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1337haxor · 10-10-2003, 02:32 PM

This is kind of a weird situation that I've just noticed. Ever since I was a child my hobbies and interestes have changed on a monthly to yearly basis. I would be really into one hobby or interest for a period of time and then it would die down abit and I would pick up a new one. My parents think this is bad since its a huge waste of money and time. What do you guys think? Is this normal? good? or bad?
Here is a highlight of my hobbies since I was a child. There are more, but I can't think of them off the top of my head right now. The stated age range was only the time period where I was really hardcore. I am still into all of the hobbies listed, but just not as often as it use to be.

Animals (age 7 to 9) - read a ton of books on animals and watched the discovery channel and TLC non stop

Space (age 9) - read books on space and also watched discovery channel and TLC non stop; wanted to be astronaut

Paleontology (age 10-11) - read books on dinosaurs and fossel digging. could identify almost any dinosaur fossel in museums. wanted to be a paleontologist.

Medical stuff (age 12-13) - loved watching those surgeries on tv. had some medical books and read all about human anatomy. wanted to be either a cardiologist or neurosurgeon

Computer science (age 13) - learned to touch type, programmed in basic and VB, killed my computer trying to figure out how it worked

. helped my teacher set up computers. fixed home network by messing around with settings; my uncle couldnt figure out what was wrong and he was in the IT profession. wanted to be in the computer business

Computer gaming (age 13-17) - played RTS and FPS. have been in or ran StarCraft, Diablo II, Counter-Strike, Team Fortress, WarCraft III clans.

Biology (age 13-14) - read biology text book from cover to cover. owned a 40/60x binocular microscope, 1200x monocular microscope, was growing household bacteria in petri dishes in basement, learned how to use innoculating loop, learned how to prepare slides, loved to dissect so much i also had a dissecting kit with specimens to dissect

Woodworking (age 14-15) - made a 5ft book shelf in woodshop. teacher trusted me with the radial saw, band saw, and other large and dangerious tools; i got to use them unsupervised most of the time. made 4ft A/V stand for home theater system.

Paintball (age 15) - my own paintball gun and gear, played many times on weekends. also loved to dismantle my gun and figure out how it worked

Marine Biology (age 15-16) - convince parents to start a salt water aquarium. got tons of books on how to care for them and maintenance. had 2 salt water aquariums running with no problems for months at a time; about 30 herbivorious fish in the 120gal tank. when something went wrong, like a fish got sick or something, i always had the solution (from all the books i read)

Nuclear Physics (age 15) - got hold of high school science text books and read all the chapters about nuclear science/physics/chemistry. read alot about nuclear physics online. also facinated by elementary partical physics (so many funky names like muon and meson). considered professon in nuclear physics but soon realised no way in hell with my grades

Computers again (age 15) - started to do more with networking. never bought another whole computer again, only built them from parts i bought. questioned wheter to go more into the computer industry or just business in general

Astronomy (age 15-17) - joined high school astronomy club; was treasurer for 4 years and VP for 2 years.

Biology again (age 16) - aced almost all biology tests. dissected all the animals with ease. highest score on biology final (^_^)

Photography and Astrophotography (age 16) - got a new Canon SLR camera and took pictures all the time. did night shots of stars and moon with 1600 speed film.

Computer modding (age 16-17) - my computer is completely tricked out with mods, or at least use to be. spent alot of time with soldering iron and in the basement using metal working tools.

Rocketry (age 17) - built and launched countless rockets with astronomy club. latest projects included a 2 stage forward finned rocket and a 5' G-engine rocket (still not done yet). have maybe about 100 rocket engines in closet and 10ish rocket kits

Servers and networking (age 17-now) - learned how to use server operating systems like Windows 2000 adv server, FreeBSD, Mac OS X Server. set up new home network with servers and stuff. had 2 servers acting as gateway, firewall, mail, web, ftp, nfs, dhcp, and dns server. really wanted to get into IT industry since i would be able to play with so many toys

Ecommerce (age 17-18) - took advantage of dad's importing business and imported some LED's to sell online. made $1500 one month but business soon dropped expotentially

Firearms & knives (age 17-now) - I have a 9mm pistol, 12g shotgun, and .22 rifle. learned how to defend myself with a pistol; i compete in IDPA (international defensive pistol association). have been hunting for small game and duck. I target practice in my backyard with my 22. I own 4 pocket knives and a set of throwing knives in which I practice on my door.

Gundam anime (18-now) - Watched several Gundam series. started to collect perfect grade Gundam models.

Car modding (18-now) - started to learn all the ins and out of my car so i can mod it. started to take it apart to see how it was put together. things on the todo list include: new headlights, navigation system, new audio system, supercharger, adding high performance brake rotors and calipers.

I've noticed a trend that alot of my hobbies have to do with mechanical, electrical or living systems.

10-10-2003, 02:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
1337haxor Insane Location: PA	am i wierd for having so many hobbies? This is kind of a weird situation that I've just noticed. Ever since I was a child my hobbies and interestes have changed on a monthly to yearly basis. I would be really into one hobby or interest for a period of time and then it would die down abit and I would pick up a new one. My parents think this is bad since its a huge waste of money and time. What do you guys think? Is this normal? good? or bad? Here is a highlight of my hobbies since I was a child. There are more, but I can't think of them off the top of my head right now. The stated age range was only the time period where I was really hardcore. I am still into all of the hobbies listed, but just not as often as it use to be. Animals (age 7 to 9) - read a ton of books on animals and watched the discovery channel and TLC non stop Space (age 9) - read books on space and also watched discovery channel and TLC non stop; wanted to be astronaut Paleontology (age 10-11) - read books on dinosaurs and fossel digging. could identify almost any dinosaur fossel in museums. wanted to be a paleontologist. Medical stuff (age 12-13) - loved watching those surgeries on tv. had some medical books and read all about human anatomy. wanted to be either a cardiologist or neurosurgeon Computer science (age 13) - learned to touch type, programmed in basic and VB, killed my computer trying to figure out how it worked . helped my teacher set up computers. fixed home network by messing around with settings; my uncle couldnt figure out what was wrong and he was in the IT profession. wanted to be in the computer business Computer gaming (age 13-17) - played RTS and FPS. have been in or ran StarCraft, Diablo II, Counter-Strike, Team Fortress, WarCraft III clans. Biology (age 13-14) - read biology text book from cover to cover. owned a 40/60x binocular microscope, 1200x monocular microscope, was growing household bacteria in petri dishes in basement, learned how to use innoculating loop, learned how to prepare slides, loved to dissect so much i also had a dissecting kit with specimens to dissect Woodworking (age 14-15) - made a 5ft book shelf in woodshop. teacher trusted me with the radial saw, band saw, and other large and dangerious tools; i got to use them unsupervised most of the time. made 4ft A/V stand for home theater system. Paintball (age 15) - my own paintball gun and gear, played many times on weekends. also loved to dismantle my gun and figure out how it worked Marine Biology (age 15-16) - convince parents to start a salt water aquarium. got tons of books on how to care for them and maintenance. had 2 salt water aquariums running with no problems for months at a time; about 30 herbivorious fish in the 120gal tank. when something went wrong, like a fish got sick or something, i always had the solution (from all the books i read) Nuclear Physics (age 15) - got hold of high school science text books and read all the chapters about nuclear science/physics/chemistry. read alot about nuclear physics online. also facinated by elementary partical physics (so many funky names like muon and meson). considered professon in nuclear physics but soon realised no way in hell with my grades Computers again (age 15) - started to do more with networking. never bought another whole computer again, only built them from parts i bought. questioned wheter to go more into the computer industry or just business in general Astronomy (age 15-17) - joined high school astronomy club; was treasurer for 4 years and VP for 2 years. Biology again (age 16) - aced almost all biology tests. dissected all the animals with ease. highest score on biology final (^_^) Photography and Astrophotography (age 16) - got a new Canon SLR camera and took pictures all the time. did night shots of stars and moon with 1600 speed film. Computer modding (age 16-17) - my computer is completely tricked out with mods, or at least use to be. spent alot of time with soldering iron and in the basement using metal working tools. Rocketry (age 17) - built and launched countless rockets with astronomy club. latest projects included a 2 stage forward finned rocket and a 5' G-engine rocket (still not done yet). have maybe about 100 rocket engines in closet and 10ish rocket kits Servers and networking (age 17-now) - learned how to use server operating systems like Windows 2000 adv server, FreeBSD, Mac OS X Server. set up new home network with servers and stuff. had 2 servers acting as gateway, firewall, mail, web, ftp, nfs, dhcp, and dns server. really wanted to get into IT industry since i would be able to play with so many toys Ecommerce (age 17-18) - took advantage of dad's importing business and imported some LED's to sell online. made $1500 one month but business soon dropped expotentially Firearms & knives (age 17-now) - I have a 9mm pistol, 12g shotgun, and .22 rifle. learned how to defend myself with a pistol; i compete in IDPA (international defensive pistol association). have been hunting for small game and duck. I target practice in my backyard with my 22. I own 4 pocket knives and a set of throwing knives in which I practice on my door. Gundam anime (18-now) - Watched several Gundam series. started to collect perfect grade Gundam models. Car modding (18-now) - started to learn all the ins and out of my car so i can mod it. started to take it apart to see how it was put together. things on the todo list include: new headlights, navigation system, new audio system, supercharger, adding high performance brake rotors and calipers. I've noticed a trend that alot of my hobbies have to do with mechanical, electrical or living systems. Last edited by 1337haxor; 10-10-2003 at 06:01 PM..