[Narz]

I like board games, chess seriously, other ones just as a fun pasttime.

I used to be fairly into computer games (Civilization I & II specifically) but I these days I prefer the simplicity and low-techness of board games. I'd like to come up with my own at some point.

How about you?

[Chaparral]

I'm an incorrigible, unrepentant rockhound who will go to the ends of the frickin' Earth to blast, dig and pry out a few measly gems, crystals, mineral specimens or fossils. If there are really high mountain peaks to climb nearby I'll do that too.

Scuba diving and U/W photography are also high on the list but since I fried my lungs with some fumes from flux-core wire while MIG welding, that's been less of an issue. My sinuses are getting better and better however so it's just a matter of time before I get the tanks hydro'd and the regs serviced.

Every other hobby curiously enough, has some practical relevance to PO/CC/doompocalyptic horror etc. Go figure....

[emersonbiggins]

I draw plans/maps of fake cities/towns/regions and the highway signs that would be seen in them. Incessantly.

I don't know why.

[Baldwin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('emersonbiggins', 'I') draw plans/maps of fake cities/towns/regions and the highway signs that would be seen in them. Incessantly.

I don't know why.

[Narz]

Oh, I forgot to mention, I like books too, alot. I have a bunch of chess books and I like novels, philosophy, sci-fi as well. I'm reading Ender's Game right now, it's quite good.

[Kylon]

I like coming up with mathematical formulas related to sequences.

It's relaxing and fun to me.

I know it sounds wierd, and it is, but hey, it's my frivolous pursuit.

Also I like going to open discussion forum on Peak Oil, but that also counts as my social interaction for the most part.

I also like coming up with ideas for things and fantasizing about various scenarios, how people would react, how things would react, ect...

[Peak_Modernity]

Amateur Atv racing. It costs me less than a lot of hobbies and I know it won't be around/affordable much longer, so I enjoy it while I can. Also my quad (250cc 4 stroke, 5 speed) only burns about a gallon during a 2 hour race.

I know it sounds like play, but you wouldn't believe how much of a workout it is to run rough terrain at the hardest pace possible for 1-1/2 to 2 hours. I'm usually sore for days.

[topcat]

Currently, mine is farming and running a seasonal roadside market. My wife supports my habit.

Hopefully, in the future it will not be so frivolous.

Other than that, I am addicted to auctions!

[gnm]

rock climbing, paragliding, cross country skiing, mountain biking, kayaking, and motorcycling...

Oh, and chess...

I'm a life insurance salesman's worst nightmare...

-G

[threadbear]

I really enjoy subverting the dominant paradigm. Like learning about money, thinking up ideas for political cartoons, oh...and bad puns. I like to torture the language and my friends at the same time.

[Madpaddy]

I like sailing and I absolutely eat, breath, sleep and s.it rugby. Next to do is a coaching course so I can train my 2 boys.

Of course rugby or any team sport is great for young kids. Builds teamwork, focused aggression, fitness, strength and dexterity.

I used to like flying until I found out about PO. Liked parachuting as well.

[katkinkate]

Reading (murder mystery/detective and fantasy novels, fanfiction, web comics, blogs and forums)
Movies

[snowshoegal]

Photomicrography. I love old manual microscopes, and have a beautiful, large vintage Jena with a trinocular head. Here are a couple of my shots:

Insect leg:



This is a sliver of catnip from my garden:



Looking at water from the lake is my favourite. Hours of fascinating enjoyment.

[Ebyss]

Horse-riding, reading, pc games, interweb surfing and my newest hobby - archery.

Taking up shooting and gardening soon - can't wait!

Ok, so not all are frivolous... just the computer related stuff really.

[gnm]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Madpaddy', 'I') used to like flying until I found out about PO. Liked parachuting as well.

[killJOY]

Posting at peak oil sites on the internetss.

Other "hobbies" are far too important to be called hobbies: farming, beekeeping, canning and preserving, fiddling.

[mmasters]

Hmm, frivolous for me would be composing music, playing guitar, surfing the net, collecting switchblades and traveling to exotic places.

[perdition79]

autocross, rallycross, hillclimbs, and road racing. I guess it's time to get into bicycle racing.