Those hobbies include drawing, writing, photography, video games, fire spinning, contact juggling, movie making/editing, playing guitar, and making… stuff. Stuff like bags and boxes and jewelry. I'm big on DiY projects, and recently made a pair of minimalist/almost-barefoot shoes modeled after those on InvisibleShoe.com. I also enjoy running, although I'm not very good at it, and have been slowly working my way through the Couch to 5k program.
For anyone who isn't familiar with Contact Juggling… think Labyrinth and the "Fushigi Magic Gravity Ball" (which, by the way, is a nauseating disgrace to the contact juggling community. *shudder*)
I'm the kind of person who sees something cool and goes "Oooh I bet I can do that." And sometimes my only reason for pursuing this that and another is "because I can" or "because it's cool" (teaching myself Latin, for example.) This leaves me with a bunch of little this/that/another's and not much for a specialty, but I suppose I'd rather know a little about a lot than a lot about a little.
Addendum!
Contact juggling video links:
Japanese Street Performer (Contact Juggling)
Contact Juggling . . . Beans
Wow, great post! I'm wondering exactly what contact juggling is? Link me =]
ReplyDeletehaha, fire juggling? It's great that you plan to double major in things that are interesting to you and one has to consider that since what we choose is what we most likely end up working with. If we're going to work we might as well work doing something we like right? (:
ReplyDeletethis "Using a driving simulator, participants 'drove' behind a pace car that braked intermittently and their reaction times were measured when they were 1. not distracted, 2. talking on a cellphone, 3. talking on a hands-free cellphone, and 4. intoxicated at the .08% blood-alcohol level.
ReplyDeleteThe details can be found here, but I've pulled out a couple of highlights" i can do all three with skill ... on my motorcycle. seriously though interesting topic and explains why my sister sucks at driveing.