I collect buttons of all shapes and sizes.
I'm referring to the buttons found on clothes, and not those pins.
When I'm bored, I love digging through the pile of buttons. It's like playing with sand, but with bigger pieces.
I also collect recipies. I always find myself taking free recipie cards from stores as well clipping recipies from newspapers and magazines. The latter is a bit difficult, as I don't get magazines anymore, with the exception of a free food magazine I get four times a year. Unfortunately, most of the recipies in said magazine aren't for making things from scratch. They mostly involve pre-packaged food items.
Jam it back in, in the dark.