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EllenInEdmonton :mstdnca: | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @40ceb4c5 
Really happy that my current OTT hyperfixation is #kdrama. Subscriptions to 2 streaming services and the purchase of a #hangul textbook are my only expenditures thus far. The trip to Korea that I'd like to take in a couple of years is slightly less cheap.
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senanthic | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @cc5f5990 nice. you just have the time expenditure! so far.
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EllenInEdmonton :mstdnca: | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @40ceb4c5 
Yeah, so far. But I'm diving deeper all the time.
I told a long-time friend about my latest obsession and mentioned that I don't usually get just a little bit into something. Her response: NEVER halfway, always both feet!
#kdrama
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senanthic | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @cc5f5990 I know that feeling. may your diving be fruitful!
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EllenInEdmonton :mstdnca: | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @40ceb4c5 
Honestly, I've received SO many side benefits from most of my obsessions! 
#Running brought me friendships and races all over the world.
#Genealogy brought me connections with far-flung cousins and ancestral homes in the US and Canada
#reading has taken me to every corner of the world and every era in time as well as friendships with other readers.
I'm glad I was gifted with an #ItchyBrain and the will to follow where it leads.
#hyperfixation
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senanthic | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @cc5f5990 mine tend to be things or hobbies, which means I invest a lot and then move on.
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EllenInEdmonton :mstdnca: | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @40ceb4c5 I have had hobbies like scrapbooking that cost me a huge amount of time and money but it carried me through some extremely stressful years so I have no regrets. Just a LOT of supplies I’d like to offload to a good cause.
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senanthic | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @cc5f5990 I never thought of it that way: even if it was temporary, it helped at the time, and that's enough.