I decided to write a serious post on
obsession (the good kind….). People are always asking me for tips on
obsession…ok, not always asking for tips. Occasionally, someone will ask me to
find something for them though and I am all over that shizz. Cos I owns the
internet’s and all its glorious stalking research capabilities. I mean I am basically an unpaid
private investigator. Well, I mean, I get paid. The payment is solving the puzzle and
the enjoyment, and the entertainment. OMG – MULDER totally wrote a profile
about me in an X files episode (see…obsession)
Let me just start out by saying I am a
fairly normal person. Normal has always been defined in my family as able to
keep a job. But I have always been a curious person and liking things A LOT has
always been a part of who I am.
For instance, when I was five I was totally
in love with Adrian Zmed (TJ Hooker) and I used to kiss the TV. I really LIKED
Adrian Zmed. My dad said I winked at the doctor when I was born so no one in my
house thought it was weird that I was kissing the TV (electric shock and all)
whenever Adrian Zmed came on screen.
Adrian Zmed was followed by a D.B.Cooper
fascination when I was 10. I was totally obsessed with that story, short of
calling the FBI to analyze the cigarette butt. I analyzed everything I could
get my 10 year old baby hands on. I also had his FBI wanted picture hanging on
my bedroom wall. Now most 10 year olds don’t have a pin board full of evidence
but ya know different strokes for different folks. Still watch every show on
D.B.
D.B. was followed up by JFK. Now when I was
little I thought JFK lived under my bed. I also thought I was reincarnated and
that I was on the grassy knoll the day he was assassinated. When I was 12 my
dad drove me to the library so I could check out the Warren Report. I made
sticky notes with all the disagreements I had with it and would bring it out
when people came over to visit my parents.
This was followed by Leo Dicaprio (still
reigning..HELLLOOOO OSCAR long over due), Edward Furlong, the New Kids on the Block, Fox Mulder, Belle &
Sebastian, countless movies and numerous books…you get my point.
Anyway, a lot of folks use obsession for
good like running marathons and becoming doctors…and then there are swimfans,
superfans and then my crowd (someone who exhibits a lot of attention to
something for a short period of time...or until a new obsession comes on).
Now onto the tips:
If you are a beginner or just starting out
you are going to just do your basic Google search. Now Google will give you a plethora
of information. From Images (sayyyy whhhaaa) to Wikipedia to IMB and on and on.
Pretty basic biography stuff.
Next you are going to want to take it to
the next level. So you do some searching on some of the social media sites. NOTE:
I am not going into Fanfic, “community” sites, or blogs. Those sites my
friends are for you to decide.
Twitter. Now you may not have a twitter
account so you are going to want to have a friend (MER) who is obsessed with
twitter and who will spend a large portion of time ciphering through shizz for
you. This usually comes packaged as a sweet little email or text. Then you are
going to want to tweet them (obsession) or have your good friend tweet them. With
a little bit of luck, good timing, and persistence they may tweet you back.
Don’t be too aggressive or scary though. So maybe a softer version of yourself.
Facebook. Now FB sucks. Don’t get me wrong
I am obsessed with FB and I use it all the time but most people you are
obsessed with don’t use it. Sorry, it’s the truth. They may have a page that
you can like but it’s basically run by your doppelganger in Minnesota. Ya dig.
Instagram. Now if your obsession is of the
younger more hipster persuasion they are probably gonna have an instagram. Where
they can tease you with all kinds of pictures of them doing fun things and
eating things you will never eat and going to bed knowing you cannot steal any
of their pictures cos instagram is a selfish bish like that. That being said
remember there is always someone a little more cray than you and a little
quicker who has probably set up a fan page. Not even close to as good but
hey..you take what you can get stingy.
Tumblr. Hallulahyuefrigginelouaaaa. Tumbs
is boss. I mean you can follow people, you can steal from tumblr. You can have
your friend (MER) track down everything she can find and put it all together
nicely for you. Every Gif you can dream of probably exists on there and if it
doesn’t BAM..you make it. Side Note: insert amazing theme song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=es4t1WBJKqA
YouTube. I don’t really need to go into
this one, kids. I mean…its YouTube. Any interview you ever wanted to see, any
fan tribute you wanted to see, any anything, it’s there or YOU can make it
there. Be a self starter.
There are a lot other sites you can check
out but I think you get the jest. Finally, an extremely important tip is having
a support system in place so you can eventually have human contact. I cannot
stress this enough. When you come out of the rabbit hole like a bear after
hibernation you are gonna want someone there. Your friends and family may not understand
your obsession but they can still support it. You may not understand why your
friend keeps sending you Daryl Dixon photos at 3 am but you know what...you
text back a smiley face before your roll back over and go to bed. Why, because
that is what friends do.
Cheers,
Amber xoxox
