After watching the Hunger Games a few weekends ago, I realized how few "practical" skills I have. 
Cooking: I learned how to cut an avocado at age 28.
Hunting: The gun laws in the US scare me (despite being from Texas).
Making Shelter: Does pitching a ready-made tent count?
Working on a Computer: Check. I can do that.
Fact: I would have been the first to die in Hunger Games.
This weekend, I decided to enhance my practical (or more like "old timey" skill set) by taking a pinhole photography class at Objectifs. Within hours, I made a working camera out of a shoebox and developed several negatives (of which one vaguely turned out), thanks to my instructor, Mary Ann Teo.
It was a fun activity -- I mean, the stares alone from placing my camera (i.e., box) onto a tripod (i.e., a garbage can) was worth the experience. I'm now considering turning one of our bathrooms into a DIY darkroom (must ask permission first).
Want to make one for yourself?
Here's two photos from my day:
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