Hi everyone, I hope you’re well. It’s Wednesday today, but more than that, it’s time for the first post of the year in the Wednesday Weekly Blogging Challenge hosted by Long and Short Reviews. If you’d like to participate in the challenge, you can find the list of topics for 2024 here. If you’re interested in reading other people’s responses to this week’s topic, you can do so here.

Hobbies I Used to Enjoy

When I was younger, there were lots of things I used to love to do that, for one reason or another, fell by the wayside over the years.

When I was small, one of my favourite things to do was to draw. I had numerous sketch pads full of little scribbles and stickmen; I used to be fascinated by how people could bring something to life that had existed only in their heads.

My dad was an excellent drawer. He was like a human photocopier, always drawing us pictures of our favourite cartoon characters whenever we asked him to, and I would get frustrated that I could never do it. No matter how much I practised, my drawing skills never improved (to this day, I can only draw stickmen). I was a little envious of his ability to create. However, it wasn’t long before I discovered I could be creative in another way – that’s when writing came along.

Another thing I used to love to do is watch TV. I am a great fan of television and film and spent (probably) too many hours of my childhood and young adulthood with my face glued to a screen. These days, I rarely have the time. I often have to pause movies and return to them later (which isn’t ideal). Nine times out of ten, I also have to restart a series I’ve watched halfway through to catch up and remember what it’s about.

I am also a fan of video games. Or, at least, I used to be. I used to spend hours getting lost in other worlds. I loved the original Tomb Raider games, playing them well into the small hours of the night, much to my parents’ dismay. I also loved games Like The Sims, Sid Miers’ Civilization (Civilization II is by far the best, in my opinion), and the Doom series. However, my favourite game of all time is Star Trek Online. I’ve not had the chance to play it in years, but it’s still around and ever-expanding. It’s so immersive once I start playing, I forget I’m a grown man with a family and responsibilities. I highly recommend it, though, if you ever need a bit of escapism.

So, that’s the first Wednesday post of the year done, and here’s to many more! I’m looking forward to reading about all of your old hobbies. Perhaps I’ll be inspired to try something new!

As always, thanks for spending your valuable time reading my words. It really does mean a lot!

Until next time,

George

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