Get a hobby, Find a date
The very wise Lou Holtz once said, “If you’re bored with life — you don’t get up every morning with a burning desire to do things — you don’t have enough goals.” I happen to agree with him.
I remember my Dad would say that you can actually tell a lot about a man by where he spends most of his time and money. So if he has some over the top obsession or massive porn collection, you might want to pay attention to his habits, including their hobbies.
What kind of hobbies are you in to? How did you get started with it? (No, dating should NOT be considered a hobby!) What do you think your habits and/or hobbies say about you?
Our friends over at The Frisky listed some hobbies that can make one appealing to the opposite sex. I am not in favor of picking up a hobby solely to snag a mate, but I definitely love the idea of having/finding a passion for something. If you happen to meet someone, then it’s time well spent and personal growth. Can’t beat that!
What hobbies would make you sit up and take notice and why?
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Poppa Grande
October 27th, 2009
11:59 am
Cz…I am an equal opportunity breast lover. All sizes, shapes, and colors. Like Phife “I like them brown, yellow, Puerto Rican and Haitian”
Seriously though, the group and the music was pretty darn good. I’ve seen the Rolling Stones and wasn’t impressed at all. You could tell that they were just going through the motions. I’ve notice the same with Frankie Beverly and Maze. They’ve done so many concerts in their lives that they can do it in their sleep.
That wasn’t the case at all with KISS.
Just comparing Geritol, AARP eligible bands. KISS was the best.
Mo (aka Moeisha)
October 27th, 2009
11:59 am
Professor – Yes I read that article,sad to say the least. High school is a beast. However when I listen to some of the stories my sister tells me about elementary school students I truly wonder which is worse. All the educators I know say middle school is the worst.
Dan – I LOVE Black & white but I think I want to concentrate on more still shots, especially since I have my lil one!
Ms. Main
October 27th, 2009
12:00 pm
Dream_n – And makes for more healthy hair than all that pulling, blow drying, flat ironing and curling
Willie Dynamite
October 27th, 2009
12:02 pm
DK – Check out Firehouse Guitars on N.Decatur Rd. That would be a good place to start and then you can go from there.
On-Topic – Hobbies; Fishing, Cooking, BBQn/Smoking, Debating, Reading then researching then reading more.
Dan -fighting the homecoming hangover
October 27th, 2009
12:02 pm
@Mo
If you think of it….a black and white with an west facing shadow(sunset) photo anywhere near a window is my favorite.
abc
October 27th, 2009
12:04 pm
DK, don’t go for any old music storefront guitar teacher. It’ll make a difference in what music styles interest you: classical, jazz, rock, acoustic? I might be able to recommend some good teachers, who’ll go way beyond chord shapes and strumming patterns. I suggest some classical lessons first, no matter where your real interest lies, to learn to read music and get a feel for where guitar repertoire really originates.
It’s never too late to take up a musical instrument!
Dream_n
October 27th, 2009
12:05 pm
Ms. Main
That is so true… while I still do the latter.. I’m going to ween myself off of that flat iron!!! Sometime I like to flatten the bang then curl it to give it life…
and when I say flat hair.. I mean flat hair with no movement.
THE INFAMOUS DK
October 27th, 2009
12:07 pm
ABC – Thanks.. Please do advise me on the particulars..
abc
October 27th, 2009
12:07 pm
Also, I’d recommend springing for used pro-level instruments if you can. You can expect to pay 25-30% less than for new ones. That way, you’re not held back by a lesser instrument, and if you should change your mind about wanting to play a year or 2 two down the road, you can get your money back out of them.
i'm swiss
October 27th, 2009
12:07 pm
Mo — Well, don’t bless me too much… I did my 1 year tour of duty & got the heck up out of there…
Now, I write software — computers don’t talk back. 
Dream — I just wasn’t cut out to deal with high school kids — well, at least not ones that I wasn’t allowed to beat some sense into when necessary. I was an English major because I loved to read & write — and I became a teacher more by default than desire. You have to want to be in it for the kids, and even then you are going to have days when you just want to say F___ it and walk out. I would tell you a story that happened at my school the year that I was there, but I don’t want to be too much of a downer….
Poppa Grande
October 27th, 2009
12:09 pm
As far as hobbies, during my single years, music, movies, and pottery were mine. I met more than a few females at concerts and infinitely more in pottery classes.
My second date with my wife was pottery. We had fruit (grapes) and wine. Well actually it was more like painting pottery that I had already made but hadn’t decorated yet. I called it the “glimpse into my world” date.
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October 27th, 2009
12:10 pm
I don’t like seeing unhealthy, unkempt hair on women. I mean, it doesn’t have to be fried, dyed or laid to the side. But dry, bunched up roots and stringy ends or hair that looked like it didn’t get the perm pulled all the way through or just lackluster hair period just looks crazy.
Poppa Grande
October 27th, 2009
12:11 pm
I wish that I still played more.
I played the cello until my junior year of High School. Then I focused on football.
I could kick myself. I can still play some but nothing like I would have if I kept it up.
THE INFAMOUS DK
October 27th, 2009
12:13 pm
Grande – You ol smoove talker.. Silver tongued..
Ms. Main
October 27th, 2009
12:14 pm
SC – me either. I think the less you do (all that frying and dying) I think the more life the hair seems to have. All that fying and dying will kill your hair
For Real
October 27th, 2009
12:14 pm
For Real talking to himself:
Don’t do it… Ignore PG and DK…. You got too much work to do… Don’t get sucked in… Awwww Dayummmm
From Freedom to Fascism and here is part I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ueEfRXZCVA and that’s all I’m do….
abc
October 27th, 2009
12:15 pm
You should pick it back up, Poppa. There are community orchestras that you could get into, geared especially for HS and college players that put their instrument to the side and want to get back into it. Church might be a good playing outlet.
Ms. Main
October 27th, 2009
12:16 pm
PG – did you like the cello?
I liked that better than the piano but I mastered the piano better. I played the clarinet all through high school. Now that’s what I can play…oh and my mama made sure we all stood around the piano and sang. My sisters play the piano as well and my brothers played piano/drums/violin. My moms was like everybody will do something.
Dream_n
October 27th, 2009
12:18 pm
i’m swiss
I’m sure there were may obstacles in the way (ie: kids) when teaching… My heart would be with the kids. I am a sucker for turning a bad situation into a miracle. I think for me I want to catch them before they leave the nest so to speak.. Its that fork in the road mentalIty they have.. it’s go off to college or go get a job… While college doesn’t necessarily grant you success in life, it gives you the tools to become successful. I remeber in high school there were so many pregnant girls, kids with unproductive parents, unruly kids, and kids that were trying to make it out of their neighborhood. i want to make a difference in those kids… let them know that ther are choices out there, give them something to hope for… I used to live in milwaukee and when I came to chicago.. The thinkgs they were learning I had learned 2 yrs ago.. It was so sad. The teachrs thought I was a darn genuis when in reality the kids were just not being given the tools necessary to compete with the schools…
Me being a teacher is just the 1st step… I wan to become a principal.. and then who knows where else I can go to make a difference…
Tell me the story swiss!!!!
Mo (aka Moeisha)
October 27th, 2009
12:24 pm
SCool/Ms Main – Bad hair….where to start! LOL! I hate to see chicks that have long hair for the sake of long hair. Dont do anything with it, never make that length work for them. On the flip side I hate to see chicks with short hair that dont want to keep it up or know how to maintain in between. If you cant afford to keep that short do at least trimmed up then dont go short!! I have a co worker that is hanging on to some split ends!! She has all this length but doesnt realize it looks a mess cause at least 70% is split ends!! I wanna take some scissors to that mop soooo bad!
THE INFAMOUS DK
October 27th, 2009
12:24 pm
Oh and how could I forget MENTORING. I see my Kiddies once a month.. 11th grader Dudes at Therrell High..
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October 27th, 2009
12:25 pm
Mo – we are >>>here<<<! (As usual)
Poppa Grande
October 27th, 2009
12:26 pm
Ms. Main..
I liked it. It was tougher than I expected it to be. But I like challenges. I have a issue of not liking to half azz anything. Unfortunately, there is only 24 hours in a day. Playing ball, practicing music, studying in advanced level academic classes all while in high school was just taxing on me. I couldn’t drop school It was really foreshadowing to what was to come next.
abc…I’ve thought about it. Right now law school and work take most of my time.
Dream_n
October 27th, 2009
12:27 pm
Mo
I am so with you! I love long hair.. but try to do something with it… do a bun, curls, pin up or something… Just don’t put that darn ponytail in!!!! lol
THE INFAMOUS DK
October 27th, 2009
12:28 pm
Grande – The best band Ive seen lately was U2 in Cali recently.. Bono goes hard. Oh but the best show Ive seen was the Goodie Mob reunion.. Incubus was good too..
For Real
October 27th, 2009
12:29 pm
I’m a gemini so my interest are all over the place but if I had to pick one it would be Quantum Physics and zippppppp!
Ms. Main
October 27th, 2009
12:29 pm
Mo – I have a co worker that is hanging on to some split ends!!
Speaking of which…I have a coworker that I would see in the building for years, prior to working on this team. Her hair was always about waist length. She had braids added on top and said it damaged her hair. She had it all cut off and did a light press and pull back in a ball for about 4 months. She had about 5 inches taken off last weekend and someone pressed for her….absolutely gorgeous. It’s growing back and now under her shoulder blades. You can take care of hair and it doesn’t take much to whip back into shape.
Professor
October 27th, 2009
12:30 pm
Lil Dream_n- go out there and make a difference! I know you will you need passion for that job and from your read you have it
czBrat
October 27th, 2009
12:33 pm
hate to see chicks that have long hair for the sake of long hair. Dont do anything with it, never make that length work for them.
Mo you’d be maaaad at me! been hearing that all my life, but i just let it hang in a pony tail or put it in a librarian bun
Tazzee - Patience is a Virtue
October 27th, 2009
12:33 pm
Page – I want some Mexican too!!
I also like games. Taboo, Guesstures – I love games that make you think.
I guess I could add working out to my hobby list but it’s the music that makes working out pleasurable.
Dream_n – I wear a ponytail 5 days a week. They aren’t that bad
Professor
October 27th, 2009
12:34 pm
Mo/Main/Scool/dream….I will let y’all handle that bad hair debate, because we have one here with those split ends too. I always say to myself, if someone put her in a head lock I will cut that damage mess!
BTW she use that green grease because you can see it sitting on her scalp smelling like coconut and sulfur
Dream_n
October 27th, 2009
12:35 pm
Lil Dream_n???
lmao.. i just hollerd at my desk..
thanx Prof.. encouragement always lights a fire under my butt!!!
The curlers are called Conair warm rollers… It will be in a pink/black box
Poppa Grande
October 27th, 2009
12:36 pm
U2 was here earlier this month and they sold out the Georgia Dome. I missed that one. I had a midterm the next morning.
The best concert was I’ve seen was Prince during his Hit or Miss tour and he was at Tabernacle. (I like small venues)
Mechelle Ndegocello was a relatively close second.
Michael Jackson was very good also. My first concert ever….The Bad tour. The wife wanted to see him so much that we considered getting tickets to his concerts in London. However, our schedule didn’t work out so that we could have. As it turns out, MJ schedule didn’t work out either……
Rick James/Teena Marie, Quiet Riot, Cinderella, were all good.
Just seeing and enjoying Dizzie Gilliespie was an experience that I’ll never forget
Professor
October 27th, 2009
12:37 pm
Dream_n I knew you would laugh! Thanks for letting me know about the rollers…I need some extra bounce.
THE INFAMOUS DK
October 27th, 2009
12:37 pm
Prof – Well Damn.. All the way to the green grease.. I thought you would stop at the head lock..
Poppa Grande
October 27th, 2009
12:38 pm
Itzhak Perlman is coming to town so I’m considering springing for tix for that.
Dream_n
October 27th, 2009
12:39 pm
czBrat/Tazzee… okay okay..
As long as its not sitting on top of your head leaning to the side imitating a fan! I think I can learn to love it lol..
Dream_n
October 27th, 2009
12:42 pm
green grease because you can see it sitting on her scalp smelling like coconut and sulfur
lmao… Prof you’re not even right!
czBrat
October 27th, 2009
12:43 pm
Dream_n just spit water all over my screen!
Professor
October 27th, 2009
12:43 pm
As long as its not sitting on top of your head leaning to the side imitating a fan! I think I can learn to love it lol..
Make sure you go light on the gel too I hate seeing all that gel dried up looking like prunes on the hairline
THE INFAMOUS DK
October 27th, 2009
12:44 pm
Grande – Oh wait Anita at chastain.. Yep that was a greatt one.. Tina Marie at the civic center.. Honestly Im thinking about going to see Ol Eric Benet cause the famales are gonna turn out en masse. And quiet as kept I saw a Algebra concert that was beyond words..
Tazzee - Patience is a Virtue
October 27th, 2009
12:44 pm
Dream_n –
no, it’s pulled to the back.
Professor
October 27th, 2009
12:46 pm
DK/Dream that is true you can see it and smell it…I want to ask her do you measure that grease on the back of your hand, because if you keep putting your fingers in the jar you are using way too much
For Real
October 27th, 2009
12:47 pm
The best concert I ever been to was Prince “Hit and Run Tour” at the Tabernacle but I am a hugh Prince fan so….
My second favorite concert again at the Tabernacle was Outkast, Goodie Mob with The Roots. Wheels of steel!!!!
My third favorite would be Sada when I was in Europe but at the time I was mentally in a relationship with Sada so my view may be skewed
Dream_n
October 27th, 2009
12:49 pm
Tazzee then you need to come do a lesson pony tail leson to some of my cuzos
Oh and…
also like games. Taboo, Guesstures – I love games that make you think.
Tazzee
If you like those, you would like the game Buzzword. Taboo definately makes you think… I just hate that darn buzzer, my bro be all in my ear with that thing!!! lol
Professor
October 27th, 2009
12:49 pm
Favorite concerts or my top 2
1. Prince
2. Bon Jovi
For Real
October 27th, 2009
12:50 pm
Green Grease = Funny as hell
Poppa Grande
October 27th, 2009
12:52 pm
I try not to include Anita, because I am biased. She could sing Mary had a little Lamb and I would be in awe. So, I took her out of contention.
I also kept Sade out of the running too. I spent money to see her here, Madison Square Garden, and in London. It was almost like I stalked her. My wife recently looked at my ipod library (since the itunes site now allows sharing) and said “I take it that you like Sade! LOL” I answered that she is Sweet as Cherry Pie.
THE INFAMOUS DK
October 27th, 2009
12:54 pm
For Real – I remember that Outkast, Goodie and Roots Concert.. It was crazy.. Hey but dont forget about Jill S C O T T at the tabernacle… Les Nubians at the variety playhouse.. Floetry at the playhouse too.
When I was had my Locs I frequented the poetry, neo soul spots.. I still do but Lil Man gets most of my time..
Poppa Grande
October 27th, 2009
12:54 pm
I don’t know how I forget Lauryn Hill at the Fox or Jill Scott at the Fox.
I actually saw this young lady recently name Estelle who was pretty good too.