Hobbies

I find the hobbies section of application forms, and in CVs tricky.  I don’t know why really given that I do have hobbies.  I read.  I attempt to write stuff.  Sometimes I try to draw.  I listen to music.  I try to teach myself guitar, and I like going for walks.  All of those are hobbies.  At least I think they are.  So why don’t I like to talk about these things to people?

Well, people always want to know what I write.  Basically I write silly stories that are for my eyes only.  I like to get ideas/daydreams of mine down on paper.  Or into a word processor.  They are rubbish, so I will never let anyone else read them.  I tend not to tell people about this blog though, ‘cause again I’m somewhat uncomfortable with people I know knowing my innermost thoughts.  Not that I post my innermost thoughts really.  I kind of hint at them though.  And occasionally I attempt to make a point or something.  Anyway, I don’t really like to share my writing with people.  And to frank, I don’t think it’s the kind of thing prospective employers care about anyway.  Unless I’d be slagging the job off or something online.

Reading I suppose is a good one to mention as it suggests a desire to learn.  Perhaps anyway.  I suppose it depends what you like reading really, but as I read non-fiction stuff as well as fiction, I suppose maybe my desire to learn would show through.  I hope so anyway.  I love books.  I could live in a bookshop.  I need more bookshelves again actually.  Hmm.

The drawing is another one I tend to not mention.  Actually I tend to even forget about it.  I almost forgot to put it here.  My drawings are just silly childish cartoons, so not really worth mentioning at all.  And people might get the wrong idea and think I try to draw more worthwhile things.  Hmm.  Nope.  Just cartoon spiders and fish:

I suppose I would say I like to try and be creative.  I’m not particularly good at the creative stuff, but I do try.  And I enjoy it.  Even if I’m not very good.  And in my defence regarding my juvenile drawings, I have been drawing those characters since school.  And I’ve branched out a bit.  I stick to the cartoony things though.  Much easier.  And The Child likes them.  She likes it when I attempt to play my guitar as well.  And given that she’s such an outdoorsy type of child, she’s not too averse to the walks either. 

The coast does actually provide some nice scenery for walks actually.  When it’s not packed out with tourists that is, such as those who mistake the cliffs for hills and such.  And when it’s not too grim weather wise.  It’s miserable right now though which means a day inside.  I should be doing housework really.  Joy.