Thank you for the replies everyone. As to some of the suggestions.

1. Making music is too expansive, especially for someone who's never played music before. I'd have to take lessons and buy instruments. That's no good.

2. I'd love to make comics, I don't know how to draw, but the few times I've tried decent things came out. How would one start a computer generated comic.

3. One of my plans once I run into some money is to take Japanese. There's a place here that gives affordable lessons. Should I borrow some Japanese language books from the library in the mean time. Are books enough to help me get a grasp on the language?

4. Sports: I'm not fit at all, quite overweight. What sport would you recommend. I'm open to running and lifting weights. I have some old 25 lbs. dumbbells lying around, but I honestly don't know what to do with them.