Media Autobiography Books-As far back as I can remember, I have always had books in my life. Some of my earliest memories are of my mom getting me ready for bed, tucking me in, and reading me a bed time story. Sometimes we would read books so many times, I would have them memorized, and recite it a long with her. When I learned how to read, I would show off by reading my mom stories before my bed time. Eventually, I put myself to bed, but still kept the tradition of a before bed book. I went through fazes where books were a smaller part of my life, but by middle school,  books like The Princess Diaries, Harry Potter, and Gossip Girl, changed that for me. Newspaper-Growing up we always had the Mercury News delivered to my house. My parents would sit dow nin the morning with their cup of coffee, and read through the daily newspaper. I would rea the comics every once in a while, but for the most part are was more interested in cartoons. Teachers would assign current event assignments, and I would occasionally be forced to read the paper. Now days, I will read the newspaper, but only if I see it lying out, and a certain article catches my attention. Magazines-When I was a little girl and my mom and I would go grocery shopping, our first stop was always the magazines. She would skim through her favorites, and I would skim through the articles of magazines like Nickelodeon, and American Girl. Then there was Doctor and Dentist offices. They would always have Highlights, which I still like to look at to this day! I also have always had a guilty pleasure for fashion magazines, but I try to avoid them since they tend to have really bad advice. I randomly got a US and OK! magazine subscription, but am unsure how. However, I know look foreword to my weekly gossip news. Movies-Movies used to be a weekend ritual for me. Every weekend, especially in middle school, my parents would drop my friends and me off at the movies, and we would see the weeks "big blockbuster". In high school, I worked at Camera 12 (a movie theatre downtown), so I had unlimited movie access. That was both a blessing and a curse, since I was exposed to a lot of movies, however now find spending $10 for a movie ticket ridiculous, and thus never go to the movies. I do make exceptions for very-talked about movies, like Inception and Avatar. Recordings- From actual records, to CDs, to cassettes, to Ipods, I have utilized many forms of recordings in my life. My favorite is CDs for the fact that they are both portable AND tangible. I used to be really into my Ipod, however I had my car broken into, and all they stole was my Ipod and Roadtrip. Also, I once had a TON of music on my Itunes, and then my computer crashed (another reason I'm glad I have CD's). I do however wish I had the time to lounge in my room, listening to my old records. Radio-I tend to get my dose of Vitamin Music from the radio more often than other sources. It's not that I prefer the majority of the crap they put on there, but it's less to think about, and makes me feel connected to the world. Also, my CD player is broken. Also, I used to love listening to Loveline (back when it was Dr.Drew and Adam Carolla). I remember being grounded for a month in high school, and the cable was broken (which meant no television OR internet), so for a while that radio show was the ONLY thing I looked foreward to during the day! Television-TV held an important place in my childhood. It was my entertainment, babysitter, and even teacher at times. To this day, I always relax at the end of the day with television. When I was younger my favorite channels were Nickelodeon, Disney, and ABC. Now I love NBC, HBO, Showtime, MTV, Comedy Central, Travel Channel, and Adult Swim. (wow, I watch a lot of TV!) Internet-How can you not have the internet in your life? Internet drawas in every kind of group and denomination- be it for religion, news, or netowrking, there is something for everyone. My first experience with the interet was at my bff's house (we used to always chat on AOLKids). Then we got a computer at home when I was bout eight. For a long time I thought AOL was THE internet, but soon the agonizing dial up disappeared, and high speed internet was introduced to my house. At times I feel addicted to the interent, but then I'll have an anti-interent spree, where I don't even think about going on. Bottom line, whether I like it or not, the interent is going to be in my life forever. It is a useful tool for many aspects of life, and it's here to stay!

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