(Sitting cross-legged on the floor, the laptop on an upturned cardboard box, connecting over what feels like an intolerably slow dialup connection)
A late Friday Five
1. What are your hobbies?
I read a lot of sci-fi, and write computer software for fun. Computer games (real-time strategy mostly) help relax me but I’ve not had the time for them recently.
2. Do you collect anything? If so, what?
As they’re released I’ve been keeping an eye open for the new state quarters. I make sure to make frequent trips to the soda machine and feed it dollar bills. That, or feed $10 or $5 into the change machine and see what I get.
3. Is there a hobby you’re interested in, but just don’t have the time/money to do?
Scuba diving … but I live in the midwest about as far as you cant GET from the ocean. *cries*
4. Have you ever turned a hobby into a moneymaking opportunity?
Programming and computer stuff was my hobby growing up and now I’m an IT consultant. Gotta love taking the thing you enjoy and finding a way to be paid $$$$’s for it! 
5. Besides web-related stuff (burbs, rings, etc.), what clubs do you belong to?
There’s a loose group that meets at one of the local bookstores called the “dead theologians society”. Great fun. We meet a couple of times a month and share thoughts about a piece of faith-based writing - a book, part of the bible, or something.
Now, why is the blog entry late? Why am I sat on the floor? Why can I listen to Vanessa Mae’s “Violin player” CD with the su-woofer fully connected and running without complaints? Simply: we’ve begun the process of moving into the newly purchased “mock tudor”. Woo hoo!!!