Everyone Has a Hobby

Hobbies. Things we do regularly in our down time that we enjoy. They can be anything as long as it's something you do and do often. I've picked up many over the years. Some I did briefly, some I've done forever, and some I come back to from time to time. They are a part of life that makes you who you are. Here's a list of mine (current, past, and on-and-off).

Hobbies

1) Geocaching (March 2015-present)

2) Fishing (since I was 5)

3) Roller Blading (From age 4-early 20s)

4) Writing poetry (age 15-present)

5) Vlogging (2018-present)

6) Blogging (2011-present)

7) Stamp collecting (Age 10-14)

8) Fantasy Football (2010-present)

Major Cities I've Visited

In my brief travels, I've found myself in a large city on occasion. Below is the record of those cities who've experienced my presence.

Major Cities I've Visited

1) New York City

2) Sydney

3) Toronto

4) Boston

5) Chicago

6) New Orleans

7) Seattle

8) Indianapolis

9) Pittsburgh

10) Raleigh

11) Austin

12) Columbus

13) Minneapolis

14) Cincinnati

15) Buffalo

16) Cleveland

Note: Charleston, WV is not included on this list because I drove by it 3 times and stopped once very briefly to drop someone off along the way. So I wouldn't count it as a visit. Also not included are Dallas, Philadelphia, and Baltimore because I was super young when my parents took us there and I don't remember those times.

Facts...About Me

Do you ever wonder if you actually know someone? Sure you may have been friends since birth, but do you really know them? What is their favorite food? What do they wish they could do? What are their dreams? What irritates them without question? What is something that no one else but you may know? I think about this sort of thing quite often. Hey look! Fact number one!...sorta. Let's just roll the list.

10 Facts You may Not Know About Me

1) I hate wearing ties

2) I have attempted to learn 5 instruments

3) I have been on TV and in the newspaper

4) I have never broken nor fractured any bones

5) I have never been to Florida

6) I've written over 60 poems and what some would call a book

7) I left my phone number on a receipt for a waitress once

8) I have 4 known scars (spiky clock, broken coffee pot, dryer air duct, slow moving car)

Books Are Magic

I'm glad I loved to read as a kid. I still do. Although probably not as much as I should. Books are magical. They teleport you to lands unseen, worlds unknown, realms of mystery. I may write one one day. Until then, here's some of my favorites.

10 of My Favorite Books/Series

1) The Bible (God)

2) Rainbow Six (Tom Clancy) 

3) Catch-22 (Joseph Heller)

4) Call of the Wild (Jack London)

5) The Swiss Family Robinson (Johann David Wyss)

6) 1984 (George Orwell)

7) Harry Potter: All 7 Books (J.K. Rowling)

8) The Chronicles of Narnia: All 7 Books (C.S. Lewis)

9) The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)

10) Redwall (Brian Jacques)

Music to My Ears

If you were to ask me what genre of music is my favorite I'd tell you Country without missing a beat. Yes there is that T'wang that turns a lot of people off, but because of the pop infusion the more modern stuff has drifted away from the T'wang sound. And no the majority of country music is not about tractors, beer, and honky tonks. The reason I love it so much is that it's the genre I find that relates so much to real life, everyday experiences, dreams. It doesn't often have a lot of the trashy lyrics that come with annoying pop songs or a bunch of things young children should not be allowed to hear like some other genres. Anyway, I know it's not for everyone, but it is for me. Hence the list below.

15 Country Songs That I Love

1) I Go Back (Kenny Chesney)

2) Making Memories of Us (Keith Urban)

3) Cruise (Florida Georgia Line)

4) Paint Me a Birmingham (Tracy Lawrence)

5) She's Everything (Brad Paisley)

6) Fly Over States (Jason Aldean)

7) The River (Garth Brooks)

8) Red Dirt Road (Brooks & Dunn)

9) I Got a Car (George Strait)

10) One of Those Nights (Tim McGraw)

11) Some Hearts (Carrie Underwood)

12) Talladega (Eric Church)

13) What About Now? (Lonestar)

14) We Rode in Trucks (Luke Bryan)

15) Homegrown (Zac Brown Band)

It was hard not to include a number of songs on this list, but I wanted to highlight songs by some of my favorite artists across the country spectrum. And as a lover of music, I love when people suggest songs or post music videos of what they're currently jamming to. I've found a lot of good songs that way, even if I'm not a big fan of the genre. So I encourage you to give these a listen.

Fulfill That Bucket List

My 2018 recap talked about dreams. I have multiple bucket lists because of said dreams. Today's list is about those bucket lists.

10 Insane Bucket List Items

1) Visit every country in the world

2) See an MLB game in all 30 stadiums

3) Attend a Super Bowl, World Series, NBA Championship, and NHL Championship

4) Meet Kenny Chesney

5) Fly in an F15 Fighter jet

6) Set foot on all 7 continents

7) Invent a suit that would allow me to ride a tornado and then ride a tornado

8) Visit all 50 US States

9) Break a Guinness World Record

10) Sky dive over Hawaii

The Movies List

I was going to do a top ten movies list, but as I've seen over 1400 (yes I've kept track), some are too close to leave out of my top 10. Rather, this list will be movies that I won't get bored watching. Also this list is not a ranked list.

 Movies I'd Watch Over and Over

 The Dark Knight

Fury

Inception

The Matrix

The Lord of the Rings (1, 2, 3)

Star Wars (IV V VI)

Saving Private Ryan

Pirates of the Caribbean (1, 2, 3)

The Fast and the Furious (1,2,4,5,6,7,8)

Casablanca

Taken

 Iron Man

The Shawshank Redemption 

Braveheart