Contrary to popular belief I choose to believe that "Netflix and Chill" actually means watching Netflix and just chilling...alone...in yoga pants...with peanut m&m and a dr. pepper!
What up bloggers! It is currently 12:21 AM and I decided to do a blog post...real convenient right? haha! I just came to a conclusion of what this blog is for me. I used to be so concerned with posting really adventurous posts just to make me look really fun and adventurous...and don't get me wrong I love to have fun and go on adventures but lately this blog has served more for just putting my raw and actual thoughts out there rather than just letting you in on all of the seldom adventures I have. Therefore, if you really know me you would know how much I love to get sucked into a good tv series on Netflix and become one with the main characters. And when I say I become one with them I mean I feel like I am on the show, a part of the gang, the good people of course, and following along vicariously through them. This of course leads to intense duplication of every heart ache, and every moment of joy that these characters feel leaving me in a puddle of confused emotion. You ask why confused...because for one the shows are fictional-meaning they are not true, the characters are not true, the story lines are not true nor in any way ever possible, and for two they have no idea who I am or that I am even obsessed with them at the time. Resulting in my utter disbelief when I am hysterical crying when a character dies or gets married thinking to myself "you need a life" "these characters are not real why are you so attached" "seriously, why are you crying they are not really getting married and having a baby" and so on...but I can't help it! And to be completely honest I don't want to stop...I love feeling the emotion and getting so excited for the characters. I don't love it when they die but I do love feeling the emotion and knowing that I'm a human and not a robot? haha! even though I am completely aware I am in no way shape or form affiliated with the characters on the fictional tv shows at all it makes me happy and that is all that should really matter right?
Ok so now you are probably wondering why I just went on a huge rant about a slightly deteriorating habit of mine...well I just finished one of those series that I got sucked into and I can honestly say that my habit of becoming attached is still as strong as ever. I just finished the series "Prison Break" and it was so awesome! I love intense shows like that-the ones that have no possible way of being any type of reality but also make you wonder if people with that much money really do have that much power and really do create a device to take over the world...? Maybe? Anyways, this series had me in tears several times as I grew a family bond with Michael Schoffield and Lincoln Burrows and the other Fox River convicts. The ending made me super duper mad but I am so glad they made the movie to tie up the loose ends...even though I still didn't like how it ended, even though they ended it beautifully and everything makes sense it still makes me mad. I won't spoil it for you but seriously if you are anything like me and love getting hooked on good tv series this one is a good one to watch!
A few other shows I have cried at the end of every series finale is:
-24: If you are looking for a show to keep you on the edge of your seat every single episode this is the one for you...be aware it is extremely intense!
-Gossip Girl: I loved this one for the drama; nonetheless it still had some episodes that made me cry like a baby.
-Beverly Hills 90210: Drama, drama, drama. The newer version...one that I fell in love with!
-Parenthood: Another one for the drama, a little less dramatic than that of Gossip Girl or 90210 but this is one where I felt like I was a part of the cast and felt every emotion that they went through.
And last but certainly not least:
-Friends: one that I will never get sick of...I love Friends with all my heart! I will forever be a true Friends fan!
I don't want you to get the impression that all I do is sit around and watch tv for hours upon hours living vicariously through television lives because I am well aware of how unhealthy and addictive behavior that is. However, I do think that allowing myself this indulgence, guilty pleasure if you will, is actually very beneficial for me. I am a very mind racing person (is that even a thing? I'm gonna make it a thing). I have hard time letting my mind unwind because I am constantly worrying and thinking about different things and situations in my life...when I watch a good tv series it is like giving my brain a chance to relax and focus on fictional problems rather than stress myself out for no good reason. This probably makes no sense to you and that is ok...I don't care. This is something that I enjoy for myself and it is something that I will continue to do because it helps create me!
Ok this blog post turned into something real serious and I didn't mean for that to happen. I guess the moral of the post is always be you...even your weird habits are important to your character.
Thanks for reading! And check out some of those shows if you dare! :]
