Hah, I'm a total homebody. So basically anything one might do while being a complete homebody is pretty close to my nature. My interests tend to cycle, so I might spend one week glued to books and the next glued to my PS2.
My first love is reading. As of late (the last year and a half) I started amassing them and now have a ridiculous number of unread books I have to get to. I usually read fiction. I like un-high fantasy most, but am open to various types of books when they're written well. I read nonfiction on a particular subject when I get really into it, but I don't make a habit of it.
Since I was introduced to fanfiction years ago, I read a lot of that too.
It's really fun and hilarious, even when it is really bad. Fans are the best type of people. I don't have the time and energy it would take to keep up as much as I would like to, but I'm not too shabby. Fanfiction has taught me to expertly skim.
Physical activity is not my forte. I tend to be very clumsy at team sports. When I was younger, I did some ice skating. I've started riding my bike some, and want to do more stuff... mostly to get outside and and take advantage of some of those endorphins. Working out in a gym would be way depressing for me.
Also, how inclined/disinclined are you to the following activities:
*Playing video games: I like it (computer games are evil), but don't do it very much. It's more of a group experience I crave, I guess. Mario is awesome. And SSX (snowboarding game). And Tekken Tag. I'm not really into strategy and lack skill in any shooter game. I'm currently nearing the last disc of Final Fantasy VIII.
*Looking up information online: is awesome. I'll get into a topic and try and read all about it. I dream of the day online resources will be even more awesome. Or at least the search capabilities of article databases will be more efficiently utilized by me.
*Writing fiction: I have before, but very little. I usually say my real skill is in editing, but that's a poor excuse, even for me. I really want to though and have resolved to do some this winter break. It seems I like thinking about ideas rather than ... trying to write them down.
*Drawing: I was mildly interested at some point and took one minor watercoloring course. I'm not very good because I haven't done much. I want to get more into photography.
*Computer Programming: In theory sounds cool, and it always pays to be on the cutting edge. In practice, it sounds boring and I will probably never get to it, being rather technologically old-fashioned and all.
*Studying Philosophy: I've aced the two philosophy classes I've taken, but I don't really like the way it's taught. I guess I don't really like it as a "discipline". I'd much rather sit in a circle and discuss ideas with my classmates rather than read a summary of some interpretation of some idea some person coined a term for some time ago. The most valuble philosophical insights I think can be found and understood by every person, whether or not they make up terms and names for their ideas. Coming up with "good" argumentation or rationalization doesn't necessarily make anything more true or more believed by an audience.
*Learning Mathematics: In theory, I hate it. Science is so much cooler. Gels with my observation and is damn useful. Math is just a TOOL. In practice, it can be sort of nice to do something where you don't have to talk to people and there's a correct answer and a way to get to the answer.
*Reading fiction: (Covered above)
*Reading comics: I read some comics (
Buffy,
Sandman,
Watchmen), but never really gelled with them. I do read some manga (love
Fruits Basket,
Spiral: Bonds of Reasoning).
*Reading the newspaper: It can be kind of hard to get my hands on a physical newspaper these days, so I usually read news online. A problem with this, I find, is that I can miss out on important more local news stories, or more in depth coverage. I sort of feel like I miss out on the commentary part of the newspaper. The science section of the NY Times is really cool. I like some comic strips. I love the Isaac Asimov quiz. Lately I've been doing crossword puzzles too (but mostly online)... but they don't seem to be created very uniquely.
*Watching television: I follow television shows and then participate in discussions about it on the internet (usually Television Without Pity). I don't usually get to say much, living on the West Coast and often getting several episodes behind. I find procedurals (doctor, lawyer, and cop) usually are relentlessly dull and soaps also. On US network television, I'm currently following
Heroes,
How I Met Your Mother,
30 Rock, and
Pushing Daisies... while trailing somewhat on other things. For casual watching, I also like quiz shows like Jeopardy.
Thanks to the internet, I can also watch foreign or old TV and movies as well. Lately I've been taking a look at old TVB (Hong Kong) dramas - the best ones have sword fighting! Some of my friends are really into anime (enough to drag me to an anime convention) so I try to dabble in that as well. Korean dramas are also really popular right now (but I find a lot of them overwrought and drawn out), and I enjoyed
My Lovely Samsoon and
Thank You. Recently I was watching British Austen adaptations with a friend.
Okay... what kind of things are SPs (or at least, you personally if you are one) interested in doing?
SPs as a whole run the whole gambit of interests. My own XSFP brother is pretty much constantly on the phone with his friends and into music and about three million physical activities. He does sports in and out of school and has recently gotten into break-dancing.
). And by experience I refer to both the thrill of playing, and the camaraderie with the people around me. I like going out with friends
