Falconry. I mean, it looks bad ass but then you have to acquire maintain an avian predator that is expensive and likely hates you.
Motorsport, specifically drifting.
Mucking around in digital audio workstations.
Yeah, me too (with learning how to drift). Looks so much fun to do. That, and learning how to drive a motorcycle too.
Filming and starring in porn and not just collecting it.
Nazi hunting.
Surfing and Taekwondo. I enjoy activities that are competitive and challenges your discipline. I’m incredibly burnt out during university, so not a lot of energy left after classes have pushed me to my limit this year. Took several advanced art/design classes in the fall, a winter class, a woodworking class and biology in the spring.
I have the time and money, but no energy to do anything. My body and mind wants to rest. And I need to prioritize my career plan in welding and uni first, before I can have fun.
Film photography. Far too expensive
Rally car racing. (or any motorsport that isn’t F1 or boats/planes, really) But I’m too broke for that.
Every time I see a race on TV, all I think it’s about how I could have aced every inch of every course in my 20s. Grew up tearing up dirt roads, and also never had the money to pursue it past pissing off neighbors. Rally cars always looks fun as hell.
Pegging
Tents are quite cheap these days.
(Or just install Feeld for the other kind)
Coding. I love gaming and I love mods for games, but even my best efforts don’t get me very far. I can’t fully grasp how it works, what it means, or how to ask for what I need to know. It’s not for lack of trying or exposure, I’ve been bullshitting my way through linux for about 16 years now and only recently learned how to use systemctl without without copy paste.
You want literally anything physical I’m your guy. This week I’m researching how to reflow the APU on a ps4 motherboard and it just makes total sense to me, but I’m struggling just to make the json files in a mod for vintage story. Totally lost when it comes to the C#.
I’m somewhat similar. I don’t think it’s impossible* for me, but it’s easy to run into issues and lose motivation or simply lack viable ideas for learning projects. Currently stalled due to multiple system-related issues**, and chilling effect of AI (copilot).
I have a YLoD PS3 I’ve fixed a few times before many years ago, though it likely was a capacitor issue that was only fixed accidentally. Don’t feel like spending money on caps/cooling stuff etc, not set up for soldering. I have another PS3 that currently works, not bothering to set up for firmware stuff for that either (slow internet, no easy way to monitor progress).
* I completed a sweeper clone months ago (in the one somewhat-niche language that I actually like) and that actually went great but I haven’t been able to share it. So haven’t done anything since then
** I probably need to use a different distro but not convinced by any, and probably need a better GPU to sidestep legacy driver issue (which could help w/updating my current setup) but everything seems like a side-grade or overpriced or both
CodeAcademy is pretty good for a free self-teaching tool, you should definitely take their course! The good news is that the stuff you learn in C# can easily translate to other languages like Java or Python. C# also has a lot of nifty synthetic sugar, it’s a fun language
Gardening.
I love plants but I dont have the time to micromanage. Ive set up automatic systems in the past, and found that the plants that want to live will live. And just propagate those to hell. I have loquat trees that love neglect. I have grapes that are WAY overgrown that need trimming each year and produce way too much. Ive tried other things but one hot 110F+ (43-44C) day and most plants die. And we get months of that kind of weather.
I agree it’s really frustrating at times. And the more you micromanage the more it seems to fuck something else up. I started during the pandemic with a little balcony and a ton of containers, filling gallon jugs of water in the sink or tub, filling the watering can, and then watering. It took tons of time, but I had tons of time. I’ve since moved into a place with a yard and now have a 4x8x4 in ground raised bed, but I’m also now in a place where it will get to 110 F so I put up a shade and the bed is around trees. I’m curious to see what survives once summer hits hard soon. Also in the side yard there’s no hose bib, so I had to buy a 100 foot house and run it from the front yard. It’s a total pain.
All this to say I have six pots of potatoes, for tomatoes plants in pots, squash, strawberry, basil, thyme and cilantro in the raised bed. It’s totally a huge pain in the ass. It’s taken me years to learn what to do and what to avoid, and inevitably something gets fucked by bugs or whatever, but it truly is rewarding to have a meal with a bunch of ingredients you grew yourself. The amount of money I’ve put into it would buy bushels of what I’ve grown at the store even at current prices, but it brings me joy to go out everyday and look at progress, try different things, and learn from mistakes. I’ll be doing it for the rest of my life I’m certain. Planting all natives may be easier for you. I hope you don’t give up and end up enjoying one day!
Electronics and home automation - I used to do Arduino/ESP projects, but the room I have for doing this kind of stuff is so hopelessly cluttered with crap now, creating usable space to work in is a daunting project of its own.
Woodworking and just making shit in general. It’s the main reason I’m so frustrated about not being able to own a house. I’m constantly thinking about things I’d like to build or learning about methods of doing things I’d like to try and I just can’t. Closest I get is fixing shit for my friends sometimes.
Here in portland OR they have places with all the tools for hobby woodworkers. Not sure what it is called, but it’s whole purpose is for people who don’t have a shop of their own to still be able to do stuff. And it comes with a whole community of people to learn from.
I think some are called “maker space” and I think it’s like a membership you pay and you gain access to a full shop of tools.
Exercise. Even a little bit makes me miserable. And I’m not even physically disabled.
Honestly, I find it to be miserable at first too, which really sucks. I’ve stopped and started exercising multiple times in my life and it’s always difficult for me to get back into for this reason. However, I’ve found that if I comfortably push through I get to a point where I’m struggling less and it becomes more satisfying. That’s when I start enjoying it because I can start setting specific goals and working towards them.
Flying. AVGAS100 is fucking expensive.
I’ve got quite a few hours logged, tho
Can I talk to you my lord and god… Skydiving?
Nothing you do in the air will ever be cheap, but jumping out of planes is a lot cheaper than flying them.
D&D. I’ve tried a few times, but I have no imagination so I can never really get into it.
Let me tell you, you dont need imagination. But a fun group is everything
I have the imaginations, but I have some total mental block on “role playing”. And I have kids, so no ability to be part of a regular group for anything.
