BLOG 1: Media Autobiography

My relationship with the different forms of media has been interesting. Growing up in the Santa Cruz mountains, we had no electricity, which meant no TV, no cable, no satellite, no reading in a well lit room, all home work needed to be done before sundown in order to see what we needed to read and write, and so on. Once we did have TV, we only got 3 channels; Discovery, KQED, and what ever channel 2 was... Our family did not have the influences of TV programs, radio, newspapers, or latest magazines inside our home until I was about 9. Most of the time I had no clue what the children in my class were talking about when it came to things like cartoons and comic books.

I think, because of the childhood I had, where any of my free time was spent running around a forest rather than sitting in front of a TV or playing video games or reading comics and such, I connected less with media once it was available to me. This remains true today. People I know can spend hours in front of the TV or watching movies and doing any number of things on line. I just don't find them that captivating.

With the Internet, I check my email, get directions to where I need to go, occasionally look up something I want to buy and I am done. I may only spend an hour a week on the computer doing non-school related things.

TV is the same; I have a couple shows I like and if they are not on, I don't watch it.

I do love books, even though I am a slow reader. I have piles and shelves of books to be read, some for a second or third time lol.

Because I am such a cheep bastard, I refuse to pay expensive movie prices unless I am going to the first showing of the day or found a movie I really liked for a great price (like 75% off ha ha). I may go to the movies about once a month.

Magazines and Newspapers are very boring to me unfortunately. I manage to glance at the horoscope or funnies occasionally, and sneak a peek at what hilariously stupid thing some star did while I wait to pay at the grocery store, but that is about it.

As far as recordings go, I don't own an Ipod or any other gadget that could potentially hold way more music then my brain could ever absorb. I did finally get a radio put in my car, who even knew they still offered cars without radios built in? Most of my Cd's have been copied or burnt from someone else, because once again, I am a cheep bastard who refuses to pay $20 for 12 songs, only half of which I actually like ha ha.

What does capture my attention though, are quirky, funny, witty, and intellectually stimulating items. Some of my favorite bits of media are;
*Alecia Keys- music
*Pride and Prejudice- movie/book
*UP- move
*Mana- music
*Old School- movie
*Calvin and Hobbes- comics
*Pink- music
*How to lose a guy in 10 days- movie
*Clive Cussler series- books
*Sublime- music
*Elf- movie
*Lenore- comics