Obsession!

[my_daroga]

I am obsessed with Orson Welles

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[my_daroga]

I haven't seen Casino Royale yet. But yes, we all have faults, and we're all allowed. When you can be that talented and winning, perhaps moreso.

[cdaae]

I half love that feeling, half hate it. It at least gives me an interest in life, a connection, something to feel positively about... but sometimes that all-consuming feeling is unpleasantly overwhelming.

[my_daroga]

I agree--I think if I experienced it to the degree I used to, real life and relationships would get more difficult. Right now, it's manageable and very sweet.

[agentdanak]

everything i've ever been overly interested in is still overly interesting, pretty much. i'm weird.

[my_daroga]

That's not untrue for me at all--I still get excited over all the stuff I mentioned. But there's a vast difference in degree--it's like being "in love" vs. "loving."

[agentdanak]

hmm. perhaps that is it. but somehow, i think mine is still freaking obsessed.

*shrug*

for one, i will be buying the dvd of iwtb. and watching it asap./

[my_daroga]

Interesting. I don't think I could function, if I felt everything that I've felt over the years for these different things.

I will not.

[inlaterdays]

I cycle through my obsessions and find new ones all the time. I still love my older ones - gardening, folklore - but I don't blog about them as much as the newer, fandom-related ones.

I've been like this all my life, and having new things to get excited about is part of what makes life interesting for me. :)

[my_daroga]

Interesting. I expect I will be too--I was just surprised by the force of this after a "dry spell" as it were.

[lucywanabe]

This describes me, too. It all started with Lord of the Rings, then quickly spiraled into musical theater in general before narrowing down to Phantom and now, the Elisabeth musical.

I still have affection for the previous obsessions, and I doubt I'll ever "get over" them...I think there's nothing wrong with it, as long as you don't go overboard (and by that I mean, stalking people from that musical you're obsessing over, or something).

[my_daroga]

Er, most of the folks I obsess over are fictional or dead, so they don't mind a little stalking. But yes, I think you're correct.

[glamourcorpse]

I loved reading your take on this! Thank you for sharing it with us. I completely understand being concerned that it's "not healthy" but in my case one could consider it more healthy then ways I've chosen to cope in the past

[my_daroga]

I am not actually afraid that I'll fall into an "unhealthy" trap--it's merely that, left on my own, I could see myself becoming even more single-minded. Then again, left on my own, it wouldn't matter, would it?

I've always been one to find things and love the crap out of them almost to the point of obsession. I guess you could call it an obsessive personality.

This has, typically, been true for me, too. What surprised me was 1) sort of "losing it" for a few years and 2) it coming back again.

My hugest of course has been Phantom.I think Phantom will always been my first love. It wasn't the "first," but it's attained a status in what I guess you could call my personal mythos that I suspect will make it a permanent part of my life. It's been 15 years for me, too, half my life as well, and my relationship to the story has changed. I'm at a point now where the characters speak to me on different levels, but I'm capable of enjoying all the versions for some facet. I used to be much more phangirly, my love "exclusive" and naturally I was

[glamourcorpse]

D'you like my Rochester icon?

I very very do.

[lettered]

ZOMG icon ftw.