RSS feeds

Well, I have to confess, before this, I never knew what RSS feeds were. I knew they existed, but I never took any notice of them. I've seen them around on numerous websites, a bit like seeing someone you vaguely know at parties, but never thought to investigate any further, also a bit like seeing someone you vaguely know at parties!

I can see the point in subscribing to your favourite websites but I'm really not wasting that much time searching for new news. I barely use the internet at all, unless it's work related or facebook. It's interesting to know that you can do this, but it's not something that I would use, outside of this course. But then again, I am a bit of a techno-phobe...

Star Wars? No. Family Guy? No.

As the title of this particular post might suggest, I was thinking, considering my blog title or the Star Wars quotes on my blog, I should write about them. But no, what's to write? Apart from the fact that Star Wars is Awesome and Family Guy is so wrong, it's Awesome there's really nothing more to add. So I decided on something that takes up alot of my time. Reading, and the tpyes of books I read.

I was talking to one of my friend's the other day about reading (she doesn't like to read, finds it difficult! - only person I know who doesn't enjoy reading!!) and we were talking about the different types of books that people enjoy reading. I'm a huge fan of horror and fantasy - in that order, and if she tries to read, she reads chick-lit (not that there's anything wrong with that...).

It got me curious as to why people are drawn to certain genre's. I mean, I think I like horror because I enjoy the adrenalin rush (although, when the lights are all out and my imagination takes over, I dont enjoy it at all) and fantasy, because it is so different from the life I live today, it takes me away, lets me drop out of my life and into a world where I'm fighting every day for my life, overcoming huge obstacles and basically defeating evil SOB's. Of course, I dont enjoy every horror book I pick up and fantasy can sometimes be difficult to read (the types that I read, anyway). Mostly I stick to authors I know (especially for horror - Stephen King does something to me), but every once and awhile I try a new one, and am lucky.

But back to my original thought, why are people drawn to different genres? I cant answer that question, but I can take a stab in the dark about it. I think people pick up books for different reasons, as I've already said, I like to drop out and land in another world, my friend only likes to read stories that she can relate to, my dad reads westerns, which makes me think he likes the whole being a good guy and saving the town/damsell in distress from the bad guy (good overcomes evil at every end).

But really, I'm just pulling answers out of thin air. I dont know why people choose the books they do, but I would like to know. I mean, I get that people are different and are interested in different things, but could you really describe why you like the genres you do? I found it a little difficult, I like it because I like it, what's to explain? I'm interested in it because I am. Try it, and let me know what you think.