if you want to know anything else __________________ More on swing dance in Bristol & the Facebook group.

23-11-2009, 04:34	#138
CaptRugWash Columbian Coffee Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: On tour, washing rugs. Cumming to a rug near you! Posts: 61	I'm new here and have read most of the thread, but not all of it, an interesting mix here. My hobbies consist of: Motorsport (Sprints/Hill climbs/Track stuff), Football (County cup & Division 2), Gym (Circuit training, spinning classes, Body pump, weights,etc), Cycling (Cross country, downhill, etc), Xbox gaming, Music and boring myself on various forums. __________________

23-11-2009, 13:01	#139
Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	Sadly for me, the only hobby I'm actually doing at the moment is increasing my CD and LP collection. Substantially over 3000 CD's now and rapidly heading towards 1000 LP's gulp Oh, and if anyone can recommend a decent record deck that will play 78rpm Shellac records as well as 45 and 33rpm vinyl... Preferably with speed adjustment... as 78rpm records are rarely 78rpm... I'm not after much... __________________

23-11-2009, 13:23	#140
Haly Do you want to hide in my box? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 14,941	While being off work since July with a broken foot, I've really thrown myself into my writing, making it much more than a hobby really. As an example of the workload, last week I produced 9 different reviews or articles of between 1,000 and 1,500 words each. Not even sure if I wrote that much in a week at University! That's excluding the amount of hours put into research for two of the pieces, and the time needed to play the relevant games. I've got to the stage where I'm starting to get paid for some of it (albeit not much considering the amount of hours each piece can take) and have secured a couple of regular paying pieces a month. The rest is made up of unpaid work but the free games are a perk and I've got to the point where I don't have much trouble getting the best of the games to cover which is rather useful. Built up a decent network of contacts meaning I never have any trouble finding more assignments to take on. I'd love to make it something that can support me financially, but as I have no desire whatsoever to do it full time in an office, the freelance path will be a much slower route to take. I've got the time spare at least! I've no doubt that some people see it as an easy thing to do but it's far from simple if you intend on doing it well. So I'm quite happy with how things are progressing. __________________ Halycopter