What’s One New Skill or Hobby You’re Excited to Explore In The Next Year?

[killamch89]

I’m wondering what everyone is looking forward to learning or trying out. Whether it’s picking up a new instrument, delving into coding, or exploring a creative hobby like painting, I’d love to hear about it. What inspired you to choose this, and what do you hope to achieve?

[The Blackangel]

I’m trying to find a violin teacher. If I can learn to play, I’m wanting to learn to play Celtic style music, as opposed to Carnegie Hall type of shit. 
 

Thats violin, NOT A DAMN FIDDLE

[killamch89]

On 10/15/2024 at 8:18 PM, The Blackangel said:

I’m trying to find a violin teacher. If I can learn to play, I’m wanting to learn to play Celtic style music, as opposed to Carnegie Hall type of shit. 
 

Thats violin, NOT A DAMN FIDDLE

Me personally, I'm starting to learn French now. I know some conversational Spanish already.

[The Blackangel]

I have Rosetta Stone for Spanish, German, and French. I have to install the programs on one of my old computers since the greedy bastards moved from selling the entire course to a subscription. Buying the whole course saves hundreds unless you spend 10 hours every day on their website. You can learn on your own schedule and don’t have to keep paying.

[killamch89]

On 10/18/2024 at 9:21 PM, The Blackangel said:

I have Rosetta Stone for Spanish, German, and French. I have to install the programs on one of my old computers since the greedy bastards moved from selling the entire course to a subscription. Buying the whole course saves hundreds unless you spend 10 hours every day on their website. You can learn on your own schedule and don’t have to keep paying.

That sounds pretty good. I'll check it out and see how I can get it without paying for a subscription.

[The Blackangel]

6 minutes ago, killamch89 said:

That sounds pretty good. I'll check it out and see how I can get it without paying for a subscription.

You’re going to need an older computer first. As for finding it, I’m 99% sure that you’re SOL & JWF.

[killamch89]

22 hours ago, The Blackangel said:

You’re going to need an older computer first. As for finding it, I’m 99% sure that you’re SOL & JWF.

Yeah - it's 399 for a lifetime subscription so I'm definitely not paying for that.

[The Blackangel]

Something else I’m wanting to learn is a couple languages. They’re what the people of where my heritage comes from spoke/speak. I’m wanting to connect more to my heritage, as heritage means everything to me. I’m not naming them here because I can already see someone rolling their eyes and saying “You Americans always think you live here right now.” or something similar. Which is sadly more common than people realize. For example, a boy came here on a student visa and was actually from Ireland. He had lived there his entire life. He met a girl in school and they became really close. She brought him home to meet her family, and here’s where the problem started. Her family had it in their heads that they were the epitome of Irish people. If you wanted to meet someone Irish, your  only option was to visit them. Well, they hated him pretty quick. Obviously, he spoke with an Irish accent. They decided that he was mocking them and insulting them all because they were Irish, and he wasn’t. They wouldn’t even listen to him or their own daughter when they tried to explain that he was from Ireland. If I remember right, he ended up thinking that just because of how stupid and pathetic they are, it was actually funny. I don’t know what happened to him and the girl, but that’s what I can see a lot of people saying when Americans talk about heritage.