SBQ: Favorite Pastime

16 January 2008 23:10 Renée book worm, pop culture, sbq

Today’s SBQ was suggested by Outi and is:

What is your favorite past time while stitching? Do you just enjoy silence, listen to music/audiobooks or do you “watch” TV/movies? Do you have specific favorites you listen to/watch while stitching?

Honestly speaking, I like to do all of the above while stitching. Depending on my mood, sometimes I enjoy the silence, other times I listen to my last.fm station or my music collection, and sometimes I “watch” television shows or movies. Since I don’t own a television, I only watch a few select programs like House or Heroes on my laptop so obviously they are some of my favorites to “watch” while stitching.

However, I recently discovered the joy of listening to audiobooks while stitching.

I quite enjoyed listening to Harry Potter 1 and 2 during my drive over Christmas break a few weeks ago, which made me wonder if I would like to listen to them while stitching.

After all, if one can entertain his or her brain by listening to an audiobook while performing a mechanical task like driving, wouldn’t another mechanical task (like stitching* ) work just as well? So I set up a somewhat odd corner in my living room consisting of my stitching, my chair, and what I have dubbed my “all-purpose entertainment center” (aka my laptop) and started to listening to Harry Potter 3…

… And 4.
… And 5.

* Before anyone gets up in arms, as a stitcher I know that cross stitching is a creative outlet, but the fact is inserting a needle and thread into a piece of fabric over and over again is a pretty mechanical task… I think we all know what I mean.

23 Responses

  1. Outi Says:
    17 January 2008 at 02:16

    Mine’s up. :)

    And I LOVE your new template!

  2. Kristy Says:
    17 January 2008 at 03:23

    Posted

  3. vicki Says:
    17 January 2008 at 04:37

    My answer is up! I’ve never thought to try audiobooks but maybe now you’ve given me the idea, I will!!

  4. Jeanne Says:
    17 January 2008 at 05:55

    Mine’s up!

  5. Angela Says:
    17 January 2008 at 10:25

    Mine’s up!

  6. Allura Says:
    17 January 2008 at 11:43

    Mine’s up.

  7. ~Kim~ Says:
    17 January 2008 at 11:48

    My answer is posted. Thank you!
    ~Kim~

  8. Raven Says:
    17 January 2008 at 12:19

    Mine is posted. Thank you :)

  9. Kathryn Says:
    17 January 2008 at 14:00

    Long post on this topic. Good question.

  10. TeresaB Says:
    17 January 2008 at 22:08

    My answer it up for this question. I really liked this one.

  11. Cynthia Armistead Says:
    17 January 2008 at 23:55

    Done!

    You know, I look forward to these all week. Thank you. I’m thinking of going back and doing some I’d missed when I wasn’t blogging for a while :-)

  12. Selina Says:
    18 January 2008 at 02:17

    answered!

  13. prajantr Says:
    18 January 2008 at 05:42

    I really liked this particular question. My answer is up. :)

  14. Berta Says:
    18 January 2008 at 08:21

    Great question!

  15. Rebel In Ont Says:
    18 January 2008 at 09:52

    Posted! First time in awhile…

  16. Dawn Says:
    18 January 2008 at 10:15

    Mine is up.

  17. Lynn Says:
    19 January 2008 at 07:47

    I so know what you mean. I have to at least listen to music or I go a little batty.

    Mine’s up.

  18. Charlene Says:
    19 January 2008 at 11:33

    Posted.
    Is there a description/definition of sbq?

  19. Terri aka bronzemom Says:
    19 January 2008 at 12:06

    Posted!

  20. Jan Says:
    19 January 2008 at 16:25

    Finally Posted!!! ;)

  21. Laura Says:
    19 January 2008 at 17:37

    After a long absence of answering SBQ’s, I’ve jumped back in the game! Posted!

  22. Nancy Jones Says:
    20 January 2008 at 19:55

    Mine’s posted! Thanks!

  23. Bliss Says:
    21 January 2008 at 01:50

    Posted!