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MrModest
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Just wondering what people like to do when their not on their computer?

Can't be on your computer all day right?

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Great Knight
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Swords

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MrModest
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wow thats quite an unusual hobby you got there. You collect them or practice with them or what? I'm intrigued.

Three biggest things i'm into are Tennis (most sports really), anime and Hip Hop

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BearCDPOLD
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Hmmmm
I'm an Eagle Scout, and I do Marching Band (we were at Macy'sin NYC this past Thanksgiving) and Jazz Band at the high school, as well as taking piano for about 9 years, just started taking lessons for accoustic guitar, and I recently began studying music theory. Movies are also good, not crummy B/C/D/F/teen movies, actual good movies, I'm lucky enough to have a dad who appreciates a nice 6.1 setup with an HD TV and THX light sconces .
My best friend plays tennis .

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Lukas W
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let me see..

im just hanging around beeing cool actually.
but I also play in a punk band. we call ourself White Trash.
not the best name, and we suck. if we release a album we will call it: 'White Trash, im your only fan or something' or something.
so in other words, i play the guitar in the suckiest band in the.. norway. and i skateboard. just bought new shoes.

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David R
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Animation, film, playing the saxophone......

Nothing much else. Films+animation take up much of my time

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Robin
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I play saxophone too! (well I used too - stopped having lessons a year or two ago). I also play Violin and used to play the clarinet. I play football too and I like reading

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Neofish
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Social life I guess

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MrModest
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My sister plays the sax, I remember when she was just starting out. It's not the greatest instrument to hear in the hands of a beginner. Of course shes much better now.

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Gil Galvanti
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I watch movies, read, play raquetball and basketball at the gym, hmm...thats about it.

Video games…they take you places unreachable, unfeasible. Putting you in the book...putting you in the movie...putting you in a world, that before could only be imagined. expage.com/piratesmainpage.
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Peter H
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Posted: 20th May 2005 23:42
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Swords-
i collect real ones, swing around fake ones (amp-guard but only with my buddies) and love to use them in games

Xbox-
DDR mostly here

Reading-
Sci-Fi books(i have about 60 sci-fi books collected...most of them being Tom Swift ), Frank Perriti, and Ted Dekker

PaintBall-
Any chance i get i'll be out there shooting


these are not in any particular order... (my favourite would probably be Paintball, and Swords)

"We make the worst games in the universe."

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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 21st May 2005 01:05 Edited at: 21st May 2005 01:06
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My social life went down the drain years ago. It's like an RPG inventory, very hard to upkeep and stay up to date.

It's M-E-G-A-T-O-N. NOT MEGATRON.
DON'T MAKE ME GET THE RABBIT.
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vid1987
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Posted: 21st May 2005 13:24 Edited at: 21st May 2005 13:29
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Besides computers I enjoy filming, acting, composing, almost any kind of art.. but it all ties in with computers.. (my new digital video camera has a firewire port which i can transfer data from the camera to my computer.. and my piano has a USB port) so technically most of the things I enjoy doing involves computers..

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SageTech
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Posted: 21st May 2005 14:47
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you mean theres a life beyoned computers? lol just kidding

computers take up about 50% of my life heres a list

---------------------------------Life----------------------------------

computer 50%

Tae Kwan Do 15%

34.9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% school


0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001% social life

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Ace Of Spades
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Quote: "
0.0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001% social life
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So Sage DOES have a social life. No worries, I wasn't exactly the most popular kid in school either.


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vid1987
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Quote: "Joined: Fri Dec 3rd 2004
Location: Orlando,Fl "


Hey that's where I'm moving too this summer.

How is it down there in Orlando? is it really the big dream land?

Full of Disney magic?? Disney rules!

Peace

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SageTech
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Moving down here, just in time for hurricane season? Seriously if your moving down here for disney id rethink the whole thing. After about the forth time seeing out of date animatronics (stay out of the hall of presidents atrraction!) it gets dull. Never go to Epcot as its boring as heck. Another thing is that Orlando is spreading out fast. Wherever you move to in this area you'll see subdivisions in every corner (all the houses look the same). Just the other day i past a subdivsion acroos from mine with the name "Misty Woods", note thier were about 3 trees

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Dazzag
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Posted: 21st May 2005 23:01 Edited at: 21st May 2005 23:04
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I live in a place called "Forest Park". Although my viewpoint is I wish there wasn't a bloody forest practically in my back door. Although they do have a decent pool place (big slides and stuff) with a good forest walk place. Plus those obstacle course efforts that if I was a kid I still wouldn't go on You know 40 foot up rope slides and bridges etc. No way...

Oh, um... reading, writing, and cinima (just got a projector!!!) are probably just lower than programming and computers. Followed by cars methinks. After that just throw in a smattering of social life efforts, headed currently by visits to the conveniently nearby (10 minute walk) comedy cellar (yep, not "club", is actually a cellar). Heh, although to be truthful birds and beer head everything really And I don't mean the Bill Oddie type of birds either. Feathery ba**ards...

Cheers

I am 99% probably lying in bed right now... so don't blame me for crappy typing
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Posted: 21st May 2005 23:06 Edited at: 21st May 2005 23:07
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Interests
Guitar/Rock'n'roll Band
(3D animation
gamemaking
Web design) all these on comp so meh
TV
Music in General

Obligations
School

Nesecities
Eating food
Drinking
Sleeping

Im done

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>>MEDIEVAL CARNIVAL<->GLADIATOR ARENA<<
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Neofish
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Posted: 21st May 2005 23:33
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ooo I missed coke and music

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Benjamin
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Posted: 21st May 2005 23:33
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My life is like:

60% computer
40% piano
-20% social life


"Lets migrate like bricks" - Me
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Drew Cameron
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Game making - http://www.drewsgames.com
Inline skating / film making - http://www.ddrw.com

Dumbo and Cool - DEFINATELY coming July 31st.
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vid1987
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Coo, It seems a lot of you have the same interests as me...

But what you call an interest I call an obsession

I alternate between My computer, My piano, My camera.

Also probably 50% of my time I pace the floors thinking of:
A new game program
A new techno/trance piece on my piano
A new script or play i could film on my camera (I've thought of quite a bit of good stuff.. it's just I dont have but 1 actor.. my sister of course)

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TKF15H
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computer->Work->Computer->Study (read: draw anime durin class)->Computer->Sleep
Full day cycle.

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Drew Cameron
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Quote: "But what you call an interest I call an obsession"


No; I spend most of my time working on films as my job and then coding as my hobby - it's a much bigger part of my life than an interest. Luckily I can turn everything I enjoy into ways of making money and still fit in time for skating and friends

I'm making money to start making my own low budget TV show / series, which will be a sitcom-esque thing which I'll film at a "studio" I'm going to set up near where I live in a couple of years - it'll feature the Mark Paton actor / character from the Magic Watch film. ( http://www.ddrw.com )- that's going to be the first episode of the show when it's finished

I just need a few thousand pounds to invest in a property to film at (probably a house) and a Sony VX1000 camera - I've got the computer equipment already and the script for the series.

As with real indepndant TV companies, you then take the completed series and show it to potential channels such as BBC etc... (with Sky TV ever expanding, there is an ever bigger selection of potential buyers) Failing that, the internet will have expanded to allow online TV to be feasible (faster speeds etc... in a few years), which is another potential market for the series.

Who knows?

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Ace Of Spades
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70% Computer
25% Looking for a job
3% Sleeping
5% Eating / Pooping
-2% Social Interaction


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SageTech
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darn i forgot coke and cheese burgers.

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vid1987
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Quote: "I'm making money to start making my own low budget TV show / series, which will be a sitcom-esque thing which I'll film at a "studio" I'm going to set up near where I live in a couple of years - it'll feature the Mark Paton actor / character from the Magic Watch film. ( http://www.ddrw.com )- that's going to be the first episode of the show when it's finished
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Gee, I wish I had that kind of plan...

Calling all actors and actresses to audition for my new television series!

Now if I only had that kind of power..

I'll figure something out though...

Peace

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Drew Cameron
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Ha ha ha ...

I'll keep you posted when the first "episode" is done.

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BearCDPOLD
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Drew's got teh ownz0rz vids.

w00t for saxophone players, that's what I play in the jazz band. Our section leader just got his hands on a Selmer Mark 6! The lacquer's coming off, but otherwise it's in perfect condition, and it sounds like a dream.

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Drew Cameron
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You play in a jazz band? Cool - I like Jazz, man.

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Working as a software dev. (takes up most of my time)
Making games
Writing music <http://www.jeku.com/audio>
Looooong walks with my wife
Wife-ing
Playing video games
Shooting guns


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Listening to music now, Jeku...

Autonomon (sp?) reminds me of a Levi's advert or something - Air is the best one I've downloaded yet, though

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Benjamin
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Quote: "Wife-ing"

Let me guess, thats where you dress up in womens clothes and pretend to be your wife.


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Cool music Jeku....

I'm guessing "Jeku" is Japanese for Jake am i right??

I've done a little studying in Japanese and i learned a lot of words and i learned how to read and write Katakana and Hiragana but i'm still working on Kanji though.

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MrModest
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I would have thought it was Jeiku but oh well (my names Jacob and its Jeikobu in Japanese)

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Cian Rice
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Like Peter Paintballing. Plan to learn Japanese, play the clarinet and piano not for that long though. Drawing. Watching movies. Anime (wouldn't guessed me self ). Grahopic novels both western and manga. Listening to music, aminly Mudvayne and Korn, along with Godsmack and Slipknot. Gamecube and Xbox, playing soccer (when I don't have mono like right now ), refing soccer. I guess that's all none computer stuff...


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vid1987
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Deibiddo is my name in Japanese.

That does sound rather "pimp" if i do say so myself.

Hey, that should be my forum name...

Peace

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Quote: " Deibiddo is my name in Japanese."


Your name does not change in any language. For example, my name in Japanese is "David", my name in English is "David", my name in Spanish is even "David". Why would your name change? Maybe written different, but your name is still your name.


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Well actually in Japanese it would as they have different characters.

Oh and cool another anime fan, what anime you like?

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Lukas W
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this is my life:

srinking
msoking
play guitar
buy stuff
go to cinema
watch friends
do what my mom tells me
smoking
sleeping
and stuff.

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Yes but if i were to write my name in Japanese and have a Japanese person read my name it wouldn't be "David" it would read and be pronounced "Deibiddo"

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edit: Crap! i didnt notice the next page... sorry for the double post.

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Me? I love Bleach, Trigun, Evangelion, Rurouni Kenshin, Samurai Champloo looks interesting, Miyazaki's work, RahXpheon, The Last Exile, Ghost in the Shell: S.a.c, Full Metal Alchemist, Naruto, and much more!


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What about Dragonball Z/GT and Yu Yu Hakusho?? Those are the best.

See my avatar from Yu Yu Hakusho??

Peace

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Cool, seen most of those only really got into anime end of last year. FMA along with Mai HiME are my two favourite shows. The Kenshin OVA's are amazing but the tv episodes get a bit tiresome after a while.

Ah man GT is pretty terrible in my opinion. Z gets silly with all the levels.

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Quote: "smoking"

dont smoke!!!!

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@Drew
It's just the high school band, but it's great stuff. We just had a concert where we did an arrangement of that Miles Davis tune, Milestones.
What sort of stuff do you listen to?

@Jeku
I listened to your tracks--it's been a while since I've heard any of them. Isolation is definitely my favorite, gives you the sense of somebody reflecting on past experiences with a significant amount of time alone that they have been given, as the title would suggest.

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Quote: "Air is the best one I've downloaded yet, though"


Thanks! It is one of my favourites, too!

Quote: "Let me guess, thats where you dress up in womens clothes and pretend to be your wife."


Shhh.... don't tell anybody!

Quote: "I'm guessing "Jeku" is Japanese for Jake am i right??"


Yep! I dated a Japanese girl and was taking the language in Uni--- my teacher gave us all names and Jeku is the closest match for Jake The funniest conversion was Daryl. Dadidu (sp?) (pronounced dah-dee-doo).

Quote: "I would have thought it was Jeiku but oh well"


That's what I thought it would be too, but not according to my Japanese teacher. My wife (Chinese) told me my name in Chinese would be Jieke.

Quote: "Why would your name change?"


Because not every language has the same sounds as ours :-P Let me hear you pronounce Li Xiaoqijiang in English!

Quote: "Isolation is definitely my favorite, gives you the sense of somebody reflecting on past experiences with a significant amount of time alone that they have been given, as the title would suggest."


Thanks! Yes--- I wrote that one near the end of 2001 when I was having relationship trials and tribulations. Clearly one of my best and favourite songs.


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At the moment I'm listening to "Kind of Blue" by Miles, I also listen to alot of Big Band Jazz stuff; Jules Holland etc...

Jazz is good morning music, System of a down is good coding music and Leftfield / Radiohead / film scores are good film work music.

@JEKU: I was playing Wordtris 2.0 with Air last night - it goes really well, try it out

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