actually, i'm generally cheerful and optimistic. interested in all sorts of things, but still manage to fritter time away too much. i have plans to do monthly projects, so each month throw myself into something different, but not neglecting the fun things i already do. so far i have lists that include new languages, time on musical instruments, getting very familiar with bits of software, especially music-related ones i've paid for, making things (furniture, whatever), being arty (trying to learn and use arty techniques, etc), investigating religions (from an understanding point of view, not from wanting to join one - i'm an atheist and can't see that changing), doing family tree stuff... i think you can learn a lot in a month. and lots of other things. 12 projects a year. can always do part 2 for any of them any month. oh - i want to visit every seaside place in britain.
Rickenbacker, Fender, Taylor, Tanglewood, Yamaha, Kramer and a few cheapy ones (in case I fancy doing a Townsend).
Spending time with the family Running - marathons and ultramarathons Collecting old City shirts Anything outdoorsy Cricket
Sounds like you're going to be my next teacher. You've started well with the encouragement. I respond well to encouragement. My hands don't, but mentally I'll play like a master and then stick to bass.
I excelled at humanities at school, loved history etc all my life but spent my working life in engineering/planning so I have a clear work-life balance of interests and plenty to explore for retirement.
My attempts at sport hobbies in the past have not turned out how I'd of hoped. I am that person who blames his tools and not his lack of skill. There is a picture I took one day when my wife said enough is enough, you have to get rid of all that sports gear you have, it's taking up too much room in the garage, bear this in mind I have a huge double garage. I finally relented and started bringing it all in, I set it up in my conservatory to take pictures and put it on gumtree. I have tried almost every sport known to man, from hockey to hiking. Let me tell you never play against a women's hockey team, they are not at all lady like, I had bruises all the way up to my ****ing shoulders. Every time a sport wasn't going as it should I made the usual excuse, it's the kit, so went out and bought another set. When I had finally brought it all in and placed it side by side I couldn't get it all in the photo, my wife went ballistic, most of it she didn't know I'd bought. 7 pairs of football boots, 4 pairs of goalie gloves ( it was the gloves fault all those goals went in ) goalie padded leggings, 7-8 pairs of shin pads, 4-5 track suites, half a dozen footballs, 3 pairs of rugby boots, shoulder pads, I even bought a kicking tee, **** knows why I cannot kick for ****. Football shirts, 4 tennis rackets and zip bags, every bit of cricket kit ever made, including 5 bats, 2 huge cricket bags. At least 6 sets of golf clubs and bags, 3 trolleys that are still in the rafters in my garage, 3 snooker cues and a cpl of pool cues, I'm not a bad pool player actually. Around 12 sets of darts, started with 27grams but now play with 14s. Well I did use to play, unfortunately they booted me out of the team, an argument over food. 3 pairs of hiking boots, I've still got a brand new pair size 12 if anyone wants them. The only walking I'm gonna do now is to my car.. there was a small fortune sat there in my conservatory, believe it or not I let it all go for £35 and gave the money to charity.... my wife says I have an obsessive nature, not sure I agree with that....
I went there in probably about 89 and the guide told me it was officially designated as a Third World City. I remember just being able to see slums as far as the eye could see, like you see on tv in Rio. Apparently the city you see now is all down to the Olympics.
Surfing, Most sports, yes including RL. and loved Coasteering. Was tough with new hips though. Generally being a good guy.
I'm off to Barcelona soon. Any tips. Plus I'm with the lads so I'll do something stupid, what should it be? Typing this I do feel I'm now entering into the last of the summer wine stage. It could be abed race down Las Ramblas
Pickpocket capital of Europe. Keep an eye on your wallet. Actually forget that, yours'll be empty anyhow ya tight bastard, tell the others to keep an eye out for Eastern Europeans who seem friendly. They're being robbed.
Go to Cellar de Tapas at Plaça de la Universitat, big long table at the back for you and all your mates, just keep ordering until you’re too full, or too pissed for any more (have a word with the waiter on the way and make sure they put the croquettes at your end).
Ha haaaaa, sounds familiar. Hence the saying man's best friend (not wife's, or children's you'll note)
Exactly the same in the Crab household, she wanted a dog but who is the one who walks it in all weathers and gets up at the crack of dawn to feed it?
I've wanted to play the guitar and tried... BUT... my left hand has no clue what my right hand is doing. It was always that way with keepy uppy!!!
Used to be an avid footy player, got that taken away after a double fracture and double dislocation left my foot hanging without support ! Turned to golf and loved the competitive edge of that, getting my handicap down to 5, then got bored ! Now i spend my days in the gym when not working lifting heavy stuff trying to compete with kids 30+ years younger then me, then going home and sinking into the bath and telling myself never again, until the next day. Head says i`m 20, body tells me otherwise !!! Now playing a musical instrument would be marvelous, however seeing that I am probably the worst karaoke singer on the planet, I daren`t pick up an instrument of any form for fear of eliminating the worlds population in a lemming fashion.
