What Are Your Hobbies?

A usual question asked when two or more people meet for the first or second time :D I ask myself what are my hobbies and how I spend my time enjoying my hobbies >.>

Japanese Anime. I wear costumes or cosplay, take pics of other cosplayers, and meet new people and hang out with my friends at anime conventions. I work full time and I have time to watch two episodes of anime. I rarely watch anime on the weekends and holidays. I read Full Metal Alchemist, Tsubasa Chronicles, Bleach, and Nana comic books or manga. For plushies or stuffed anime characters, I have 11 characters and a few stuffed animals including two Pikachus. My art book collection is small compared to die hard anime fans. My DVD collection fills almost four 12 gallon containers. I have about 175 anime and Japanese Popular (J-Pop) CD music, and most of my anime CDs are anime series from the 1990s and early 2000s. My J-Pop collection is small and not the latest and greatest artists. My cousin gives me most of her favorite J-Pop music in mp3 format. I have one PVC figurine and a small collection of plastic and resin figures. On my wall, I have one wall scroll and three posters. The older wall scrolls I gave away to my friends. I have one anime cel and a very small fan art collection. I have one anime PC video game. And I have three dounjinshi books.

I consider myself an anime fan who keeps up with the general trends and events. I'm above a casual anime fan and below a die hard anime fan. I download some the latest fansubs from Japan (I can't watch everything) and visit Anime News Network during my spare time. I purchase most of my anime online. I purchase authentic anime goods from Japan at anime conventions.

Comic Strips. I'm really a casual reading comic strips. I read the Sunday comics every Sunday and I read the weekday comics when I have free time. I own a Peanuts, Fox Trot, and a Dilbert book of comics. My favorite comic strips are Peanuts, Fox Trot, Calvin and Hobbes, Dilbert, Garfield, and The Far Side.

Working Out At The Gym. I work out three days a week. My schedule is Mondays and Wednesday 15 minutes on the treadmill and a beginning weight plan and Tuesdays 30 minutes on treadmill and 30 minutes on the stationary bike. I stretch out before working out. And I do abdominal crunches at home after the gym Mondays and Wednesdays.

Listening to CDs. I listen to classic rock, classical, anime, and J-Pop. I'm interested in listening to jazz currently. I have a book with a list of suggestions. I'm going to be a big time casual jazz.

My CD collection is about 150. Most of the time I listen to music at work with my mp3 player. I use Napster to download most of my mp3 collection.

Playing Video Games. Today, I'm really a casual video game fan. The latest video game I'm playing is Team Fortress 2 (TF2), and as of today I have not played for the last 30+ days. I played Starcraft and Command & Conquer for the PC a long time ago. I have the Gamecube, Dreamcast, Playstation 2 (PS2), and Sega Saturn, and I have no time playing those systems. I plan to sell my Dreamcast and Playstation 2 next year to buy a Wii. I had one PS2 video game I sold the game at Fanime Con'08. The last time I played video games consistently during my spare time was Fall 1996 while attending San Jose State University. I rarely play classic arcade games using meme on my PC. I play video games in the arcade once or twice a year. I mostly play the shooting games in the arcades. I don't play the fighting games.

I'm interested in playing Crysis after I build my new PC =__=

Reading Books. The books I read are business, investment, self-improvement, technology, and advice. I'm interested in reading fiction.

Cooking. I cook for my family many days when I get home from work and some weekends. I really want to cook stir fry. The problem is my Mom doesn't want to dirty the stove top =p Kitchens are meant to be messy to cook good food. Of course I'm responsible and I clean up when the situation calls for it ;) I also want to expand my limited cooking skills.

Games. I enjoy playing board games and playing casino games. I have been playing board games once a week with my friends. Also, I play with my friend from Washington when we hang out together. My favorite casino game is craps, and I only play craps.

Miscellaneous. Taking pictures of police cars, watching popular sports (football, baseball, basketball) casually and I follow the sport headlines, a few travel including Las Vegas and Seattle, and sometimes staying home and watch a movie (always keep an eye for $4-$5 DVDs). I browse the web with my friends such as watching YouTube videos or discuss the latest and greatest in anime and technology rarely. And sometimes I browse the web myself.

The hobbies above I have been doing for a long time. I have not found any new hobbies. It's time for something new to do for my spare time. I have been talking about expanding interests and learning new skills in my Innovating Common Knowledge blogs. I fail :< I have not been expanding my interests and learning new skills myself. Now is the time to open up and find something that interests me. Man, my life has been boring for the last two years =p For starters, I'm interested in reading fiction :>

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