What are your hobbies aside from movies and TV

I second naps 😴

chess is very enjoyable but online alot of people just Quit when they lose their Queen

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Those things are great for practice. Even though I've been playing for a long time, I still practice consistently.

I don't have any guitar apps but I know some people who use them and find them helpful. Tuner, phrase trainer, even just the metronome are all very useful, and I have templates set up in Logic Pro that provide those tools.

I forgot an important word up there ⬆️

I can still be Official MC Bouncer but I would be counting on the Taser or maybe a K9 Deputy Bouncer to do the heavy lifting.

Funny you mention that, as I have a couple entry-level gathered end hammocks (Ridge Pinnacle 360 & 180) strung up inside from when I had a pinched neck nerve, and now are like a lullaby when I can't sleep, and have thought about hammock camping a lot. I, however wasn't thinking about weight with the tarp (2lbs.).

And even though I've been an off and on again mostly urban cyclist my whole life, I've just been back on for about two months after a multi year couch potato stretch drinking like a fish. Back on the wagon for almost four months combined with biking almost everywhere every day and eating right, I've dropped almost thirty of the fifty lbs. gained, and noticed my cruising speed exerting myself on my 24 year-old mountain bike climbing from ~9mph to ~17 on mostly flat L.A. and a one-way trips up to 8 mi. get me sweaty but exhilarated. Hills are another issue entirely, so once I can handle some real distance at speed and lose some more weight, I'll try to get back in to climbing the trails of the Santa Monica Mountains.

Any L.A. locals recommend some good spots for hammock camping?

Thanks paisan'. A lot of those hobbies are dormant/cyclical, and left off a bunch, too. Wish ammo wasn't so precious these days...

I avoided fountain pens for years as my first few experiences with them felt too "skritchy." One day someone at work had me use their FP (likely a Lamy, as it looked and felt quite modern) and it was a very pleasant experience. I put a Lamy on my wish list, got it, and was off to the races. My work pen was always a Sensa which uses a Fisher Space Pen refill, but as I'm usually in a hurry at work, my handwriting was a mix of print and cursive and was done so quickly, I could barely read it myself, oftentimes.

FPs lend themselves to cursive, which I surprisingly found looked great if I just slowed my pace down a tiny bit. Plus the infinite selection of ink colors and ease of swapping nibs, thicknesses and smoothness varieties got me hooked. Plus there is an ever-growing variety of cheap stylish and functional FPs continuously being released. Only downside is occasional but simple cleaning with water to swap inks or revive a dried up nib.

Original Polo is a stunner, but agreed, it is a bit strong for anything but cooler weather, preferably outdoors. For a while, Lauren made a much easier to wear version called Polo Modern Reserve. It's much more versatile and "user friendly," and a prime example of a "collectible" frag, as i had it on my "try" list for years before I finally found a bottle that was reasonably priced a few years ago, and gets worn more often, unless I find a perfect cool late fall to early spring day to wear the original where I won't be spending too much close quarters time indoors with other people.

[edit] I use both Fragrantica and Basenotes. They both have their strengths, but I find myself using BN more often, which isn't too often these days, since I have kind of reached a saturation point where I gauge the weather and activities of the day and have at least a few favorites to choose from. Kind of sad the summer heat is waning, as one of my favorites is vintage Kouros on a hot summer day, but only when I'll be outside for the first few hours while it settles down.

He's one of my favorites. One of the few YTers that I'll usually immediately watch as soon as I notice, as his vids are usually quite short. I've learned so much from the guy, but I'll always be grateful to him for letting me know I didn't need to have so light a touch on the tension wrench. Once I learned that lesson from him, my skills leveled up immediately.

I live in a studio apartment, not a ton of room, so that dictates a lot in terms of set-up.
Totem Acoustic Arro speakers
Bel Canto C5i integrated amp/dac
Bryston BDP-Pi digital player

I went "discless" years ago. No physical media (not that there is anything wrong with that). I have my music stored on an external hard drive that feeds the Bryston.

P.S. Don't you think we should buy good equipment so as better to hear what you mixing Gods have come up with? :)

Born and raised in Western NY, I'm a lifelong Sabres fan. Looking forward to snapping the playoff drought this season!

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Very cool. I've spent a few years learning Italian and I'd like to go back and re-learn, and maybe pick up French, I just don't know if I have the time or concentration skills I had back then lol. German would be third on the list if I could get through those two. How hard is Latin to learn?

I think Anna Kendrick needs a restraining order, stay 100 yards away from the woman at all times and for goodness' sake stop texting her dick pics!