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Post subject: Too Obsessed? Posted: April 22nd, 2007, 7:02 pm |
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Joined: 14 September 2006 Posts: 1392 Location: Minas Tirith
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Now, I know that we all love LotR insanely, but do you think that it's possible to be too obsessed with it? Has it interfered with or hindered important areas in your life, like the social arena or work? But where do you think the line is? Are you crossing it?
Me, I think that while LotR is a very great and wonderful thing, if it's taking the spotlight from what's really important in life than it can be a problem.
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Post subject: Posted: April 22nd, 2007, 7:03 pm |
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Joined: 04 June 2005 Posts: 11662 Location: Smeag's Island (Where the inevitable is evitable)
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Oh yes! I think the same way you do. However, if I think it is becoming too important, I leave for a little while..
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Post subject: Posted: April 22nd, 2007, 7:19 pm |
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I was a little too obsessed in 6th grade. But now I'm a little less openly obsessed, and personally, I think this year is funner.
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Post subject: Posted: April 22nd, 2007, 10:15 pm |
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Joined: 24 March 2007 Posts: 504 Location: My own little world
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Yeah, I think there are some people who are too obsessed, when LotR takes up about 20% of their time each day.
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Post subject: Posted: April 23rd, 2007, 1:01 am |
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Joined: 28 November 2006 Posts: 2523 Location: Rivendell (hah I wish)
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Risestel wrote: Yeah, I think there are some people who are too obsessed, when LotR takes up about 20% of their time each day.
I agree. I'm not THAT bad. I don't think... 
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Post subject: Posted: April 23rd, 2007, 7:47 am |
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Joined: 16 March 2006 Posts: 20465 Location: Gondolin Country:
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It happens to me a lot, but nobody around me seems to mind that much.
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Post subject: Posted: April 23rd, 2007, 11:59 am |
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Joined: 24 June 2005 Posts: 3759 Location: Berlin Country:
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Well, I can't actually imagine being too obsessed, because I can't imagine that you could neglect the important things like school/work and family and so on because of LotR. I always find LotR and A-U really helpful for my everyday life, because LotR gives me strength and hope. So yeah, I spend a lot of time thinking about it, but I can still do my jobs.
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Post subject: Posted: April 23rd, 2007, 5:16 pm |
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Joined: 12 December 2006 Posts: 1977 Location: Soul Society
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I was really obsessed in 6th grade and all my friends got mad at me. I was know as 'the one who likes that weird movie way to much.' It died down a little once I hit 7th grade, but I still love it a whole lot!!!
I agree with you Firiel, LotR can really give you strength and hope.
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Post subject: Posted: April 23rd, 2007, 5:39 pm |
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Joined: 03 January 2006 Posts: 13134 Location: Canada Country:
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I'ev been told many a time that im way too obsessed, but if its not interfering with school etc. then oh well, im obsessed.
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Post subject: Posted: April 24th, 2007, 11:37 am |
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Joined: 24 June 2005 Posts: 3759 Location: Berlin Country:
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well yeah, sometimes my sister tells me I'm too obsessed, but she's not actually being serious.
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Post subject: Posted: May 15th, 2007, 9:47 pm |
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Joined: 22 February 2007 Posts: 162 Location: Here, there, and everywhere
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i don't think I'm too obsessed with anything, but reading in general would have to be it if anything was. I spend more time reading than doing homework, but I get good grades anyway. I work fast and read faster! Unfortunately, my parents can't fathom that and they get on me all the time 
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Post subject: Posted: May 18th, 2007, 12:23 pm |
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Joined: 19 April 2007 Posts: 133 Location: Beleriand, fighting the servants of Darkness!
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I'm not obsessed, although I have heard of people who are, who buy every LOTR trinket, gets all the movies, and can't stop talking about LOTR or Tolkien. Fortunately, I'm on 1% obsessed. 
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Post subject: Posted: May 18th, 2007, 8:34 pm |
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Too obsessed? Never.  You can never be too obsessed in my opinion.
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Post subject: Posted: May 22nd, 2007, 7:54 pm |
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Joined: 21 March 2006 Posts: 1137 Location: The Netherlands - Europe
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Mrs. Haldir wrote: Too obsessed? Never.  You can never be too obsessed in my opinion.
I second that!
I'm pretty obsessed. I must confess my grades would have been higher if I wasn't. But do I care is the question! The answer is that I don't. If I'd live a boring life with good grades but nothing to be passionate about, then I don't think I'd be very happy.
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Post subject: Posted: May 22nd, 2007, 10:58 pm |
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Joined: 14 June 2005 Posts: 2178 Location: The Shire
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I uses to be really really obsessed in 8th grade. It was all I thought about and talked about and people knew me as the girl who loved lotr and elijah haha. Now im not as obsessed, but I still love lotr no matter what. I just dont let it take up as much as my life  Also the fact that I have been trying to concentrate on school, so I havent been able to come on here. But now that I am back, I will become more obsessed again. Muahah!
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Post subject: Posted: May 25th, 2007, 9:02 pm |
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Joined: 24 July 2006 Posts: 179 Location: wandering the beaches looking for Maglor
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My obsession spiked way up last summer when I read the Silmarillion, but most of the time I'm just comfortably obsessed: I love it, I know I will always love it, and I think about it sometimes, but not so much that it takes over.
My friends might get half-jokingly annoyed with me when I show off my superior knowledge of all things Tolkien, but I just take it as part of their general joking glares at me for being smart.
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