Sanders, O'Malley and Clinton supporters: what do you enjoy when you're not on DU?

[lovemydog]

Do any of you volunteer or work for the campaigns? If so, that's great. I'm still undecided, so keep up the good work. I dedicate about half my work consulting for small companies on a sliding scale. For fun I volunteer at a horse shelter, helping feed & groom these great animals. We adopt horses out & the rest live safely in good health.

What do you love doing when you're not on DU? If you're retired or sick or disabled, please tell us what you enjoy. I want to include everyone reading here!

[Agschmid]

1. For me I'm mostly working...

I make a decent wage, and work full time so that keeps me busy.

Otherwise I am watching a Patriots game, or volunteering for Hillary in NH, or just with family.

Pretty low key, single millenial guy here.

Soon I'll be skiing during almost all my free time, just waiting for a bit more snow.

[lovemydog]

3. Cool. Thanks for volunteering.

Ah yes, ski season. Have fun & stay safe!

[Agschmid]

4. Thanks! I always have my helmet on.

[nc4bo]

2. I'm sorta busy.....

I'm an artist.
I volunteer at our local cancer center (art therapy).
I help my daughter with her mobile dog grooming business (I'm the bather/dryer, run interference with pet parents, schedule, answer phone).
I bowl in league Monday nights and Wednesday mornings.
My daughter-in-law (to be) is expecting in June (file that under life changing event).
Still grieving my Mom's death, 2 years this past October (file that under life changing event).
Help hubby (retired) when he decides he wants to do a little job here and there (do all the paper work, etc.)

In between all that, I feel folks out and determine if they're ready to hear any politickin'. If not, I let them go. If so, I tell a little info on my preferred candidate.
Oh yea.....I'm an artist LOL

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[lovemydog]

6. I love artists.

Art therapy, that truly helps people. Have you ever noticed that it's always the artists and musicians who lend a helping hand to others. They are among our first responders in times of crisis too. Flood, hurricane, disaster, whatever - artists & musicians lend a helping hand.

So sorry about your mom. Grieving takes so long. Glad to hear about your upcoming grand-child. Keep on bowling! Or, if anyone's interested, bowling for Bernie, lol.

[Live and Learn]

8. Don't laugh, we actually had a Bowling for Bernie event. Lots of fun. nt

[lovemydog]

10. Hey, that's cool.

Whatever gets you out there having fun.

Here's one for Trump. Dumping for Donald. Sit on the toilet yelling at the tv for everyone to leave the country.

[nc4bo]

11. What a GRAND idea!! nt

[Live and Learn]

12. I find lots of cool events on the Bernie event site. Never has volunteering been so much fun. nt

[nc4bo]

9. :)

Yes, art therapy really helps the patients and the caregivers in so many different ways. All the patients have nothing but praise for the program and enjoy the commardarie...it's also a fine way for patients and caregivers to communicate in ways words always fail to express.

I didn't know that about society's helper bees!! Wow!! Thanks for sharing that bit with me.

Grieving is.........like so many tell me, it takes time, we do it on our own terms and don't bash yourself for missing that loved one. It's all so true. Yes, the grand is going to provide a ton of entertainment - I can't wait for that window of my life to open!

Bowling for Bernie heeeheee - love it! I really do love bowling!!

[Vattel]

30. Beautiful artwork

[nc4bo]

63. Thank-you Vattel. I've found it's a great escape hatch

From the real world!

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

75. I love your pictures. :)

They are beautiful. I'm very fond of nature pics.

[nc4bo]

83. Thanks Zing! Guess my love of nature is pretty obvious.

There is nothing more pure than mother nature. I just wish we would cherish it more than we do.

[Awknid]

82. Your artwork is beautiful!

[nc4bo]

84. Thank-you Awknid. nt

[Live and Learn]

5. Volunteer at least twice a weekend for Bernie. Would do a lot more of it if I didn't have to work.

Also have quite a few animals (dogs, cats and a horse) to spend time on. And the rest of the family (humans) too of course.

[lovemydog]

7. Nice!

Tell all the animals hello from me. The humans, whatever. LOL.

[jwirr]

13. My family, my dog and reading novels.

[lovemydog]

16. Cool.

Family, pets & reading - can't beat that. I love books, mostly biographies & history.

[Starry Messenger]

14. Our primary isn't until June, so I have to admit most of my primary advocacy is theoretical.

However, I was involved in a successful local election this month here where I live, and I am still giddy at our win.

Otherwise, I do labor organizing, social media for my union and some grassroots orgs, and every so often try to read a book.

I love watching The Knick, Man in the High Castle, Ash vs Evil Dead, and I can't wait until Star Wars. :0

And of course, I work as an adjunct, teaching ceramics. Students are great, work conditions suck. And so it goes...!

[lovemydog]

17. Congratulations on helping win a local election.

That's so amazing SM. Thank you for your labor organizing too. Oh, I'm going to check out Man in the High Castle. Looks freaky so I've gotta get in a good frame of mind for it. I finally finished binge watching Breaking Bad and I needed something lighter, so I'm watching all of Curb Your Enthusiasm on amazon. Hilarious show. Yeah, lots of people say that about teaching, the kids are cool but some of the other stuff sucks. I like ceramics & occasionally buy work from ceramicist friends. I've got a few of their mugs & coffee cups. Buy stuff from local artists everyone.

[joshcryer]

61. "The Knick, Man in the High Castle, Ash vs Evil Dead"

Great shows, all.

[Starry Messenger]

65. I'm loving the shows this year.

It's bad, I have barely finished any books. And Black Sails starts again soon, and Agent Carter...!

[joshcryer]

71. I'm reading The Expanse...

...because there is a TV show based on it that I want to binge once the full season is over. Starts off slow but is already getting good.

Before that I read The Martian, because I saw the movie and wanted more... heh.

[brooklynite]

15. I'm on the Board of my High School and the Neighborhood Association...

...and I ran Macintosh User Groups for about 25 years.

[lovemydog]

18. That's great brooklynite.

Community involvement is super cool. Even if it can sometimes get boring. I love my mac. I just noticed there's a mac user group meeting in my area & I signed up to join. So thanks for that.

[murielm99]

19. We are getting ready for Christmas.

I bake dozens and dozens of cookies. We give them to people who might not get enough at Christmas. We give them to family and friends, too.

I spend time with my retired husband and our dogs. I am trying to be extra supportive of my widowed daughter. I read and work out. I have RA, so exercise is good.

I volunteer for political campaigns and do some Mensa activities as well.

[lovemydog]

20. You sure stay busy helping others.

And yourself too, with the dogs and cookies.

I'm gratified seeing the positive responses here. It sounds like an awful lot of DUers really do things that benefit those around them.

[Recursion]

21. I teach kids in Mumbai slums how to fix computers and program Android apps

That, Judo, and Freemasonry are pretty much my creative and social outlets; I tried NaNoWriMo this month but I only got to about 32K words. OTOH all the household and personal stuff I did while procrastinating from writing was actually pretty cool.

I'm only in India for 10 more months (it's been a 3 year assignment) so I'm trying to get the kids I volunteer with as ready for the future as they can be. And these kids are ****ing whip-smart, as in, I've been programming Android apps for years and they're catching optimizations and tricks I had never thought of.

[lovemydog]

22. Hats off to you Recursion.

Yeah, younger kids are especially tech savvy. President Obama commented in Esquire the other day that Malia (17) is great with a cell phone and Sasha (14) is a ninja.

[Recursion]

23. I saw that -- great interview.

I love that it was a sports reporter doing it, too: Obama is a little less guarded and more open if you can talk about sports with him.

And, yeah: these kids are going to invent things we can't even imagine. I can't wait to see.

[lovemydog]

24. We may get jet packs & hover boards soon.

Looking forward to watching the youtube 'fail' videos.

[lovemydog]

25. Anyone else - what do you enjoy doing

outside of DU?

[Vattel]

29. I enjoy my work a lot (writing and teaching).

My family is awesome. My pets are awesome. I also love Halloween. I try to stretch that holiday into two months. I like people a lot. I go out with friends, and I even go to a bar by my office and meet interesting people. I am trying to get back into basketball but my body isn't cooperating. I also like to drink tequila (usually in moderation).

[lovemydog]

37. We can always use good writers and teachers.

That's great that you like people a lot. I can be pretty gregarious sometimes and at other times more like a hermit. It balances out, lol.

[Agnosticsherbet]

26. Reading, spending time with my chldren, volunteering with adopt a trail.

On election days I volunteer to take the elderly to the polls to vote.

[lovemydog]

27. Is adopt a trail

where you help clean up a part of a hiking trail?

Thanks for helping take the elderly to the polls to vote. I'm going to try and do that next November.

[Agnosticsherbet]

28. Yes it is. I hike part of a trail everyday and clean up the trash people leave behind.

Contact your local democratic party, and they will have a program to help the elderly vote.

[lovemydog]

38. Thanks.

[MeNMyVolt]

31. What do I enjoy? The fact that I'm not on DU.

Sleeping, though rare, is also appreciated. And my car, which you may have guessed is a battery operated vehicle from GM.

Do a lot of reading and all that, but my hobbies have diminished the older I get. Live on a lake, and read about fishing all the time, but seldom do it. Mostly just throw food to them off the pier. Love those guys.

[lovemydog]

39. Haha, I bet the fish

love you. Or at least, love the food.

[MeNMyVolt]

44. You may be amazed at how picky they can be!

The generally like whole wheat, but through them some crusty french bread and it's, 'quel est ce , mon ami".

[PowerToThePeople]

32. I do not enjoy anything.

Someday this will come to an end and I will rest.

[lovemydog]

46. I hope you get some rest and relaxation

now, too. All the best to you.

[elleng]

33. THIS!

Not ONLY sunsets; grandkids too.
(Retired, not TOO disabled!)

[lovemydog]

40. Oh, that's beautiful elleng.

Thanks for all your great posts here on O'Malley and sunsets and everything else.

[elleng]

41. Thanks, lovemydog.

[Smarmie Doofus]

34. I think I'd settle for being a horse at your stable, frankly.

Feeding AND grooming. Saaaahhhh-WEEEET.

[lovemydog]

42. If you like eating hay.

They act like it's a five-star meal every time.

[MrMickeysMom]

35. I work and I've always been a political activist when not serving in office...

I must work, and after 40 years in the field of health care with a few more to go, I'm seeing the difficulty of where people are today versus when I was lucky enough to work my way through school WHILE working.

I've been a poll watcher for various candidates, including in 2000 Bill Bradley, then an activist until I won local public office. Five years after that, I've continued to stay active as an officer in a non-profit foundation for our local community.

I've been out there campaigning for Bernie most weekends doing the "one step at a time" approach of walking and talking. I find it easier to connect to people, even now. My physical health allows me to stay involved.

I enjoy lots of things related to an active lifestyle and putting my thoughts down on DU. I enjoy being a grandparent and having our family move closer to us this past year. I have a stake in the same goals, but seeing it now in a more mature role. Certainly, I want something for future generations. We owe them BIG TIME.

[lovemydog]

43. Yes, we owe a lot to our future generations.

I'm glad you get a lot of exercise by talking and meeting with people on the campaign.

[Godhumor]

36. I get to work with massive freighters on the Great Lakes

Weird position for an analyst, but there you go. One of the perks of managing our winter maintenance spend is that I am out on the boats quite often and, during winter, in areas of the vessels that even the mariners rarely get to see.

I enjoy my work tremendously.

[lovemydog]

45. Are you able to read here and post

from a freighter?

[Godhumor]

48. Thankfully I'm based from our office

So I'm only on a freighter, at most, a week at a time for visits or inspections. But yes, we have satellite internet on the boats.

[giftedgirl77]

47. I'm medically retired from the military at 37 & live 100% off my pensions.

I'm a single mother of 2 son's, I want to have a couple more kid's so hopefully I'll find the right guy to do it with. Other than that I just take care of my house & kid's.

[lovemydog]

49. Thank you for your service.

And best of luck with your kids.

[MeNMyVolt]

50. All I want to say is that, any guy would be lucky. n/t

[lovemydog]

56. +1

[dlwickham]

51. supplimenting my income

those Bernie voodoo dolls are selling like proverbial hotcakes!

it's hard to get the hair just right though; is he windswept or just messy

[Docreed2003]

52. I enjoy...

I enjoy spending time with my family, when I'm not working. However, I'm in a profession that requires most of my time. In my "me" time, I enjoy putting on vinyl and listening to my favorite albums.

As for working for the campaigns, I'm active with Vets for Bernie, when I have the free time.

[lovemydog]

54. Oh yeah, that old

vinyl sounds so good. I'm hoping to step up to analog some day.

Thanks for your service, and for volunteering too.

[Docreed2003]

57. Thanks so much...

I've loved vinyl for years, there's just something soothing about the hiss of the needle on the record, and the sound that comes out always sounds so real to me. Bear with me a second while I go full on audiophile...I'm a big Springsteen fan and "Thunder Road" is one of my favorite songs. If you listen to the live version from Hammersmith Oden on CD, it sounds completely different than on vinyl. On Vinyl, you can clearly hear than Bruce is suffering from a cold/flu, which he was, the CD version is so clean you miss that. CD is great but you lose the highs and lows of the music due to digital space and compression, a great example of this is Jimi Hendrex "Are You Experienced", there's no comparison between vinyl and CD. Ok, I've gone full audiophile geek! Thanks for allowing the diversion!

[Docreed2003]

58. Thanks so much...

I've loved vinyl for years, there's just something soothing about the hiss of the needle on the record, and the sound that comes out always sounds so real to me. Bear with me a second while I go full on audiophile...I'm a big Springsteen fan and "Thunder Road" is one of my favorite songs. If you listen to the live version from Hammersmith Oden on CD, it sounds completely different than on vinyl. On Vinyl, you can clearly hear that Bruce is suffering from a cold/flu, which he was, the CD version is so clean you miss that. CD is great but you lose the highs and lows of the music due to digital space and compression, a great example of this is Jimi Hendrex "Are You Experienced", there's no comparison between vinyl and CD. Ok, I've gone full audiophile geek! Thanks for allowing the rant!

[peace13]

53. Yoga...and more yoga.

During the last two national campaigns we have housed out of state volunteers in our home. One for nine months and three others for eight weeks. It is a good way to help out and it's fun to meet new people. We will probably do that again next year.

[lovemydog]

55. No wonder you're named peace13.

You practice yoga!

Thanks for housing out of state volunteers. Yeah, that must be a fun way of meeting cool people.

[peace13]

59. : )

Housing volunteers has brought many new friends through the door. As it turns out, friends of friends become friends. Who knew. Thanks for the smile! Namaste.

[Quackers]

60. I'm in my early 30's and disabled.

So I spend my time raising my 3 kids and have been teaching myself Chemistry.

[lovemydog]

62. That's great that you're teaching yourself

Chemistry, Quackers. Hope you enjoy a good week!

[NCTraveler]

64. Just being out on the water.

Spending every second I can with my soulmate and life partner. Food, food, and more good food.

I have worked on local campaigns in the past but have backed off to run my business. When I retire I plan on trying to pick and promote local candidates and manage local campaigns. Republicans have seriously gerrymandered our districts but I still see a light at the end of the tunnel.

[lovemydog]

68. Local candidates

and local campaigns are where it's at. I've seen where I live that it's quite possible to get good people into office. More power to you on that NCTraveler. Enjoy being out on the water. And the food and time with your soulmate!

[randome]

66. I collect spores, molds and fungus.

[hr][font color="blue"][center]"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in."
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[lovemydog]

69. Nice. What do you do with them

once they're collected?

[Codeine]

87. Yeah, my kitchen's a mess too. nt

[bigwillq]

67. Hanging with family and friends

Drinking, dancing, playing games, watching sports, working out, eating....normal stuff.

I work a lot, so I really try to enjoy my free time.

[lovemydog]

70. Regarding your avatar,

the Giants are always entertaining. Especially Odell Beckham Jr. Looking forward to next week Giants - Jets game.

[bigwillq]

112. Should be a good one!

Giants are frustrating to watch. They have talent, imo, but they've been pretty awful this year. Odell is sooooo good.

[Rebkeh]

72. When I'm not lurking around DU,

I'm mostly sewing or crocheting. Or listening to Thom Hartmann and Sam Seder (Majority Report). I always have a creative project to do and the holidays are keeping me real busy this year. I got an early start the day after Halloween and I'm still not caught up.

I'm also trying new recipes and ideas in the kitchen when I can. Due to illness, I cannot stand or walk for long periods so my options tend to be limited - I am experimenting a lot with slow cooker meals and conversions to slow cooker meals. Thanksgiving stuffing in the slow cooker was ... not too bad. Not the same though.

I have four animals, two of which are sick and elderly so I'm spending a lot of extra time with them. They may not have a lot of time left. Oh, and my husband. Family time together is the highlight of my day, even if it's just us two. Well, six if your count the four leggeds.

[lovemydog]

73. There's a crochet group that meets

at a coffee shop that I visit occasionally. They're really nice and I sometimes ask what they're working on and they show me. Sewing and crocheting can be really fun & relaxing. I'm glad to see people doing it. I bet you give some great gifts!

Hello to you and your four-legged and two-legged friends!

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

74. I enjoy

spending as much time as I can outdoors. This time of year it is colder and the days are shorter, so I don't spend as much time outside as the rest of the year. I like to run. I use the treadmill on week days and run outside on the weekends. I like to go to the local Y and work out with my husband and my oldest son on the weekends. I also like to go swimming with my family. We swim at local state park in the summer and at the Y the rest of the year. I like to take my youngest son to the neighborhood playground on the weekends. I like hanging out with my friends whenever I can. I like to go hiking in the summer and early fall. I like to cross country ski in the winter and I enjoy taking my kids to lessons so that hopefully they can ski with me some day. I also enjoy watching my oldest son do karate.

[lovemydog]

76. Good for you, hiking & swimming

& skiing with friends and family. I bet your family loves that you're active with them.

Yeah, karate's fun to watch. This girl rocks it. Aaaah! Yeaaaahhh! Aaaaargh! Haaaaaah!

[femmocrat]

77. I will work for one of them in the primaries and general.

We have a late primary, so not sure who I'm supporting, although I actually like them all.

I'm retired. We are working on remodeling our house with an eye on selling it and downsizing in a couple of years. What I really enjoy is spending time with my grandchildren. I don't see them often enough.

We have three dogs, two of whom are elderly and have health problems. They take a lot of my time. I'm glad I retired so I can care for them.

[lovemydog]

79. Yeah, our primary is late too.

I like them all as well. Thank you for working for them.

I hope you spend more time with your grandkids. I bet they enjoy being around you. Maybe you can pay the parents to rent them out a bit more, lol.

[femmocrat]

81. LOL Thanks!

I always heard that being a grandma was the best "job" --- it's true!

[leftofcool]

78. Yoga, hiking, camping, beadwork, reading, yardwork.

[lovemydog]

80. Is that all?

j/k

I knew you were cool. Now it's confirmed!

[leftofcool]

110. Could you tell that to my 13 year old grand daughters?

They don't think I'm cool at all!

[Aerows]

85. Cooking, writing, running and everything athletic

my job, and my family.

[lovemydog]

94. Very good.

Great to stay in shape. Anything in particular that you enjoy cooking?

[Aerows]

95. I've been told that I make the best

Red Beans and Rice on the planet.

I don't let it go to my head though.

I'm pretty sure my Chicken and Onion pasta is the best dish I make .

[lovemydog]

100. Yum!

I love red beans & rice. I'm gonna make that soon.

[Aerows]

101. Mirepoix

And not the Cajun kind with bell peppers is the secret. Dust up (sautee) some celery, onion and garlic in a pan (add the garlic last, it gets a harsh taste when added too soon), add it to the beans.

You will nearly faint at how good they are.

[lovemydog]

102. Thanks!

[Aerows]

103. Celery is the world's best kept secret

on how to make a pot of beans rock so hard you wonder why you weren't eating them before. Don't be shy with onion (I use sweet onion), though either. Sautee them both in olive oil or butter until soft, dump them in the beans, and eat damn good beans.

[Aerows]

104. You do know to soak your beans and rinse them afterwards, I hope.

I would be remiss for not stating this.

Soak them overnight, then drain them and proceed to cook them.

Kidney beans have a toxic shell that has to be purged before you can indulge in them. Soaking them, then cooking them to the proper consistency is how you get rid of the toxin. You can also speed up the soaking process by adding baking soda.

[lovemydog]

105. Yes!

I find good recipes on youtube as well. Most definitely will add the celery & onions too. I have a rice cooker that I enjoy. Really easy to use and the rice is perfect every time.

[Aerows]

106. I think you will be absolutely delighted with the results.

That's the way I make them, and I don't have people wandering away from the table hungry

[Codeine]

86. I'm a dad, a gamer geek, and the world's most

mediocre bass player.

Board games, miniatures, and rpg gaming, not consoles or computers, btw -- I'm really bad at computer gaming.

I don't volunteer for shit anymore, and I feel pretty bad about that fact. I work like sixty hours a week, frantic running-around and dealing with people sort of work, so honestly when I'm not working I need to relax and enjoy myself.

I really should drag myself to the animal shelter and take care of some cats or something.

[Aerows]

88. I did not know you were into d20!

Wow - I've been playing Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition lately, and is freaking awesome.

Shadowrun: Dragonfall is also a heck of a lot of fun, and cheap, too, off of Steam.

Nothing beats a group of friends, though, with a good DM

[Codeine]

91. I've started running a Savage Worlds campaign

for my 11-yr-old daughter and two of her friends. Standard fantasy stuff, but it's fun to see how differently young girls deal with that sort of scenario than my friends did when I was a boy.

Mostly I'm pleased to be creating another generation of roleplaying nerds.

We had a great 4E group for a while a few years ago but I found that driving 250 miles round trip every other week to kill orcs was too taxing on my calm and on my car. Never found a local group I gelled with.

[Aerows]

92. Sorry you haven't found a good group yet

but it also sounds like you raising your daughter up right!

[lovemydog]

107. I wonder if you might try starting a group

in your area via Meetup. I've used it for some hiking groups and it seems to work well.

http://www.meetup.com

[lovemydog]

96. Who do you play board games with?

My local comic book shop has a section where I see people playing board games in the evening? Do you have something like that in your area? They always look like they're having a fun time.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

89. Reading. Naps. My wife. Conversations. The first cup of coffee of the day.

The daily magic show that nature puts on.

I used to work for a living but found it highly overrated.

[lovemydog]

97. Oh yes, the daily magic show of nature.

It's the best free show out there. Heck it's better than most paid shows too.

[Aerows]

90. Oh, and I tried gardening

I tried two years in a row, and the stinking red aphids destroyed everything. It's pretty clear that I do not have a green thumb. Luckily, I have a furry thumb and my cat has not yet disowned me.

[Blue_In_AK]

93. Photography.

Gardening in the summer. Cooking, especially Indian food, which I adore.

[lovemydog]

98. You've entered in some of the photography contests

here, right? I love those contests. There's some very talented photographers here.

[Blue_In_AK]

117. I usually try to enter them all

I actually won this month with the Russian baskets.

[Aerows]

99. You are a fantastic photographer.

I'm lucky if my thumb doesn't obscure the entire photo.

[Blue_In_AK]

118. Thank you, Aerows.

[JustAnotherGen]

108. Other than work

And I'm the rare person who loves her job function . . .

Entertain
Cook
Can
Bake
Color
Yoga
Pilates
Read
Write - Screenplays now
Community Kitchen
Food Bank volunteer
Volunteer in the UU Church
Local and State Community political activism and change! We need a new liquor license in NJ.
Working out
Cross Stictch
Mosaics
Travel travel travel

[lovemydog]

109. Thank you for all your volunteer work JAG.

I'm not surprised you do so many cool things and enjoy them. You're a brilliant & generous woman. Always.

[leftofcool]

111. You are a good person.

What's the deal on liquor license in NJ?

[JustAnotherGen]

114. The laws and licenses

Date back to 1949. Seriously. The record one was a few years ago in Cherry Hill - 1.6 million dollars.

We are trying to get wine/beer sold in restaurants. In my borough of 4500 where people live YEAR round - not a single one.

Wildwood - resort area - It makes me sick to put in writing but. . . they have WAY many more than they need.

Keep the traditional liquor license PRIVATE enterprise the same -

Let the state get into the beer/wine revenue game.

They literally are not sold by the state anymore and there's this huge rip to put the screws to the Horse Country Community.

If we don't get our way - swear to god I might go to jail next summer along with a few other residents.

We'll start 'pop wine/beer' private parties aka bars in our backyards just to thumb our nose and guv'nah dough boy.

[TM99]

113. Outside of work, I enjoy a lot of activities.

I am in the process of composing three album projects.

I am very involved in meditation practices with a local Tibetan Buddhist center and charity work when I am up to it.

I just started in the last year to learn the bata drums (the okonkolu currently) in my ile here.

I used to be involved a lot in martial arts training but after becoming chronically ill, that has had to change. I am currently working the ranks in a cane style. It is very hard sometimes and so worth it.

I used to be very involved with activism, however, again my health issues have forced me to change my level of activity.

Oh, and I love to play video games alone and with my SO (couch co-op!). I am currently playing through the Assassin's Creed series on my 360 alone and Borderlands the Pre-sequel with her on the Xbox One.

[lovemydog]

115. I'm glad you enjoy music and meditation

& video games. Three of the most fun & relaxing things on the planet. Ah yes, Borderlands the Pre-Sequel. We discussed it in the game group a while back. You gave me some good tips on true vault hunter mode.

Rock on with that martial arts. And good luck composing those album projects TM99. Best of luck to you.

[TM99]

116. Thank you!

Yeah, we imported the saves into the new Xbox One (HD graphics are astounding!) and are almost done with Ultimate Vault Hunter mode. Who knows what we will play next...maybe the Halo series co-op.