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We have a "What's on your mind today" thread, but sometimes something's not just on your mind... you're obsessed with it!

So, what's your obsession today, or this week? A television show? A book? A certain brand of coffee? A radio station? A blog you just found? Your new camera? Finishing a pond?  ( :lol:

Tell us what it is, maybe even provide a link or a picture or a video. Share!

This place has been my obsession lately. I've really enjoyed getting to know the members here and reading the debates.

Quote from: "Chimera"This place has been my obsession lately. I've really enjoyed getting to know the members here and reading the debates.

Ditto.  I've spent more time online recently than I have in a long time.  I'm also a little obsessed with playing with my (fairly) new dual layer DVD burner.

richarddawkins.net is another current obsession of mine. Hehe.

Myself (hey, I'm an actor...)

I've been following several forums on video games due out later this year.
It's kind of like waiting for your movie to be reviewed.

Really it's been fascinating to see how much people are into individual video games.
In-depth knowledge, speculation, character side stories, etc.
Seems like that's an obsession for a lot of folks.

Rambling mood,
JoeActor

Quote from: "joeactor"Myself (hey, I'm an actor...)

I've been following several forums on video games due out later this year.

Do tell! Maybe some of us will purchase them.

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Nah, I'm really into finishing my floors right now. Monday I ripped up all the carpet in my house and sanded down the hardwood floor, and I've been religiously lacquering it all week. It's exhausting, but my floor is going to look amazing when I get finished.

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My MacBook. I literally have a callous on my hand from my mouse cause I'm on it so much. Facebook, HAF, The Quote Garden (http://www.quotegarden.com/url), YouTube, Wikipedia, random Googling, typing on Word, BBC News (local news sites suck), various atheist sites... I could go on forever.

That may change soon though, I beginning to FINALLY get my life back.

Quote from: "joeactor"Myself (hey, I'm an actor...)

Hey, at least you own up to it!

I just realized that I've had the same album on repeat for three days at my desk at work. Guess that qualifies as an obsession, right?

World's End Girlfriend (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_End_Girlfriend) - The Lie Lay Land

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For some reason I'm really into this band. I love Japanese experimental rock (it's a whole lot better than it sounds like it would be, haha), like Mono (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono_(Japanese_band)). World's End Girlfriend actually hooked up with them for an album called Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain. You can listen to some of World's End Girlfriend here (http://www.last.fm/music/World%27s+End+Girlfriend) and even get a taste of the Mono/WEG collaboration here (http://www.amazon.com/Palmless-Prayer-Mass-Murder-Refrain/dp/B000H7ZZT2/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1215713113&sr=8-1).

Long story short: remember old Pink Floyd music like Echoes and the stuff from Ummagumma and Saucerful of Secrets? Then this should bring back a lot of memories. Absolutely astounding stuff.

Mine's definitely sybaritic.

My lady-friend's home-made banana pudding.  :banna:  

She knows how much I enjoy it - a great dessert after almost any dinner - but she'll only dole it out in a one-cup serving at a time.

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Nah, I'm really into finishing my floors right now. Monday I ripped up all the carpet in my house and sanded down the hardwood floor, and I've been religiously lacquering it all week. It's exhausting, but my floor is going to look amazing when I get finished.

"Religiously?"

We did the same thing two years ago after my lady-friend moved in and have never regretted getting rid of that carpet. There's something about a hardwood floor that makes it seem more like a home, especially with the fireplace in the winter.

Now we're installing knotty pine paneling in several of the rooms. That is, after we finish stripping off the paint, sanding the wood down, and revarnishing it. It was used and some fool painted over the panel.  

Good luck with your endeavors.

Quote from: "susangail"My MacBook.

I love my MacBook Pro.  Macs rule!

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Quote from: "susangail"My MacBook.

I love my MacBook Pro.  Macs rule!

Atheists really are smarter!!!

*Willravel loves his Macs and has loved them since the late 80s*

I have a Compaq. It was all I could afford.

My obsession :D  

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Quote from: "leftyguitarjoe"My obsession :D  

Beautiful.

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Quote from: "Chimera"I have a Compaq. It was all I could afford.

It's time to start the Emergency Chimera Mac fund!  

Renewable energy and old video games ... Its not as cool as those axes though.

Finding books with calculations and diagrams for developing, designing and installing systems. Trying to find time to read through them and make spreadsheets in between being a domestic man farm slave and college student isn't going as fast as I'd like.  

meh

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Quote from: "Chimera"I have a Compaq. It was all I could afford.

It's time to start the Emergency Chimera Mac fund!  :D

I have a dell, sony vaio and sometimes use my husband's mac book.  I like his better, but it's all good.  

My current obsession is watching The Wire on dvd.  Of course it is interupted every three episodes or so while netflix sends another.  Really good show though.

I'm obsessed with Pokemon... don't laugh!   :banna:

Wish I could muster up the same obsession for my med trans course.  LOL!

bioshock, atlas shrugged,1984.
i enjoy social commentaries.

I'm am sooooooo addicted to Oblivion: Eldar Scrolls IV

In fact I playing at the same time I'm play it on here.

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Quote from: "susangail"My MacBook.

I love my MacBook Pro.  Macs rule! :idea:

I second and third this.

Quote from: "rlrose328"Wish I could muster up the same obsession for my med trans course.  LOL!

I know how you feel! I've got one paper on the Kalam Cosmological Argument, one paper on a philosophical examination of Philip Johnson's Darwin on Trial, a paper on the rhetorical aspects of the Scopes Monkey Trial, a postmodern photo essay, nine 2-3 page papers for a doctoral independent study, AND a seminar paper to finish.  ;)

Sometimes this video gets stuck in my head and it takes a while to get it out...damn it...I watched it again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBXr15K2uSc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBXr15K2uSc)

maybe it's the music or just all of it

Quote from: "jcm"Sometimes this video gets stuck in my head and it takes a while to get it out...damn it...I watched it again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBXr15K2uSc (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBXr15K2uSc)

maybe it's the music or just all of it :hail:  I wish they'd come to the US.  

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Quote from: "Chimera"I have a Compaq. It was all I could afford.

It's time to start the Emergency Chimera Mac fund!  :D

Credit card with zero interest for a year.

Quote from: "Tanker"I'm am sooooooo addicted to Oblivion: Eldar Scrolls IV

In fact I playing at the same time I'm play it on here.

"Elder" is written with an e.  :mad: ( :blush:

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Quote from: "susangail"My MacBook.

I love my MacBook Pro.  Macs rule! :beer:

Quote from: "rlrose328"I had a Mac (iMac, the boxy one that was teal green/blue when it came out?) back in 1998 when I got a job at a place that was all Mac.  I bought one so I could learn it at home and be proficient at work.  I HATED THAT MACHINE!  It crashed once a week, necessitating big-time messing to get it to work.  I had it worked on and contacted Apple about it, and they made it seem like it was MY fault somehow.  I turned it on... it froze... I rebooted... everything gone.

I'm a PC user, through and through.  I know my way around it, can go behind the scenes to fix things... I have total control.   ;) Glad your proud of your PC. I know a lot of people that hate it but have no choice.

How'd this turn into a PC vs. Mac thread?

Elitist Snob or Corporate Tool...

Ok, so I'm a Corporate Tool, with Elitist Snob leanings.
(I'm on a PC, but like Mac's OSX and A/V tools)

Not converted yet,
JoeActor

p.s. my wife wants the "Air", but none of her stuff will run on it...

I'm very utilitarian when it comes to my computers. I work with both macs and PC's, and I have to say at this point I prefer PC's. PC's are easier to troubleshoot, although their customer service is horrible. Mac customer service is a (little) better, maybe on a good day. Macs don't have a registry, so it's harder to uninstall something that may be causing a problem, like ITunes. I always have to laugh when itunes fails on a mac. It's like, wow. Plus, macs aren't as user friendly if you like to build your own computer to customize it how you like. You can build your own Mac, but Steve Jobs will find you and kill you if you do. Most 'do it yourself' Mac projects have pc or intel components. Like this project :  http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=274 (http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=274)

I like the guys quote when he says "...it’s interesting to think that the days of the do-it-yourself Mac may be just around the corner."

Quote from: "joeactor"How'd this turn into a PC vs. Mac thread?

I was actually thinking of starting one... hehe...

I never liked the Mac until the more recent models came out. Before that I really disliked their design (plain ugly) and their huge price tags.
But to go back to the original question. My obsession this week where twofold: 1. playing late night chess on the internet and 2. the new release of my open source software. As punishment, I'm now suffering from sleep depreviation and a dislike for anything that has to do with a computers (whether it is a PC or Mac). So I wish you all very good night, morning  or afternoon, depending on which side of the globe you are on.

I'm generally obsessed with computer stuff all the time, for work and for play.  I use Microsoft Windows, Linux, and Mac OSX just about every day.  I do spend most of my time at home on my MacBook.  Once Apple switched to the UNIX-based Mac OSX, it has been very stable, like Linux with a more polished interface.

My other growing obsession is my possible 3 week trip through Europe this Fall, still in the planning stages.  I just went through the passport application process today.  I have never been out of the US on a trip which required a passport.  I did go on a short excursion to Canada and to Tiajauna but those don't really count as foreign travel.  Sometimes it feels exciting to go to Europe, and sometimes it feel scary since my world is so US-centric.  The language and cultural challenges are scary, and being so far from home is scary, but it can also be a mind opening experience, if I go.

I've spent most of the week listening to Richard Dawkins " The God Delusion " ," The Ancestor's Tale" and am starting on " River Out Of Eden".I wish I had more time to read but lately things have been crazy.So I have the audiobooks.The best thing about the audio is that they are read by Mr.Dawkins himself.And I can listen while I get much needed things done.My other obessions at the moment landscaping (getting ready to put out some fruit trees),finding a book about evolution for an 8 yr old,birdwatching which has been a love since I was a wee one and finishing my bedroom curtains.

Quote from: "joeactor"How'd this turn into a PC vs. Mac thread?

Elitist Snob or Corporate Tool...

Ok, so I'm a Corporate Tool, with Elitist Snob leanings.
(I'm on a PC, but like Mac's OSX and A/V tools)

Not converted yet,
JoeActor

p.s. my wife wants the "Air", but none of her stuff will run on it...

It's not pc its freakin windows that is the problem.Dare I admit I would love a Mac but that means giving up my kick a$$ monitor  

Quote from: "joeactor"How'd this turn into a PC vs. Mac thread?

Ooops... I hijacked it... I'm outta practice, sorry!

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Quote from: "joeactor"How'd this turn into a PC vs. Mac thread?

Ooops... I hijacked it... I'm outta practice, sorry!

I won't report you if you obsessively report your latest obsession.  ;)

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Quote from: "joeactor"How'd this turn into a PC vs. Mac thread?

Ooops... I hijacked it... I'm outta practice, sorry!

I won't report you if you obsessively report your latest obsession.  ;)

RIght... latest obsession... still Pokemon.  Put in two hours today on both Pokemon Pearl for DS and Mystery Dungeon (Time).  It's hard to put it down!!!

Quote"Elder" is written with an e.  Do no misspell the greatest TPS ever!  (  )

My current obsession is Stargate Atlantis.

Sorry my last obsession was War Hammer 40K One of the races is called the Eldar guess they're still stuck in there somewhere.

my latest obsession... ehm...
cars
its about timE I buy my own and everywhere i go in the streets I look for the particular brands I want and search them online an din magazines.

Got a new one.

Sunshine.

Just rented it on Blu-ray and, phew, quite a ride. Now I have to get 2001: A Space Odyssey to show the lady, since it's like trying to watch ... well, any Western film and never having seen Seven Samurai.  :cool:

Quote from: "afreethinker30"The best thing about the audio is that they are read by Mr.Dawkins himself.

Dawkin's voice is sexy as hell, Since I haven't read The God Delusion, I just might need that audiobook.

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Quote from: "afreethinker30"The best thing about the audio is that they are read by Mr.Dawkins himself.

Dawkin's voice is sexy as hell, Since I haven't read The God Delusion, I just might need that audiobook.

Oh I know    Let me know if you need it.
New thing is Sony Vegas it's a ultra sweet video editing program.Kinda of pain to learn but I've been fiddling around with it and picked up alot already.

Quote from: "afreethinker30"New thing is Sony Vegas it's a ultra sweet video editing program.Kinda of pain to learn but I've been fiddling around with it and picked up alot already.

Nice - you gotta tell me the pros and cons when you get into it a bit more...

I use Sony SoundForge on a daily basis, and sometimes Sony Acid for multi-track editing.

Very good, easy to use products,
JoeActor

Hey guys and gals, my current obsession is geeky (but true none-the-less): Microsoft Flight Simulator.  I've been a fan of the series ever since way back, and a few weeks ago I bought myself a new PC (Dell XPS, I wanted some horsepower and didn't want to build my own).  Having the new wheels, I've rekindled my Flight Sim interest, and have just purchased FSX.  Should have it up and going tonight, in fact.

What can I say?  I'm a geek, and I love airplanes and everything to do with aviation.

Of course, my beer obsession is never far behind in whatever my current obsession is.  Right now I've got a homebrewed dunkelweizen on tap which is proving to be quite tasty!

Mine's pretty geeky too. I've been having waaaaay too much fun watching waaaaaay too much Harry Potter and drinking waaaaaay too much beer whilst doing so. Pray for me, atheists.

Quote from: "myleviathan"Mine's pretty geeky too. I've been having waaaaay too much fun watching waaaaaay too much Harry Potter and drinking waaaaaay too much beer whilst doing so. Pray for me, atheists.

I'm not a fan of Harry potter, but I watch the movies mostly because I love legendary creatures. Griffins and dragons are my favourites (my room is full of figurines of those)

I knew this must have been a thread started already somewhere, so I'm bringing it back from the grave *POOF*
Welcome to 2012, thread.

My current obsession is modcloth. (http://www.modcloth.com/) I'm freakin' obsessed with this online store. And they're evil, because they totally encourage OCD web-checking. They release a bunch of new items every day, but do they release them all at once? Ohhh, nooo, they trickle them out. Bit by bit. So you become obsessed and constantly go back to see what the newest item is. And they only carry a limited number of items, so everything sells out pretty quickly. They're evil, evil, I tells ya.

_{(I may have purchased three dresses, two shirts, a pair of shoes and several pieces of jewelry from them within the last month. maybe. )}

Oh no.. those dresses are cute. Curse you DJ! Now I'm at risk for becoming addicted.  >:(

My current obsession is Hetalia. It is so stupid, yet so funny.

Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on June 13, 2012, 08:50:05 PM
I knew this must have been a thread started already somewhere, so I'm bringing it back from the grave *POOF*
Welcome to 2012, thread.

My current obsession is modcloth. (http://www.modcloth.com/) I'm freakin' obsessed with this online store. And they're evil, because they totally encourage OCD web-checking. They release a bunch of new items every day, but do they release them all at once? Ohhh, nooo, they trickle them out. Bit by bit. So you become obsessed and constantly go back to see what the newest item is. And they only carry a limited number of items, so everything sells out pretty quickly. They're evil, evil, I tells ya.

_{(I may have purchased three dresses, two shirts, a pair of shoes and several pieces of jewelry from them within the last month. maybe. )}

We can see the dresses on Sunday!

Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on June 13, 2012, 08:50:05 PM
I knew this must have been a thread started already somewhere, so I'm bringing it back from the grave *POOF*
Welcome to 2012, thread.

My current obsession is modcloth. (http://www.modcloth.com/) I'm freakin' obsessed with this online store. And they're evil, because they totally encourage OCD web-checking. They release a bunch of new items every day, but do they release them all at once? Ohhh, nooo, they trickle them out. Bit by bit. So you become obsessed and constantly go back to see what the newest item is. And they only carry a limited number of items, so everything sells out pretty quickly. They're evil, evil, I tells ya.

_{(I may have purchased three dresses, two shirts, a pair of shoes and several pieces of jewelry from them within the last month. maybe. )}

Ooooh, too cute!

My current obsession is Poshmark on my phone.  It's this app where people buy and sell (good condition) secondhand clothes from their closet.  The tagline is "Find your clothes soulmate and shop from her closet" and I totally have found a couple of ladies who are my size and have adorable clothes.  The nice thing is that since they are second hand you can find some really good deals, and since the sellers set the prices, you can bargain with them, and also set up trades.  Also, if you sell your own clothes, you can use the credits from that to buy new clothes without having to pay out cash.  I'm totally going througbh my closet this weekend to find some stuff to list.  <3

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Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on June 13, 2012, 08:50:05 PM
I knew this must have been a thread started already somewhere, so I'm bringing it back from the grave *POOF*
Welcome to 2012, thread.

My current obsession is modcloth. (http://www.modcloth.com/) I'm freakin' obsessed with this online store. And they're evil, because they totally encourage OCD web-checking. They release a bunch of new items every day, but do they release them all at once? Ohhh, nooo, they trickle them out. Bit by bit. So you become obsessed and constantly go back to see what the newest item is. And they only carry a limited number of items, so everything sells out pretty quickly. They're evil, evil, I tells ya.

_{(I may have purchased three dresses, two shirts, a pair of shoes and several pieces of jewelry from them within the last month. maybe. )}

We can see the dresses on Sunday!

Actually, I'm trying to decide between two dresses for a wedding next month! You guys can help me pick which one I should wear, if you want (or are even remotely interested, haha)

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Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on June 13, 2012, 08:50:05 PM
I knew this must have been a thread started already somewhere, so I'm bringing it back from the grave *POOF*
Welcome to 2012, thread.

My current obsession is modcloth. (http://www.modcloth.com/) I'm freakin' obsessed with this online store. And they're evil, because they totally encourage OCD web-checking. They release a bunch of new items every day, but do they release them all at once? Ohhh, nooo, they trickle them out. Bit by bit. So you become obsessed and constantly go back to see what the newest item is. And they only carry a limited number of items, so everything sells out pretty quickly. They're evil, evil, I tells ya.

_{(I may have purchased three dresses, two shirts, a pair of shoes and several pieces of jewelry from them within the last month. maybe. )}

Ooooh, too cute!

My current obsession is Poshmark on my phone.  It's this app where people buy and sell (good condition) secondhand clothes from their closet.  The tagline is "Find your clothes soulmate and shop from her closet" and I totally have found a couple of ladies who are my size and have adorable clothes.  The nice thing is that since they are second hand you can find some really good deals, and since the sellers set the prices, you can bargain with them, and also set up trades.  Also, if you sell your own clothes, you can use the credits from that to buy new clothes without having to pay out cash.  I'm totally going througbh my closet this weekend to find some stuff to list.  <3

Huh. That is a good idea. I've been meaning to clean out my closet of old clothes. I will have to check it out!

Quote from: DeterminedJuliet on June 13, 2012, 10:17:44 PM
Actually, I'm trying to decide between two dresses for a wedding next month! You guys can help me pick which one I should wear, if you want (or are even remotely interested, haha)

Yes!  Fun! 

Wiki.answers.com (http://wiki.answers.com/)

I've almost 600 contributions in the past month. :-\ I just can't stop! :(

Check this out: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_most_civil_atheist_forum_out_there&updated=1&waNoAnsSet=2 (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_most_civil_atheist_forum_out_there&updated=1&waNoAnsSet=2)

You're all welcome to edit it if you wish ;D

My obsession right now is to get $1K, what for? A budget gaming PC. :)

DJ, you've gotten me addicted to modcloth. I am drooling over the boots and dresses right now.

Quote from: Rune on June 14, 2012, 08:04:19 PM
My obsession right now is to get $1K, what for? A budget gaming PC. :)

You going to build it yourself or buy a brand one?

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DJ, you've gotten me addicted to modcloth. I am drooling over the boots and dresses right now.

That's what happens! When I worked at the clinic back home, a bunch of us used to tease one of our co-workers for constantly surfing and blowing all of her money on modcloth. And then we all got addicted. Now I spread the addiction.  ;D (Did you see the "be the buyer" section? You get to vote/make suggestions on upcoming designs they're thinking of selling).

Muahahahaha!

Current obsession: buying second hand books from op-shops!

So many good books and sooooo cheap :D

What is an op-shop?

Quote from: Ali on June 15, 2012, 04:19:19 PM
What is an op-shop?

It is either a New Zealand Rock Band or opportunity (charity) shop

Quote from: Ali on June 15, 2012, 04:19:19 PM
What is an op-shop?

yeah, it's an opportunity shop, so a second hand shop :)

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Quote from: Ali on June 15, 2012, 04:19:19 PM
What is an op-shop?

yeah, it's an opportunity shop, so a second hand shop :)

I like that name better than the one we have here in Brazil for second-hand book stores: "sebos" which is the waxy oil your skin produces. I'm guessing they named it that because the books they sell supposibly have finger oil all over their pages.

I used to search the charity shops (as we call them) for books.  But now I have a Kindle, my obsession is hunting on the net for free e-books.

We call them thrift stores.

Quote from:  oldgitI used to search the charity shops (as we call them) for books.  But now I have a Kindle, my obsession is hunting on the net for free e-books.

OldGit, I assume you are familier with the Guttenburg Project?  http://www.gutenberg.org/

I haven't bought a book yet for my kindle.  Plus, reading lots of the stuff I "always meant to".

Quote from: technoludOldGit, I assume you are familier with the Guttenburg Project?

Yes, thank you.  There are dozens of sites, mainly for epubs.  You can convert most file types with Calibre. (http://calibre-ebook.com/)