Fri, Aug 6 2010

Hiya Quirks! Whew, what a week it’s been. TGIF! By the chance that you don’t already have thrilling plans for the weekend, why not take a hobby cue from the Quirky staff?

Who knew that  patient and smiley Shirley had an artistic streak? She often makes mobiles for new mom friends and dipped into paper basket-weaving for a short time this spring.

Working for a social product development sure is inspiring, but it’s not enough to make Garret follow through with his shoemaking obsession. Instead, he spends his free time scouring shoe design books and sites.

Our favorite Brit, Gaz, was a gentle musician last year… a cellist, to be exact. In the past few months, he’s picked up a more aggressive hobby — knocking down walls in his Jersey City house.

And if you still find yourself bored with some time on your hands, look toward Nikki‘s favorite things to do outside of the office: eating ice cream or frozen yogurt every single day and enjoying a mixture of two cereals most days a week (but never the same cereals on consecutive days… she keeps at least eight boxes in her apartment at all times). Or, there’s always building up a hotel key card collection from around the world… Nikki loves decorating her walls with ‘em.

Yep, there’s a reason this bunch works here. Have a quirky weekend, everyone!