For me its probably Gaming - I’ve been trying to master civ 6 and Dots 2 lately and I also enjoy reading - Been trying to read the Singularity is near, but this book is just very academic and its taking a while lol
latest one is making pixel art.
wanted to get into the hobby, so for Christmas I am making my wife a picture of each of the vacations we’ve been on.
this is a work in progress of a church on a hill we saw in Iceland:
https://i.imgur.com/TqLk5G0.png
Also, smoking meat.
Has been so much fun to learn and has resulted in some of the best food we have ever had.
Also, setting up a retro emulator with an old phone.
Currently procuring ROMs, organizing them, and getting a good front end and emu cores configured.
Playing through pokemon ROM hacks has been fun.
I dig the pic, very pastoral, definitely catches some mood!
Pixel art is an underappreciated form. I’m a sucker for good pixel art. Recently took a trip down memory lane (revisiting some PTSD) by rewatching the last mission from Metal Slug 3, and those NEO-GEO graphics were something else. The sprite work is incredible
I like yours better, but I’ve also occasionally dabbled in pixel art. It’s fun.
Fermenting. Kraut, pickles, cauliflower, hot peppers to make my own hot sauce, horseradish, garlic honey, etc
Kombucha, water kefir, milk kefir.
Sourdough. Made my first caraway seeded sourdough rye today. Chefs kiss.
Growing mushrooms of the legal and illegal kind.
I’m doing a first attempt at brewing beer as well as wine right now.
Just put some mj seeds in a paper towel. Decked out the basement for a full grow.
Raising chickens for the eggs, a lot of which I also pickle.
Gardening with my wife. We mainly only ate our own back yard goods this summer and fall.
I’m going to try to make soap this weekend hot a mold kit and some sodium hydroxide.
Growing plants in a kratky hydroponics system. We made so much pesto this year from that.
And I still somehow work a 40 hour week :D
I would like to learn more about your garden and hydroponics setup. Do you have a blog/post/comment detailing it? I would like to reach somewhere close to self-sustainance myself, from my own garden/hydroponics setup.
Thanks!
Jfc I gotta get on this level lol you should write down some of your processes and trials/successes/failures if you haven’t!
Amazing
Beer. I’ve visited 100’s of micro-breweries in 18 states and 4 countries. This January will be the 5th country (Mexico).
It’s kinda like Raiders of the Lost Ark… I’m looking for the most delicious fresh beet.
drinking alcohol is not a hobby
Drinking alcohol does not always equal problematic drinking. I consider beer a hobby. I keep tasting notes on beers I try, I read books on brewing techniques and history, I search out beers with specific ingredients and of specific styles. All while staying within recommended limits for people of my age, weight, and gender.
How is that not a hobby?
So judgy. There is nothing wrong with micro-brew beets.
Why is this stupid comment upvoted
Becuase Randy Marsh used it as a defence during his alcohol phase
Tabletop RPG. There are other hobbies, but this brings me the most joy. Shout out to all sci-fi Fate players! There are dozens of us!
I collect ttrpgs. I haven’t been able to play them all, some I haven’t even gotten through reading them yet. I just like having fun books and being like “who wants to do a one night stand campaign? Pick a theme I’ve got a specific book for it!”
I feel you.
- Making good Espresso at home
- Dry meat
- Make wine
- Brew beer
- Make sausages
- Fishing
- Playing metal in a band
- Programming small games, websites and applications
- Playing Minecraft
- Playing Call of Duty
- Photography
- Videography
- Hosting my own instances of fediverse services (Mastodon, PeerTube, Lemmy)
- Participating in the IndieWeb community
Brewing beer … nice. Cheers! 🍻
I like restoring antique radios. Mainly just the electronics, but I’d like to learn how to restore the exteriors as well. It’s nice to work on something tangible after working on a computer all day
I don’t know why, but a hobby like this is kinda cute
Thanks :) My wife is very supportive despite constantly having to find room for more antique audio equipment…
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Wanking is a free and enjoyable hobby.
I first misread this as walking and gave you an upvote (because walking is free and enjoyable, so it makes total sense), then realised you that you didn’t write walking, but you still get to keep my upvote
Thank you for being a positive light unto this dark world
I’ve been there, but you can definitely find hobbies that cost nothing.
Hiking/walking/running is free and good for your mental and physical health (although if you dont have appropriate footwear, I’d stick to walking).
Music production is free (if you already own a computer) with free DAWs and free plugins. This is a great way to be creative, learning music theory is also free but not super necessary
Writing is free, this can include fiction, as well as journaling. I enjoy journaling but
Software hacking is free with ghidra and x64dbg, I’ve been working through crackers, which are pieces of software written specifically to be cracked.
Programming is free and the resources to learn programming are free. If you have no experience python is super easy to jump into.
3D modelling is fun to learn and again, free. Fusion360 will give you a free license for personal use, or there are other free options. I learnt this to 3D custom designs, and your local library probably has a 3D printer to use if you want to go that route.
Your city almost certainly has a free art gallery, I love spending days at the art gallery with headphones listening to beautiful music and looking at beautiful art.
Cooking can be a fun hobby, and although not free, it’s money you were hopefully going to spend anyway, it can be fun to find new recipes and try them. And if you plan correctly and buy in bulk, you can save money this way.
Contribute to open street maps, this is free and helps the community.
Of course the more fun hobbies, and more traditional hobbies do cost money, and can get very expensive very quickly so I do understand your frustration, but finding free cheap hobbies was key to getting out of my depression and I urge you to find something, these suggestions may not be right for you but it just shows there are options
cycling is fun, i love riding my ebike around even in the cold
- Rock climbing (mostly trad, but I’ll climb sport sometimes)
- teaching myself Japanese
- video games on occasion
日本語を勉強してがんばって
I have a friend with this exact ensemble of hobbies. Those are good ones!
Disc golf! It’s often free to play, discs are pretty cheap, good exercise, enjoy nature, fun with friends. Give it a try!
There’s only 3 courses in my country T_T Luckily I’ll get to spend a few months in the southern US next year where the courses are pretty good.
I like riding my bike a lot and camping. Just did a ride down the Oregon coast this last summer and it was a total blast
Self hosting and software of course, but that’s probably pretty common on here
Gaming, cooking, and reading. I’ve taken up dungeons and dragons recently, acting as DM for some of my friends, their first time playing DnD as well. Currently prepping for my second campaign, a cold war-inspired Song of Ice and Fire setting during the Andal invasion of the Vale. Almost done preparing the classes available, and nearly done with the overarching plot. Still have to do the maps and the wiki, though.
Does reading count as a hobby? Then that’s my hobby.
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Hell yeah it does.
- cycling
- gym
- studying foreign languages
- gaming
- reading
I enjoyed cooking and baking as well as needle felting and crochet to make amigurumi toys.
I also liked to read, study languages and collect the odd die-cast model cars.
No longer as much since I rarely have time anymore, but I played piano and other keyboard instruments, and dabbled in drawing.
