I'm bored and have a problem

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 1:20am

Just thought I would share this little story (hey, it's 1:15am and I can't sleep...plus, nothing wrong with working my way up the acting ladder to Broadway Legend).

Anyway, I have found that I am completely obsessed with this forum...in particular, this message board. The only time I am not here is when I am sleeping, at work, at a show or in the shower...and using the bathroom facilites, but I assumed everyone knew that. It's very sad really. I would say I would join a support group, but that would end up being you people, and rather than fixing our Broadwayworld.com obsession problem, we would start discussing Broadway......again. LOL

I mean, it's friggin 1:20 in the morning now, and I know that I will wake up and come back here. I won't go pay my bills that I'm supposed to pay. I won't do chores around the house that need to be done. Thank God the air conditioner is in the same room as the computer or I would be in trouble this summer. As it is, I'm about to have a heart attack because the button that turns my hard drive on is on the verge of breaking, and my computer almost didn't go on this evening. I guess admitting the problem is a start.
LOL thanks for reading this very pointless post.

GRRRR, it's raining, and I just had my car washed and hot waxed yesterday!

[sabrelady]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 1:27am

I was that way with the Bway.com board originally too. It will pass and life will expand again. Or we'll start a twelve step program for you! (LOL)

[ShineOn]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 1:45am

I was that way today... I wasn't feeling well this morning, and all my friends were doing things. It was all hot and muggy outside and I had NO reason to go out (I HATE NYC in the heat), so I basically sat in my air conditioned apartment all day, going back and forth from this board to other Broadway sites, in between some random showtune listening, a little Sex and the City watching, and cleaning up a bit. I feel your pain. It's addicting.

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 1:45am

I guess that's true. I used to be this way with other message boards, and I still visit them...it's just not something I HAVE TO DO everyday now. Thanks, I feel better. lol

Hey Daisy, at least the rain is cooling things down a bit. I have my window open right now & it's very nice (even though my car will look like crap tomorrow).

Updated On: 6/12/03 at 01:45 AM

[Alvin and My Sheepdog Rex]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 1:50am

Look on the bright side, being on the Message Board here is much more cost efficient than other diversions such as having an EBay fixation. This is fun and not costly!

I find that having Rex around helps pull me away from the computer at regular intervals. He doesn't like to be ignored. There's an idea get a dog! Just kidding!!

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 1:54am

I have 2 dogs, they come over to visit me once in a while, but then they go back to sleep. Lazy animals! LOL and I have a big backyard, so I don't have to walk them all the time (just for occasional fun and exercise).

I went through the EBay faze. Man! When I think of how many Broadway shows I could have seen with that money (or paid bills lol), I get chest pains. Thank God I got over it.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 2:50am

It's not really a problem. It's the same thing as talking on the phone with friends. Just in a new form. Technology is a wonderful thing. I used to be just like you with Sondheim.com but see the difference is, people here love you and don't have sticks up their asses. THEY DO! LOL. Thats why Im glad I found this board and all these open minded charming ppl including yourself and will continue to stay. Thanks Farin.

Because after all TheaterBaby......

There's No Place Like Home

(Big Dramatic Stage Exit Music)

[Victoria Grant]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 3:01am

I am new to this message board and what an nice board it is. I also have problems sleeping so I find this is a way for me to wind down and interact with an array of people thanks for listening.

[CJR]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 9:14am

GAHHHH Don't. Mention. Ebay.!!! That's one sick sick obsession right there! I have had to force myself to stay faaaaaaar away.

As for this board, yes, I too am on it unhealthy amounts. It moved very quickly at times so topics really don't just, SIT. It makes for an ever lovely time killer at work... though, what's my excuse when I get home?

[Amneris]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 9:42am

I love this board!! I get home late at night and see all new postings and feel like im out of the loop! Isnt that sad? feeling out of the loop on a message board? haha! but, i love you all.

[CJR]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 10:50am

HAHHHAHA Sammy, I felt like that yesterday when I couldn't get on all day. I've been home sick the past two days so I haven't been sitting online incessently all day.. when I finally signed on last night I felt like I had missed so much... it's sad I tell ya, sad... *shakes head* lol

For me, the only thing as addicting as this and ebay, is livejournal... dammit. Im such a livejournal whore sometimes

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 10:52am

TheLast5Yrs, it's great dramatic performances like that which will bring you closer and closer to Broadway Legend (or a least leading actor). BRAVO, take a bow. :)

[Deannaizme]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 11:55am

Ebay can be quite scary. I've bid on (and won) exactly one item, and that's all I plan to do. What that item is, I won't tell. :)

~D

[CJR]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 12:02pm

Oh geez lol

I have bid on and won..... far too many items lol

[Deannaizme]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 12:06pm

I learned from a friend of mine. He has a serious bobble-head addiction (go figure) and can't stay off Ebay. He's spent thousands of dollars there and completely obsesses about being outbid. I've spent $22.50. :) But I can see how one could be caught up in it -- I felt that way about my one auction. So it's WAY too dangerous for me to play there. Plus, I'd rather spend my extra $ on theatre tickets. :)

~D

[CJR]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 12:32pm

I like it because I can find movies my friends did which are now out of print :)

ie any movie Vicki Frederick was in aside from A Chorus Line :)

[Alvin and My Sheepdog Rex]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 12:42pm

How do you make these "Happy Faces", especially the one that changes and periodically winks?

[CJR]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 12:44pm

I'll show you how to do them, but when you do it, omit the space I put inbetween the symbols.

a big smile is : D
winking smile ; )
regular smile : )

I think there are probably more, but I dunno... Rob? Anyone?

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 1:12pm

I have speant well over a thousand dollars on ebay, if not over $2000.

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 1:26pm

Thought I would try some of the little faces out:

:eek :) >D :rolleyes : >: :lol :| :smokin :x :p :o |I

[CJR]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 1:28pm

Oh yeah.. sad face too...

: (

[DofB5]

Posted: 6/12/03 at 7:05pm

You know you’re an E-bay addict when you’ve hit 75 buys and you know in your heart you’ve bought more than that but not everyone leaves feedback!

I have my own bidding system so I normally get what I want at a price that I can live with. From computer programs to snoods to CD/DVD’s, I just can’t stay away all together. It’s just a matter of knowing what you want, how much your willing pay for it and how many times have you seen the exact same item come up for sale. If it’s a one of kind, well that’s a bit hard if it’s something you really want but if it’s a computer program and you’ve gone past your highest price then, eh, wait for it to come again. And be very careful to read the dag gone shipping info–that can add a ton to the final price.

A good example is that I wanted a fake book that was going for about $10.00 (considering it is a $35.00 book that sounds good) but the postage was $17.00!!!!!! Now how it was going to cost that much to send a book is beyond me. I found it on Half.com for a total cost of around $19.00 which I found acceptable.

As for the boards, Broadway.com was the first board I ever posted on so it will always be “home” as long as it’s there. And I found there’s an odd side effect of getting cable vs dial up. Since it takes so little time to sign on and for the pages to come up–just click and go as opposed to the long wait for dial up just to sign on, not to mention it taking forever for each and every page to load, I find I can hop around the net in less than half the time. I’ve discovered so many boards on so many different subjects that interest me that it is very hard to keep up with them all. I find I’m posting less (mainly because I don’t have the time to go back and check to see if anyone answered me) and reading more.

I do, however, find that I pop back between here and BW.com several times an evening just to look in and see how everyone is doing even if I don’t post.

D

[TheaterBaby]

Posted: 6/13/03 at 1:21am

LOL I have about 5 fourms that I visit daily (or at least whenever I'm on the computer), this one just happens to be at the top of the list.

[luluhed]

Posted: 6/13/03 at 10:36am

Oh boy, as for ebay- I got into this knitting thing, and bought over $600 worth of interesting yarns, most of which is still hanging around, probably never to be used! Fortunately, I broke the habit. I was a seller for a while, too, and did pretty well!

As for message boards-they also became somewhat of a problem for me a while back. I became so addicted to a couple of them that I neglected everything else I had to do and sat in front of the computer most of the day. Broke that habit too! Now I think I have a healthy balance going here~ of course, getting a job would ultimately be the most prudent thing I could do, but I think I'll wait until the unemployment runs out, lol!

[Alvin and My Sheepdog Rex]

Posted: 6/13/03 at 11:13am

Thank you for the Happy Face tutorial!