/yohoho/ - Piracy

Arrr, I be likin' takin' digishit pictures o' mundane things, privateer! Birds 'n crowds be especially fun t' capture. I'd share 'em with ye, but I haven't ventured out much this winter, 'n I don't want t' be instantly geolocated, ye savvy?

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>>20
argh me hearty! that sounds cute and fun! ye' got the right idea not sharing your photographs, we are a bunch of thieving pirates after all! yo ho ho. (i can't use a compass for the life of me)
i'm privvy to drawing and watching movies!  do me-nonnies have any pirate movie recomendations?

I've been getting into bird watching and bug spotting recently. I've been finding some really nice places near me that I'd never been before! I use apps to document the critters I find, but sketching and noting them in a journal sounds more engaging. Any of you have a hobby you've been busy with?

For the nona wanting book recommendations;
Mushrooms, Russia and History by Valentina Pavlovna Wasson & R. Gordon Wasson
>Investigation into how mushrooms have subconsciously impacted the human language and their many appearances throughout history, amongst a lot of other things
>This book was funded by the CIA and directly kickstarted the psychedelics movement
The Case of the Cottingley Fairies by Joe Cooper
>A comprehensive debunking of the Cottingley Fairies hoax
Tamil Tigress by Niromi de Soyza
>Autobiography of a Sri Lankan child soldier
Not on the Label by Felicity Wallace
>Journalistic investigation into food production
>Kinda outdated but a good read imo
When I Grow Too Old To Dream by Gerry Naughtin and Terry Laider
>Collection of recounts from people working with dementia patients, their families and the people diagnosed with it
>>4841
<Bird watching and bug spotting
That sounds wonderful!  What types have you seen (avoiding hyper specific species that could dox you)? Have you gotten/planning to get any equipment for it or are you content not needing anything?
As for me, I've been doing a lot of walking and foraging for nettles and things to make salads out of when I'm able, also been doing some art and fiddling with game design.

I've been thinking about 3d printing as a hobby, but can't really justify it, I guess. Mostly I want model horses / animals with better details than what's available from Breyer or something. Or even custom ones.

>>4845
Thanks! I feel like I've read that last one before.

>>4841
Bird watching is so lovely. I haven't officially been "watching", I guess, but there's a mated pair of great horned owls that live near my house and I love seeing them. I get to see night hawks sometimes, too, but they are so fast. What's been your favorite birds to watch?

>>4848
>>4845
For bird watching favorites, I've been captivated by water birds. Some are so elegant, while others are adorable or even kind of silly. I love them so much. For bugs, I've been really surprised by the variety of beetles! There's some that look so pretty, they almost appear fake. 
>have you gotten any gear?
I have an old pair of binoculars I got from my grandma and I've got a new set of journals on the way. I'm content with that for now
>I've been doing a lot of walking and foraging
I've always wanted to get into foraging! There's something so appealing about finding delicious things growing freely

>>4848
For 3D printing, would you ever consider modeling your own pieces? How does 3D printing as a hobby work? I'd love to learn more

>>4860
<waterbirds and beetles
How precious! I'm glad you're getting a lot of joy out of it.
Foraging is so much fun, you'd be surprised at how many weeds you can eat or turn into soaps and things. If you have foraging workshops or groups in your area I'd really highly recommend them, though books can supplement that (be careful of AI books) though not so much if you're planning to do any mushrooming as a first timer just because of the risks of handling LBMs and mushroom look a likes.

>>4861
I'm actually not sure, kek. I do want to do modeling, and I've started a Blender tutorial series to help with that. I was just thinking how nice it could be to print my own fashion dolls or something instead of fighting with faggots on eBay for old monster highs. I've seen some 3d printed resin BJDs, although that's not really what I'm after. My niece is developing an interest in dolls and I think the ones in store are so cheap and ugly looking. I'm suddenly struck by how completely autistic this paragraph has been, and I'm sorry I exposed you to it.
>>4907
For burgers there's this database http://naeb.brit.org/ which catalogs the plants and their uses documented from natives. I've been looking at plants used by tribes I knew lived here and cross referencing them with https://www.inaturalist.org/ to see if there's any plants already known in my area, or to get a better idea of what they actually look like. I'd really love to try some dyes, but don't have any wool white enough to really demonstrate a good color anyway.

I think I might be getting back into my "watching sports" hobby. I've always had a fairly casual interest in it, but I go long periods of time without watching any, and then it seems I start watching more and more and that it happens a bit in phases, since I had an interest in it in early highschool, and then late uni, and now again, 10 years later after that last one. There's a team I went to a game of earlier in the year on a whim and now they're maybe in the playoffs (the final wildcard game is today), so I'm rooting for them and actually want to tune in and watch it on tv. I'm also looking forward to the start of hockey season! Unfortunately, my friends are more into weeb and kboo interests though so I'm the only weirdo who's like "Let's go to the hockey game! Let's go to the basketball game!"

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Any other mateys who enjoy journaling? I've been doing it for several years now! Usually I just write a log of what I did each day and include some pictures or stickers occasionally!

>>9248
I don't journal and I'm not good at keeping up with daily hobbies, but I do sometimes write down my thoughts when I'm really upset. I use my phone notes app and delete it after a while. I also have a private channel on telegram which I use as a cross device clipboard and a place to write down my ideas and plans.

>>9360
I do the same as your telegram with discord, but I guess discord is becoming more and more questionable of a service so I should probably port my stuff over to somewhere more secure

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I kind of want to take up urban sketching. I kind of have a slight interest in architecture already, but I think I'd feel a bit silly sitting outside and drawing.

>>9248
I just remembered that steam has a whole activity section where you can post about the games you're playing. I blocked off the community section, so it's usually pretty empty on there. I started using it last night, writing down some thoughts. It's supposed to be public for all your friends to see, but my profile is private. I don't think I'll be opening it up for anyone, so I'll be treating that whole section as a game journal.

>>10032
That sounds like a good use for it!

I like to read myths and folklore and then re-tell them to people, sometimes with my own embellishments. My mom thinks I could make a living as a Youtuber doing it.

>>10403
tbh you probably could. it seems a lot of people are interested in myths and folklore and if you're putting a new spin on it, there might be an audience for it!