Commenting Challenge: Day 4

Today's Topic:

Tell us about your hobbies! What do you do in your free time? What are your favorite books, movies, music etc?

I don't have very many hobbies anymore.  This blog is probably my number one hobby and it is definitely my favorite hobby.  I love to write.  I have always loved to write and I should have probably pursued a career involving writing but oh well.

I like to read but I never have any time to do it.  I have two books started and I just can't get myself to sit down and read them.  I started The Hunger Games because I don't want to see the movie until I read the book (I do that a lot).  I also started Bloom: Finding Beauty in the Unexpected.  I came across Enjoying the Small Things and fell in love with the blog and the book so I bought it.  Now if I only had time to read it.

I am a big fan of music.  Again, when I have time, I love to search iTunes for new artists.  I'm really good at finding songs too.  If I hear a song on the radio, nine times out of ten I can remember enough of the lyrics to Google and it and find out what the song is.  I have random artists and songs all over my iPod.

I very rarely ever buy a whole album anymore.  I mean, you never really like every song on an album do you?  I don't.  There are maybe a handful of albums of which I can honestly say I love every song.  Some of them? 

Muse - love.everything.they.do.
Brandi Carlile - Give Up the Ghost - I first heard The Story on Grey's Anatomy and fell in love!
Christina Perri - Lovestrong - Got hooked with Jar of Hearts
Mumford and Sons - Sign No More - Someone posted one of their videos on Facebook and I watched it, fell in love and the rest is history. 

See that's only 4 off the top of my head! Do you ever hear a song that you just fall in love with and listen to it over and over again?  My current obsessions?

Grouplove - Tongue Tied
Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know
Of Monsters and Men - Little Talks - LOVE the Indie sound
Awolnation - Burn it Down
Fun. - We are Young
The Black Keys - Gold on the Ceiling
M83 - Midnight City
Cage the Elephant - Shake Me Down

I find myself listening to a lot more Rock than Pop. My favorite radio stations are 104.5 and Q102. I just like different sounds.

I love movies. I love a good comedy but I also like a good sad movie. It's ok to cry sometimes. Some of my favorite sad movies? The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Seven Pounds, The Reader, Crash. Some of my favorite comedies: House Bunny (so stupid but so funny), Step Brothers, Super Troopers, The Hangover (#2 kind of sucked). And who doesn't love a good love story? The Notebook is one of my all time favorite movies!

I like to cook and bake but never get to do it very often anymore because we are always on the go. There is something very gratifying about preparing a home cooked meal. Christmas is my favorite holiday because I get to bake pies (I bake a wicked Pumpking Pie and Pumpkin Roll). I guess you could say Christmas is another hobby of mine. I LOVE Christmas. I love the lights, the trees, the food. The decorating, the smells, the time spent with family and friends. I love finding the perfect gift for someone and the look on their face when they open it. I just love everything about Christmas!

I'd love to have more hobbies, but I just don't have time to have hobbies!!  How about you?