Hobbies and Interests


Interests

I enjoy hanging out with friends every occasion I get.  I really love learning.  I love technology, certain TV shows and movies.  I like to play games once in a while.  I love the Lord, and truly enjoy studying the scriptures.  This page just describes some more detail of these and some of my other favorite things.
Friends

My life is not complete without the wonderful friends with whom God has blessed me.  Each hold a very special place in my heart, and I'm eternally thankful for all of them.  They are the best friends the world has to offer.  I cherish each of them, and every moment spent with them.
TV Shows

If you know me well, you'll know that I absolutely love certain TV shows.  I tend to lean more toward drama than comedy, but usually the dramas I find funny (making them awesome!).

Here's a list of the shows I love (the first two of which I don't miss an episode, thank you TPB): These are my favorites that are no longer running:
Gaming

The Elder Scrolls V: SkyrimAs of the writing of this page, my favorite game to date, and−in my opinion−the best game in the history of the world is The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, which I opt to play on the Xbox 360.

Skyrim's greatest feature is an immense world ready for exploration−a haven of escapism−not to mention the gorgeous scenery, a chillingly-perfect score, incredibly cool quests, dungeons full of undead called Dragurs, and best of all−Dragons!!  All of this earns Skyrim hundreds of hours of satisfying gameplay (I've just logged over 230 hours, and still can't stop playing), and the number one spot on my video game list.  My only bicker with Skyrim is that you have to stop playing it.  I'm definitely taking a week of vacation the next time an Elder Scrolls title is released.

On the computer, I love FPS games (first person shooters), but since there are so many, I am typically picky about the ones I choose.

With multiplayer, my first love is Counter-Strike.  Counter-Strike is a team based game where two teams (Terrorists and Counter Terrorists) war on maps with various missions.

Another of my favorites is Left 4 Dead 2.  Endless zombies.  I feel you thinking, "I know, right?!"

As far as a single player games (other than Skyrim -- see above), I loved Half-Life 2 (honorable mention for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time).  I also really enjoyed both Bioshock and Bioshock 2's single player mode.  All of these games (with the exception of Zelda) are considered in the survival-horror genre -- my absolute favorite.
Movies

Speaking of horror, my favorite movie genre is horror, although the number of horror movies that make my "absolute favorites" list is small, mostly due to the crap quality of most entries in the genre.  In any case, I love movies of all types.  I can watch children's movies (Up! was hilarious!), "chick-flix" (Twilight for the win), action, etc.  I am subscribed to Netflix, mainly for the Instant Streaming feature.  I also make it a point to buy any movie I like, to support it.  As a result, my friends joke that my movie collection rivals Netflix or Blockbuster.  haha.

My favorite movies to date are: I've often said that if I had it my way, I would see every movie -- even bad ones in the theater.  As a result, I built a full-HD 1080p home theater with a 100 inch screen, 7.1 surround sound, and reclining leather theater chairs, in which I enjoy these and many other movies.
Music

My musical tastes are fairly narrow.  I like Christian music and some other rock. 

My favorite Christian artists are: My other favorite artists are:
Holidays

I love Holidays, and the Christian ones like Christmas and Easter are a no brainer for someone of my faith.  But Halloween? I love it.  I think its mainly the memories of trick-or-treating.  To me, it's just fun.  But yeah... I love Halloween.