Addiction vs Obsession vs OCD

Have you ever stopped to think about how similar these three words are? They are kind of different degrees of the same thing. For example:

I am addicted to Diet Coke. My day just isn't started until my first delicious, thirst-quenching, fantastic sip. I never, ever thought I would say that about a diet drink. But there it is.

I am currently obsessed with Jango.com and Bubble Town. Bubble Town is a game on MSN games. It's a silly game but I just. can't. stop. playing. Jango.com is an online radio station. You just select a few bands or songs you like and it creates your own personal station. It adds other songs it thinks you might like. You can choose to never play a song again, play it often or play it a lot. I love it. I've found some artists I've heard of but never knew I liked, like Snow Patrol, Plain White T's and The Fray. And I've discovered new artists, like Bright Eyes, Damien Rice and Sufjan Stevens. Of course, I don't like everything by these guys, but really, how often do you like everything on an album? Well, there is that Muse album....and both the Elbow albums I have.... And then there are some new artists that only have 1 or 2 songs I like - but I'd never heard of them before this, like Belle and Sebastian and Architecture in Helsinki. But the best part is - it can play such a variety of music: from Guns 'n Roses to Coldplay to Depeche Mode to Abba. It's awesome.

I am a little OCD about my closet and my books. My clothes have to be hung up in a certain order, ie: layering shirts like cami's and cap sleeves, solid t-shirts, t-shirts with words or pictures, non-t-shirt-type tops, long-sleeve shirts, dressier shirts, dress pants, skirts and dresses. Always. And they have to be on a certain color hanger. When Jon puts the clothes away, I have to immediately switch hangers and put things in order. I've been the same way about his clothes, but he really doesn't care, so I'm trying really hard to get over it. It's hard. As for my books - I have them arranged alphabetically by author and then in chronological order. I even have a spreadsheet that keeps track of all of the books I've read: including whether I own them or not and when I read them. I know. What a freak.

So - there's a little insight into my world. What are you addicted to or obsessed about?

And, because I can't post something without a picture...here's a recent one of the kids.

Columbine

Most of you know that I am a graduate of Columbine High School. Which makes today a bit emotional. I was not there when it happened - thankfully my brother and I were already graduated and moved on. But I knew people there.

I can tell you that it is a very strange thing watching a tragedy like this happen in a place you know so well. I spent four years of my life there. I'm not a usual person - I actuallly enjoyed High School. I have so many good memories there. Although, they started remodeling the school after I graduated, so it didn't look like the school I went to, which is a good thing, I think. The memories of My Columbine aren't tainted.

Anyway, I just wanted to take some time today to remember and pray for those who were there and had to live through it. My heart goes out to you.

WE....ARE....COLUMBINE!

Future Suns Stars

The only good thing about the Suns being out of the playoffs is the rookies getting some decent minutes. I'm no expert but I'm telling you these two guys are going to be very good and hopefully are permanent staples for many years to come. I love basketball!! This is my first year ever playing fantasy sports and I am one day away of winning my NBA fantasy league by a decent margin. I've been in first place since December and like Bill Simmons (my favorite sports writer ever since Darrel recommended him a few years back) from ESPN's page 2 column, I think I could be better than more than half of the GMs that are currently employed in the NBA. And heck...I'll do it for half of what they make.

It's AI Time Again

These are my current favorites on American Idol right now. I've liked Adam since the beginning and Kris has really started to grow on me the past 2 weeks.

Is it just me or was American Idol last night very disappointing? It all started around 9p when I finally got around to watching the show. I almost never watch it live, because I like to be able to fast forward through the songs I don't care for. Which is what I did for all of the songs last night. Except for Scott's song - I actually kinda liked that one, and the judges didn't. After hearing that the judges liked Matt's song, I went back and listened a bit more. Nope. Still didn't like it. I was especially disappointed in Kris. I didn't watch his whole performance, either.

The most disappointing part of the night? My recording stopped right before Adam's song. Yep - I missed it. I was really upset (well, as much as one can be upset over a TV show!) I just love watching him and listening to his voice. I even really liked his rendition of 'Ring of Fire'. I think his voice kind of reminds me of all of those 80's big hair rock bands I like.... Anyway, I did find his performance online today and saw that Simon gave him a standing o. Good for you Adam.

The rest of them better get their acts together next week. What did you think?

A picture

Jon asked the other day, "Are you going to post every picture I change on your laptop?" I think he was mildly annoyed or something. So - today's pictures is one I took of Logan the other day and then manipulated a bit. I love pictures. I love looking at them. I love taking them. The only problem is, I don't really know anything about what makes a picture "good". I only know what I like. So - here's one that I like.