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KeriVit · Aug 29, 2005, 07:06 PM

As we enter a a new football season, my passion for football rises again. I also love learning and music. What is/are your passion(s)? What do you get psyched about?

sek929 · Aug 29, 2005, 07:16 PM

The pats tearing it up again

KeriVit · Aug 29, 2005, 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by sek929

The pats tearing it up again

Oh, my new best friend!

Albert Pujols · Aug 29, 2005, 07:31 PM

Tennis..watching it, playing it... Although I suck at playing it.

DeathMan · Aug 29, 2005, 07:32 PM

I don't get into football, but I'm big into triathlons right now. I just did one this last saturday, and I'm hoping to compete again in 3 weeks.

Pendergast · Aug 29, 2005, 07:34 PM

I used to have a passion for quantum mechanics.

Now I am not too sure anymore...

KeriVit · Aug 29, 2005, 07:34 PM

Originally Posted by DeathMan

I don't get into football, but I'm big into triathlons right now. I just did one this last saturday, and I'm hoping to compete again in 3 weeks.

Very nice... good for you. My lil bro runs cross country and track but is open to the thought of more.

ironknee · Aug 29, 2005, 07:37 PM

go flyers!
go yankees!
go jets!
go giants!

The iMac Man · Aug 29, 2005, 07:40 PM

Music, first and foremost.

Then, Macs, and my job... video game testing.

Y3a · Aug 29, 2005, 07:42 PM

Americas Cup Yachts and sailing.

saddino · Aug 29, 2005, 07:50 PM

Writing/performing/recording music, running my business, designing and developing cool (IMHO) software.

And card tricks. Love em.

MindFad · Aug 29, 2005, 07:58 PM

Internet and masturbation—usually in that order, depending on ... well, no in that order. Ahem.

KeriVit · Aug 29, 2005, 07:59 PM

Isn't having a passion cool? Something that drives you, brings tears to your eyes at times... Very nice answers so far.

Well, except for mindfad

Doofy · Aug 29, 2005, 08:03 PM

Guitars.
4x4s.
Good film, good TV.
Women (well hey, someone had to be honest).

sek929 · Aug 29, 2005, 08:05 PM

Originally Posted by KeriVit

Oh, my new best friend!

Hehe, I like the sox and all but there are to many games and most of them aren't on basic cable.

I'm not a huge sports guy but watching the pats is exciting me more and more as the season draws near.

Tom Brady = Most versatile QB in football, and he has a versatile team to go with him. They lost some key guys this year but the Pats strength has always been its deep lineup and versatility.

Also, Adam V. is my hero

historylme · Aug 29, 2005, 08:18 PM

women

sek929 · Aug 29, 2005, 08:22 PM

women too. I love when girls go away to college and come back super-hot.

Its been happening alot lately...

KeriVit · Aug 29, 2005, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by sek929

women too. I love when girls go away to college and come back super-hot.

Its been happening alot lately...

I thought they usually came back fat with the freshman 15...

James L · Aug 29, 2005, 08:32 PM

great thread! For me, in no particular order:

- My family and wife.
- My work (emergency medicine).
- Brazilian jiu jitsu (yes Japanese speakers, they spell it wrong).
- Macs and other web design geek stuff.
- Music, my guitars, and recording.
- Hockey.

sek929 · Aug 29, 2005, 08:34 PM

Originally Posted by KeriVit

I thought they usually came back fat with the freshman 15...

They've either graduated or are in their third year (the hot ones that I know at least).

Freshman 15 happened to many of them at first, but they sure do rebuond nicely in their 20s

KeriVit · Aug 29, 2005, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by James L

great thread! For me, in no particular order:

- My family and wife.
- My work (emergency medicine).
- Brazilian jiu jitsu (yes Japanese speakers, they spell it wrong).
- Macs and other web design geek stuff.
- Music, my guitars, and recording.
- Hockey.

Aside from the hockey, we're quite compatible!

The iMac Man · Aug 29, 2005, 08:44 PM

I was gonna say somethin' about the college girls, but then the guy posted about his wife and family, and now I just can't bring myself to say it... damn self conscience!

Being a musician, and all-around music lover at heart, I find it hard for anyone to NOT have a passion for music. I have a few friends that rarely listen to music, and I still can't understand it. They can't really explain it either. I think it's just because their parents didn't play much music when raising them.

I don't want to hijack the thread, but if someone can really pin-point their reason for not caring for music, I'd love to know it! My passion for music is so deep, I honestly just can't see it any other way...

TailsToo · Aug 29, 2005, 08:48 PM

MindFad · Aug 29, 2005, 08:52 PM

Originally Posted by KeriVit

Well, except for mindfad

Honestly, though, when I'm not mastur—

Kidding.

My passions are music (listening and writing), visual artwork (traditional and digital), writing, general fancy pants-ism, and more recently a passion for people. It's strange. I've come to this point in my life where the people I know are the most people I've ever known at one time, the most friends and acquaintances I have ever had. Not to get all serious and personal on friggin' 'NN (

) and but I feel at a strange point right now. Moments of happiness and sadness and doubt about many things (some too personal, one could say). Not manic depressive.

But manic indecisive. Interesting times. Good and bad alike. Almost like a calm before something. I don't know what it is.

sek929 · Aug 29, 2005, 08:55 PM

One of my largest passions is music.

I saw System of a Down in concert two night ago and they were freakin' awesome (say in a Peter Griffin voice) along with Mars Volta who put on an excellent set as well. Music that good sends shivers down my spine, its a great feeling.

cavepainter · Aug 29, 2005, 08:56 PM

Women
Weed
Guinness
Music
Writing
Both Kennedy assassinations
Photography
Being near the ocean
All Boston sports
NO NY sports (how come that guy likes yanks, etc AND the Flyers?)
Notre Dame football
reading something Insanely Great
oh,
and Macs

GranolaBoy · Aug 29, 2005, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by MindFad

Honestly, though, when I'm not mastur—

Kidding.

My passions are music (listening and writing), visual artwork (traditional and digital), writing, general fancy pants-ism, and more recently a passion for people. It's strange. I've come to this point in my life where the people I know are the most people I've ever known at one time, the most friends and acquaintances I have ever had. Not to get all serious and personal on friggin' 'NN (

) and but I feel at a strange point right now. Moments of happiness and sadness and doubt about many things (some too personal, one could say). Not manic depressive.

But manic indecisive. Interesting times. Good and bad alike. Almost like a calm before something. I don't know what it is.

Yeah...puberty will do that.

Don't worry about the pubic hair, it all falls out the first time you have sex.

MindFad · Aug 29, 2005, 08:59 PM

That's probably it.

rickey939 · Aug 29, 2005, 09:14 PM

Rickey Henderson and Independent League baseball...oh yeah!

funkboy · Aug 29, 2005, 09:27 PM

Technology
Piano / music
business
education

historylme · Aug 29, 2005, 11:02 PM

Okay: for real:
Women
Music
Writing
Dancing
Life
Traveling
Photos taking
Writing (journal)
Technology
Good food
Reading
History
oh there just a ton of things.

broxy5 · Aug 29, 2005, 11:25 PM

1. Couch time
2. Waffles
3. Flying
4. WRC ( if there was only 1 thing I could watch, it would be WRC and Paris Dakar)
5. My sugar mama
6. Motorcyle (kinda brand loyal at this point in time, so I can't really say "motorcyles"
7. Bed

These are by no means in descending order, as 7 is 1 with a sizable margin.

budster101 · Aug 29, 2005, 11:45 PM

Anyone tracking the Bears? :/

Warung · Aug 30, 2005, 12:38 AM

Macs

Design

Going out/Clubbing/Dancing/Drinking/Women

Football (Errr, Soccer!)

Snowboarding (Only reason I can deal with winter)

Music (Going to see QOTSA on wednesday! Yaay!!

)

Threads

I do like American football a lot, but I don't care too much for the NFL. And since they broadcast virtually NO college games here, I've lost some of the "passion" I had for it at one time.

JustAnOl'Broad · Aug 30, 2005, 12:49 AM

Originally Posted by MindFad

Honestly,

Almost like a calm before something. I don't know what it is.

Quick, Mindfad take the plastic bag off your head.
Now breathe. It's OK lil dude -
Our boy is growin up.......or it could be that new PB just
takin your breathe away and makin ya dizzy.

Salty · Aug 30, 2005, 01:02 AM

God,
Christian work,
Poetry,
Graphic art work... though I haven't done anything good in a while...
Music, or rather buying it, I'm not musical at all but I know what I like.
Drama, specifically improv, though I haven't done anything with that in a while either...
My Youth, the ones I work with with youth group mean the world to me.

Albert Pujols · Aug 30, 2005, 02:57 AM

I also like travling and art and pretending that I'm good at cricket.

JoshuaZ · Aug 30, 2005, 03:19 AM

Football, you mean what everyone besides the US calls football, or what the people of the US call football?

Travel. Photography. People.

KeriVit · Aug 30, 2005, 09:34 PM

US football.

When some of you say women, is that what makes life worth living? I think love does, but are you really meaning sex? Just curious....

MindFad · Aug 30, 2005, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by JustAnOl'Broad

Quick, Mindfad take the plastic bag off your head.
Now breathe. It's OK lil dude -
Our boy is growin up.......or it could be that new PB just
takin your breathe away and makin ya dizzy.

Hey, I knew the risk trying to have any kind of serious conversation on here. It's cool.

I got iBook, but I'm still too cool. I will be 24 this year, by the way. My thoughts didn't come off too childish, I hope? These are things people think about in their adult lives, I'm sure. And what is "childish," really?

Doofy · Aug 30, 2005, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by KeriVit

When some of you say women, is that what makes life worth living? I think love does, but are you really meaning sex? Just curious....

I didn't mean sex. I meant everything about women, right down to your lovely little earlobes and the way you guys annoy the poop out of me when you're shopping for shoes.

The same as it is with my passion for guitars, I guess. I'm not just into the sound of guitars or playing them - I'm into everything about them; the sound, the feel, the wood that they're made from, the number of times the wire has been wrapped around the pickup magnets, the impedance of the effects loop in the amp head. All of it. Same with women; brains, boobs, legs, earlobes, quirks, smiles, eyes, hair, walks, wiggles - all of it.

dcmacdaddy · Aug 30, 2005, 11:24 PM

The outdoors: hiking, biking, camping, backpacking, boating/sailing and just plan walking.
Literature: I am working on a masters in medieval literature and I am taking a class on Dante this semester. Bring on the Commedia. Wahoo!
Computers: My Macs of course.
Family: My super-adorable niece and my cat.
Football: Go Gunners!
Women: All of them. But there is one in particular who just absolutely, completely, totally captivates me.

air · Aug 31, 2005, 12:42 AM

drinking
women
smoking

Railroader · Aug 31, 2005, 04:19 AM

God.
Wife and kids.
Family.
Woodworking.
Beer (Homebrewed).

OreoCookie · Aug 31, 2005, 05:08 AM

Originally Posted by Pendergast

I used to have a passion for quantum mechanics.

Now I am not too sure anymore...

I still do, by far the most beautiful physical theory I can think of

demograph68 · Aug 31, 2005, 05:51 AM

Trying not to sound like a pretentious moron but I would say my passion is art.

demograph68 · Aug 31, 2005, 05:53 AM

Originally Posted by Railroader

Woodworking.

Like what exactly? My father used to do that.

Railroader · Aug 31, 2005, 07:02 AM

Originally Posted by demograph68

Like what exactly? My father used to do that.

Furniture making. Sculpture. Making saw dust (this is what I am best at).

BlueSky · Aug 31, 2005, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by MindFad

And what is "childish," really?

http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...38#post2675538

macroy · Aug 31, 2005, 10:01 AM

Aside from my family (a recent 1st time dad)

GOLF
Volleyball (just getting back into it... used to be H1 or opposite, but I think I'm setting now as my "hops" has declined a good bit).
GOLF
GOLF
and ... GOLF (all Titleist gear if anyone cares - 670s, 983E, F and PV1x.).