Other Than Music ..., What else do you like to do? Options

[louise1712]

Be afraid, Baz. Be VERY afraid.

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I am afraid... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hides.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Don't blame you. I have to say that the combination of the words, 'Alaska' and 'camping trip' are scary in the extreme...

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[Tosher]

Impressed by the model bus, barry-clari!

Obviously 'other than music' - I have been running a bus company on and off for over a year now, and this autumn start in full time management for one of the 'top 5' UK bus operators. This is my serious career area.

Tosher

[Fran*Piano]

Other than music, I dance, go to sixth form (not much longer left!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ) and go to work, with the occasional bit of musical theatre thrown in there for anecdotal value only. What a boring life I lead when I see it written down... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[madbassoonist]

I go to sixth form and Army Cadets. Everything else has music in there somewhere (in fact there are several musical ensembles at 6th form!) - I play the piano at church, and sing in the youth drama group. Currently applying for a Saturday job in a non-music-related shop, though!

[Bella-drum]

I like cooking and baking, then eating the results. I love a glass a really nice white wine. Taking my girls to the park and actually joining in with them - on the swings, see-saw, whatever. Bike rides. Picnics, usually at National Trust pads. And running. I can't survivie without it, if possible 4 times a week before lunch. Long, tall gin & tonics - lots of ice and a slice (but only one, if I ever have two in the same week the second one is always a let-down).

[Tenor Viol]

Be afraid, Baz. Be VERY afraid.

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I am afraid... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hides.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Don't blame you. I have to say that the combination of the words, 'Alaska' and 'camping trip' are scary in the extreme...

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Sorry, I seem to have been a bit slow here...

Now let' see, Alaska in late August/September. Organised trip, two man tents about 16 in the party, 20 seat minibus and 3,000 miles covered in 17 days. Across into the Yukon, to the Dawson City and the Klondike. Some wild camps - woodland, wild blueberries, and wolves howling. Some were organised camp sites, e.g. Denali National Park.

Nepal was to the Anapurna Sanctuary. Camped at Machapuchare Base Camp, about 13,000 ft minus 20C overnight and the little matter of camping on snow.

So, b-c, when do we sign you up? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/muahaha.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[barry-clari]

Be afraid, Baz. Be VERY afraid.

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I am afraid... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hides.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Don't blame you. I have to say that the combination of the words, 'Alaska' and 'camping trip' are scary in the extreme...

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

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Sorry, I seem to have been a bit slow here...

Now let' see, Alaska in late August/September. Organised trip, two man tents about 16 in the party, 20 seat minibus and 3,000 miles covered in 17 days. Across into the Yukon, to the Dawson City and the Klondike. Some wild camps - woodland, wild blueberries, and wolves howling. Some were organised camp sites, e.g. Denali National Park.

Nepal was to the Anapurna Sanctuary. Camped at Machapuchare Base Camp, about 13,000 ft minus 20C overnight and the little matter of camping on snow.

So, b-c, when do we sign you up? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/muahaha.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

What you do here, Tenor Viol, is you bog off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

[Tenor Viol]

Be afraid, Baz. Be VERY afraid.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

I am afraid... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/hides.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

Don't blame you. I have to say that the combination of the words, 'Alaska' and 'camping trip' are scary in the extreme...

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

Sorry, I seem to have been a bit slow here...

Now let' see, Alaska in late August/September. Organised trip, two man tents about 16 in the party, 20 seat minibus and 3,000 miles covered in 17 days. Across into the Yukon, to the Dawson City and the Klondike. Some wild camps - woodland, wild blueberries, and wolves howling. Some were organised camp sites, e.g. Denali National Park.

Nepal was to the Anapurna Sanctuary. Camped at Machapuchare Base Camp, about 13,000 ft minus 20C overnight and the little matter of camping on snow.

So, b-c, when do we sign you up? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/muahaha.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

What you do here, Tenor Viol, is you bog off (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

I don't recollect it being boggy... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) To be fair, Alaska is much like the Highlands of Scotland in many respects, including midges...

Nepal in particular was probably a once-on-a-lifetime experience and unlikely to be repeated. After the Alaska trip, I did an archaeological tour of Asia Minor, i.e. Turkey. That was 3,000km, but hotels this time. Some fascinating places. The hotel in the mountains in Cappadocia was carved into the rock of the mountains - stunning, and very comfortable - the rock keeping everything cool.

[Susie]

I recommend Iceland for a camping trip - volcanoes, hot springs - what more could you want? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[Tixylix]

My main hobby is video games. I collect classic consoles and games, primarily Mega Drive and other Sega consoles (of which I am now missing only the 32X, mostly because it is daftly expensive and has very few decent games, and a Game Gear because the one I had broke). You can get lots of those games on more modern systems as downloads or collection discs but there's just something unique about the tangible nature of cartridge systems, the controllers with 3 buttons instead of 10 and having to blow on the cartridge and occasionally give the machine a gentle slap to coax the game out of it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) That said I adore the Wii, especially Mario Kart - the Sonic series is infinitely superior to Mario with the exception of having never produced a decent racing game.

I also like learning languages, currently brushing up my Spanish and then probably start on German or Esperanto next - I have a vast list of future languages to explore and about the same number of language books as the local (admittedly quite small) library. How many books do you have to own for it to be considered a personal library? My girlfriend and I together have somewhere between 500-600 books - our flat is essentially an oversized cupboard full of books, stand up comedy DVDs and video games with a bed.