my fandoms

Guess what? I am officially over with Elijah Wood! I no longer find him the least bit sexy or hot. Yes, he's cute but looking at his picture has no longer conjured up the inner fangirl in me. Yes, it's a bit sad. I remembered fondly how I used to go crazy about the little hobbit. Aah... how times fly. In fact, I had deleted ALL his pictures because I just figured that it's taking too much space in my hard disk. It's not like I look at it from time to time. I guess people just grow up.

I'm just waiting for the LOTR picture folder to be next. I used to love the trilogy. But I haven't read the books! So, I couldn't exactly say I'm a fan, right? I think I was just riding on the hoopla. I feel like such a bad fan... But seriously, I don't even watch the movies anymore if they came up in the telly. It's just so... epic. Watching them makes me tired somehow. Taking too much brain space? haha. I don't know.

And I am sad to say that I am also losing interest in my what-used-to-be my number 1 favourite band - Linkin Park. And this includes their vocalist, Chester Bennington. For one thing, nothing new is happening with the band. Ok, Mike Shinoda went on to do a 'side project' with Fort Minor. Chester made a great collaboration with Motley Crue with the song Home Sweet Home. But Linkin Park itself is being very passive. I wouldn't know - I haven't been to their website or fansite for ages. I hardly listen to their CDs anymore. And with Mike Shinoda in Fort Minor, there might won't be anymore Linkin Park albums. I mean, gosh, look what Justin Timberlake did to N*sync. He always said that they're not breaking up but taking a break. But now, it seemed obvious that they're never going to regroup or anything. N*sync is basically, dead.

The first fandom that I had ever indulged myself completely has to be Sailormoon. Ok, I used to like Power Rangers, Doraemon and all that too. But nothing stretched me more than Sailormoon ever did. How crazy was I about Sailormoon? I used to have a Sailor Mercury wristwatch even though I didn't know how to tell the time yet. I don't know why my parents indulge me in that. It's a complete waste of money. Aside from the wristwatch, I also had posters of them, shirts, cards, videotapes (in japanese ok! no subtitles! me and my sister just made up conversations throughout the whole movie), dolls, comics, computer games, shoes, bags, stationery stuff, stickers - you name it! Most likely I got 'em! I liked Sailor Mercury because she's the smartest in the group.

When I was a kid, I stand on the belief that I rather be smart than pretty. How time change! Not that I don't mind being a bimbo, it's just that I think being beautiful is important too. I guess my perspective in things are different back then.

I shall miss my fandoms. I still miss the days where I watch Doraemon religiously. Or go to the nearest kedai runcit to get the new Sailormoon comic. Or surf through Linkin Park's websites and memorise every each of the band member's bio. Or feel glad that Elijah Wood is not attach to anyone yet (he is taken now). Or watch The Little Mermaid on repeat. Or check out the nifty LOTR merchandises. Or feverishly search for a Good Charlotte's CD but the stupid and uninformed salesguy keep handing me a Charlotte Church's album.

I shall miss these moments. Because it's like losing a friend.

-- It's monday. Not sure what to do with today.