The one consistent form of media that has stuck with me growing up to the present day would be the internet. Having never been an avid book reader, I can count the number of books I have actually completed on my hands. Ironically enough, the books I have read were typically read in less than a week. In that respect it’s a love/hate relationship. Other forms of written media appealed to me more, mainly magazines. I’ll skim newspapers if they’re lying around or if I’m waiting for my coffee in some coffee shop, I’ll even shamefully admit to swiping my neighbors Sunday paper if he doesn’t get it by Monday morning. Magazines, however, are the one form of written media that I will read every page. I enjoy hobby type magazines, 12volt electronics, car, music and general wood working periodicals, especially ones with detailed “how to’s.” Side note – best place to find non-mainstream or other hard to get magazines is The Bottle Shop in Fremont – best selection by far.
Recorded media is one of my guilty pleasures. To say I have hundreds of CD’s would be an understatement. I still have and listen to some tapes and records from time to time. For a myriad of reasons I just can’t fully convert/conform to the MP3’s – I’ll chauk it up to getting old. Movies, I’ve seen maybe a handful of them in the last decade. Hollywood hasn’t inspired me enough to go out of my way to see many films in theaters.
Live media has tapered off for me in the recent years. Radio is where I’ll get a lot of my news; AM radio is where I’ll get my current events in traffic. I haven’t paid much attention to FM radio since my favorite morning crew left the greater bay area. Pandora is where most of my music time is spent. TV was a terribly bad habit I had to be nixed. After realizing how much time I spend watching TV, I made the decision to get rid of my cable. After a couple days of withdrawals I have not looked back since.
Internet is my x-factor. Plain and simple, I’m an internet junkie. I partake in a few bulletin boards or discussion forums on a daily basis. Being a moderator on some forums, a lot of time is spent answering questions, general babysitting and making sure misinformation isn’t spread. I would credit the internet for fueling most of my hobbies.
As cliché as it is to say, communication is key, given that, I would like to attain an AA in communications primarily because those skills are required at every job you will ever apply to. My major is engineering, definitely is not related to the media, but the skills acquired in these classes will benefit everyone throughout adulthood.
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