What do we have in common? Interests and hobbies, besides animals!

[Cincy'sMom]

My interests outisde my dogs are rather diverse. I am a Biochemist, and interested in science. I love to read anything and everything. I have always loved sports, and have played softball for 18 years! In the past I played soccer, basketball volleyball, and ran track. In high school as was involved in all the music stuff ( choir, band, musicals) and I started dancing (jazz) 3 years ago. In fact, we will be performing at Disney World late this month!

[krazyaboutkatz]

What a great thread. Thanks for starting it Ann. Some of my interests besides animals include:
photography- I just bought a digital camera
arts and crafts- I love to make my own cards, do cross stitch, I'm in the process of making a valance for my window
music- I love to listen to the radio, cd's, going to concerts
working out- I enjoy working out and try to do it at least four times a week, I also like to take walks when I can
movies, t.v.- I enjoy watching movies and certain t.v. shows
computer- I love learning more about the computer and e-mailing friends and family and of course posting at Pet Talk
I don't like camping either. I think I did enough of that when I was a girl scout. I don't travel much either but if I could go any where I'd like to visit Australia and I'd like to go to Hawaii again.

[zippy-kat]

Originally posted by Edwina's Secretary
(My husband does the Harley thing. I endure it rather than enjoy it.)

Dad does the Harley thing too. I like ridin' motorcycles --*ahm* er... HAWGS but not as much as I enjoy riding horses. Does your hubby have the full biker gear? Chaps, Leather Jacket, Vest, gloves, and that awful head bandana thing? I swear sometimes dad looks more like a misplaced pirate than a biker.

Our current bik-- errr...Hawgz are Molly (a '01 0r '02 Heritage Soft-tail) and Mortimer (a replica of a '57 Chopper). The first bike was a Dynoglide Convertible whom I named Schnookums. (Nuthin' like a sissy name to complete the macho image. "Molly" was actually "Princess" until he started calling Miz Sophie "Toad" .)

[Edwina's Secretary]

http://community.webshots.com/script...bumID=24327346

You can see a picture of him on his Electraglide and his younger son on the Sportster. I assumed you have Harley blood as your mother is wearing a Harley t-shirt in my favorite bunny photo.

Thankfully, my husband limits his Harley gear. However, I tease him that his bike has more accessories than a Barbie doll. Chrome this, leather that. He collects t-shirts from the Harley store in every town we go to (Including Paris!)

Frankly I find riding very boring. My husband is a big man. When I am on the back of the bike all I can see is..."DOT Fiberglass" on the back of his helmet! I play word games with the letters. I was glad he got a new helmet. The old one just said DOT.

[NoahsMommy]

How fun!!!

Let's see, what do I do??

*School: I am a psychology student currently at a Junior College (I work full-time and go to school at night). I plan to transfer to Cal State Berkeley in a few semesters, after our move up there in May.

*Reading: I LOVE Maya Angelou, I just finished her lastest book! I am also reading the Left Behind series. I love to read...from Fitness magazine to catalogs for cat toys...anything! I am also currently reading "Wooden", about UCLA coach John Wooden.

*Shopping!! Why can't I be rich?? (I can hear my mom and hubby saying...finish school and you may be able to go shopping! )

*Voluneteer work...I am currently a CASA (click here: CASA to see what this is). It is really, really hard work, but I love that I can help a child that cannot help themselves.

*Toastmasters: I am the VP of Membership in my work club...it really helps with the public speaking skills I am working to develop. I give about 6-8 speeches a year. SCAREY...but fun!

*My family and friends of course...this includes my furkids Noah and Noel....LOVE them so, so much!

*Church & bible study

*Technical courses online when I have a free moment...I like to update Noah & Noel's website and take TONS of pictures of them!

*Cooking: My hubby and I LOVE the "Food Network" and really enjoy cooking meals for each other. My hubby is really good at making yummy cookies!

Places to visit: Tahiti is topping our list! I would love to see most of the European countries, Alaska & Canada and of course ALL of the US!!

[Sara luvs her Tinky]

My interest besides my cats are....
SWIMMING.... I am a total water baby.. I would live in the water if I could...
I love the beach.. I don't live too far from one but work too much to get there...
I love church.. I just love going to church and reading my Bible and learning all I can and TALKING about it!!
I love nature and rainy days too...
I love nice people...
I LOVE MY FAMILY!!
I love to go roller skating!!!
I love Techno music and dancing!!!
AND I LOVE GOOD FOOD... I could just eat some good food all day long!!

Places I wanna go ....
ALASKA... I have always wanted to there...
and Australia....
I love cruise ships... I have only been on one but It was so much fun and I want to go again..

[zippy-kat]

I couldn't get the link you gave to work, Sara. I went the "long way" to see 'em, tho! Nice bikes! (and thank goodness the son wears a helmet! That's one thing I wish Dad would do...)

Mom isn't a "biker chick" at all--she has a couple of T-shirts but that's about it. When dad's decked out, she rolls her eyes & snickers along with me.

And oh yes... I know alllllll tooo well the "stop and get a shirt" routine! lol I think we made 3 stops coming home from vacation--would've made many more but thankfully not all the places were close to the interstate!

[Fuzzy317]

... besides my pets, I do calligraphy and collect coins (not very active in those lately), and I go to motorcycle races to be part of the safety crew.

Here is a picture of me racing back in 1995:



I will be corner working on the safety crew this weekend down in Jennings, Florida.

[wolflady]

What a neat neat thread!! It's really interesting to learn more about all the Pet Talkers that I love so much!

Where to start! Well, I'm a huge animal fanatic and activist. When I have the time, I do all the volunteering I can. I loved working with wolves and it would be my dream to work with them as a career. Alas...that would be waaaaaaay down the road! Here in California, I've volunteered at the WCSV (Wildlife center of silicon valley) where I was a squirrel mom and I also helped out at Town Cats, a no-kill rescue.
I love learning about animal behavior and other animal related information. I'm planning on taking some Distance Learning courses for veterinary technicians from my old alma mater Purdue Univ!

I love my cats! They are my babies! Ok...ok! LOL outside of animals, I love to read. I can literally spend ALL DAY at a Borders or Barnes and Noble bookstore with my COFFEE!! LOL

I would like to become more fluent in my Spanish, and I'm currently having a friend teach me Telugu. I love languages. I find them fascinating.

I'm definitely an outdoorsy person. Give me some outdoors and camping anyday!! When I have the time, I like to go mountain biking, walking or rollerblading.

I've really gotten into yoga recently. I love it! I also am into step aerobics and cardio kickboxing.

I draw in my free time. My mom and dad wanted me to go to art school for my college, but I didn't. I went to Purdue instead and got a degree in computers, so that's another thing I'm into. I like graphics and being in charge of my company's (www.sandhillsystems.com) inter/intra net. If you look carefully at the changing banners at the top of the pages, you might see me! LOL The people in the banners are people that work in my company. I thought that would be a neat aspect for a company website. Creating webpages is fun, I just need to make a fun one for home to put my kitties on! LOL Keeping on top of technology is a must.

My best friend and I have really gotten into the Trance music, and anytime we get the chance, we love to go dancing on Saturday nights! The 1015 up in San Francisco is awsome! (www.1015.com) 4 dancefloors, 2 levels...all playing different types of music. I have a very eclectic taste in music also. I pretty much like everything. It just depends on my mood. So, I can go just about anywhere and be happy with whatever music is playing. From classical, oldies, new age, to rock, dance, trance, country, spanish, Indian....you name it!

I like to play instruments: clarinet and tenor sax. Band was my big thing in college which consumed most of my life. I was in the Purdue All American marching band all 4 years. I was also in Collegiate band, varsity band, variety band and was the Activities Committe Head for Tau Beta Sigma...honorary band sorority.

Places I'd love to visit:
Ireland to explore my family roots (specifically county Gallway where my ancestors come from), India, Italy, England and Scotland. Spain would be neat too
Many places in the US...but I'm afraid I've babbled on too long that I'll stop before I write my whole life story! HA!! LOL

I love this! You all are wonderful fascinating people!
**hugs**

[DoggiesAreTheBest]

Well,

I have many interests.

I am a huge health and fitness freak. I love running and rowing. My husband and I are big kayakers and rock climbers as well. Camping is fun to me.

I love reading too. I also love working with kids. I coach a rowing team of children and am a mentor during the school year to teenage girls with symptoms of eating disorders.

Then there's my interest and love for Animals!

[Crikit]

Okay Hobbies:

Agility and soon to be flyball (starting classes in Sept with the Winter girl) but those are dog related, so other stuff hmmm...

Anime and Manga the goofier the better, Music I like pretty much anything for instance at the moment I'm listening to a song from the Color purple. Movies, love movies mostly comedies, the odd drama and action flick, cartoons, and foriegn films mostly asian ones, oh and musicals. Reading which is a good thing to like when you work in a book store Drama that ones kind of dying down though don't have time anymore, surfing the web, video games.

Places I'd like to visit: Other parts of Canada, yeah Alberta is nice but I wouldn't mind seeing some parts of the maritimes. Japan, and China, Tahiti or someother tropical island in that part of the world, Australia, Ireland and England, and parts of the Usa like Hawaii I would love to go to Hawaii again only to a greener island.

[Puffin83]

Latin, Greek, calculus, analysis, radiation hydrodynamics, topology, all maths, engineering, pschology, metaphysics, history, cultures, FORESTS I LOVE FORESTS I LIVE IN FLORIDA THAT IS COVERED HALF IN FORESTS BEAUTIFUL AND MYSTERIOUS, PRIMORIDAL I SEE BLACK BEARS AND FLORIDA PANTHERS AS WELL AS DEER AND RABBITS! I love all science and modern art.

[Ann]

Wohooo, this thread sure turned out good And it's SO fun to read about everyone's hobbies!

And I forgot to mention, I too like cross-stitching

Crikit, I am surprised, I wasn't expecting anyone to like manga and anime other than me! This was real fun to find out

[lynnestankard]

HI EVERYONE - I REALLY COULDN'T MISS THIS THREAD - BENT WING OR NOT!!

SORRY ITS ALL IN CAPS. MAKES ONE FINGER 'PLONKING' A LITTLE EASIER!

OK HERE I GO - I ENJOY READING - ABSOLUTLEY ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING - INCL. FICTION & NON-FICTION, ESPECIALLY BIOGRAPHIES. ANYTHING HISTORICAL I REALLY ENJOY.
QUITE ENJOY MURDER/MYSTERIES TOO!

I LOVE CROSS STITCHING - AND MOST OF THEM ARE GIVEN AS PRESENTS - I DID TWO WEDDING SAMPLERS LAST YEAR AND THEY WERE WELCOMED SO MUCH, MAINLY I THINK BECAUSE OF THE TIME AND EFFORT THAT WENT INTO A VERY PERSONAL PRESENT - NOT SOMETHING BOUGHT IN A STORE!

I LOVE DOING 'CRAFT' PROJECTS BEING MOSIAC TILING OR GLASS PAINTING AND MAKING MY OWN BIRTHDAY/CHRISTMAS CARDS.
I ENJOY BAKING AND FILLING THE KITCHEN WITH GORGEOUS YUMMY SMELLS - TROUBLE IS, NOW THE GIRLS ARE NO LONGER AT HOME IF I EAT THE GOODIES - I'M PUTTING WEIGHT ON!!!

TRAVELLING IS WONDERFUL - A FRIEND AND I ARE PLANNING A VISIT TO ALASKA - BUT WE DON'T WANT TO DO THE 'CRUISE SHIP' THING. WE'VE PLANNED OUR ROUTE USING THE FERRIES - AND WE CAN VISIT THE PLACES WE WANT TO SEE - NOT WHERE THE BOAT TAKES US!
BUT THERE ARE SOOOOOO MANY PLACES I WANT TO VISIT BEFORE I GET TOO OLD!!
I'VE VISITED ITALY, FRANCE AND SPAIN (REGULARLY!). AND OF COURSE NOW DIANE LIVES IN CHICAGO WE'VE VISITED THERE AND NASHVILLE AND NEW YORK - GREAT PLACE!

I DON'T KNOW IF I DARE PUT THIS - BUT I ENJOY BIKING!!!! NO DON'T ALL SHOUT AT ME - IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!!!!! I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO A SUMMER OF BIKING - SHAME!

ANOTHER HOBBY ON HOLD IS LINE DANCING! GREAT STUFF, KEEPS ME FIT AND IT;S JUST SO MUCH FUN! I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO TAKE PART IN THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES TAKING PLACE IN MANCHESTER AT THE END OF JULY - BUT I CAN'T DO IT NOW! BOO HOO!! DON AND OTHER FRIENDS ARE STILL GOING TO DO IT THOUGH.

I LOVE MEETING PEOPLE, GOING OUT FOR DINNER , I ADORE FILMS AND GOING TO THE THEATRE. AND THE OCCASSIONAL LIVE CONCERT.

OH AND LOOKING AFTER THE THREE MUSKETEERS!!!!!!!!!!

MISS YOU ALL- THANKS TO THE ONES WHO HAVE SENT ME P.M. AND EMAILS - YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!! {{{{}}}}

LOVE

LYNNE
xxx

[anna_66]

My interests:
First and foremost~just being with my husband!
Anything having to do with my dogs!
I love to read, but mostly just Stephen King novels.
Gardening and canning.
Watching movies-expecially scarry ones!
I'm not a real exciting person, just pretty much a homebody!
I really love Harleys! I've had a couple of bikes in my life, but never could afford a Harley. My parents (die hard bikers, they just got back from Arizona last month-they live in S.C,.! Over 2000 one way!!) have owned one since I was a baby. I just wish Mark liked them as much as I do! And I had to laugh about the *bandana thing*!!!!! This is why:

My mom & dad had just rode their bike up to my house Saturday, so mom wanted to get a couple pics of Roxey with her ~hadji~ that's what she calls her bandana!