Alpinemaps Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 I also enjoy Sudokus, Logic Puzzles and Nonograms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 I just realize all of my current hobbies include sitting in front of a monitor screen (video games, watching Youtube, etc). Probably need to go back to building & customizing Gundam plastic models. Sadly selling LEGO turned me off to building with LEGO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhanny Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 53 minutes ago, zaphoid said: I got into miles and points in late 2017 when a friend introduced me to it. Its changed everything about how we travel. Agreed. But now is harder because of devaluation and credit card restrictions. But it still pays my upcoming vacation to Hawaii Currently I have about 1 million combined points/miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneknightr Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Darth_Raichu said: ...Sadly selling LEGO turned me off to building with LEGO. Oddly enough, same here. I have so many Lego sets in my backlog, and I haven't built anything since MILF about three years back. In addition to sealed sets, I have several loose modulars (Cafe Corner, Green Grocer, etc.) I need to build to ensure they're complete before I sell them. It's weird how I'm not chomping at the bits to build them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$20 on joe vs dan Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 36 minutes ago, oneknightr said: Oddly enough, same here. I have so many Lego sets in my backlog, and I haven't built anything since MILF about three years back. In addition to sealed sets, I have several loose modulars (Cafe Corner, Green Grocer, etc.) I need to build to ensure they're complete before I sell them. It's weird how I'm not chomping at the bits to build them. we're on year 2 of our incomplete MILF taking up the living room coffee table. Its been a chore and pretty much stopped us in our heels in terms of building sets (prior we would build a set a month). Even the boy has a huge backlog of unopened Christmas and Birthday presents of sealed sets stacked in his room. I have essentially given up on building my backlog...oddly enough tho it doesn't stop me from adding to it almost weekly. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickvoyeur Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 1 minute ago, $20 on joe vs dan said: I have essentially given up on building my backlog...oddly enough tho it doesn't stop me from adding to it almost weekly. In the same boat, granted I have 4 kids with the oldest being 5. Hoping one day the kids can build me a UCS Casket out of all the sets to at least break even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exciter1 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 16 minutes ago, brickvoyeur said: In the same boat, granted I have 4 kids with the oldest being 5. Hoping one day the kids can build me a UCS Casket out of all the sets to at least break even. Wee Doggie, that has to be a wild scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 27 minutes ago, $20 on joe vs dan said: Even the boy has a huge backlog of unopened Christmas and Birthday presents of sealed sets stacked in his room. Kids' interests change as they get older. $120 LEGO sets could be hits 2 Christmas in a row but Pokemon Elite Trainer box was high in Santa's list the very next year. Then it was a Switch console + various games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BricksBrotha Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 14 minutes ago, Darth_Raichu said: $120 LEGO sets could be hits 2 Christmas in a row but Pokemon Elite Trainer box was high in Santa's list the very next year. Then it was a Switch console + various games Sounds exactly like my 12 year old nephew. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BricksBrotha Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) I like to chop and stack wood for my outdoor fire pit, snowboard in winter and golf in summer. I also very much enjoy riding my atv, motorcycle and snowmobiles. Not sure if those are considered hobbies, but some of my favorite pastimes. Edited January 21, 2022 by BricksBrotha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrToes16 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Got into a new and financially dangerous hobby a couple weeks ago when online sportsbook became legal in my state. I used to play online poker before it was banned so this is the next best thing I suppose. I guess I'm only considering this a hobby now...until it's not. NFL wildcard weekend was pretty much a jug of gasoline on an otherwise small candle fire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennugsmello Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 46 minutes ago, MrToes16 said: Got into a new and financially dangerous hobby a couple weeks ago when online sportsbook became legal in my state. I used to play online poker before it was banned so this is the next best thing I suppose. I guess I'm only considering this a hobby now...until it's not. NFL wildcard weekend was pretty much a jug of gasoline on an otherwise small candle fire. Don't get too good at it or you'll get the ban hammer. Or they restrict your max bet to $0.01, like they did my account haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennugsmello Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 4 hours ago, Darth_Raichu said: Sadly selling LEGO turned me off to building with LEGO. Smart move. Don't get high off your own supply. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Raichu Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, dennugsmello said: Smart move. Don't get high off your own supply. I can build pretty high wall around my house with my supply, without opening the boxes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keymomachine Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 6 hours ago, Alpinemaps said: I also enjoy Sudokus, Logic Puzzles and Nonograms. Word games for me. I do the NYT crossword and Spelling Bee daily. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glostik Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 6 hours ago, airhanny said: Agreed. But now is harder because of devaluation and credit card restrictions. But it still pays my upcoming vacation to Hawaii Currently I have about 1 million combined points/miles 1 million still a youngster I am at 30million points/miles give or take I stopped churning for the bonuses a couple years ago - became too tedious 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airhanny Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, glostik said: 1 million still a youngster I am at 30million points/miles give or take I stopped churning for the bonuses a couple years ago - became too tedious That's amazing. Churning becomes hard now. I think LEGO and Point/mile are good combination. Buy LEGOs for spending requirements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iahawks550 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 14 hours ago, dennugsmello said: Don't get too good at it or you'll get the ban hammer. Or they restrict your max bet to $0.01, like they did my account haha. What site? I've seen them restrict play prop bets, but never overall bets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudoty Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 In the middle of a major Hi-Fi upgrade so @fuzzy_brickswon’t be able to get on me about my old RadioShack receiver anymore. Started with the turntable and cartridge, also got that $400 record weight and some way overpriced cables (face palm emoji). Have 2 other major components on order from USA based companies that are waiting on overseas parts. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iahawks550 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 I had no idea, until it happened, that needles (styli ??) went bad. The replacement costs 1/3 of the original cost of my player as there don't appear to be any generic needles that fit. TEAC TN-300 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudoty Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, iahawks550 said: I had no idea, until it happened, that needles (styli ??) went bad. The replacement costs 1/3 of the original cost of my player as there don't appear to be any generic needles that fit. TEAC TN-300 Mine is not replaceable there are services that re-tip them but at around 1,000 hours I will probably just replace it. Yours has a removable head shell? If so you have lots of good affordable options in the Audio Technica cartridge line that can make a nice improvement. Is this what you currently have? https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-ATN95E-Replacement-Stylus-Cartridge/dp/B001IEPNN6/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2C8NJI7IF787F&keywords=at95e&qid=1652525955&sprefix=At95%2Caps%2C61&sr=8-3 Edited May 14, 2022 by Pseudoty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iahawks550 Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 That is my current head. It just appeared I was limited in a replacement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudoty Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, iahawks550 said: That is my current head. It just appeared I was limited in a replacement? If you have a removable head shell then there are plenty of options depending on your budget. If you just want to swap out the stylus and see some improvement on sound you can go with this: https://www.audio-technica.com/en-us/at-vmn95en If you listen to mostly new and or clean records and want that audiophile experience on a budget: https://www.audio-technica.com/en-us/at-vmn95ml You can get them from Amazon just watch a quick how to YouTube video first. Edited May 15, 2022 by Pseudoty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheOrcKing Posted March 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2023 On 1/16/2022 at 2:38 AM, TheOrcKing said: Meanwhile I have gotten myself back into a routine of personal fitness if that could be considered a hobby. Down about eight pounds at least even though I already am around my targeted weight for height. Been feeling better about myself with more energy. And eating substantially less as well but more thirsty instead. Maybe not quite healthier eating though. Ha. Bumping this topic with a, well, year later update I suppose looking at that post date. Oi. Not too far afterwards from then (like a couple months later), I ended up dropping close to forty pounds altogether. And I was already close to being underweight as it was. Changing my diet helped the most for certain. I never was one to eat a lot of sugar or fast food growing up. However, I did end up having quick meals for work and often afterwards as well. A number of microwave meals that were not as healthy as claimed to be. Not to mention a sedentary lifestyle formed by working in front of a computer at work and home leading to low blood pressure. Anyway, I did much research on my own using signs of deficiencies to narrow it down to food sources good in folate acids (vitamin B9), for testosterone, and providing zinc. There is some crossover and other factors, but this "trifecta" helped keep things simple for me. Eating predominately a lot of freshly frozen fruits across the board has been significant to my well-being. Plus, as I mentioned in a different thread, I rediscovered my joy of cooking. A process benefiting my physical and mental health ....and emotional health if I am honest. So, between all that and cutting out fatty foods and also managing to quit the soda (my one last vice), here I am. Lost forty pounds then gained about ten back in muscle through strength training and fitness. I imagine some of that earned back weight is 'healthy fat' odd as that may sound. (I read having less than 10% or 5% body fat is possible but feels horrible with general fatigue, constant hunger & thirst, lack of motivation, etcetera.) Overall, my body feels better and leaner with room for improvement. Now I am not above ever having a soda or bacon cheeseburger again. I just will do so in moderation. I mean, I am a moderator after all. Haha. 14 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneknightr Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Way to go @TheOrcKing!! That's awesome. Everything in moderation is key. We don't need to deprive ourselves of all things that are bad for us. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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