I've never really been one for reading books; I've always much preferred to physically see something presented in front of me as apposed to creating my own representation of a scene in my mind; I'm definitely more of a fan of movies and games.
The last fictional book I read (or at least tried to read) was 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' by Stieg Larsson. After seeing customer after customer buy this book while I was at work, I thought it might have been a good idea to see what all the fuss was about; not much apparently; I got bored a couple of chapters in and never ended up reading any further.
The last book that I actually fully read was 'The Life of Buddha and it's Lessons' (barely a book, more like an essay). It was an interesting read, though I found myself frustrated by the end of it due to how close-minded Henry Steel Olcott portrayed himself to be.
Being a massive fan of music and previously a student of the art, I should have probably seen a few more artists play live than I have; when it comes to live music, all I've experienced is friends playing in pubs. Though I have a plethora of artists that I plan to see live when I get the opportunity to.
I recently watched 'Riddick' at the cinema; a sci-fi/action/thriller where Vin Diesel is stranded on an alien planet, looking for an escape (no cars are involved, surprisingly). The sheer amount of action and witty jokes really hides the fact that the story is completely un-noteworthy.
I'm not one for reading the newspaper, though multiple times a day, I browse Yahoo for interesting headlines and articles worth reading.
It's been a while since I've been to any form of gallery or museum, the last one I must have been to is the Ipswich museum; which I went to a few too many times as a child to enjoy anymore.
Ever since I was a child and got my first Pokémon game on my Gameboy colour, I've spent almost all my free time playing video games; often achieving 5 hours per day. I presume this number is going to fall drastically over the coming weeks as I get bombarded with uni work, but maybe not, I am studying computer games design afterall.
As of late, I've started investing a bit more time into non-computerised games; mainly just pool though. It's an easy way to socialise and get out of the house, so I often manage to spend up to 20 hours in a week with my friends playing pool.
