Official "Webmaster Hobby" Thread

[BusterBunny]

50............

[WarChild]

Fighting and reading.

[King Adam]

Originally Posted by BV

at fist glance that looks like one of those meth labs, lol

It does have that homey lab look to it

This is what the grapes almost look like before we start ... muauaahahhahah

[JP513]

Originally Posted by King Adam

Winemaker. I've been doing it for 4 years now. I've won medals with my wine. Took a gold in a regional contest in Little Italy and took the Bronze at the AWS Nationsals in Vegas last November. I love it.

Fucking cool, KingAdam. I loooooooove wine. I'd love to try some of yours. What varietals/varietal blends do you make? And which won the awards?

Here's about 3/4 of my collection:

[JP513]

Originally Posted by EvilAngelNick

Volleyball & Making music :D

http://www.pacificcoastvaulters.com/...ew_start_3.mp3 (my most recent song)

nice tune.

[JP513]

My hobby? Barebacking prostitutes.

I have a death wish.

[King Adam]

Originally Posted by JP513

Fucking cool, KingAdam. I loooooooove wine. I'd love to try some of yours. What varietals/varietal blends do you make? And which won the awards?

Here's about 3/4 of my collection:

I make mostly Italian Meritage blends. The one I won the award for was a 40% Sangiovese, 40% Cab Sav and 20% Petite Sirah.

This year, I made some straight whites for the first time and they are ready to drink now. I also have a straight Old Vine Zin that is killer. I think its my favorite out of all I've made.

This coming fall, I'm going to Portland to make a shit load of Pinot Noir. Some of the best Pinots come from the Willamette Valley in Portland.

I'd be happy to share, I've got plenty

[King Adam]

Originally Posted by JP513

Fucking cool, KingAdam. I loooooooove wine. I'd love to try some of yours. What varietals/varietal blends do you make? And which won the awards?

Here's about 3/4 of my collection:

And nice collection. Whats your favorites?

[Elli]

I love flora and fauna photography, like so:

A couple weekends ago at the Sun Yat-Sen gardens:


Sunset in Feburary:


Other than that I like to read and write and cook. I'm big into cooking. Tonight I made prosciutto wrapped chicken with mushroom cream sauce, green beans, and rice.

[Elli]

Originally Posted by [ Nate ]

I make music. Mostly hip hop instrumentals, and soundscapes. All electronic. I use reason, cubase, an mpc2000, akg3000mic, etc. Good times.

Very cool. Got any sample tracks?

[georgeyw]

cars - have been building a car for about 8 years . I don't really want to finish (it's more or less finished now) it as then i'll have nothing to do except plan the next one...

[King Adam]

Originally Posted by Elli

Other than that I like to read and write and cook. I'm big into cooking. Tonight I made prosciutto wrapped chicken with mushroom cream sauce, green beans, and rice.

Prosciutto sounds good. I like to take chicken breasts and pound them thin. Then take some preosiutto and fontenella cheese and put in the middle and then fold one end over the other. I bake them for 15 - 20 and then put them in a skillet and sautee them with some white wine, rosemary and onions.

I like the cream sauce idea ... I'll have to put something together. Thanks

[Persignup Qon]

Originally Posted by Elli

I love flora and fauna photography, like so:

A couple weekends ago at the Sun Yat-Sen gardens:


Other than that I like to read and write and cook. I'm big into cooking. Tonight I made prosciutto wrapped chicken with mushroom cream sauce, green beans, and rice.

this pic is really beautiful... i'd love to have flowers like that in my yard. nice pics... real relaxing stuff. i always appreciate good photography being that used to be one of my hobbies

[Mr Pheer]

I have more hobbies than I have time for.

My #1 hobby is my motorcycles. Currently have 4 in the garage. I'm not a bike snob meaning that I like all kinds of bikes. Cruisers, sportbikes, dual sports, dirt bikes, it doesnt matter I'm just a motorcycle lover. And being a true motorcyclist, I wouldnt dare take one to a shop to be repaired or maintained. I have 2 fully stocked tool cabinets, a motorcycle lift, air compressor, mig welder, specialty tools, everything needed to do anything from a simple oil change to major engine and frame repairs.

And I like riding ATVs, got one for everyone in my family. Its a great way to spend time with the wife and kid.

I also like just doing hobby-things with my kid. Lately we've been playing guitar hero 2 together on xbox 360, we both have r/c helicopters and r/c trucks, and just got into model rockets.

[AK]

besides hanging out with my cool 5 year old, i like to play some bball.
am not a good player but when i play, i can keep my mind off other things.
which is great...

but for now i have to take prolly couple weeks off from it.

twisted my ankle Monday night.

[JamesK2]

Gaming, watching TV, movies & ganja

[JP513]

Originally Posted by King Adam

I make mostly Italian Meritage blends. The one I won the award for was a 40% Sangiovese, 40% Cab Sav and 20% Petite Sirah.

This year, I made some straight whites for the first time and they are ready to drink now. I also have a straight Old Vine Zin that is killer. I think its my favorite out of all I've made.

This coming fall, I'm going to Portland to make a shit load of Pinot Noir. Some of the best Pinots come from the Willamette Valley in Portland.

I'd be happy to share, I've got plenty

Yeah, real red Burgundy is just too expensive. But these days, Willamette Valley Pinots aren't cheap either, nor are Cali Pinots, so I buy New Zealand for the varietal, or the occasional inexpensive but decent Pinot from Cali.

Petite Sirah is an interesting choice to blend--glad it worked well. your Zin sounds beautiful.

[Loki]

Well THIS will deff be good for a laugh i'm sure ;)

PUPPETRY, no shit... been into puppets for many years now.

Over the last year now, I've made it more of a 'side job' then a 'hobby' launching a few mini shows geared for adults, and I also have 2 full length shows in development.

http://www.georgewpuppet.com <-- George W. Puppet

http://www.wickedpuppets.com <-- WickedPuppets

and heres a few pics of some of my 'room mates'


Fuzz (3 foot tall custom theater puppet)


Glock (4.5 foot tall custom theater puppet)


Preacher / Don Imus (work in progress)


George W. Puppet (2.5 foot tall 'vent' styled puppet

and a slew of other puppets waiting to be finished and shipped to me from my puppet builder.

-Loki-

[JP513]

Originally Posted by King Adam

And nice collection. Whats your favorites?

Tough call. I am enamored of my 10-year Leoville Barton vertical (95-04). I dream of the day I will consume my 2003 Cod d' Estournel. I also plan to soon drink a bottle of my 2 1999 Fanti Brunello di Montalcinos. I love all my Brunellos actually. Also fond of my 2001 Chateaneu de Beaucastel Chat-nuf, and a variety of nice Bordeaux, etc. Lots of good stuff in there across the price spectrum, but my personal favorite (if not my greatest) is probably the 2001 Valsacro Dioro Rioja, probably because I have bought more of them (16) than any other. Best combination of price/greatness I can think of.


All the stuff in the Vinotemp 60 is for future use after more maturation, plus another 30 bottles should be in there but no space. The rest, I generally drink affordable wines, usually in the $8-20 range. Typically these are Italian blends or pure Sangiovese, Aussie shazzams, Rhone & Loire reds, etc. But it varies a lot. Come to D.C. some time . . . I got a lot of good ones I need to bust a cork on!

[Persignup Qon]

Originally Posted by Mr Pheer

And I like riding ATVs, got one for everyone in my family. Its a great way to spend time with the wife and kid.

I also like just doing hobby-things with my kid. Lately we've been playing guitar hero 2 together on xbox 360, we both have r/c helicopters and r/c trucks, and just got into model rockets.

that's great that you got your kids into your interests... i'm looking forward to picking up another car for my son. we play basketball together when i have my time with him but i'll probably turn him into an r/c addict too.

sorry about the ankle dude... my toe is still recovering from guys landing on it after rebounds!

puppets? definitely unusual but cool all the same... do u make them yourself?

[King Adam]

Originally Posted by JP513

Tough call. I am enamored of my 10-year Leoville Barton vertical (95-04). I dream of the day I will consume my 2003 Cod d' Estournel. I also plan to soon drink a bottle of my 2 1999 Fanti Brunello di Montalcinos. I love all my Brunellos actually. Also fond of my 2001 Chateaneu de Beaucastel Chat-nuf, and a variety of nice Bordeaux, etc. Lots of good stuff in there across the price spectrum, but my personal favorite (if not my greatest) is probably the 2001 Valsacro Dioro Rioja, probably because I have bought more of them (16) than any other. Best combination of price/greatness I can think of.

All the stuff in the Vinotemp 60 is for future use after more maturation, plus another 30 bottles should be in there but no space. The rest, I generally drink affordable wines, usually in the $8-20 range. Typically these are Italian blends or pure Sangiovese, Aussie shazzams, Rhone & Loire reds, etc. But it varies a lot. Come to D.C. some time . . . I got a lot of good ones I need to bust a cork on!

You've got some nice bottles in there. A couple I haven't heard of, so its off to google to get some info.

I'm a big Brunello fan as well. There are some new wines coming out of Chili that are pretty damn good too. I'm actually in the process of building a 12x16 foot wine cellar in the basement of my house in Cleveland. I live here in the summer and spend the rest of the time in Phoenix where I've been living for 6 years. I'll take some pics of the cellar in progress and if I ever get to DC, I'll let you know. Pop me an ICQ sometime. I love chatting about vino.

[cool1]

hot wheels diecast cars
been collecting them for many years

[The Heron]

I drink, and jerk off

[[ Nate ]]

Originally Posted by EvilAngelNick

Volleyball & Making music :D

http://www.pacificcoastvaulters.com/...ew_start_3.mp3 (my most recent song)

Like the track EvilAngelNick....it's now in my ipod! Thanks!

[[ Nate ]]

Originally Posted by Elli

Very cool. Got any sample tracks?

My bad...should have left a sample. Here ya go.

http://www.adultgruntwork.com/mp3/WaitinOnMe.mp3

...Once the track gets to around the 3:35 mark, it has a sweet build up you gotta listen to!

[Sveindt Beindt]

Model aeroplane and train

[Vlad]

Originally Posted by Persignup Qon

i know most of us spend the majority of our lives in front of a computer screen but i figure some of you have to have some sort of hobby... so i'm sharing mine and i'm curious about yours. i like r/c cars and r/c racing. i was addicted to it as a kid, but at that time, i really couldn't afford it.... recently i got back into it and plan on racing in some events this year. i have a nitro stadium truck (traxxas jato 3.3). here's a few pics of my truck.... what hobbies are you into? post pics if necessary.









....

ahah nice one , I like your Novarossi exhaust pipe

im 1/10 touring racer ;)

mugen mtx4 ;)

[JP513]

Originally Posted by King Adam

You've got some nice bottles in there. A couple I haven't heard of, so its off to google to get some info.

I'm a big Brunello fan as well. There are some new wines coming out of Chili that are pretty damn good too. I'm actually in the process of building a 12x16 foot wine cellar in the basement of my house in Cleveland. I live here in the summer and spend the rest of the time in Phoenix where I've been living for 6 years. I'll take some pics of the cellar in progress and if I ever get to DC, I'll let you know. Pop me an ICQ sometime. I love chatting about vino.

Brunello day is a good day. Listen . . . most of my Barolos, Barbarescos and Brunellos are a bit young right now (like '99 & '01 Castelgiocondo Riserva), as are my classified growth Bordeaux, but one of my 99 Fanti's will be opened by the end of the year.

I don't have the money to buy these great wines by the case right now, but if I ever do, I'd like to build a cellar along the lines of what you're building. Fuck man . . . post pics of the cellar even if it is still under construction.

I sent u an ICQ.

[JP513]

Originally Posted by King Adam

You've got some nice bottles in there. A couple I haven't heard of, so its off to google to get some info.

Oh . . . which ones did you Google and what did u find out?

[Loki]

Originally Posted by Persignup Qon

puppets? definitely unusual but cool all the same... do u make them yourself?

No, I partnered up with a professional builder for that task, I did however attempt to make a few.... the results were more like kids toys then what i was going for.

My end result needs to be "The Muppets For Grown Ups"

-Loki-

[C_U_Next_Tuesday]

Mountain climbing, snowboarding, skate skiing, camping, hiking, snakes and spiders, outdoor photography..

the sunset the other day

[Pumba]

I am all in paragliding last 2 years. I even went to fly today, but it was to strong wind for flying. Was on the ground playing with my wing. However, it was a day on the grass and under the blue sky. Now I am back home in front of my computer.

[Persignup Qon]

Originally Posted by Vlad

ahah nice one , I like your Novarossi exhaust pipe

im 1/10 touring racer ;)

mugen mtx4 ;)

its actually the stock jato pipe... i gotta pick up the dual chamber joint. novarossi is my next engine choice though. i have to get a .12 for ROAR legal racing. you win any trophies? off-road is more exciting imo cuz of the jumps... plus on-road is hella fast.... i saw some youtube video of a race... u can barely see the cars!!!

[SilentKnight]

Exploring and photographing urban industrial abandonments.

[blackfeet]

i collect coins.

[2012]

getting laid !

[Spunky]

I like to grow things in my garden

[bDok]

DJ, partying, yoga, circuit training, and comics. Other than it's me rocking a computer.

[Meeper]

Originally Posted by [ Nate ]

Like the track EvilAngelNick....it's now in my ipod! Thanks!

Glad you like it! Hit me up if you want some more.

[Meeper]

Originally Posted by SilentKnight

Exploring and photographing urban industrial abandonments.

Awesome pics, I like that last ones coloring a lot.

[Fap]

I thought websites were hobbies...

[nation-x]

I am a guitar player... among other hobbies... including photography

[Ackeric]

I build boats

[Mr Pheer]

Originally Posted by nation-x

I am a guitar player... among other hobbies... including photography

lol... I got a pod 2.0 sitting on top of my amp as well

[madawgz]

Originally Posted by Deej

what a crazy pic

[SilentKnight]

Originally Posted by EvilAngelNick

Awesome pics, I like that last ones coloring a lot.

Thanks EAN.

[JP513]

who's going to be the first to admit that their main hobby is to grow weed at home?

[Persignup Qon]

Originally Posted by banthis

I thought websites were hobbies...

i guess they can be if you're not making a living off of them

[abyss_al]

hobbies:
photography
fishing
camping
off roading
backgammon (anyone wanna challenge?)

I used to collect coins...
my dad's been making wine his entire life, and I would always get stuck smashing the grapes

i've always wanted to get an RC truck.. any recommendations?

[Jago Webcams]

poker