What have you quit that you used to love doing?

[DainBramaged]

Originally posted by: Riceninja
play video games

Same here. I'd still like to sometimes, but I just have no time.

 

[thegimp03]

Playing roller hockey. I played for about 6 years in leagues and for about 4-5 years before that on the street with friends. I stopped playing it when I started college as I couldn't find any leagues.

 

[ChrisIsBored]

Video games and watching TV. It's been a little over 3 months since i've stopped watching TV. About a year ago I got rid of cable, but there were 3 or 4 channels still available. I'm a much more productive person these days.

 

[BKLounger]

i quit along of things for about 10 years. Comics, video games, MTG, but recently I have been looking for cheap ways to get back ito that stuff. Like right now I only read 1 comic all the time and occasionally i'll buy tpb's on ebay or amazon.

 

[Drako]

Golf - the expense to fun ratio was approaching the Obama spending numbers.

 

[Demo24]

Originally posted by: Fayd

Originally posted by: zerocool84
I stopped fapping a couple minutes ago.

same.

you two fapped together? :Q

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: Drako
Golf - the expense to fun ratio was approaching the Obama spending numbers.

no shit. i used to go every weekend. sometimes both saturday and sunday.

now its far to expensive.

 

[Erock]

smokin herb

 

[Fritzo]

I quit performing live. I had a kick ass band in late high school/early college. We had a regular gig at a couple of bars, we cut a demo, and we were having an awesome time. I could play off of our drummer all day long- we just bonded. The bass player was my best friend, my singer could sing anything and make it sound cool- it was great!

Playing instruments together and actually sounding decent takes a few hours of practice EVERY DAY to gel together. I'd get rewarded when I'd get done playing something unexpected, looking up, and seeing a bunch of people smiling. Making someone happy when you play an instrument is pure utopia. There's very few feelings like it.

Real life stepped in though. My friend got hooked on coke and died from an OD, my drummer got a version of Yoko Ono, so he was gone, and my singer went with another band (I actually think he went somewhere with his singing- he was playing some big venues in Detroit last I heard from him 10 years ago).

I now have a family, kids, and it would be wrong if I didn't devote my time to them. I still play guitar, but mostly to teach others and my own enjoyment. I have a hard time playing in front of people anymore because it's kind of painful. I admit I get jealous when a young kid comes along and has some serious chops- the adventure is just beginning for him, and there's no telling what he could turn his talent into. My life is pretty much set- go to the office, pay a mortgage and a car payment, wait for the kids to have grandkids, grow old, die, and have relatives put flowers on my grave once a year.

Ever feel like you're behind a locked fence and you're not allowed out of the yard?

 

[CraKaJaX]

Damn Fritz, that's rough. But I know the exact feeling of that 'smile.' My buddies and I (when we are home for summer breaks and also back in high school) jammed almost every day. There were so many times when we would get going with something, and you're so into it not looking at anyone... and it just... everything goes perfectly together. When it's all said and done, you look at each other with a huge smile and in your head you can just see that everyone is like "Holy hell... that was fucking awesome, let's do it again." I however, am still doing it. The equipment we started with has just developed over the years. What we started with was basically nothing compared to now. Now we actually use (gasp) ACTUAL microphones and recording interfaces and not a built in piece of shit mic on a four track. :laugh: I hope this stuff never leaves me. :thumbsup:

 

[waggy]

well..i had to quit playing WoW =(...at least for a week.

 

[Blayze]

Originally posted by: xSauronx
video games. i practically never play anymore.

 

[scott916]

Car audio.

 

[xcript]

Tweaking the shit out of my PC. Overclocking, etc. Can't be bothered anymore.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: xcript
Tweaking the shit out of my PC. Overclocking, etc. Can't be bothered anymore.

yeah i used to do that all the time.

now they are so fast i really don't feel the need to do it anymore.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
I quit performing live. I had a kick ass band in late high school/early college. We had a regular gig at a couple of bars, we cut a demo, and we were having an awesome time. I could play off of our drummer all day long- we just bonded. The bass player was my best friend, my singer could sing anything and make it sound cool- it was great!

Playing instruments together and actually sounding decent takes a few hours of practice EVERY DAY to gel together. I'd get rewarded when I'd get done playing something unexpected, looking up, and seeing a bunch of people smiling. Making someone happy when you play an instrument is pure utopia. There's very few feelings like it.

Real life stepped in though. My friend got hooked on coke and died from an OD, my drummer got a version of Yoko Ono, so he was gone, and my singer went with another band (I actually think he went somewhere with his singing- he was playing some big venues in Detroit last I heard from him 10 years ago).

I now have a family, kids, and it would be wrong if I didn't devote my time to them. I still play guitar, but mostly to teach others and my own enjoyment. I have a hard time playing in front of people anymore because it's kind of painful. I admit I get jealous when a young kid comes along and has some serious chops- the adventure is just beginning for him, and there's no telling what he could turn his talent into. My life is pretty much set- go to the office, pay a mortgage and a car payment, wait for the kids to have grandkids, grow old, die, and have relatives put flowers on my grave once a year.

Ever feel like you're behind a locked fence and you're not allowed out of the yard?

Fritzo, that's quite a testamonial! I just gotta say I think you should find some kind of adventure in your life, something. Can't tell you what, but something (or things) to supply that something you feel you're missing.

 

[DefDC]

After college, drugs. Then alcohol, cigs, and WoW...

I now have a daughter. I'm growing to find her more fun. But there's no denying the good times!

 

[Newfie]

Volleyball.

I was never the top player on the team, but damn it was fun.

 

[Patt]

I don't get to golf nearly as often ... used to be 3-4 times a week for at least 9 holes in the summer times, and now I'm lucky to get out once or twice a month. I don't miss it too much, as I know I'll be able to get back into it when my daughters grow a bit Considering they're 2.5 and 3 months old ... it might be a while before I can get out really regularly again. The video games have also taken quite the hit, and surprisingly, I don't mind one bit. My 3 girls (wife and daughters) have been out of town for 2 weeks, and although I did get out to golf a couple of times, I didn't fire up video games for any length of time.

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
I quit performing live. I had a kick ass band in late high school/early college. We had a regular gig at a couple of bars, we cut a demo, and we were having an awesome time. I could play off of our drummer all day long- we just bonded. The bass player was my best friend, my singer could sing anything and make it sound cool- it was great!

Playing instruments together and actually sounding decent takes a few hours of practice EVERY DAY to gel together. I'd get rewarded when I'd get done playing something unexpected, looking up, and seeing a bunch of people smiling. Making someone happy when you play an instrument is pure utopia. There's very few feelings like it.

Real life stepped in though. My friend got hooked on coke and died from an OD, my drummer got a version of Yoko Ono, so he was gone, and my singer went with another band (I actually think he went somewhere with his singing- he was playing some big venues in Detroit last I heard from him 10 years ago).

I now have a family, kids, and it would be wrong if I didn't devote my time to them. I still play guitar, but mostly to teach others and my own enjoyment. I have a hard time playing in front of people anymore because it's kind of painful. I admit I get jealous when a young kid comes along and has some serious chops- the adventure is just beginning for him, and there's no telling what he could turn his talent into. My life is pretty much set- go to the office, pay a mortgage and a car payment, wait for the kids to have grandkids, grow old, die, and have relatives put flowers on my grave once a year.

Ever feel like you're behind a locked fence and you're not allowed out of the yard?

I wanna feel bad for you but then realize that you could have gotten back into it but you chose to move on and get a wife and have kids. There is no one to blame but yours truly.

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: zerocool84

Originally posted by: Fritzo
I quit performing live. I had a kick ass band in late high school/early college. We had a regular gig at a couple of bars, we cut a demo, and we were having an awesome time. I could play off of our drummer all day long- we just bonded. The bass player was my best friend, my singer could sing anything and make it sound cool- it was great!

Playing instruments together and actually sounding decent takes a few hours of practice EVERY DAY to gel together. I'd get rewarded when I'd get done playing something unexpected, looking up, and seeing a bunch of people smiling. Making someone happy when you play an instrument is pure utopia. There's very few feelings like it.

Real life stepped in though. My friend got hooked on coke and died from an OD, my drummer got a version of Yoko Ono, so he was gone, and my singer went with another band (I actually think he went somewhere with his singing- he was playing some big venues in Detroit last I heard from him 10 years ago).

I now have a family, kids, and it would be wrong if I didn't devote my time to them. I still play guitar, but mostly to teach others and my own enjoyment. I have a hard time playing in front of people anymore because it's kind of painful. I admit I get jealous when a young kid comes along and has some serious chops- the adventure is just beginning for him, and there's no telling what he could turn his talent into. My life is pretty much set- go to the office, pay a mortgage and a car payment, wait for the kids to have grandkids, grow old, die, and have relatives put flowers on my grave once a year.

Ever feel like you're behind a locked fence and you're not allowed out of the yard?

I wanna feel bad for you but then realize that you could have gotten back into it but you chose to move on and get a wife and have kids. There is no one to blame but yours truly.

That is not true. You don't "choose" those things, they just kind of happen.

 

[Dulanic]

Women other than my wife? Kidding! (Maybe)

 

[spaceman]

smoking

 

[Saint Nick]

Skateboarding, playing Counter-Strike. But that got replaced with CoD:4 and WaW.

 

[IGBT]

working on old cars. when your finished, you still have an old car.