- What is the title of the book (fiction) you are currently reading (or the last fiction book you read)?
Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Ring, I don't really read too often however this book was defiantly worth the time, it is only after reading this book again I realize just how much the films miss out. - What is the title/topic of the book (non-fiction) you are currently reading (or the last non-fiction book you read)?
Banksy - Wall and piece, This book wasn't exactly a "read" as such more a look at the pictures and read their description, however I really enjoyed this book and constantly look back at it, some of the art is incredible and the quotes and explanations have a deep meaning
- What is the last live performance (music, drama or dance) you attended?
Not too sure if this counts but I will put it anyway, (it includes a stage and a lot of shouting) I went to a LAN event in August 2010, we played in a few tournaments and went to watch the finals which were on the stage, there was roughly 300 people watching the Team Fortress 2 final and it was such a close game that the shouting and screaming towards the end was deafening- What is the title of the last film you saw at the cinema / online or watched on DVD?
American History X - This is a film I had been meaning to watch for a while as my friends had said is was fantastic, I finally managed to get my hands on a copy and was incredibly impressed by it, its a very difficult film to describe but it focuses on racism, I wouldn't recommend watching it if you don't have a strong stomach and are easily upset- How often do you read a newspaper? (Which one?)
I very rarely read the paper, however I bought the East Anglian daily times every Wednesday for about 8 months while I was looking for jobs and used to have a quick flick through the articles- Which art gallery / museum / exhibition did you last visit?
Valencia - As part of a school trip we went to an art gallery in Valencia, we only spent a little bit of time here and then went shopping for about 3 hours.- How many hours a week do you spend playing video games?
Far too many, I play a huge range of games, mostly on the computer, the main game I've played for about 3 years is Team Fortress 2 which I play competitively, other games I play for fun with a little bit of competitiveness on the side are CounterStrike:Source, Call of Duty 4, League of Legends - How many hours a week do you spend playing games other than video games?
I Don't really play any games that aren't on the computer, I suppose I play board games with my family at Christmas but that's about it
I'm not sure a LAN game counts either, but then again, it is a live event :-)
ReplyDeleteAs you liked the Banksy book, you might be surprised by the impressive range of visual arts and graphic design books in the UCS library: have a browse and grab an armload! (you could also grab an armload of games-related books from your module reading lists while you're in there!). There are plenty of DVDs on the shelves as well, so your entertainment, cultural and educational needs should be well met!
Yep Lords of the Rings is well worth the effort. We will soon cure your ‘far to many hours’ of gameplay!
ReplyDeleteHi Luke you might already know but they are running a history of the world in a hundred objects, on radio 4.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/
I have been getting it on podcast. It’s from the British museum; it might be good for our trip in December. It’s also very interesting and great for inspiration.
I know that you mean about films missing out a lot. I watched
Master and commander, made from the Patrick O’Brien books.
If you watched the film first you wouldn’t have bothered with the books
all the best Tom.
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