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Magician Girl Mirani
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Old 05-24-2011, 10:21 PM

There are quite a few things I'm addicted to actually and it can be rather annoying since right now it's exam time and I'm TRYING to revise but my mind keeps drifting to the addictions so...they are both a blessing and a curse in my opinion.

My biggest addiction is most definitely fanfiction.net. I can't get enough of it. I'm on Every. Single. Day. Of course there are the odd days that I can't get online at all but it is only then taht I'm not on fanfiction.net for at least an hour. It's usually an hour minimum but usually it can get up to five or six hours even if I have homework. Nothing comes between me and fanfiction.net. I just...I love it. There are so many possibilities and I sometimes use it as a coping mechanism of something happens in a show/series/whatever that my mind just refuses to process
(example Torchwood, season 3, Children of Earth :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
Well that and it really allows me to get inside the character's heads and see what they're thinking because so much of the time I can't pick that up through their facial expressions or actions because I'm half blind. This means that when I'm watching something I miss so much of the non-verbal comunication and even though audiodescription helps a little it can't compare to actually being able to see it and experience it. That's why I love fanfiction so much.

My second addiction - books. The reason I love books so much is similar to the reason I gave just above about actually being able to experience everything about the characters and the settings because I can't get it all from just watching TV. I can picture things better in my mind if I hear them described and I get a better feel for the atmosphere. It's amazing when you get a good book and you can't put it down. You're completely drawn into the story and the world that it unlocks for you. There's nothing better in my opinion.

TV shows are a third addiction. I can't name all of the shows taht I'm addicted to but I'll give it a go.
Doctor Who (It is brilliant. David Tennant was the best Doctor although Mat Smith isn't too bad I supose)
Torchwood (John Barrowman as Jack Harkness...need I say more? Plus there's an actual Guy/Guy pairing and it's canon!!! How mahy times does that happen? Then they ahd to make IT happen.....:cry: :cry: :cry:
Bones (Love the relationships between the characters)
Castle (Who doesn't love Castle?)
Criminal Minds (Absolutely love the show. I love the characters (especially Hotch, Reid and Prentiss) although I love them all. Plus I love Psychology and I was studying it this year at higher level so it just made me more interested.)
Law and Order Special Victims Unit (This was really the first police dramat that I discovered and I have remained loyal to it ever since. It's been running for 12 seasons now and I've seen Every Single Episode and I am proud of the fact! I think that this series may just outlive the original Law and Order if the number of fanfictions corosponds to popularity. The character of Olivia Benson really draws me into the story line. There's just something about her that makes me love her character so much. Not to mention the other great characters like John Monch, George Huang and Casey Novak (even if she isn't in it anymore)
The Mentalist (Patrick Jane is just so funny)
Game of Thrones (more recent. It's good and I can't wait to read the book series!)

And many, many more.