Obsession

So today I did not feel like writing in the blog, and not just because of the impending doom stack of assignments that I always need to get done. No, it's because I'd rather be watching NCIS.

It is this freakin' show that I can't get out of my head. Now I have it in my mind to watch as many episodes as I can. It's like a combination of my summer obsession with Bones (where I tracked the TV schedule tirelessly) and my winter obsession with White Collar (renting seasons at the video store). There are 8 seasons!

Which brings me to the topic of this post: Obsession, the healthier kind. All obsession is is toxic to me. Anything that distracts me from not experiencing everything I can makes me nervous. But the geeky obsessions that give the shiny, candy coating over Nerdfighteria's creamy, chocolaty goodness seem to be on the lower end of the spectrum. Of course, a measurement has no meaning without a contextual marker. Let's say that the spectrum is something like this:

boyband fans---------Geekdom---------Internet e-l33t---------stalkers--------serial killers

My current (and previous) TV obsession would fall under Geekdom. It's not really going to hurt anyone, but it can lead to poor work performance, underdeveloped social skills, and bad dieting habits. All scientifically proven through self experimentation and research through many "fandoms".

I believe that all of my obsessions should never go above Geekdom, though I have briefly grazed the underbelly of the Internet e-l33t. The Videogame Obsessed would fall somewhere between Geekdom and Internet e-l33t with the more obsessed enacting major hax.

Obsessions are fun, but they always get old for me and I move on to the next. But it is important to keep what is important to you near always, even through obsessions that take up a great deal of your time. I must always remember to build a life for myself. Hope to see you on Wednesday this time Marwa.

Ciao ladies (and lol Alda, that second picture).