Obsessions You'll Hear Me Harp On

I love analyzing everything. I over analyze really to the point where I pick apart every little thing people do, which leaves me a little a paranoid sometimes. I'm one of those people that can't stop from wondering if their reaction or lack of is the result of something I did. Is this arrogant and insane? Yes. I actually read an article about this and felt better to know I'm not the only one who does this. I also tend to over think potential choices laid in front of me too, which leaves me indecisive. It's something I am working on when it comes to relationships and decision making, but something I love about myself when it comes to picking apart texts.

I use the term "text" pretty broadly. Anything you see that in some way shape or form can be "read" can be considered a "text." Books, billboards, films, TV shows, commercials are all texts. I watch and read things that I like to analyze.

Joss Whedon is a constant obsession of mine. The man is brilliant and humble and I can't encourage people enough to check out his work even if the title "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" makes you scoff. Whedon himself has said that it is not a great title for a TV series. It's gives too much away about the series, but it is also a series that only got more interesting and smarter as it grew. If you can't see yourself getting into "Buffy" start with "Firefly." I had a friend who initially couldn't stand Buffy, but got introduced to Joss Whedon through "Firefly" and now loves "Buffy" and "Angel" as well. "Firefly" is most definitely the most complex and interesting piece of work Whedon has done.

My current on going obsession is Law and Order: Criminal Intent. Mostly because of Goren and Eames, who are both played wonderfully by Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe (though I'm a little uneasy and disappointed with where the writers are taking them thus far this season, but I'm still holding out hope for some light). It got to the point where I even started reading Fan Fiction for the show, particularly those that shipped Goren and Eames (of course at the time I didn't even know what the term "shipping" meant). Once I ran out of stories to read, I started getting ideas of my own and gave in to start writing them.

Despite being the most overlooked Law and Order, I think it has the most interesting and complex characters and some really talented writers on staff.

I'm sure there are other things I will rant about if I'm able to maintain this. I've never done a blog before, so be patient with me if I'm a little slow with things. I guess I'm a disappointment to my generation since I'm really not very savvy when it comes to the Internet and such, but hey, sometimes too much technology can be a bad thing. Just read any Philip K. Dick novel.