Food
Well, I live by Byres Road in the west end of Glasgow, so I'm surrounded by lovely restaurants at which I tend to be a frequent visitor. I'm probably a recognised face in a lot of them - and in many of the coffee shops, too. The great thing is it's so cheap round here. I should learn to cook, though. I dare say I'll be getting a cookbook for Christmas. I don't live by myself, but if I cook it tends to be cooking for myself, which can end up being quite expensive.
Books
I've not read a lot of books recently, and I should be reading more. It's mostly music books at the moment, but I also read a lot of magazines and newspapers when I'm sitting in coffee shops. At least it means I'm keeping up with current affairs.
Clothes
I've just updated my wardrobe for winter. I probably spent more on clothes in one week than in the whole of the past year, so I'm looking like a new pin. I buy clothes in sprees, not bit by bit, and then as soon as I get my new clothes I don't wear my old ones any more. I should learn to do it like the ladies, more gradually.
Films
Because I live really near the cinema, I'll maybe see a film about once a week. I do like the cinema experience. Watching a DVD on a wee portable television is just not quite the same.
Music
I like quite an eclectic range, really. Last month I bought the new CD by Roddy Woomble, the frontman of Idlewild, doing the singer-songwriter thing. I suppose that's in at the moment, what with James Blunt and all that, but this has some folk influences too. It was produced by John McCusker, a big name in folk music.
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