Paula’s Media Autobiography
I’ll start with the medium I use the most: the Internet. Out of all the different types of media, I use and am very familiar with the Internet the most. It’s no surprise really, because I use it to entertain, to educate, and to enlighten me on topics I otherwise would have to get to through different types of media. That’s the beauty of the Internet: you can find mostly everything in one place. It’s cool, but it sucks at the same time because I find that I very much lack in the time-management department; if I don’t keep track of the time, who knows how many hours I could spend just surfing browser to browser. Not unlike a double-edged sword: when using the Internet it’s good to know what you’re using it for because of its ease and convenience, but when you’re aimless and bored, that could really kill your time.
After the internet, it’s books for me. I love, love, love reading books. Even as a child, books were a means for me to discover new things and new worlds (as cheesy as it may sound). It was kind of an outlet for me too during the time I had to cope with moving to a new country. I would always find solace in the pages and the new-book and old-book smell that permeated through the shelves.
As for the other types of media, I don’t really use them as much as the first two. Television and radio would be about the same because I only watch one show during the week and I usually listen to the radio in my car, which is now broken (the radio, not my car). I don’t go to the movies as often as before because it sucks the life out of my already frail wallet and the same goes for magazines (although I do I have one subscription that I don’t plan on renewing) and CDs, of which I used to buy a lot. I also used to read the newspaper only because De Anza offered it for free (the New York Times) but due to either budget cuts or low interest, I don’t find it in the newspaper dispensers anymore.
Before I run out of word-space, let me just say that my major is photography and I plan on transferring to San Jose State by next fall (space and budget cuts permitting).
