Cell phones, alas, have pretty much ruined train travel, which I used to love. I could read or even sketch notes for what I was working on.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
What did people do prior to cell phones? Read a book? If I'm stuck in a car, and I don't have my phone, I'm like, 'What am I doing?' Car rides used to be one of my favorite things.
My favorite travel pastime is writing music, either with my guitar or on my computer.
My wife made me get a cellphone, which I keep in my briefcase. I've never used it.
As a young boy, I had the usual hobbies - sports, baseball cards, model airplanes and trains. But I always had a distinct fascination with trains.
I keep a notebook in my pocket, and I write down all the stuff we could ever do with Foursquare.
I never travel without my sketch book.
I'm terribly forgetful. I've lost laptops, cell-phones.
I never carry a notebook while walking around London. I just pick those things up. I'm very good at quizzes.
For years I did most of my reading on the F train between Brooklyn and Manhattan. I had long commutes, and I read tons of books on that train; I loved it.
I love writing on trains. The joy of being a writer is it's all in your head; you don't need materials apart from the laptop. It's like taking your work home with you, so you can feel grounded in your own insane writerly realities wherever you are.