Reading, writing poetry, writing short stories, writing novels, writing essays, just randomly writing, sketching, painting, drawing, singing, swimming, running, dancing, dogs, surfing the web, hanging out with friends, meeting new people, talking to people on MSN.
Lots of people. A guy who is intelligent, creative, has a sense of adventure (within reason), has a great sense of humour, has strong opinions about stuff but is still open to new ways of thinking...and good looks wouldn't hurt, either :P as my brother would say, "God, Shadi! You want EVERYTHING!!!". I'd also like to meet Edgar Allan Poe so he'd autograph a copy of The Raven, which is one of my favourite poems of all time. And the creator of The Sims, so I can wrap my arms around him and say thank you for creating such an amazing game that has occupied lots of hours that would otherwise be extremely boring.
Anything as long as it has a good beat or good lyrics...preferably both.
Horror, chick flicks, and the occassional awesome black and white film.
I used to love reality shows, but it's kind of losing its novelty. I still watch shows like Made and Miami Ink, though. I don't really watch as much TV as I used to, though. So I don't really have a favourite show.
Teen romance novels are my guilty pleasure...they give you a little rush when there's no actual romance in your own life. I'm not really into fantasy, although I am pretty obsessed with Harry Potter. I've been planning on reading the Lord of the Rings trilogy, since I've heard it's so much better than Harry Potter, but somehow I never got around to it. Other than that I like books that deal with the darker side of human nature, the side that we try to push back and hide because it involves feelings we dislike, like hate, fear, etc. I think we need to give these feelings a healthy outlet, because you'll only be truly whole when you've accepted and embraced your darker side. Mine resides in my journal. That way I hate on people in the journal and not in real life. It does the trick. I like books that deal with this side of life. A particular book, The Book of Living and Dying, deals with our fear of death and the unknown. It had me thinking about its different intertwined messages for weeks after I finished reading it. That's the best kind of book as far as I'm concerned, because it makes such a lasting impression.
My grade eleven English teacher Mr. Kline, because he really liked my writing but still taught me how to make it better. He showed me how to stick to the different kinds of genres that I was writing in, and how to step out of my comfort zone to truly own a style, instead of writing in the same style all the time, which is something I tend to do. Plus, his class was always really fun. When I'd been up all night, his class was the only one I could actually stay awake in. Except for that one time he showed us that Chinese version of Macbeth. I tried, I really did, but after two minutes of the guys just running back and forth through the fog on horseback I kind of couldn't keep my eyes open anymore. But all in all, he's gotta be one of the best teachers I ever had.