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I have two closet addictions right now.
The first is only a problem on Sunday nights. Because you see, on Sunday nights, Bravo shows Law and Order: Criminal Intent starting at 6pm and ending when I’m too paranoid to get up from the couch for fear of the murderer I’d never suspect waiting to gag and rape me in the bedroom.
I’ve never been a huge Law and Order fan. I’d watch if it was on, but I was never waiting for new episodes. When I did watch I was always coming in midway through when the detectives are talking to the Witness Who Changes Everything. But unlike most people in the free world, I don’t have cable. I only get the channels that happen to come in when my roommate and I plugged the cable in. One of these channels happens to be Bravo.
I watch A LOT of Bravo.
The Law and Order thing has been going on with me for about a month now. Sundays roll around and even if I’m doing something, at some point I am sucked into an episode and I can’t stop watching. They are constantly keeping me guessing. I would be the world’s worst detective and it's because I watch this show that I would never dare commit a major crime in New York City. Those detectives will find you. Last Sunday I was up until 2 with the show and do you know I cannot remember a single detective’s name? I just love a good mystery though.
Addiction number two is…..Harry Potter. There, I said it. I am SO INTO HARRY POTTER. I had the last book in hand the morning and by Sunday night my journey with Harry and friends had come to an end and I was having some serious emotional expressing going on. I got into the books the summer when I was 20 or so. Two of my friends were really into them. I was sure I’d hate the story because I am never into sci fi or fantasy and books like Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia were never my thing.
I was hooked at book 1. As a rule, I have never been into the fantasy genre. I liked funny. I liked scary. But I drew the line when it came to fantastical worlds that housed trolls and witches and elves and magic. I also wrote anything to do with science fiction off my list. I was only afraid of the tangible, I didn't blink an eye at space robots or ogres. I was afraid of serial killers and maniacal clowns. But here I was, a year away from drinking legally and totally engrossed in the story of a boy wizard who communes with fairy tale creatures on a regular basis.
I shouldn't try to explain. I'm into the books and I was sad to see the story come to a close.
So it's out there. I read children's books and I spend my Sunday nights watching re-runs. There are worse things right?
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I went through that same phase with Law and Order and whilst I don’t have the same time on my hands that I used to, if I happen to catch it, I get sucked in straight away. I thought it was just me who cacked herself in fear that there was a criminal in her home after watching these shows.
Hi Brandy, I must say you are precisely describing my two main addictions these days, especially when it comes to Harry Potter. After reading it - took me only a day to do so - I was so down cause I knew the journey was over. I’m 31, started reading the books about 3 years ago, thought I’d hate them, ended up being more addicted to it than I’ve ever been to any other story. No loose ends there. I bow to JK Rowling. And believe me when I say I understand the phase you’re going through, lol. Law & Order / Harry Potter….. Indeed, there are worse things than that….. Take care, Brandy.