Words from plucky_lass
More words - for I am bored:
GMing - I sometimes wonder what I would be doing now if Mark hadn't invited me to play 7thSea so long ago. That was the first table-top I played in, and I was soon chomping at the bit to run my own game (I had some previous experience of reffing DUTT). I one point some time back I made a post about how many games I had run and been in and if they had been successful. Looking back, it appears that I have run (in one form or another) 20 of the 48 games I have had something to do with. Which I think is quite a lot for 10 years of playing time...
I very much enjoy GMing, as you could probably guess from the above. Heck - I'm running two games at the moment and actively stopping myself from volunteering to run a third. I remember one evening when I ran three games simultaneously! However, the point is that I very much enjoy the creativity that GMing involves and seeing people enjoying themselves. I'm not sure which of these I get the bigger kick out of. Perhaps there are other aspects of my psyche that bring me into GMing games - if so, I've never felt the need to identify them, though looking back through previous LJ posts as research for this one, I did spot several people referring to me as a natural borne GM.
I look forward to eventually joining the Lions plot-team.
Authors - I tend to be quite boring and stick to authors that I am familiar with - it will take quite a drastic recommendation to get me to try something new. More interestingly, I find that authors often need to added to the list of things that shouldn't be discussed in polite conversation (similarly to politics and religion). Perhaps it is just my taste in books, but it is very rare that I can get into such a conversation without somebody managing to offend me. Which is strange, as I tend to consider myself to be fairly laid back. This is just something I tend to get touchy about - it falls into people stating opinion as objective fact (e.g. saying "That was awful," rather than "I didn't like that"). Anyway, to answer the implied question, I tend to enjoy reading Jordan, Brooks, Feist, Butcher and Gemmell.
Music - Hmm - I got music in the last one as well, so I'll try to say something different. I like to think of myself as fairly musical. I used to play violin (and in fact toured Austria once) and still do, on occasion, play guitar. I sing a lot, and enjoy helping Emma put tunes to her lyrics. People tell me I have a reasonable voice - I quite arrogantly think its probably true. I sing in a choir, which is fun but frustrating. I wish I had the energy to go round the campfire and sing at LT more, but by the time that kind of thing starts, I tend to be exhausted.
Exercise - "Oh, yeah. I'm a gym member. I try to go 4 times a week, but I've missed the last... 800 times." That quotation (anybody recognise it?) pretty much sums up my feeling on exercise. I was at one point in a gym, but I found just generally exercising on the equipment boring. I started doing classes, and got bored of those. I started swimming, and got bored of it. Now, myself and Emma stick on an exercise DVD 2/3 times a week. This has turned out to be less boring as, due to the wonder that is a laptop, we can have a film (or in the case of last night an Eddie Izzard show) on in the background. I also get some exercise at LT of course
Relaxation - I do tend to the feeling that it is very important to find some time to relax every day. Even if it is only for 10 minutes (though longer is ideal), I do think it is important to a healthy lifestyle. Of course, this is much easier said than done. As for what I do to relax - it varies. As you know from above, I enjoy GMing and find it very relaxing when it is going well. I also watch TV (usually DVDs rather than what is actually on TV), read, play games on the computer, listen to music - all of the usual kind of things I guess (except GMing, which is only usual in our peer group!). I always enjoy a long, hot bath after LRP events (especially LT) to get rid of the aches from the armour and the field, and to "come down" after the adrenaline rush that the last day has usually been.
Again - if anybody wants some words - just say so!