Media Diary Log

I remember the last time I did a media diary log, I swore up and down that I wouldn't have that much media consumption on my log. I swore this would be the same thing. That I would control my consumption, and wouldn't have that much media consumption. That was DEFINITELY not the case this time. Or last time. Or pretty much any time. Anyways, here goes.

Thursday April 30
I didn't keep a completely accurate log, but I'm pretty sure today was the worst of all days in terms of media consumption. Apart from the few hours of work, and few hours I did regarding school work, I spent over 8 hours on media, most of which was spent after 3pm, once I got back from school.

Places I visited: Tumblr, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube (definitely YOUTUBE), and FanFiction (I am not ashamed to admit that).

YouTube was probably the worst, since I tend to have music videos playing to the side or in the background while I do other things.

FaceBook and Instagram were more mindless, maybe 5-10 minutes here and there. I'd check to see what people are doing, like some posts, or comment on funny posts, and then I'd be done for an hour until I got bored and decided to check to see if anything else came up.

Tumblr & FanFiction did take up a bunch of the 8+ hours, considering how I get sucked in mindlessly on someone's story or a funny post. Posts like this.

Then, before I've even realized, I've been sitting at my computer for the past 3 hours. :)

Total Hours: 8+

Friday May 1
Today went marginally better than yesterday.

I spent the morning sleeping & waiting until a friend texted me back saying that she couldn't go with me to see Furious 7, the latest installment in one on my favorite movie series. I like cars. I like movies about cars. I just like Fast & Furious.

I was extremely exited about seeing it. From around 11:30 to about 15:00 I sat in a theater with 7 other people watching what turned out to be my second favorite movie in the series (my favorite it the 6th one--go watch it).

How I felt going into Furious 7:

How I felt coming out:

A shameless plug from yours truly: Go watch it. It won't disappoint.

After that, for the next three hours or so, I spent talking to my family and roommates, and anyone who would listen, about what they thought of the movie, why they should go see it, and what I thought of the movie.

I did scroll through Facebook & Twitter for about an hour. I then proceeded to follow the entire cast of Fast & Furious on Twitter. I regret nothing. :)

After which, I then blared--on repeat--my two favorite songs from the Furious 7 soundtrack. I listened to that for the rest of the night, while I spent the next few hours on Tumblr & FanFiction once again. I still regret nothing.


Total Hours: 9

REFLECTIONS:
I found that often my media consumption could have been better, and less mindless, but I really don't regret doing any of that. I do find that most of my "mindless" consumption occurs when I'm bored. I also find that a lot of what happens is I find something really cool and I really have to share that with everyone I meet. Then I don't stop talking about it for a few days. Ah, the life of a fangirl.  I could do better with my media use, but I do find that I actually do have conversations with friends and family about the media that I consume, so it's not a total loss.

Anyways, this was an interesting activity. I find where I spend most of my time, what I end up doing, and realized that I could do better.

On that note, I'm going to go blare See You Again from Furious 7. No regrets. Peace out, ya'll.