Binging Realization

After today's class I have realized that I have a significant problem with binge watching.  And I know exactly who to blame... Netflix.

I love Netflix with all my heart.  It is a fantastic creation, truly.  But it sucks me into a world that is not realistic.  A world that cannot be disturbed.  A world that I never want to leave once I enter.  Crazy, I know.
Recently, I had surgery.  So I have had an excuse to my binge watching.  But what about before that?  Assignments, prior commitments, eating, working out... these have all come second to my binge at one time or another.  Luckily, I am still functioning.  I am guilty of having binged on shows such as:

Breaking Bad
Scandal
Orange Is The New Black
Law and Order: SVU
Say Yes To The Dress
Laguna Beach
The Hills
24
The Following
Don't Trust The B**** In Apartment 23
and, most recently, Dawson's Creek

I know this is an immense plethora of shows.  However, I have loved every single minute of each binge.  Is that embarrassing? Probably.  I get so excited between episode-- much like in the video Stevie showed in class today.. Then, it is ALL I can talk about. Non-stop. All I seem to do is try to convince everyone that they should watch it and that they will love it and I constantly explain plots, only to try to hold back just in case that person decides to watch it.

Then, there's the time when I speak to someone that is on a binge or has binged on the same show.  I get like a kid when the birthday cake is being cut at the party... I could talk for hours depicting every single plot and scene and exciting moment with them.

Binge watching makes me happy. That might be pathetic and dumb but I can't help it.  I don't see my binge habits changing, so instead of being embarrassed or ashamed, I am choosing to embrace it. Especially because today's class proved to me that I am not the only one!