What are some of your likes o.O outside of fantasy

[Mdnight Falling]

We all know we're here because we like fantasy writing, books, games, and movies.

But most people like more then just that. What are some other non fantasy things you like?

For me I like almost all kinds of books. It doesn't matter what it is really so long as it's fiction. If it's none fiction, it has to be something that catches my eye and holds my interest. which is rare.

Outside of the fantasy genre my favorite author is Ayn Rand, I like her philosophy and even if I didn't the way she weaves her stories catches and holds me everytime. My favorite Ayn Rand book is Atlas Shrugged for personal reasons. My first copy of the book was given to me when I was 15 by someone I respected a great deal who passed away a few years later.

I also like Clive Barker which I noticed none of you mentioned in any of you fantasy threads LOL He writes fantasy and does so very well... Galilee, Weave World, and the Great and Secret Show are a few of my favorites by him.

Video games I'm strickly fantasy on that. I don't care for one person shooters or sci-fi or war games, I like my platform and RPGs thank you very much >.<

On AOL I role play. I do turn based and on occassion dice gaming. Don't ask about the chars the list is way too long for here x.x!

I also have gotten into playing table top RP too o.O something I swore up and down I'd never do LOL But earth dawn hooked me and the history behind it is interesting.

TV... Drama, Mystery, Doctor shows, sci-fi, fantasy... anything really never give me a remote you may get stuck watching something dreadful LOL

Movies.. I have no set preference, I like the big box with the pictures LMAO!

Music I'm the same way, though I do tend to blast j-pop every once in a while.. and when I want to feel young.. I blast the Spice girls.. Shhhh >.> I can like the spice girls >.<

I'm not sure if this was put in the right category, I didn't feel it should go into introductions since we all pretty much have walked that road LOL and chit chat seemed like a good place since I assumed it's where we can talk about whatever o.O

So now I've told you guys some of my likes out of fantasy, even if some remained in there out of no other choice LOL... Now it's your turn >^.^<

[Chilari]

I like loads of music, mainly rock, some pop (mainly Britpop), some other stuff, but not rap or hip hop or any of that nonsense. I tend to watch sci fi drama on TV (at the moment, Outcasts on BBC and I've just come across 4400 which I'm watching on DVD), and the video games I like include Pokemon, Guild Wars, Minecraft and Fable 3.

I also really enjoy my studies - I'm a postgrad student studying the ancient Mediterranean, and it's really fascinating. I'm really looking forward to getting my module assignments out of the way by the end of May and getting started on my dissertation, which is going to be about beekeeping, honey and wax in the ancient Mediterranean. It really is very interesting. Well, to me anyway. But it is going to be a lot of work.

[Ophiucha]

When it comes to reading, my favorite non-fantasy authors are Vladimir Nabokov (Lolita, Pale Fire) and Cormac McCarthy (Blood Meridian). I am a libertarian, but I am on the left, so I couldn't disagree more with Ayn Rand on most of her sociopolitical policies. Also, any author who uses a hundred page speech as the climax to their novel should go back to the workshop. Politically, I follow China Miéville's writing (both his fantasy and his non-fiction; he's my favorite author if only for that extra bit his politics give the stories), and I also enjoy any good book on atheist theory and socialism. Socialist at heart, although I do disagree with Miéville when he tips over to the communist side of things. I'm definitely more of a capitalist. Clive Barker is one of the better horror writers of the day, a fact I say quite likely because he mixes horror and fantasy heavily. My favorite, though, is H.P. Lovecraft. I also have a kick for South American writers of the magical realism sort. Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Jorge Luis Borges, all that sort. Some are a bit more 'fantasy' than others, though.

I don't watch much TV, save for a show called 'Eureka', which is on the SyFy channel. It's about a town set up by Einstein or Eddison, I can't recall which, where all the greatest scientists in the world live and develop advanced technology, as well as use it in their every day lives. The main character is a normal (non-genius) guy who works as the town's sheriff. An odd show, but it is pretty fun and the effects aren't half bad. Plus, it has that dude from T2 (the black guy who owned Skynet or whatever it was). I also like QI, an English quiz show about really obscure and "quite interesting" trivia, hosted by Stephen Fry and starring a guest panel of random actors and comedians. Dara O'Briain, Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Ross, David Tennant, etc. Plus a few lesser known regulars.

Movies - I'm a B-Movie junkie. My favorite of those is Wild Zero, a Japanese rock n'roll zombie flick with aliens and a message about how love knows no gender. It's awesome. Also, Japanese people saying "rock n' roll" = instant hilarity. I am also a fan of spaghetti Westerns - anything scored by Ennio Morricone is genius - and, in turn, I am a bit of a Tarantino fangirl. I also like film noir, Disney movies, and pretty much any film with Hugh Jackman in it.

Otherwise, I like wearing corsets, cooking (if I ever decide to get a job outside the home, it'd likely be as a chef), home decor, erotica, video games (mostly strategy games and RPGs), tabletop games (Arkham Horror being my favorite), arguing with people on the internet, and hunting down information to throw into a novel. I spend more time clicking the 'Random Article' button on Wikipedia than I do sleeping.

I love hard rock, heavy metal, and instrumental music. I have a bit of everything - country, pop, rap, jazz, swing - but those three genres take up the majority of my iTunes library. In particular, I am fond of German industrial, symphonic metal, and Viking metal.

[Kelise]

I'll read utterly anything. Fantasy is my favourite, but I try to read a balance of classics and general fiction as well.

Music wise I generally like alternative - Florence and the Machine, The Shanghai Restoration Project, Silversun Pickups, Newton Faulkner, etc. And I adore musicals. Nine Inch Nails, 30 Seconds to Mars and My Chemical Romance if I'm in a certain mood.

I adore travelling. I go to London or Tokyo once a year or so - I'll be back in London in six weeks. I did plan to go to Tokyo at the end of the year, but for now, uh, we'll just see. I'll certainly support them when they need to get tourism up again. Despite my travels there, my Japanese is limited. I just can't get any language stuck in my head at all, no matter what I do.

I used to enjoy performing. I used to work as a children's entertainer with circus arts - tightwire, juggling, unicycling, face painting and the like. I liked acting too, I've been an extra a few times but I prefer stage acting - I've been in a few musicals and plays, with my favourite being lead female in The Crucible as Elizabeth.

Movies - I generally don't hate as many as most people do. I generally like light entertainment as I only watch them to relax - which means I'll usually enjoy something that others cringe at, like Avatar, Matrix, etc. ...Except movies like The King's Speech which was so utterly amazing, I'll pay attention a bit more.

I didn't go on to Uni - I just can't study. I'm into my seventh year of working for local Government and I enjoy it enough to work there until I've got a few series published and can 'retire' onto my writing I adored high school though. I was teased, don't get me wrong, but I also didn't really care.

I practically live on the NaNo forums, and on twitter. If anyone loves Sherlock and knows of the rp accounts SherlockSH and WatsonJW... I'm one of them. We have something like 4-5,000 followers, which is just crazy. Crazy and awesome.

TV, I'll watch anything, though my favourites are mostly British. Actually, very few of my TV favourites are American... only things like Firefly and Battlestar Galactica.

Games I prefer DS and PS3, though I own all consoles ever knooown. Favourite games are Final Fantasies, Uncharted 2, Assassin's Creed and pokemon. Oh, and Animal Crossing. I'm getting a 3DS even though I can't stand 3D.

...I think I've rambled on for long enough while I level my Legendary XD

[Telcontar]

Music: I can find something to like in most types of music, but my favorite is rock/hard rock/other flavors of rock. Favorite bands are Metallica, Alice in Chains, Foo Fighters, Audioslave, Soundgarden, and Disturbed (in no particular order).

TV: Don't watch it when it's actually on TV, but I watch shows on DVD a lot. How I met your Mother, Scrubs, and Big Bang Theory are probably my favorites.

Movies: Too many to name. I find it easy to enjoy movies on their terms, so I rarely actively dislike something. Though there are exceptions.

Outside of entertainment media, martial arts and acting are what I spend most of my time on. Oddly enough I'm not big into writing screenplays, though I'll no doubt give it a try eventually.

[Mdnight Falling]

and getting started on my dissertation, which is going to be about beekeeping, honey and wax in the ancient Mediterranean. It really is very interesting. Well, to me anyway. But it is going to be a lot of work.

OOO That really does sound interesting! I love ancient things... >^.^<

[Mdnight Falling]

Also, Japanese people saying "rock n' roll" = instant hilarity.

I have this one song... It's off the Bleach collection.. Bleach is Manga/Anime for those who don't know... anyway there's this one song on the OST.. and omg it sucks but it's the funniest thing EVER... I's called "Everybody hates my guitar song" and that line is about the only thing in english but OMG I crack up everytime he says it >.<

And I know you like arguing with people on the net LMAO. It amuses me cause I'm the exact opposite in that respect, I'll either stay quiet or agree with the scarier of the two arguers LMMFAO! I'm such a chicken I know LOL

[Mdnight Falling]

Star... I love british shows unfortunately out here it can be a bit hard to find the good ones >.< PBS only puts crap on in general these days LMAO... Not all american shows are bad.. Well I'm an Adult Swim fan so yeah it's about all I'll willingly watch on TV as it is LOL... 9PM-6AM I'll stare at my tv like a brain dead moron watching Robot Chicken and everything else LOL

[Chilari]

I adore travelling. I go to London or Tokyo once a year or so - I'll be back in London in six weeks.

So, in time for the royal wedding then? Cool! I probably won't actually go down to London for it, I'll be busy studying, but I'll watch it on TV. How long will you be in the UK? What locations are you visiting?

[Kelise]

So, in time for the royal wedding then? Cool! I probably won't actually go down to London for it, I'll be busy studying, but I'll watch it on TV. How long will you be in the UK? What locations are you visiting?

I'll be getting out of London for that lol I'm only there for two weeks this time, I'm rather ill at the moment and doing too much makes the illness come back (Ross River) so I'm playing it safe. I'll be in London for a few days, then going up to Cambridge with a friend, then on to Stratford upon Avon, then back to London for a week with my boy. Then, home!

It's funny, but this will be my third time to London, and I still haven't done much 'touristy' things there. I prefer just... hanging out as if I live there, going to plays and just... walking around. Still haven't seen the Palace, or Number 10, orrr.. Stonehenge, or anything, really.