Do you have a hobby from when you were young that you still enjoy?

[_Maya_]

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

I came to love skateboarding since I was a child and it's a lifelong passion. I have this old picture from when I was 13 or 14, I think. It's the only one I have since I've always been rather camera shy (kind of to my regret now; I wish I took more pictures when I was younger and could do the biggest tricks). Ended up making a small article in Thrasher magazine since I won the contest, although my pads were falling off since I had to borrow some oversized ones to enter.

Little backside air from my teenage days on a mini-ramp.

Unfortunately I might have to consider quitting soon. I just ended up tearing a ligament in my ankle around New Year bailing from an air to the flat-bottom and my knees are getting really messed up from taking so many falls (had to drain them of fluid multiple times). I've also broken so many bones and get painful arthritic flares from time to time.

I've also always enjoyed drawing and painting since childhood. Unfortunately I lack pictures of most of my paintings and had to throw them away when I moved. But I started to take up digital painting like this competing in Oekaki speed sketches:

Oekaki quick-sketch of my pet dog.

Oekaki quick-sketch of one of my friends from America.

I favor a scribbly or painterly style that lets me draw things really fast although I rely on people's eyes to blend the colors since manually blending takes me a long time.

Also like to make music on my keyboard starting from childhood (I needed to make music for the video games I made and lacked the resources to hire a musician) although I'm not very good at it. I only recently started learning music theory. I have this one song which is the first song I tried to record when I think I was 9 or 10. The sound quality is really bad (recorded it on cassette tape) and it probably contains a lot of mistakes in terms of functional harmony. I just sort of winged it and tried to record what sounded okay to my ears back then.

https://voca.ro/1czkjvnyAX3e

[_Maya_]

I would like to respond with a better answer but I have some predatory shit going on.

[GuyAnswersGirls123]

Ouch! Hope you can get out of it.

[_Maya_]

DM..

[WhiteSteve]

I’m currently fending off a very stupid idea to start playing semipro football again, lmao, and football was my biggest thing growing up. I do play ice hockey now, and I only played street hockey as a kid, but in some senses I’m doing the full-on version of a halfway-hobby from childhood. Living a dream is more like it, haha.

My ATTEMPTED hobby is original Nintendo. I wasn’t a HUGE gamer as a kid, but definitely did a good amount of it like most 80s kids. I just preferred going outside and playing sports. I remember being really mad when Final Fantasy first came out, because no one would come outside and play sports with me😂 But I just bought a modded NES Classic that has all the OG games, it has the original style controller…. and I’ve played like an hour of it since I got it two months ago, lmao. I’ll get to it, though😝

[_Maya_]

I have been back and forth with a couple of people here about my drunk wii bowling habit. I haven’t kicked it just yet. 😆

[WhiteSteve]

Lmao, never stop bowling😝

Would you believe I haven’t ever played Wii before? Just never knew anyone who owned one. But my half-brother has special needs and lives in a home with others like him. I took him out for the day with my dad, and in his conversation, he says “we’ve been boxing. I knocked my opponent out in the second round.” I’m trying not to freak about it in front of him, but he legit had me thinking they had the special needs folks boxing each other, and my bro is like 6’5 lmao. So I’m fuming, ready to call the state mental health department, like “what the hell kind of operation are you running?” And then he finally mentions that it was Wii Boxing, and I’m like “ohhhhhhhhh, thank god, that makes WAY more sense.” I was afraid they had some awful gambling thing going on there and making the residents fight each other💀💀💀

[_Maya_]

Oh bro. We need to hook up and play some Wii! Right after I deal with this guy propositioning a 13 year old.

[WhiteSteve]

Hell yeah!!! You’re gonna dust me though, I’m a rookie😅

But yeah, handle your Chris Hansen stuff, that’s the real work that needs to be done🫡

[_Maya_]

I’m a health hazard playing Wii

[WhiteSteve]

Oh boy…. I think I’m in trouble😅

[fafylone]

Learning languages. I speak French, Arabic, English, Korean & my mother tongue. 5 languages. I am grateful that I was smart enough to invest in languages in a young age.

[_Maya_]

Wow that is amazing you can speak all those. Fluently?

[fafylone]

Fluently, like native level. I started learning thai language now.

[KostasKouvalis]

Are you really a Djibouti person?

[strawberrypancake]

yeah ☺️ there's this place called adventure rock where i went rock climbing when i was 9 and i still go there to ☺️

[_Maya_]

That sounds fun!

[strawberrypancake]

its a lot of fun ❤️ there's 3 different tracks so like easy medium and hard so everybody can have fun even if you never ever rock climbed before ☺️

[_Maya_]

Have you done all three of them?

[strawberrypancake]

yeah 😊 now i do the hard orange track all the time because the other 2 are to easy lol 😂

[_Maya_]

You go girl!

[JohnK123]

Oh cool! Do u like to hike and camp too? Where r u from?

[_Maya_]

@JohnK123 She is 13 years old dude.

[JohnK123]

Ya? Doesn’t mean she wouldn’t like camping or hiking. I rock climb all the time bc I’m a scout

[_Maya_]

@JohnK123 You are asking where a 13 year old is from. She doesn’t need that.

[JohnK123]

Well ya to see if the adventure rock place is somewhere cool like the desert or something. Or if Its even in the same country lmao

[_Maya_]

@JohnK123 Has nothing to do with where she is from.

[_Maya_]

Would you like me to get a second, third and fourth…possibly fifth opinion about you asking where a 13 year is from? Or should I just tag the admins?

[JohnK123]

I’m not asking for an address 😭 there’s way worse things I’ve seen here than someone asking where someone lives crazy. Im just wanting to know where the rock climbing place is bc I just know the good ones are near Arizona and I’m in California

[_Maya_]

@JohnK123 That isn’t what you were asking. You didn’t ask where the rock climbing place was. Look some shit up on google. Are you that inept? I know exactly what you are up to. I gave my options. Choose one. You want the other mods to weigh in or the admins?

[JohnK123]

How can I look up that rock adventure place if I don’t even know the name of it bc it was included. Also who r u to assume what I said huh? Doesn’t seem too logical 😭

[JohnK123]

Why would I ask if she liked to hike or camp then?

[_Maya_]

“How can I look up that rock adventure place”

Look at rock adventure places in your area. You don’t need to be in her area. Nor does she have to tell you where she is. You are a stranger on the internet. That is the last thing she needs.

You do understand as a moderator, and a woman, I look for this. You don’t seriously think that I haven’t been through some predatory shit. I am not accusing you, yet. You are getting close.

Use fucking Google dude. Get a rock course in your own location. Can’t be hard. You are 18. You can travel. No need to ask her again. That is my final warning.

[JohnK123]

😭some people actually want to travel to new places for cool activities. Like I enjoy camping and someone here recommended certain parts of Yosemite for me. So ur saying that’s bad? Got it.

[JohnK123]

Ur just assuming it was meant as predatory but it wasn’t 😭 it’s an interest group Facebook has similar stuff too where people with same interests talk… so that’s prob bad too

[_Maya_]

How about you just stop responding to an underage girl on my question for starters? Don’t argue semantics. Just stop. Go bother the over 18 girls about where to rock climb which you can look on google for. Why are you even discussing this on her opinion. Says a lot. I have about had it.

[BoopBoopBeep]

"no no I only came here to meet her to tell her it's unsafe to do this"

yeah why don't you just have a seat...

[strawberrypancake]

thanks for the mho maya ☺️❤️

[_Maya_]

You're welcome 💜

[Sirenboobzilla]

I love jigsaw puzzles. I used to make puzzles a lot as a kid with my mom. And every now and then I'll find a new one when I go shopping and just buy it. Then during some quiet time at home I'll sit down, play some light music and just piece it together

[Kylie_Bug]

I like to ice skate if that counts.

I did that since I was young.

[_Maya_]

That counts!

[Beckybooboo]

I play piano. I also weave baskets, DONT laugh! 😂 I’ve been collecting Longaberger baskets since I was little, so when I was around ten, I decided to try to make one.

[_Maya_]

I won't laugh. That's great to have a hobby no matter what it is! 💜

[Lynx122]

Gaming and most sports it's just the time and effort it takes today to do sports feels like a lot more today than it used to because there's a lot of other things in my life.

[_Maya_]

I hear you on the time factor as you get older.

[BlissfullyCurSed]

I play The Sims if that counts as a hobby.

"Dag-dag!"

[_Maya_]

Sure that counts!

[itsclearlynicholas]

Classic 😁 I enjoyed that game 🎮

[Jessica405]

I have two. Messing about with computers and digging up my ancestry.

[_Maya_]

Messing with computers…as in build/repair I presume?

[Jessica405]

Building, reparing, and using in my work as a research engineer.

Used to love playing under the hood of an old Atari 800 when I was in junior school. Making it do things beyond its designed capability.

[_Maya_]

Very cool!

[Jessica405]

Thanks!

[exitseven]

@Jessica405 You are digging up your ancestors?

[Jessica405]

@exitseven Metaphorically. Tracing my ancestry. My brother and I have been workingbon it for years

[exitseven]

@Jessica405 very cool

[selfish-and-cruel]

Painting when I only have time. But only preparing the workstation takes at least half an hour. Cleaning takes over an hour. To create something, you need at least two to three hours. I rarely have enough time for that.

[HighValue]

I still enjoy board, video games, table top RPGs, lifting weights, and riding bikes like I did when I was a kid.

[_Maya_]

Wiiiiii bowling bro

[HighValue]

Yep. I have Wii bowling. I think that was the first game I played on a Wii too.

[_Maya_]

Absolutely love that game.

[HighValue]

Sometimes it is fun to play video games with a non-traditional user interface (regular controller). Right now I am mostly looking forward to the new Riffmaster guitar being made and hoping that it is compatible with my Xb360 though so I can use my old Guitar Hero games again.

[_Maya_]

The coolest new thing I tried was the apple vision pro. My dad got one and I took it for a spin. Amazeballs.

[IslaTheWitch]

Writing and reading :D

I don't think it will ever change. I love the words too much

[_Maya_]

Great lifelong hobbies!

[Adventurer23]

Yes: guitar playing, fishing, and I still have a small coin collection.

[Adventurer23]

I have many other interests I still like from my childhood, but most of them are outdoor activities and pastimes that I don't really consider a "hobby", per se.

[_Maya_]

I'm an outdoor girl myself. I'm not afraid to get dirty.

[Adventurer23]

@_Maya_ Same... Except for the girl part. lol 😂😊 Nature is where my soul comes alive. 💙 It's where I always go to feel at peace. What kind of outdoor activities do you like? 🙂

[_Maya_]

I like getting out on the lake on my ski (pictured in profile). I maintain the thing myself. Maintenance and repairs. Spent time when I was younger with my dad working on stuff with my dad. I like getting on the water and to some secluded beach areas.

[Adventurer23]

@_Maya_ Neato! 🙂 I've never been on a jet ski before. They do look like fun though! I remember back in the early 90s when me and my mom took the ferry across Lake Erie to the Ohio side there were jet skiers who rode the wake behind the ferry for miles. Some of them got some pretty decent air too. I just stood at the stern of the boat and watched them. lol But outdoor activities I like to do are: walking, hiking, camping, fishing, cycling, canoeing, nature photography and gardening. Pretty much anything to do with the outdoors and I'm a happy camper. 😊 Quite literally sometimes. ⛺️😂 But that's one thing I love about canoeing and hiking is getting into areas where there are no people and it's just you and the natural surroundings all around you. Love it.

[_Maya_]

Yeah, they are fun. Mine is 300hp supercharged. I'm on lake Erie. Literally Erie 😆

Love hiking. Being close to Allegheny national park is great. Bout an hour drive to the edge.

[Adventurer23]

@_Maya_ Ha! I'm on Lake Ontario! 😛 And despite being on the Canadian side, Allegheny National Forest is only about a 2 1/2 hour drive from me! 😄 Sounds like you're further east, but have you ever rode the wake from the Leamington-Sandusky ferry?

[_Maya_]

Nope never took my ski there. I've taken it down to my parents place in the Keys. Other than that I stick local.

[Adventurer23]

@_Maya_ Wow, it must be nice to know people in the keys to get away from the cold sometimes! I have an aunt in Sarasota, but I haven't seen her in years! 🤭

[_Maya_]

Well they don't live there. That's their vacation home. It gets rented most of the year but yeah its nice going down there. This summer will be first time with my girlfriend down there. She's pumped.

[Adventurer23]

@_Maya_ Ah, I see. Still pretty sweet though! 🙂 I'm sure your girlfriend will love it. I've never been to The Keys, let alone Florida itself! 😯

[_Maya_]

The Keys are amazeballs! Hard to navigate on the water. My ski has marine nav but it is still terrifying until you have some experience in an area. I'll have to find a pic of christ of the abyss. Look that up with "keys".

[Adventurer23]

@_Maya_ Oh? Are there tons of islands, reefs and coral and whatnot? I've never heard of that though. I'll have to look that up!

[Adventurer23]

... Ohhhhhh! I think I have seen that!

[_Maya_]

Yep, the reef comes outta nowhere in spots. Sometimes you have less than 10 yards wide to navigate. I'll share some stuff with you tomorrow if you're around. Just remind me.

[_Maya_]

Got video of it. 👍

[Adventurer23]

@_Maya_ Haha. Cool! I'd like to see if it's not too much for you to share! 🙂 That kind of reminds me of the 50,000 Islands area of Georgian Bay on the Canadian side of Lake Huron. There are islands and very shallow obstacles EVERYWHERE there. It's an endless labyrinth of rock and there are many areas where it is complete unnavigable by boat, and can only be accessed by canoe or kayak. Many pleasure craft have sunk there. It's also a very remote and uninhabited area, so you have to be really careful when navigating there. The scenery there is gorgeous there though. Maybe I'll have to share some pics of there too! 😉

[Adventurer23]

*completely unnavigable

[_Maya_]

Yeah you're cool so I'll share. Take a look at ten thousand island area south of Marco island FL. You'd like that.

[Adventurer23]

@_Maya_ Awww, thanks. You seem nice too. 😊 At your leisure, here's a photo album of the 50,000 Island area and parts of Georgian Bay in general. It's a local photographer's album on Flickr. There's about 8 pages of pics though, so you can just quickly scan through them to get a feel for what that area is like. There's some really neat rock formations there too. Some of which are volcanic. The trees can also look really whimsical as well because they are so windswept...

www.flickr.com/.../

[_Maya_]

I will absolutely take a look. Rn we have a mini super bowl party. Just a few friends and socializing. Have a good one!

[Adventurer23]

@_Maya_ No worries at all! Have fun and chat later! 🙂

[Adventurer23]

@_Maya_ Hiya! Just checking in. You said you had some pics to share of the reef around the Keys area? No worries if you don't want to, but I'd love to see them if you're still up to it? 😊 by the way, did you manage to check out the pics of the 50,000 Islands area of Georgian Bay in the link I shared? Regardless, hope you're havin' a good day! 🙂

[_Maya_]

I do have some pics. I have just lost track of time. Let me DM you tomorrow. Remind me if I don’t. I have class but will check in here. I did look that up and gorgeous.

[Adventurer23]

@_Maya_ Okie-dokie! 😊

[DryGermanGuy]

Franco-Belgian and other mostly European comics. Tintin, Asterix, The Smurfs...

[_Maya_]

I’m still a sucker for weekend morning cartoons.

[boggboss]

Gaming although it's probably more a addiction then hobby

[_Maya_]

Still counts because I used it as my image. 😆

[Yannae]

Singing if it counts

It doesn't cost anything, you can do it anywhere, brings people together.

[_Maya_]

Sure does!

[worldscolide]

Yes. I read a lot. Like really a lot. Over the past 10 years alone it's well over 1500 books. And that's because of kindle unlimited

[_Maya_]

Holy….1500? Wow that is a lot. A good lifelong hobby as well.

[worldscolide]

Agreed. I read both by the way, I read e books on Kindle and physical paper books too. My home collection in my office is well over 3000 books, all have been read.

My grandfather taught me to read at the age of 2.

[_Maya_]

Impressive. Do you have a favorite genre?

[Grond21]

Dang dude, that is impressive!

[worldscolide]

Scifi/fantasy followed by horror and then mystery

[Grond21]

I have read a lot over the past 10 years. But I don't think I average 150 books a year. More like 60 to 70. And most of them are sci-fi/fantasy with some other genres mixed in

[butterly248]

My depression aside. I'm still a lover and collector of Bratz dolls. I also still play the sums and the wii :)

[_Maya_]

I LOVE WII

[butterly248]

What's your favourite game?

[_Maya_]

I always loved the Wii sports game. A little drunk bowling with friends never hurt anyone…at least that is the story I am sticking too. 😆

[butterly248]

Haha yes lol! What about your TV? Did it never get injured also 😂

[_Maya_]

Not fataly. 😆

[butterly248]

Lol. I remember breaking several TV as a kid. Ironically the wii remote never broke 🤣

[_Maya_]

I always had those rubber sleeves on mine for extra protection. Those things that looked like video game condoms lol.

[_Maya_]

*controller condoms 😆

[butterly248]

Ah yes memories 🤣

[Nikki1989]

I have been collecting music for as long as I can remember.

[_Maya_]

Vintage collecting like records?

[TonyMetal___86]

I enjoy singing and listening to music since i was 3 back in 1988 or 1989 till this present day 2024 miss bartender maya 😌

[_Maya_]

I'll fix us some cocktails and we can relax to some music 🥂

[TonyMetal___86]

Why not miss bartender maya, i'll be happy as long as i'm seeing you smiling and being comfortable but make sure that my cocktail doesn't contains alcohol because i don't drink alcohol at all, a cocktail from fresh fruits is yumy or pepsi is good 😁
What matters is to be happy 😌

[TonyMetal___86]

You're a wonderful person miss bartender maya, thanks for being nice 😊

[_Maya_]

Thank you for the very kind messages. That is sweet. 💜

[TonyMetal___86]

You're welcome 😌

[AydenHazor]

My only hobbies when I was young were baking and reading, both of which I still enjoy, and I've definitely added more on over the years

[_Maya_]

Mmm baking.

[AydenHazor]

I make a plethora of different cookies and I love trying new flavors

[_Maya_]

Lol we would be a terrible couple. You'd take it out of the oven and I'd place it straight into my garbage disposal aka my mouth 😆

[AydenHazor]

Why is that terrible? I love seeing people enjoy the food I make!

[_Maya_]

Prob the weight gain for me.

[AydenHazor]

Weight is just a number, you are an amazing young woman, inside and out

[_Maya_]

Why thank you. 💜

[AydenHazor]

Always a pleasure 💜

[Squatting_Slav]

I've always been drawing things from construction sites to builds and cars still do to this day. I can draw people

[itsclearlynicholas]

Watching some old shows from childhood sometimes or old memories 🙂

[_Maya_]

Saturday morning cartoons!!!

[itsclearlynicholas]

And some other ones from now on YouTube even someone's bootlegged or officially uploaded at some year or another. Not just cartoons, some are live action or stop motion. Mostly British or American