What's Your (non-tech) Hobby?

Slipped_Disk asks: "Being the curious sort, I was wondering what the Slashdot crowd did while you're not reading Slashdot or doing any of the other geeky things we usually do. So tell me, what is your non-techie hobby? I'm defining non-techie as stuff you do when you're not using a computer, so 'I play videogames' doesn't qualify, but 'I build game consoles' does. I'm especially interested in distinctly non-electronic stuff (ie: film photography, building models, training sociopathic attack cats, etc.). I'm looking forward to some interesting topics, here!"

Getting lost in the alps

[dago]

by ski (winter) or by foot (summer)

Ultimate Frisbee

[Trazk]

Lots of teams all around the country. Best way to get involved is find a college that offers it as a sport or intramural. There are probably people floating around that want to play if you enquire.

Not sure what Ultimate Frisbee is? Kinda like a mix between freeze tag and soccer, but with a Frisbee. Want more? Do a google on it.

Re:move

[Anonymous Coward]

Sore muscles in your lower back is normal. These muscles don't get much use. When skating, you are leaning forward, so they get a workout.

The pain goes away after a while. I skate home from work (about 10km) daily, and do a 50km skate 2 or 3 times a month. No back pain. I also go with these guys - www.sydneybladers.org

Homebrew

[anderiv]

I took up zymurgy a few months ago, and it has been one of the most rewarding things that I have done - not just because I get lots of beer to drink, but because I get to experiment with different ingredients each batch on a neverending quest for the perfect beer.

If you're interested, check out this [northernbrewer.com] forum if you're interested - there's a wealth of homebrewing wisdom there! The forum is run by my local homebrew store, Northern Brewer [northernbrewer.com]. I'm not affiliated with them aside from being a happy beer-brewing customer.

Re:Ultimate Frisbee

[Garfunkel]

Yup. Ultimate for me. Great Excercise. Great community. (check out rec.sport.disc sometime). http://upa.org is the Ultimate Players Association and has lots of links including info to get you hooked up with local people for pickup games, etc.

Best and most popular sport most people have never heard of.