I'm a friendly, non-dev, cisgender guy from NC who enjoys playing music/making noise, hiking, eating veggies, and hanging out with my best friend/wife + our 3 kitties + 1 greyhound.
Like others here, I love to play music: mostly jamming on guitar or my upright bass, (though I also have a programmable midi synth pad, but hey — no computers 😉 haha!)
Anyway, I generally approach music without much structure or discipline — I like to just make things up and try to keep cool rhythms, but I rarely learn actual songs. I improvise tunes that I enjoy and it feels good to release that creativity without having too much of a plan. I think it's particularly fun if you have some friends that you can get up with and play... and hey, it's never too late to learn!
Aside from music, I've always enjoyed hiking and getting outdoors. I've thought about trying to get into photography to make my nature walks more productive, but honestly, I think that would make my outdoor time feel a bit more like work. Again, technology creeping into everything. And kind of like my approach to music, with random walks in the woods it's nice to just get a good unstructured release.
Which brings me to another one of my hobbies — swimming. Swimming is another one of these activities with zen-like qualities. At times when I'm swimming, my mind drifts off to other places and my body is just kind of going through the rhythm. It's an awesome exercise... undeniably a great workout, but also I like the freedom it allows your mind to drift while you're doing it.
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Like others here, I love to play music: mostly jamming on guitar or my upright bass, (though I also have a programmable midi synth pad, but hey — no computers 😉 haha!)
Anyway, I generally approach music without much structure or discipline — I like to just make things up and try to keep cool rhythms, but I rarely learn actual songs. I improvise tunes that I enjoy and it feels good to release that creativity without having too much of a plan. I think it's particularly fun if you have some friends that you can get up with and play... and hey, it's never too late to learn!
Aside from music, I've always enjoyed hiking and getting outdoors. I've thought about trying to get into photography to make my nature walks more productive, but honestly, I think that would make my outdoor time feel a bit more like work. Again, technology creeping into everything. And kind of like my approach to music, with random walks in the woods it's nice to just get a good unstructured release.
Which brings me to another one of my hobbies — swimming. Swimming is another one of these activities with zen-like qualities. At times when I'm swimming, my mind drifts off to other places and my body is just kind of going through the rhythm. It's an awesome exercise... undeniably a great workout, but also I like the freedom it allows your mind to drift while you're doing it.