Know Your Fellow IOGers Part Trois: Hobbies

[Scooby921]

Aside from paintball, what are your other hobbies? Where else do you waste money.

I play a lot of soccer all year long. I alpine ski and on occasion race slalom and giant slalom in the winter. My money pit is my car. It was once a nationally competitive SCCA Solo car, winning the 2007 Peru National Tour and taking 2nd and 3rd at the Toledo ProSolo in 2007 and 2008.

My money pit:
http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z297/bwithorn/Car%20Photos/th_blue5.jpg (http://s191.photobucket.com/albums/z297/bwithorn/Car%20Photos/?action=view&current=blue5.jpg) http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z297/bwithorn/Car%20Photos/th_IMG_0793.jpg (http://s191.photobucket.com/albums/z297/bwithorn/Car%20Photos/?action=view&current=IMG_0793.jpg)

[Stewey956]

A lot on my fish tanks and turtle tanks.

[Killian! UDOWN?]

Scube Diving! me and my dad teach and also run a scuba shop. im also a skater and party animal

[DFSniper]

gaming, mostly PC. although i find it harder and harder to come by decent games that hold my attention. currently installed on my PC:

Battlefield 2142
Dawn of War: Dark Crusade
NFS: Carbon
Spore
Unreal Anthology
UT3
WoW (havent played in months)

and i would have Oblivion on there if my CD wasnt messed up.

i picked up the Star Wars The Best of PC today because i miss those old games (KOTOR, Battlefront, Jedi Outcast, and Republic Commando).

if i had a decent job, my money pit would be my car, but right now i only have an '01 galant, and i cant justify a $1000 body kit, much less performance parts. i plan on selling it for an evo9 after college though.

[Stewey956]

I have battlefield from like before 2000, I never played it.

[toolittletoolate]

and i would have Oblivion on there if my CD wasnt messed up.



Oblivion is the best PC game ever I can play that for 12 hrs straight.

[Stewey956]

Never played or heard of...

[Ollieleet]

I enjoy playing CS.

[Stewey956]

CS? What is that?

I never got into PC games.

[toolittletoolate]

CS? What is that?

I never got into PC games.

CS stands for Counter Strike, Ollie either means CS 1.6 CSCZ or CS source. spawnpoint.com has some sweet CSS servers Ollie you should check them out. They have a pretty nice Warcraft Mod server.

[Ollieleet]

Counter Strike.

[Stewey956]

I played source on PS3.

[necrolyte]

Well, I own my own Audio shop, so my other hobby is my cars.

www.interiortechnology.net is my company website. I've gotten a few cars in a few magazines this past year....

My ranger is my other REAL hobby. It's also a money pit...

It's a 2002 Ford Ranger with....

Inteceptor Kit (Engine)
ThunderBolt body Kit
Custom Paint
Linear Actuator Lifted Tonnue Cover
Custom Fiberglass Door Panels and Speaker Box
Dodge Neon Center Console w/ Shifter (removed column shift)
Sunroof
Suicide Hood (It flips forward..)
Rims/Tires (of course!)


My other hobby was/still is kind of Battlebots/Robot Wars. If you've watched it in the past I've been on a couple of episodes of Robot Wars and Battlebots. I've traveled all over the country doing events, as well as over seas to London for 2 weeks! It's been a lot of fun, and I can't complain....though it's taken a piiiiileee of money from me as well.

Maybe you know Grant Imahara on Myth Busters, or Jamie? Yep, I know them..Mick Foley, met 'im. Carmen Electra? Oh yeah..grabbed her *** in Treasure Island a few years back (Got a mean look from her :))

I have too many hobbies...rofl....

[Stewey956]

Well, I own my own Audio shop, so my other hobby is my cars.

www.interiortechnology.net is my company website. I've gotten a few cars in a few magazines this past year....

My ranger is my other REAL hobby. It's also a money pit...

It's a 2002 Ford Ranger with....

Inteceptor Kit (Engine)
ThunderBolt body Kit
Custom Paint
Linear Actuator Lifted Tonnue Cover
Custom Fiberglass Door Panels and Speaker Box
Dodge Neon Center Console w/ Shifter (removed column shift)
Sunroof
Suicide Hood (It flips forward..)
Rims/Tires (of course!)


My other hobby was/still is kind of Battlebots/Robot Wars. If you've watched it in the past I've been on a couple of episodes of Robot Wars and Battlebots. I've traveled all over the country doing events, as well as over seas to London for 2 weeks! It's been a lot of fun, and I can't complain....though it's taken a piiiiileee of money from me as well.

Maybe you know Grant Imahara on Myth Busters, or Jamie? Yep, I know them..Mick Foley, met 'im. Carmen Electra? Oh yeah..grabbed her *** in Treasure Island a few years back (Got a mean look from her :))

I have too many hobbies...rofl....

Not to mention you can make dank avatars.

[Ollieleet]

that is true.

[Stewey956]

oh, I also like owning Ollie in stuffs.

[DFSniper]

Oblivion is the best PC game ever I can play that for 12 hrs straight.

dude, i've started the game over at least 7 times. i've only beaten the main quest line once though. usually i get bored after i beat the dark brotherhood and thieves guild quests, look for some new add-ons online, and screw around, pretty much being invincible.

i lost my morrowind installation CD, but my friend had a spare, so i'm going to install that again. but right now i'm gonna play some Jedi Outcast and KOTOR!

and, something i'm excited for: www.swtor.com

[Daigz525]

I play a lot of xbox. I'm really not that good with the computer so I never really got into the PC games.

As lame as this sounds (and for those of you still in college, it is REALLY lame I know) I actually write papers about what I do in work in my spare time.

In my defense, I present most of them and get $ from my company but I still do "work" related work in my spare time. My only saving grace is that I am a big drunk and drink Crown every night when I'm writing them...

I used to be cool in college and do things, but after I got out of college I stopped partying. I drink by myself everynight...... sad..... I know.

I guess my last new hobby is my first ever project Alias (thanks Jay!)

[Stewey956]

Any screenshots of Oblivion?

[Ollieleet]

Oblivion is sick.

[Stewey956]

I need screenshots, not a description. :P

[Daigz525]

Seriously... go to google and type in oblivion PC and hit images. I promise you'll get some screenshots SOMEWHERE in there hahaha

[Stewey956]

Nah I did already, was just messin with Ollie.

[toolittletoolate]

dude, i've started the game over at least 7 times. i've only beaten the main quest line once though. usually i get bored after i beat the dark brotherhood and thieves guild quests, look for some new add-ons online, and screw around, pretty much being invincible.

i lost my morrowind installation CD, but my friend had a spare, so i'm going to install that again. but right now i'm gonna play some Jedi Outcast and KOTOR!

and, something i'm excited for: www.swtor.com

Dude I can't count the times I've started over.
Lets see I've beaten
The main story line
Dark Brotherhood
Thieves Guild
Shivering Isle
Arena
The one expansion for the Knights, forgot the name

You have to play the Shivering Isle, it's uber fun.

[DFSniper]

i dont have the expansions. im mad that i cant install it right now, because i got a new CPU and GPU a while back, and i want to run it at max graphics!

oh, and to whoever wanted pics:
http://www.tweakguides.com/images/Oblivion_2.jpg

started playing KotOR today. as long as this games been out, its hard to believe i've never really played it before. i played it for a bit on a friends xbox and started kotor 2 at a friends house, but never got into the actually story of the first one.

[toolittletoolate]

Best part of Oblivion is that I've been playing for a long time and completed a lot, and I'm still not done. I mean the game doesn't end.
Oh I almost forgot about the Mages Guild I'm pretty sure I beat that one to.

[DFSniper]

i hate the random caves, but theyre still not as bad as the morrowind ones...

[toolittletoolate]

i hate the random caves, but theyre still not as bad as the morrowind ones...

lol The caves. I recommend to do the Mages guild it's the easiest way to get more spells, without cheating.

[dopefedz]

If I'm not spending money on paintball crap it's on my car.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/9secZ28/Formula/DSC02242psd1.jpg

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[Megatron]

nice bird dopefedz...i had a white 99 trans am WS6...looked alot like yours... i like your wheels better tho:tup::tup:

[DFSniper]

:tup: black out those tail lights!

[LunchboxMischke]

lets see paintball paintball and more paintball if im not playin on on here or up at workin chatting it up and workin on guns

[Scooby921]

If I'm not spending money on paintball crap it's on my car.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v225/9secZ28/Formula/DSC02242psd1.jpg

Fikse wheels? Looks great.

[dopefedz]

Fikse wheels? Looks great.

Thanks man. They are CCW Classics. 17x9 and 17x11 with 335/35/17's.

[Scooby921]

Thanks man. They are CCW Classics. 17x9 and 17x11 with 335/35/17's.

I guess I should have known that. I have a couple friends running CCW classics on their cars. I guess I'm just used to everyone running black center sections and not chrome/polished. My favorite is 18x11's w/ 315 Hoosier A6's on a Solstice!

[dopefedz]

I guess I should have known that. I have a couple friends running CCW classics on their cars. I guess I'm just used to everyone running black center sections and not chrome/polished. My favorite is 18x11's w/ 315 Hoosier A6's on a Solstice!

Gotcha. I have two sets the 17's and the 16" drag pack for the drag strip. The 16's are at the powdercoater now. I'm doing the lips in gloss black and the centers in flat black.

[Stewey956]

That car looks sleek, very nice.

[DFSniper]

so, theres a white 92 3000GT VR4 (not sure on the ups) for $8500 here. guy at work talked to the seller and said he needs to sell/trade it because he has a baby on the way. im tempted to offer my car, but i'd probably have to add about $4000, which is all the spare student loan money i have left over :(

[dopefedz]

Don't do it hang on to your money.

[Stewey956]

Ye, you do not want to hand out the rest of your student loan, not wise.

[Squirlly]

I'm 300lbs and 5' 6"ish but I don't act my size but I'm starting to have to my age. I also like to skateboard and I study Karate. I'm the sound board guy at Church and I'm also one of the youth leaders at my Church.

-Tim

[Daigz525]

so, theres a white 92 3000GT VR4 (not sure on the ups) for $8500 here. guy at work talked to the seller and said he needs to sell/trade it because he has a baby on the way. im tempted to offer my car, but i'd probably have to add about $4000, which is all the spare student loan money i have left over :(

honestly when you graduate you'll have the money to buy one and NOT risk your education....

[DFSniper]

i know. i actually plan on getting an evo 9 after i graduate in about 2 years.

[Stewey956]

Not sure what I am gonna get when I start working soon, I'll be 17 on the 7th of Dec.