new hobby
i need a new hobby.
i've probably been feeling so down because i don't have something to consume all my thoughts and pour myself into. I'm trying to figure out just what I should take up and put effort to. What makes it more difficult is that the things that i used to have such passion for were things that I could share with other people. out here i feel so alone due to the differences between me and my fellow gaijins and japanese friends in interests, free time, etc that i don't know if i can take up a hobby and have it stick if i don't have anyone i can share this new undertaking with beyond the simple "oh that's nice" kind of interaction.
When i was in RIT and fitness was my hobby of choice, I had seth to be there with me and take on that new venture. Makes me miss him all the more. When I was into DDR there was a whole club of people who were extremely into it. so, I don't know what I should do to get my mind off it without having the hobby simply make me feel more alone because nobody else can relate to my latest endeavor and it's simply another thing to isolate me from whatever group i happen to be around. feh.
anyway,
the choices so far are:
1. fitness (again)
2. some musical instrument (most likely guitar)
3. writing
4. Japanese (I am studying kinda, but it's kind of dissuading when nobody can match my level, either far too high or far too low)
5. some sort of art or video project using my camcorder or a digital camera (i've often thought of making a stop motion film of some type)
6. bemani games (i still continuously play but i haven't really kept the drive to improve)
7. any suggestions you might have.
i'm slowly working on video 7 (kyoto). it should be up within the week, hopefully.
also, if you're bored late at night and want to send me a message directly to my phone, it has its own email address.
you can simply send it from whatever email provider you have and i'll get it. I'm putting the address in my aim profile and facebook if you want to grab it.
i've probably been feeling so down because i don't have something to consume all my thoughts and pour myself into. I'm trying to figure out just what I should take up and put effort to. What makes it more difficult is that the things that i used to have such passion for were things that I could share with other people. out here i feel so alone due to the differences between me and my fellow gaijins and japanese friends in interests, free time, etc that i don't know if i can take up a hobby and have it stick if i don't have anyone i can share this new undertaking with beyond the simple "oh that's nice" kind of interaction.
When i was in RIT and fitness was my hobby of choice, I had seth to be there with me and take on that new venture. Makes me miss him all the more. When I was into DDR there was a whole club of people who were extremely into it. so, I don't know what I should do to get my mind off it without having the hobby simply make me feel more alone because nobody else can relate to my latest endeavor and it's simply another thing to isolate me from whatever group i happen to be around. feh.
anyway,
the choices so far are:
1. fitness (again)
2. some musical instrument (most likely guitar)
3. writing
4. Japanese (I am studying kinda, but it's kind of dissuading when nobody can match my level, either far too high or far too low)
5. some sort of art or video project using my camcorder or a digital camera (i've often thought of making a stop motion film of some type)
6. bemani games (i still continuously play but i haven't really kept the drive to improve)
7. any suggestions you might have.
i'm slowly working on video 7 (kyoto). it should be up within the week, hopefully.
also, if you're bored late at night and want to send me a message directly to my phone, it has its own email address.
you can simply send it from whatever email provider you have and i'll get it. I'm putting the address in my aim profile and facebook if you want to grab it.