I stumbled across a blog today called Sphere of Annihilation, a blog about Tabletop Gaming, Comics, and other nerdy stuff the blog's author, +Ned Leffingwell, likes. I was first drawn by his post about a new Shadowrun Anarchy product coming out soon - I am loving exploring Tabletop Roleplaying Games, especially Dungeons & Dragons (D&D 3.5e) and Shadowrun (Fourth Edition). So far I have been enjoying learning to play D&D, and have so far only collecting books on Shadowrun, and hope to learn to play it soon.
I am enjoying exploring new hobbies, and hope to share what I try on this blog. Sometimes I get a little overwhelmed with everything I want to try, and everything I want to blog about, that sometimes I don't try or blog about anything. Which brings me to another lovely blog post Ned Leffingwell wrote, on a Blogging A to Z Challenge he took part in. I don't know much about the challenge, though it seems to be a challenge where you write something related to each letter of the alphabet, which sounds a fun challenge to me! But what I really liked about this post, was that it was a personal post of reflection on the challenge, what he liked blogging about, and what he got from blogging. He says, "I like writing about my hobbies." It "helps me to gauge how much time and interest I put into them." "By writing about them I make sure that I am appreciating the things that I collect. I look at them, read them, play them, and think critically about them." This is a lovely way to think about hobbies and why to write a blog about them.
I originally chose to write this blog as a way to explore new hobbies, discover more about what I love, and share an interest for some perhaps unique hobbies that people wouldn't otherwise thought of trying. I want my life to be more adventurous. I don't imagine myself travelling the world be doing amazing feats (I'm not sure that is what I would want, even if I had the means to do so), but I do believe you can live a more adventurous life from your armchair. Even if you are tied down by a career, responsibilities, or even ill health. There are many fun, unique and exciting hobbies for to discover, attempt and challenge yourself with. Why not achieve amazing feats in a hobby you can do at home? Why can't every day of your life be fun, exciting, and filled with a sense of achievement and time well spent, in overcoming a personal challenge of your own choosing, in your own life, right here, right now. That's how I want to spend my life, always discovering and exploring something new, and having fun in my an adventure playground of my own creation.
Whatever you do, this morning, afternoon, evening, or weekend, have fun and enjoy your life.
