To be honest, reading is not an activity that I often find myself doing just for the sake of enjoyment. I, like everyone
else, have a unique array of hobbies, and I have always enjoyed the prospect of
adventure; something that literature is rich with. However, I have never had a
large appreciation for activities that do not seem to accomplish anything. I
suppose you could say that a lot of literary material falls into this category
for me, as aside from the enjoyment of the story and some potentially
intriguing ideas, in reality I see myself as not doing anything greatly
productive or beneficial during that time. Yes, I love adventure, however I
suppose you could say that I’d rather seek out adventure of my own rather than
merely being a spectator. This is not to say, though, that I have anything
against reading. Instead, when I read it is often for the purpose of gaining
something- to learn, to absorb information. For example, I have spent time in
the past reading instructional articles on the internet or studying famous
composers from library books, but there is one specific piece of literature
that I tend to spend more time reading than anything else. I am a Christian,
and so the Bible is something that I find to be rather important and
interesting as well. It has intriguing stories of kingdoms thousands of years
ago. It has poetry and philosophy and anything in between. But more
importantly, it is quite literally a guide book to follow Jesus-which is the
purpose of being a Christian. And to follow suit, I haven’t read much of
anything recently with the exception of the Bible. Recently I have been reading
the book of 1 Chronicles, which recounts a lot of events during the reign of
King David.
I have no cellular phone of any
kind, but I do have an iPod touch, which functions in a similar fashion where
Wi-Fi is available. I also have a laptop, both of which I am capable of
bringing on a daily basis if needed. Both of these devices can be used for
reading and writing, and I have no e-reader or other such devices. In terms of
social networking, my use is limited in comparison to a vast majority of my
peers. I have a Facebook account, which I use solely for communication among my friends, and keeping up-to-date with groups I am involved with. Aside from
that, I have a blog set up specifically for my role in the school’s musical
theatre program. This was also an assignment, and we were instructed to make
posts in character of our role from the musical, Shrek. As I have done it before, I have no problem with making a
blog for this class.
