Media Autobiography

Books are for me the most important form of media. While many would claim to be incapable of living without the internet, life without books would be hellish, at least for me. I read at least a book a week, sometimes more, and occasionally more than one book per day. I am what you would call a ravenous reader, or a bookworm if you felt the need to be derogatory. There are books that I don't like, but they are few and far between, the vast majority I will read and enjoy, however much the genres differ.

The Internet follows behind books in importance, I find it extremely useful, and could probably get little done without it, but books are as necessary as breathing. I am on the internet very often, checking my facebook and following whatever webcomic I happen to be reading at the time, or just surfing and wasting time, although I have little to waste.

Recordings, especially those of music, are also a big priority for me. I love listening to all kinds of music, whether quietly on my headphones or loudly on my computer speakers.

Television is often easily replaced by the Internet, most of the shows I watch can be easily viewed online. Some of my favorite TV shows include Glee, House, and Scrubs. I hate waiting through advertisements, so the internet is often a better option when watching a lot of Television shows.

Unfortunately for movie producers everywhere, I am not much of a movie person. I enjoy a good movie as much as the next person, but I rarely go to the theaters and own few movies of my own. I love old classic movies and borrowing movies from my friends.

Radio to me is like grabbing a random person's ipod and setting it on shuffle then adding commercials. In short, I don't like it. I'd much rather just use headphones or connect my phone to the speakers.

Magazines and Newspaper feature content I mostly just look up online rather than read the print version.

Of all of these, the only one I did much of during my formative years was reading, so that one continues to have the greatest impact on the person I am now. All forms of media are good in their own way, and we would be much worse off if any of these were removed from our society, and my personal preferences are simply minor allocations.