Tag Archives: obsession

When your computer has to tell you to stop, you have a problem

Posted on January 3, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

When I worked at Wal-mart, part of the “training” given to the staff required sitting on our asses in front of computers to watch badly rendered animated people going through a work day doing things wrong so we could later … Continue reading →

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Is obsession ever really justified?

Posted on November 29, 2008 by 1minionsopinion

When I went through my Buffy the Vampire Slayer phase, it hit hard and it hit fast. I was so hooked on the show that I’d unwrap each season as soon as I got it and stay up all night … Continue reading →

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And I thought I lived in a pig sty

Posted on November 8, 2008 by 1minionsopinion

From the Daily Mail comes the story of 73 year old Merv Jones with a little housecleaning problem – the fact that he hasn’t done any for decades: Every room in the terraced house was filled from floor to ceiling … Continue reading →

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I know people were stupid before technology but still…

Posted on November 6, 2008 by 1minionsopinion

I can’t get over how obsessed people get over things. A mother forbids her 18 year old son from using MySpace and his reaction? He cuts her wrist when she tries to take his cell phone and then makes a … Continue reading →

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Owed to Twilight

Posted on November 5, 2008 by 1minionsopinion

I doubt Stephanie Meyer suffers embarrassment over the popularity of Edward and Bella these days. She started the book on a whim after dreaming of a vampire who desired to feed on a beautiful girl but resisted. She had to … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 8, 2008 by 1minionsopinion

I have an unfortunate personality. George Orson Welles RKO lost $150,000 on Citizen Kane. Now it’s considered one of the best movies ever made (although not by me). Welles has a lot of work listed at IMDB. He’d traveled around … Continue reading →

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