Hobbies

[CandiCame]

Baking is a lot tougher than people think...for me at least.

THIS IS WHAT YOUR GENDERED TOYS HAVE DONE, SOCIETY!

Generations of men who were denied Easy-Bake-Ovens and now can't bake.

Now me, I bake fucking everything. Shit that you're not supposed to bake. I bake things that are normally fried, like french fries and fried chicken. Because I honestly find it easier to put something in a box and then later take it out of the box instead of having to watch it and maybe getting attacked by grease. Once food is dead it should no longer be able to hurt me.

Edit: I will eat food that is so burned it is no longer recognizable tho. Just yesterday I put a pizza in the oven, immediately forgot about it for like the third time (I forgot about it twice when I was waiting on the dough to rise). So the gf woke up and was like, "Hey is the house on fire?"

"No. Why?"

"The kitchen is full of smoke. You're standing in the kitchen. How have you not noticed that?"

"No but let me tell you the entire synopses of this game I'm playing. It's about gay lawyers. You'll love it."

"FIND THE FIRE!" *opens the oven* "What the actual fuck!? It's 6am! I don't need this shit. What the fuck is wrong with you?"

Me: *removes burned pizza* It's just a little blackened. It's still good. *proceeds to eat entire cookie sheet sized burnt pizza* I don't understand why I've gained so much weight... See, the carbonation just adds a crunch.

 

[Tathagata]

THIS IS WHAT YOUR GENDERED TOYS HAVE DONE, SOCIETY!

Generations of men who were denied Easy-Bake-Ovens and now can't bake.

Now me, I bake fucking everything. Shit that you're not supposed to bake. I bake things that are normally fried, like french fries and fried chicken. Because I honestly find it easier to put something in a box and then later take it out of the box instead of having to watch it and maybe getting attacked by grease. Once food is dead it should no longer be able to hurt me.

Edit: I will eat food that is so burned it is no longer recognizable tho. Just yesterday I put a pizza in the oven, immediately forgot about it for like the third time (I forgot about it twice when I was waiting on the dough to rise). So the gf woke up and was like, "Hey is the house on fire?"

"No. Why?"

"The kitchen is full of smoke. You're standing in the kitchen. How have you not noticed that?"

"No but let me tell you the entire synopses of this game I'm playing. It's about gay lawyers. You'll love it."

"FIND THE FIRE!" *opens the oven* "What the actual fuck!? It's 6am! I don't need this shit. What the fuck is wrong with you?"

Me: *removes burned pizza* It's just a little blackened. It's still good. *proceeds to eat entire cookie sheet sized burnt pizza* I don't understand why I've gained so much weight... See, the carbonation just adds a crunch.

I did have Creepy Crawlers and the candy counter-part " Incredible Edibles"...does that count?

http://home.comcast.net/~toy-addict/HTML/AdvertisingSheets/Mattel1967Book/makeandplay7.jpg

 

[remy_lebeau8]

This has been a great thread. I'm pretty new on the GB and it's nice to see all these bits of info.

I play a few instruments. Guitar, bass and mandolin. I've been playing guitar since I was about 8. Started bass a few years later and mandolin a few after that. It's been a huge part of my life.

I like to buy lots of instruments. I have about 15 instruments and I love getting new stuff. I own bagpipes and a banjo, but I don't play them.

I play racquetball and up until last year I was a semi-pro player. I didn't have time to keep playing with that much commitment, so I stopped. But I still try to play about three times a week. It doesn't always work out, but I love it and the competition.

I would love to see people post their stuff. Their art or their music and all that. I think that would be great to see. What has been posted so far has been really cool.

I've been playing guitar and bass sense 06. Some of my stuff.

https://www.soundcloud.com/billyboyblue/sets/acoustic

Scale Modeling, usually armor.

Sometimes I mess around and design another dream house.

Surfing porn.

Writing some erotica when I feel like it.

Im working on a model of a 69 Camaro. I think I'm gonna try a boat next. Maybe a pirate ship.

 

[oggbashan]

My hobby is writing for Literotica.

My other one is annoying City Hall. I'm more successful with that than with writing.

 

[Lord Pmann]

I've been playing guitar and bass sense 06. Some of my stuff.

https://www.soundcloud.com/billyboyblue/sets/acoustic

Thanks for posting. I'd love to hear more people and their musical gifts.

I don't have anything uploaded of mine except a recording I did for the voice thread and it's not very representative of what I actually play and all.

http://vocaroo.com/i/s1byLXIV4woJ

I will try to upload some stuff later.

 

[Que]

THIS IS WHAT YOUR GENDERED TOYS HAVE DONE, SOCIETY!

Generations of men who were denied Easy-Bake-Ovens and now can't bake.

Now me, I bake fucking everything. Shit that you're not supposed to bake. I bake things that are normally fried, like french fries and fried chicken. Because I honestly find it easier to put something in a box and then later take it out of the box instead of having to watch it and maybe getting attacked by grease. Once food is dead it should no longer be able to hurt me.

Edit: I will eat food that is so burned it is no longer recognizable tho. Just yesterday I put a pizza in the oven, immediately forgot about it for like the third time (I forgot about it twice when I was waiting on the dough to rise). So the gf woke up and was like, "Hey is the house on fire?"

"No. Why?"

"The kitchen is full of smoke. You're standing in the kitchen. How have you not noticed that?"

"No but let me tell you the entire synopses of this game I'm playing. It's about gay lawyers. You'll love it."

"FIND THE FIRE!" *opens the oven* "What the actual fuck!? It's 6am! I don't need this shit. What the fuck is wrong with you?"

Me: *removes burned pizza* It's just a little blackened. It's still good. *proceeds to eat entire cookie sheet sized burnt pizza* I don't understand why I've gained so much weight... See, the carbonation just adds a crunch.

I find the reverse to be true. 40 years of telling girls that domestic skills=slavery has resulted in a couple of generations of women that cannot cook. Once they have children, the tend to adapt, but as long as 30 years ago I observed that the average single girl had Kraft singles, a mushy tomato, some ketchup and mustard and some skim milk in their fridge.

There are notable exceptions, but most women I have met are amazed at basic food preparation and knife skills.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

I find the reverse to be true. 40 years of telling girls that domestic skills=slavery has resulted in a couple of generations of women that cannot cook. Once they have children, the tend to adapt, but as long as 30 years ago I observed that the average single girl had Kraft singles, a mushy tomato, some ketchup and mustard and some skim milk in their fridge.

There are notable exceptions, but most women I have met are amazed at basic food preparation and knife skills.

That's kind of funny really. I learned to cook from my dad and then from cook books and the internet. Date night for my wife and I is going in to the kitchen to try and make something we've never made before. Its a lot of fun.

 

[missgreekgeek]

I don't think it's necessarily a hobby per se- but I do a lot of cleaning/housework when I'm stressed.
An OCD amount almost.

I do enjoy writing and reading (when I have the time for either), cooking and I can daydream like nobody's business!

 

[Que]

That's kind of funny really. I learned to cook from my dad and then from cook books and the internet. Date night for my wife and I is going in to the kitchen to try and make something we've never made before. Its a lot of fun.

My ex was not horrible at it when we met. She had no confidence about it. She did have a little boy, and he wasn't starving. She could roast a chicken, and she was good at baking. Over time, she learned most of what I knew and taught me a lot about baking. She was always better at omelette's than I.

The stereotype is that they guy is supposed to roll over and go to sleep after. For whatever reason we were opposite. She got drowsy and I was invigorated. I was always in a creative mood after, so I would get up, raid the pantry and fridge and invent something. We referred to this as the tradition of the post-coital snack. Often just a fruit plate or a quick stir fry, sometimes with a fun presentation.

My favorite invention was I was in the mood for the chorizo we had in Mexico. The rules on the post-coital snack was I couldn't hop in the car and go get ingredients. I made chorizo out of hamburger. Then realized I had nothing to serve t with. I ended up making a salad with cucumber ranch dressing with warm chorizo on top. It was really good.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

My ex was not horrible at it when we met. She had no confidence about it. She did have a little boy, and he wasn't starving. She could roast a chicken, and she was good at baking. Over time, she learned most of what I knew and taught me a lot about baking. She was always better at omelette's than I.

The stereotype is that they guy is supposed to roll over and go to sleep after. For whatever reason we were opposite. She got drowsy and I was invigorated. I was always in a creative mood after, so I would get up, raid the pantry and fridge and invent something. We referred to this as the tradition of the post-coital snack. Often just a fruit plate or a quick stir fry, sometimes with a fun presentation.

My favorite invention was I was in the mood for the chorizo we had in Mexico. The rules on the post-coital snack was I couldn't hop in the car and go get ingredients. I made chorizo out of hamburger. Then realized I had nothing to serve t with. I ended up making a salad with cucumber ranch dressing with warm chorizo on top. It was really good.

That sounds interesting. I just picked this up at a thrift store. Dunno if I'll do anything besides some lemon oil.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/gambit814/20150113_123536_zps7dhjykqg.jpg

 

[trysail]

Sailing, tennis, reading, book collecting, running, bicycling, climbing, trekking, skiing and, then, there was this ( 600-odd hours— never again ):



https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1039/1477229346_972c3df9da_o.jpg


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[Que]

That sounds interesting. I just picked this up at a thrift store. Dunno if I'll do anything besides some lemon oil.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/gambit814/20150113_123536_zps7dhjykqg.jpg

probably keep more of the patina that way. Cool piece.

 

[flyingtinopener]

hobbies

Most of the summer finds me on the golf course, but it,s still a bit cold over here, cooking is a great love, trying new dishes for the first time can be a challenge, cant remember how many tries it took to perfect a soufflé, also homemade pasta is a real treat.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

Most of the summer finds me on the golf course, but it,s still a bit cold over here, cooking is a great love, trying new dishes for the first time can be a challenge, cant remember how many tries it took to perfect a soufflé, also homemade pasta is a real treat.

I can agree with the pasta. Once a year I make lasagna from scratch. Noodles, sauce and all. I normally have leftover dough so I make ravioli too. Takes about 10 hours

 

[remy_lebeau8]

Mixed up a batch of beeswax wood polish. The church warden is officially finished.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/gambit814/20150113_214813_zps3utfouh5.jpg

 

[BotanyBoy]

What do you guys do outside of here?
Many of you know on here that I noodle with guitars, camp, and reenact the civil war. Recently I started restoring pipes. Here's the first pipe I restored.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/gambit814/FB_IMG_1421025399657_zpskfworpbi.jpg

Nice pipe

I have a converted greenhouse that I use as my shop.

So much blasphemy....

 

[remy_lebeau8]

Nice pipe



So much blasphemy....

Just wait till the sherlock holmes pipe is done. That one had a nasty crack and chip at the bend in the stem. I cleaned it and filled in the crack. Now I just have to wait on the stain to dry. Then I can polish it up and put it on the shelf. I need me a rack

 

[Wings]

Nice pipe



So much blasphemy....

Ha! It wasn't structurally sound enough to continue its life as a greenhouse. I'll build another when I have time to actually grow...stuff.

 

[BotanyBoy]

Just wait till the sherlock holmes pipe is done. That one had a nasty crack and chip at the bend in the stem. I cleaned it and filled in the crack. Now I just have to wait on the stain to dry. Then I can polish it up and put it on the shelf. I need me a rack

I hope you took a before pic, if not you should on your next project it would be cool to see your work.

Ha! It wasn't structurally sound enough to continue its life as a greenhouse. I'll build another when I have time to actually grow...stuff.

I'm just giving you shit

Greenhouses are so cool, I want to do one for tropicals...it would be neat to have a little 12x30' of jungle when it's all snowy =D

 

[remy_lebeau8]

I hope you took a before pic, if not you should on your next project it would be cool to see your work.



I'm just giving you shit

Greenhouses are so cool, I want to do one for tropicals...it would be neat to have a little 12x30' of jungle when it's all snowy =D

Heres one of two bowls while the glue sets.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/gambit814/20150109_152514_zpshq3xvr0c.jpg

And a group shot before I did anything.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/gambit814/20150108_132754_zpszplu8pij.jpg

I'm into painting, and back at it after something of a hiatus and lack of inspiration. I've recently started a deviantArt page and uploaded some of my work. I also like portrait photography, but rarely get a chance to indulge due to a lack of willing subjects.

Sewing is probably my biggest hobby, and the quickest to complete a piece. I mostly sew for my little girl, her friends, sometimes myself, and often times gifts such as hand crafted hobby horses etc.

My wife sews and quilts and all that. Im getting a collection of old sewing machines. I I have two kenmores from the 50s I think that fold into the cabinet and one other whose brand I dont remember. She has a new brother as well. Id like to get a early 1900s treadle eventually when I have room. I think they look cool.

 

[CandiCame]

Heres one of two bowls while the glue sets.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/gambit814/20150109_152514_zpshq3xvr0c.jpg

And a group shot before I did anything.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v395/gambit814/20150108_132754_zpszplu8pij.jpg



My wife sews and quilts and all that. Im getting a collection of old sewing machines. I I have two kenmores from the 50s I think that fold into the cabinet and one other whose brand I dont remember. She has a new brother as well. Id like to get a early 1900s treadle eventually when I have room. I think they look cool.

I can't do sewing machines. That shit kills my back.

 

[remy_lebeau8]

I can't do sewing machines. That shit kills my back.

So you hand sew all your costumes?

 

[CandiCame]

So you hand sew all your costumes?

Yup. I hand sew like a motherfucker. Everything I make is cotour. Which is why my Etsy shop bombed. Nobody wants to pay 10x the professional cosplay shops' prices. They have industrial machines and can crank that shit out; it takes me a year to outfit one band of trick-or-treaters.

Sewing for Bite-Size is like playing that last level of space invaders. I don't aim for where she is now, I aim for where she will be by the time the shot reaches her. Actually, I aim for about three months bigger than that because I want her to be able to actually wear this shit. I try to design most of it so that it's a tunic/dress that later becomes a shirt.

 

[Libsam]

I did have Creepy Crawlers and the candy counter-part " Incredible Edibles"...does that count?

http://home.comcast.net/~toy-addict/HTML/AdvertisingSheets/Mattel1967Book/makeandplay7.jpg

Yes, that counts.
Making candy is much more difficult than baking. Some of the best professional quilters, crocheters, and cooks are male... Go do more risky stuff, like men are supposed to, and leave the safer female hobbies to the ladies- the vessels that should be protected!!

 

[CandiCame]

Yes, that counts.
Making candy is much more difficult than baking. Some of the best professional quilters, crocheters, and cooks are male... Go do more risky stuff, like men are supposed to, and leave the safer female hobbies to the ladies- the vessels that should be protected!!

The safe stuff... in the kitchen. With the knives. And the fire.