Intergalactic Summit

Typically, I spend more time outside of the capsule than in it.

When I am not helping handle business/political work, I'm often helping out around the house keeping things running smoothly.

As for free time... a number of things. I enjoy playing music, and do a lot of reading in our library. I enjoy getting some exercise where I can as well - whether it's dancing, swimming, or, ah, other forms.

Though, regardless of what it is I end up doing, I'd say it's best when done in the company of people important and close to me.

I see you're still living life in the fast lane, kirjuun.

I have a friend who owns a Z3FN. He quite likes it - it was given to him as a gift during logistical negotiations with KK many years ago. He says that one cannot get a truer line than one made with that pen.

I'm not sure if the scotch helps that process, though. Maybe that's how it works.

Meanwhile, I prefer the grand old tradition of paying somebody else to handle my paperwork for me, leaving both hands free for scotch and a cigar.

to each their own. I derive my calming and therapeutic small pleasures from working with my hands too, albeit with metal and crystal as my medium, rather than paper and ink.

Let's see, I own one venue ((L'Amore In Ballo)) and I help a a friend manage another (The Broken Piano). I have a boyfriend and three children, a girl and twin boys. I also play the piano and sing.

The inquiries seem to support the hypothesis anyway.

As I've said before, I haven't been a capsuleer for long , but when I'm not in the pod, I like to go fishing and write. fishing is rather relaxing and it's a good way for me to learn patience, something I know I'll need as an immortal capsuleer with all the time in the world available. Writing on the other hand is a hobby of mine I've had for some time and I enjoy it. I also plan on getting to know my crew when the time comes. While I know that they will be eventually be replaced when the ship gets destroyed, I want to at least try to keep my humanity. I've seen a few capsuleers who've lost that part of themselves. It's rather unnerving for me, but this stuff tends to happen.

Drinking and dancing are two of my favorite ways to relax. I also use dance as a form of exercise daily, something I held onto after I quit being an exotic dancer when my daughter was born, though I've considered getting back into the business on a part-time basis when I'm not in pod.

When back on Matar, I assist my mother with her leadership role in the clan.

Tourism is an all too infrequent pleasure of mine, when out of the pod. Even in Jita 4-4, where I spend the majority of my time ensuring the smooth running of my corporation, there are plenty of districts and avenues dedicated to cultures from across the breadth of the cluster. However, this is not nearly as good as the real thing, and I attempt to spend at least a few hours, possibly more, exploring the station-side lifestyles of every port in which I have business interests. The benefit of local employees, is local tour guides on the payroll, and they seem to enjoy a capsuleer taking an interest in how they live their lives (mistakenly believing that aside from the wealth and immunity to death by misadventure, we're different at all - but gaudy holoreels and news reports are the bane of seeing eye to eye on such matters).

The apex of my exploratory past time is participating in archaeological digs, though in primarily an observational or philanthropic capacity. My time in wormhole space on the extremes of that profession, though via the rather uninspiring interface of an analyser module, has fed my passion for cultural discoveries. Unlike my prior exploits, these are not for profit and are usually in the interests of developing local tourism interests or merely uncovering a dark age settlement of note, charting the development of the locals, where such have existed for millenia, or even filling in the blanks of early stage post-space-age colonies that have suffered civil breakdown or poor administration in the past.

More frequently than either of these, is the tendency to socialise with like minded capsuleers. Shared experience and a comparatively long-time in the pod have gifted me with many friends, many of whom I just do not get to speak to frequently enough. As a result, I endeavor to stay in touch with my former comrades, investors, employers and allies, and when possible, make arrangements to share a few stories or discuss the current state of affairs over the culture's finest dining options.

On a personal level, I still observe Ida, though some would say not rigorously enough. So solitary reflection is another past time that accounts for a fraction of my out of pod time, though I frequently find the meditation undertaken when still connected, but berthed and not needing to pay attention to a ship's functions, provides a deeper experience than the old methods I would have employed prior to my capsuleer status, making it debatable if this can be considered an out of pod activity.

So there you have it, essentially a breakdown of my activities, such as they are.