Comics. I love comics, and have been following them for the better part of my life now. I have hundreds of comics, dressed up as the COMIC version of the Joker for halloween last year, I have quoted watchmen for english essays, I own two comic book posters, have written and illustrated 24 of my own personal comics, and I often imagine how I would spell sound effects that I hear in real life.
Archaeology. Music. Girls. Sex. Masturbation. Ancient Cultures. Reading. Politics. Movies. Traveling. Drinking. (to cancel out all the learnin')
I get hooked on everything for a while. I got hooked on solving Rubik's cube, and later in solving it faster and faster. I pretty much got over it when I was solving it in less than a minute. I got hooked on being man-erexic for a while and just having the control over my body to not eat more than 400 calories a day or so. And later I got hooked on working out, to see how far I could take it.
I wouldn't call myself a musician anymore, but it's still a big part of my life. It's probably a bit of a toss up between music and archaeology as my biggest non-gaming interest.
I like to draw alot, and just about anything that involves creativity, bust mostly drawing. One of the things I've liked to do my whole life from the start till now. Other hobbys have been entering and leaving frequently, but drawing has always been there.
Mine would have to be partying, I suppose. That, and (I don't know if it counts as gaming per se...) being journalistic, and writing on my blog. :) Because I enjoy setting out my future, and making something of myself.
Go gaming journalism!
... No but seriously. I'm a goddamn party animal. See exhibit A: Do you even want to know how drunk (and totally not high...) I was so that I let them tie my hands behind my back, take my glasses, and abuse me sexually? Hell, you can see the drunkenness on my face! That's also how I feel when I listen to TalkRadar... =D I'll drink your goddamn house dry, it's safe to say. Even yours, Mr Chris Antista.
I am one of the biggest Hockey fans out there. I'm very knowledgable about the sport, the players, the stats and all of the leagues including the minors, college and international. I've written for Fantasyhockey.com, where I wrote about the NHL's Northeast Division and also the AHL/International Prospect Report. I also can play the sport pretty well.
In other words, don't have me in your fantasy hockey league...as Ivan Drago would say: You Will Lose
Also, I am an avid movie goer! I will see ANYTHING! I mean it! I will see Oscar winning movies like The Reader to absolute shit like Pluto Nash. I love Mystery Science Theater so I love to rip on bad movies. So I like to see anything so that I learn a thing or two about films.
BTW...You must watch Troll 2...It is neither a sequel or about Trolls...here is a sample:
Music mainly. I play drums and I've been in a few bands. But above all of that I love Iron Maiden. I'm part of their fanclub and have traveled overseas several times to see them live. They have an amazing fan community and it's amazing to be apart of. I collect any Iron Maiden stuff and that collection is far bigger than my gaming collection.
For me, the biggest outside of gaming would be anime and manga. I have a fair collection of DVDs, over 150 individual manga volumes as well as dozens of Shonen Jump issues, a small but growing collection of action figures, plushies, and other assorted memorabilia, and am a card-carrying (literally) member of my university's anime club.
One of my favorite past times is "Crypt walking for Jesus!!" My and a couple of my friends will go out every Saturday morning and with our 80's style boombox, go house to house, drop the cardboard, and blow them away...All proceeds go to our local churches...And only the churches...Yeah... <.< >,>
Seriously though, I love listening to music, watching movies, anime, all that jazz... Reading is starting to become another thing I like to do that I turned my back on years ago... Pordcasting of course :-P
As for sports, I play Tennis and that's aboot it...I suck at many, many sports...I was a city champion at bowling back in the day...
Also partying/clubbing, I can't dance (I'm white) but it's fun to watch my friends make total asses of themselves...
That would be Drawing. I've always been good but never good enough that I feel I want to share my pictures so I usually keep them to myself. But I might push myself and post a few Tdar pics on the forums i'll see how I feel.
