Hobbies
A couple years ago my friend Molly and I were talking about how we loathe the thought of filling out forms that require us to fabricate "interests." I just hate that feeling of inadequacy I get when some application or online profile asks me what I like to do with my free time. Most people (like the random Friendster friend I just looked at) list things like "hiking" and "dancing" and "photography."
I don't know if people lie on those things, but I have a feeling that when someone lists "hiking" as an interest what they're actually saying is that they've walked on a dirt trail sometime in the last two years. Certainly when I say (as I always do) that "reading" is a great interest of mine, it's with a very loose definition for the word "interest." Although I fancy myself a reader, it's been a long while since I've actively pursued it as a hobby. And, if truth be told, it should always appear alongside (or below) "watching Roseanne reruns."
So, in the spirit of self-improvement, my friend Sarah and I decided to start a book club at school. I picked a highfalutin title (as I always do) and emailed the 50-60 students in my program. Around ten people replied that they were interested, and so a date has been set for a fondue party (just to underscore the pretentiousness of the whole endeavor) and a lively debate about the book.
Sarah is concerned that no one will show up but us; I, however, am much more concerned that they will.
(Maybe, if I make the fondue myself, I can put "cheese" down as a hobby?)
I don't know if people lie on those things, but I have a feeling that when someone lists "hiking" as an interest what they're actually saying is that they've walked on a dirt trail sometime in the last two years. Certainly when I say (as I always do) that "reading" is a great interest of mine, it's with a very loose definition for the word "interest." Although I fancy myself a reader, it's been a long while since I've actively pursued it as a hobby. And, if truth be told, it should always appear alongside (or below) "watching Roseanne reruns."
So, in the spirit of self-improvement, my friend Sarah and I decided to start a book club at school. I picked a highfalutin title (as I always do) and emailed the 50-60 students in my program. Around ten people replied that they were interested, and so a date has been set for a fondue party (just to underscore the pretentiousness of the whole endeavor) and a lively debate about the book.
Sarah is concerned that no one will show up but us; I, however, am much more concerned that they will.
(Maybe, if I make the fondue myself, I can put "cheese" down as a hobby?)
Labels: Books, Molly, Sarah, Television
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