| 3D Animation |
This probably classifies as my most active hobby. I love 3D
animation, although I don't have strong artistic skills. I try
to compensate with my excellent technical skills and oodles
of time (which I spend on my hobby in lieu of socializing and
having fun). |
Botany
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I like to grow plants and read about them. I've grown quite a variety. Lately, I've been collecting books about the edible wild plants of North America. |
| Coin-Op Arcade |
Coin Operated Arcade Machines were really neat when I was
a kid. They seem a lot less cool now, however at 30 years of
age, the coolness factor is not yet negative. My roommates and
I had 41 arcade games at one point, 3 pinball machines, 13 slot machines,
a pachinko machine, and a video poker. I don't have roommates anymore and my family needed the space. I still own a few, notably "Discs of Tron" and two sit-down "San Francisco Rush The Rock" games. |
| Game Programming |
I occassionally write video games. I used to do this a lot
on the amiga with my good friend Zathoros.
I've worked on a few games for the PC, but never really got
to a release phase on any of them. I need a good programming
buddy to help keep me motivated. |
| Mycology |
Psilocybin cubensis. much like my botany interests. |
| Painting |
I have painted less than a dozen paintings, but egostically
enough, I still consider it a hobby of mine. |
| Paragliding |
I've never actually been in the air, but I've been to 5 lessons,
and I have all of my own equipment, including paraglider and paramotor. I started getting panicky when I had a series of bad dreams that involved a collapsing parasail and my plummeting to my death. |
| Photography |
Mostly digital photography. I have a huge collection of photos.
I consider these to be royalty free, and plan to provide all
of them here on my site. |
| Pirate Radio |
I built a pirate radio transmitter. It wasn't very good quality,
so I built a second one. It kinda sucked, too. Then I built
the Ramsey FM-100 from a kit. It is an all-digital stereo tansmitter.
When it was finished, I knew that I was truly ready to become
a pirate radio DJ. I powered it up, and lifted my microphone
to my lips. "Uh...". I had nothing to say. I wasn't
angry about anything specific. I didn't have much in the way
of opinions. I didn't feel like talking. I turned it off, and
it's been off ever since. My long-term goal is to make a Linux-based
web-controlled random MP3 radio station. Don't hold your breath. |
| Rock Climbing |
I don't do this often enough, but this is -- in my opinion
-- the most interesting exercise. Mostly, I go to indoor "climbing walls". |
| Scuba |
This is a way to explore strange new worlds. On earth. I love
scuba diving. Being in Dallas, it takes a vacation to enjoy
this "sport", but it's well worth it. |
| Sky Diving |
I've gone sky diving twice. Not much of a hobby, really, but it's something I'd like to do more of. Unfortunately, since I'm a father, now, I can't really have risky hobbies. |
| Video Editing |
I actually tried to make a profession of it, but that didn't
work out too well. I still play with this occassionally. The
tools are so simple, it's hard to think of it as a legitimate
skill, but... I do it. |
| Web Development |
It's my profession, but hey... check this out. I have a personal
web site. Many, even. It's a hobby, too! |
