Hobbies and Interests

I don't know about the rest of you but I am sort of tired of people asking me what I like to do. I just received this profile sheet to match me up with some sort of "buddy" for my grad program. And after the first page of standard items like name and academic interests there is a second page. On that page there are two questions with a lot of space for each: Relevant Work Experience (with an option to attach a resume) and Hobbies and Interests (please list memberships, skills, things you enjoy, etc.)

For the Relevant Work Experience I am going to attach my resume. That is easy enough. Although I do not really like my resume. And for the Hobbies and Interests I don't know. As most of you know the only thing I really have in life is hobbies. So many of them. Should I list them? Its sort of overwhelming even for me if I put them on paper. And if I listed them all I think anyone would think it was bs. And what order should I put them in? Or maybe I should list my top 5 favorite things to do:

1. Obvious
2. Therapy
3. Skinny Dipping
4. Fishing
5. Skiing

***This list was put compiled during my solo 3,600 mile trek across america last September.

My friend, Bernadette, has an older brother that went to Tufts in the 80's. Before heading down for Freshman year he (like most of us small, northeastern, liberal art school attendees) had to send in a photo and list two interests and maybe a potential major. Now for some reason Bern's brother did not complete this. Instead her father (who is a funny bastard) did. He sent in a photo of his son, did not write a potential major and listed dancing as his only interest. Apparently, Bern's brother continues to get shit about this from his buddies even today. So funny. (For the record, correct me if I am wrong here, I put down philosophy as a potential major and interests as hiking and people. Yikes.)

I know this is not going to be any part of a grad school facebook but it is still annoying. I also think I am going to have countless conversations with people this fall about sort of boring stuff like what I like to do and what they like to do. Is this ever going to end? I wish the only thing that happened was the sharing of good stories. Maybe thats what friends are for and who wants to share a good story with an acquaintance.

Another story, my friend Jesse, who is super awkward but very good looking and always seems to lack a woman in his life, recently, picked up a girl at the med school library (who is now his girlfriend and they seem great) and asked her "What do you do for fun?" So awkward. I mean how do you answer that question without sounding stupid. "Uhh. Yeah. I like to watch movies and hang out with friends."

I don't know. I think I am going to write: chess (to sound smart), out-of-doors (because I do), and fun (because that is my ultimate goal.) I hope I get matched up with someone cool.