rampant curiosity--how do you waste time?

Yup - I'm going through a big chess thing at the moment too. Its pretty fun, though I think it might eat my life. If you aren't already, I'd recommend going to a club. I think I've improved a little over the last year when I've been going to a London chess club. Say - would you fancy a game? at itsyourturn.com I'm named extrememedium. Look me up if you fancy it! I'm not very good though. Ive only been playing for a couple of years.

Great idea for a topic. Okay.I have been playing a lot of chess recently. For about two seconds I thought about trying to learn Go - but then I played it on Yahoo and got so utterly crushed I decided against it.I have stumbleupon on firefox, but I'm trying to cut down.I write simple little songs on my guitar, and sometimes record them with my friend in his tiny home studio.I draw. Mostly I draw naked people.I used to draw a couple of amateur comic strips but don't have any reason to at the moment.I am perpetually trying to get back to writing my teen fiction book without actually putting pen to paper.I write film reviews for a website.People give me books to read and I put them in a pile.I spend loads of time wandering around here.Thats about it I think.

Can I ask, what is the great chess puzzle, and is it free? I need to tighten up my tactical eye, I think....Thanks

Thanks a lot for those books. They sound really interesting. Thats just the kind of thing that I'm after. Let me know how your chess goes!