—> My Hobbies

These are some of the things I do when I’m not writing on my blog:

Volleyball.  I’m excited about getting involved in the county volleyball league. If all goes well, I’ll be playing on a co-ed team with coworkers from Citadel.  It’s rare to find someone to say this about volleyball, but there is no other sport that makes me happier.  Good bumps, sets, spikes, and serves make me happy even hours after the game is done.

Books (”BYOB”). In case you haven’t notice through my writing, my mind is always striving for a synthesis. I can hardly sit down with a book without relating it to another book I’ve read. No text is in isolation. Of course, not everybody thinks this way, and I don’t blame them (sometimes it seems more of a hassle than its worth). Still, to share with others my struggle to engage and make sense of the world, I’ve started a book gathering at my house. It’s called “BYOB” or “Bring Your Own Book”. People who come are encouraged to bring a book of their choice, so they can read a few pages to the group. After reading each section, we chat about the passage till the conversation dies, then we move on to the next book. Every gathering is different, but every gathering has brought new encouragement.

Music. I really enjoy singing and playing my guitar, but I have difficulty playing other people’s songs. Solution: I write my own. Sometimes I feel like they all sound the same. They’d sound better with piano in added in, but I don’t play piano. My friend Rommel does though, and he’s interested in putting keys to my songs. Check out Rommel in the music section of my links.  My music is posted on the “Wanting Equilibrium” MySpace page.

Cooking.  I grew up helping out in the kitchen, probably because Mom let me lick the batter off the mixer beaters.  If I find a food I like, I’m likely to attempt making it from scratch. From flan, to tortillas, to South Asian lentils, to hummus, I like a homemade meal!

TV/Video Games/Chess.  These are all things that I indulge in when my brain is fried. I like watching “The Office” and “Scrubs“, I recently bought “Civilization III“, and I play chess on InstantChess.com