I don't do a lot of hobbies like I used to.

21. What kind of adventures have you had pursuing your hobbies?

I think the closest thing I have in terms of adventures related to hobbies is trying to find hotels or things along the way when we are going on vacation.

You don’t really know what you are going to get as far as quality along the way and driving in America has become more and more… um… aggressive as people speed by in order to get there just 2 minutes faster so that they can wait at the next light or traffic congestion.

At one point, I thought it would be cool to work at a movie rental store.

20. How do you like to watch movies? Are you a theater goer, a streamer, or do you like physical media?

I used to love going to the movies. It was a wonderful time to sit back and enjoy watching something. I still like it occasionally because of the assigned seating removes hassle of trying to get there early to get good seats. Unfortunately, the movies haven’t been a fun recently because I’m usually sent to get food in the middle of the good parts.

I feel that I was an early adopter of streaming and remember the days when Netflix would send you a disk so that you could install the client onto your PlayStation. It felt that having access to everything was inevitable and I could give up looking for things that had fallen off the back of a truck. The last couple of years have proven that online libraries are uncertain to be there and having multiple subscriptions is untenable.

Physical media was the only consistent. I say was because we’re on our fourth dvd player and they are becoming more and more scarce. I’ve been looking into how rip these for the future.

But, back to the question.

I would say I like to watch movies uninterrupted.

I do like talking about food and this one is lighter than yesterday's entry.

19. What is your favorite food? Why do you like it? What is your history with it?

My favorite food is pizza 🍕. I’ve enjoyed it since I was a wee little lad. I do appreciate that there are many styles and combinations in the ways you can make and eat pizza.

For me, I feel the combination of meat, cheese, dough with a nice tomato based sauce is comforting. And for most of my life, I have eaten it with someone else. I know that there is pizza by the slice or personal sized pizzas, but pizza is more of a social experience for me. Collaborating with friends and family as to what toppings are going to be on it and trying to get the size right for possible leftovers is part of the fun.

I didn't expect this kind of question. I feel it is relevant to a lot of things in my life.

18. How do you feel about alcohol? Is it something you enjoy? What do you like? What do you dislike?

The amount of times that I’ve seen alcohol used as a way to relax and have a good time has never come close to the amount of times that I’ve seen it make things worse.

I have addiction on both sides of my family and see the signs in so many people who use it just to get through the day. The problem being that it’s multiple days and multiple drinks.

It’s the magic ingredient in most of the arguments that I’ve had as an adult. Either during the drinking or some time the day afterwards.

I feel it’s the combination of being free of your inhibitions and having the excuse of having your inhibitions loosened that make it tantalizing for some.

I was drunk!

And it’s to number one drug in America.

I feel that it’s probably for the best because of all the regulations that have been placed over it. I’ve heard too many stories about other drugs being laced with unknown substances or prescriptions leading to people turning into zombies.

Ultimately, we should all find a better way to relax and have a good time.

17. What are your favorite books and why?

I think I'm going to say that my favorite genre of book is fantasy.

I think I’m drawn to the genre because most of them have a beginning, middle, and end where the protagonist resolves everything at the end. Not as complicated as real life.

16. What things are easy for you to write about? What things are hard?

The easiest thing for me to write about is about my blog.

I enjoy writing about what changes that I make to the theme and different posting challenges that I’m doing.

After that, it’s different media reviews that I put together. Although, I do find myself spending too much time debating on formate and how long or short a review should be. I don’t see myself doing a 5 paragraph summary on everyone but I do want to put something more into it.

The hardest things to write about are personal stories. I don’t want to overshare on the internet and I do worry that I’m not quite getting my argument in the correct words.

15. Are you an early or late adopter of technology? What makes you that way?

I'm currently a late adopter.

I still get excited by some technology, but I don’t have the enthusiasm I used to have for adopting new things.

I used to think I had all the time in the world to pursue learning and making new things. The glamour of newness was enough to justify the hours of frustration as I tried to make things better or fix what gets broken with point releases or bad patches.

Unfortunately, it comes with an opportunity cost. The time that I spent getting the latest and questionably greatest to work decently hasn’t always paid off. The unknown amount of hours is something I think about. I try not to wonder too much on the what if of it but it does cross my mind.

In addition, I can’t justify the cost of pursuing new technologies these days. We’re no longer in the time where you would see marked improvements on something that justifies regular upgrades.

14. What has your relationship with music been like throughout your life?

Music is one of the things that express my feelings when I can't put it into words. I find that I feel better after listening to music for a while. Either with songs that are old favorites or new songs that I come across.

I find that even when I’m in a bad mood and I listen o something that matches that mood, I’m in a better mood afterwards.

It’s like the music validates how I feel and then I’m able to move past whatever I’m feeling and do something with it.

13. What societal problems is your region known for and do they affect you?

At this moment in time, the problem that I see in the region is homelessness.

I’ve had my them get into my car and and take things out.