Chavo, you made me giggle with the "hobby-box" comment!
I said similar things early in recovery. In fact, I think I had my own thread about how to have fun/excitement. I had to learn along the way that "I make my own fun". Now, I find that I look for alternatives that don't involve drinking. This week in Toronto there is an arts & cultural event called Luminato. There are a lot of free concerts in public areas (where it is against the law to drink) so I am going to check out some of those. There are also some good films, like a documentary on the making of the movie West Side Story.
I'm having more fun with the diversity of options that are available to me now. When I was drinking, there was only one option - sit around and drink. My choice was limited to "sit in a bar and drink, sit at my friend's house and drink, sit at home and drink". Now, its "do I go for a walk in a park, do I take in a free concert, do I go to a movie, do I go to an outdoor cafe and people watch", etc. The options that are now available to me are mind boggling!