Unfortunately, I have a lot of different interests in different fields, which means that I just spread out all my time doing various introductory things to all of these hobbies without actually achieving anything in any field.

Example one - Screenwriting. This is just a recent hobby that I have just picked up randomly. My cousin likes movies a lot, and he is interested in directing. I decided to help him out a bit by trying to write a script with scenes that he could shoot and a plot that he could actually pull off. This is mutually exclusive from how well he can pull off the script, since he is limited by budget, equipment, actors, and what not, but I feel like he needs something to motivate him in order for him to actually do something cinematic. It's extremely fun, but a little frustrating. I did not know how ridiculous the screenwriting conventions are. They are quite rigid, an unfortunate result of the movie production process.

On the topic of screenwriting, I think that creative writing in general is something that I am interested in doing as well. But I am not sure exactly how to go about doing it or if my work is worth anything at all. My creative writing teacher last semester gave me an A - if that counts for anything, which I know it doesn't.

Example two - Photography. I like photos. I want to take good photos. I do not know how to take good photos or how to start taking good photos. It is a little bit annoying, but I can only try.

Example three - Music. This is where I want to devote most of my time. I like music a lot. It speaks to the soul for some reason, more so than a piece of literature or a short movie clip. I think the reason is that it travels through the whole of the body, into the ears and through your feet. Why is Dance to the Music by Sly and the Family Stone so goddamn good? Or why do people still listen to Where Did Our Love Go? by Diana Ross and the Supremes (or Frontier Psychiatrist by The Avalanches and so on and so on...). Music provides a sensory experience so unlike a film, a short story, a novel - it operates on a different sensory plane. I think creating music is so difficult, but really amazing once you hit upon something cool.

Hobbies are fun. Everyone should have a hobby horse.

Labels: musings, wishes