I know, Jennifer, I know. But life can’t always be an endless dream of hand-to-mouth snacking, pantslessness, and unwashed hair. Sometimes shit actually comes together and forces you to find meaning off of the internet.
What I’m trying to say is I got a job! And UGH, I actually like it, a lot. This is really cramping my #normal style. You guys, I haven’t been obsessed with anything in A MONTH. I feel like a junkie twitching for a fix. It could be a lot worse, though. It helps that my office is basically this:
Regardless, I am experiencing some significant FOMO re: pretty much everything people are watching and reading lately. I was that loser in book club last night who hadn’t done her homework, and I still don’t know what the hell a Jamie Fraser is. Remember Barrons? What happened to that lifestyle? What is this “work” and “socializing” of which you speak? Are you sure I can’t stay home all day making bottomless nacho platters and watching Buffy for the umpteenth time? I know I’m good at that.
Time for some real talk: when I first started sharing my fan obsessions online, I was not so happy. I don’t want to speak for us all, but I can’t be the only one who has found camaraderie in a fandom when real life was a little disappointing. This was a few years ago, when That’s Normal was but a twinkle in its founders’ eyes, and things have greatly improved since then.
Still, it’s frustrating that I can’t have my obsessions and…eat them too. I want to be able to lose myself in a book series (ahem, Outlander!) without interruption and be able to break down interviews, new photos, and casting as soon as they are released. It’s weird to feel even a touch of resentment toward good developments in your life for leaving less time for your…habits.
Bottom line is, I’m determined to get back on track. I need your help! How do you balance your obsessions and reading appetite with an actual life out in the real world? I want to get weird again! HALP.
