What are your hobbies and interest..

What does everyone do when they are not at work or in front of their computers, what other interest hobbies do you pursue.

Myself I do a lot of reading, sci-fi. biographies and the odd true crime. Also just joined a gym recently which I am thoroughly enjoying, its not all weights, there are swimming pools. hydrotherapy pools and steam rooms, sauna and solarium too so plenty of relaxing after a training on the machines.

My main hobby is Computers and has been for 25 years, i do have a small business repairing / building Computers locally aside from my day job, my one other hobby is growing Bonsai and i have done this for quite a few years now. other interests are watching DVDs, TV, reading SiFi and listening to Music

Indoor Bonsai


Outdoor Bonsai

Is it difficult to grow Bonsai? I've always heard it was very hard to do keep them going (but I've never spoken to someone who knew what they are doing!).

My main hobbies other than computers includes aircraft, electronics and travelling. I love building things, and have a crazy number of electronic components which come in handy for projects or repairing things.

My main, non-computer passion is walking. I am out for at least an hour but have gone up to four hours of walking. My main in-home passion is Origami (http://draceena.wordpress.com) along with reading (sci-fi, fantasy, classics) and watching some TV and Movies.

Outdoor are a lot easer than Indoor and ( Serissa foetida ), Tree of a Thousand Stars can be hard (i have two). Serissa drops its leaves if it has too much water. Too little water. If it's too hot or too cold. If it's moved, or there is a shift in lighting or temperature it also needs a grow lamp for 12 hours daily and root pruned each year, but when its in flower its a stunning tree

Tree of a Thousand Stars

Its good to see a variation between us all, how many trees do you have there Veedaz. I did also peek at the origami sites and some of the stuff they make is unreal! Especially when it come to stuff like this -> http://hektor.umcs.lublin.pl/~mikosm...enultimate.jpg

I see a couple of you read sci-fi, is there any specific authors that you watch out for. Have you read any of Alistair Reynolds stuff yet, if not then its worth a look.

@Ian I see you like aircraft, what kind of aircraft - military? We live just down the road from an airbase and we get to see a variety of aircraft flying in the skies, most recently the Vulcan bomber made an appearance on its maiden flight for its checks so it could get passed off and gain its paperwork for flying in airshows, I did also meet the Vulcan test pilot very briefly not long back at an airshow at the base. We regularly see the red arrows praticing overhead too.

All types of aircraft Especially the Vulcan bomber though, as it's such a gorgeous aircraft! I'm looking forward to seeing it at airshows in the future, as I've only seen it stationary before. I've got a couple of degrees in aerospace engineering and avionics, so it's my main area of interest alongside computing. It must be great fun living near an airbase

Writing, bodybuilding, cycling, gaming, and table-topping (D&D) are hobbies of mine.

16 Trees ATM Cookieman, and as for SiFi Writers it has to be Arthur C. Clarke, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert A. Heinlein, Ben Bova, and Isaac Asimov.

Computers, rock (and most music in general) & urban exploration.

Table-Topping?