Hahaha that is too funny! Take some pictures when you get the chance. I LOVE the uke! Also, have you had the chance to play any natural koa ukes? They sound SO much better than press wood. Difference between night and day...

My KoAloha uke in the picture above is natural koa... the sound is amazing. Same with the tenor uke I'm buildng - I've got some awesome master grade koa with a figure that will knock your socks off... assuming I don't screw it up.

I also have a 1928 Martin 0-18K guitar, made out of Koa - super small bodied guitar, originally meant for Hawaiian slide, but has since been fretted and strung up with nylon strings... it's my favorite "thing".

Mmmm.... instruments........

I've never heard a martin uke in person before. I hear they sound beautiful!
Your pic of your ukulele didn't show up earlier. Master grade Koa...

I am a Professional Pokemon TCG player

Cool! Can you earn a living doing that?

db

I would say flying, but that's kinda my job now and I've been blabbing to the whole world about that one. But, another hobby that I wish I could do more often if I had the time and/or more creativity is painting. If I had the materials and space to do it I would also do more 3D stuff, specifically with clay.

New project for the summer, growing peppers . Starting about 80 seeds in the peat pods here, 4 different peppers including Chocolate Habaneros, Black Jalapenos, Hungarian Hot Wax Peppers, and an unknown chili pepper. I'll update with more pics as they come along.

I thought your summer hobby was changing diapers!

db

P.S. Don't feed chili to the baby...!

Also, Don't change diapers AFTER handling peppers....

Please leave all wise cracking and smart allic comments to our resident professional wise cracker, DB .

Signs of life in the pepper seeds! One of the slim red peppers here.



So I thought I would need 2 of these seed starters but only used 1 so I let my wife get seeds fo the other one. She picked out parsley, lavender, basil, and cilantro. Here is the basil after about 4 days.....

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Graffiti,table tennis

I normally wouldn't consider this to be a hobby of sorts, but I do like to play an excessive amount of backgammon in my free time.

Pokemon, Skating, Starcraft 2

Saltwater Reef Aquariums.

I used to be REALLY into this before yoyoing, wrote articles for some hobby magazines, etc.etc. I cut my time in the aquariums back quite a bit when I picked up anodizing/yoyos, but I still have the 180 gallon reef tank built into my wall. Here are some older photos:

That's very cool!

Very pretty!

Might not necessarily be a hobby, but I seem have inadvertently started getting into the collection of Baoding Balls. Bought a set from Barnes and Noble those chipped and ended up getting 2 more sets... and I find myself wanting more.

Now whenever I'm studying or doing anything that doesn't require my hands I'm always spinning them in my hands. As a matter of fact as I browse the forums right now between posting I'm spinning them.

Jason those aquariums are awesome!

I have an amateur radio license, it's a really interesting hobby. Don't have a radio of my own yet though-gotta wait until Christmas.
I also love singing in choir and writing short stories. One was published this summer! Looking through my telescope is fun too. I'm interested in lots of stuff.

I am a painter, Illustrator, Graphic Designer. I love to draw, paint, and make things. I've worked on a lot of large murals and participated in a lot of different artshows. I'm also pretty good a beatboxing.
You can see some of my stuff at
www.bartcusick.carbonmade.com
www.bartcusick.blogspot.com
and facebook