so we have one on the svu board and i thought we should have one here too!

so you know you're obsessed with CI when...

Tuesdays (or Mondays! ) are your favorite day of the week!

Or when

You post on a board about CI! Then start a post about why you're obsessed!

Wait, I know the answer to this. It's got something to do with tie clips, desk lions, Goren's hair length, the number of buttons on his jacket, and any other kind of useless detail. Right?

haha or when you sit around, discussing an eppy though the spoiler button just so you don't ruin it for other obsessed ci viewers

when you nitpic enought to ask stupid questions, such as what the thing on vdo's head is (haha okay, we all had our laugh) lol

and last for this post, when your so OCD, you watch all the ci eppys in order, just so you don't miss out on little things, such as his hair length, that way you can post here in the weekly discussion!

Alright, I'll play along for real now.

...when your post count here (or somewhere else where CI is discussed on the internets) grows at the exponential rate that mine's been going up since I joined the madness.

...when you've inflicted your insanity in such a way that your family members/people you live with actually understand what "Carver's got desk lions!" means.

...when you go on the mission that gorenfan went on in the thread about Connie's reading list.

...when you engage in a discussion regarding the actual dvd packaging (extra lunatic points for those of us insane enough to be bothered by the inconsistent packaging designs).

You post on a message board about it and irritate the hell out of your significant other.

all true!

When you're president of the local Eames fan club!

lol whenever you search online for the perfect pic to post on here under the pics and captions thread

whenever you stay up until midnight or one or two just talking blissfully w/ other goren/eames/ci maniacs

and whenever you agree and hold lengthly conversations about said unconsistant dvd wrapping

...when you are sitting home on Friday night chatting about the show instead of going out! (Although some of us may die of hypothermia if we step outside right now.)

...when your friends and family start a conversation by saying, "Are we going to have to talk about Law & Order again??"

...when you copy and paste all the episode summaries from nbc.com onto a word document and print it out so you have your own little episode guide. (Yes, I did that...and I bet some of our OCD members are going to want a copy!!)

Or have already done the same themselves (actually, I've just got a list with titles and episode numbers so I can label tapes or video files on the computer. Usually the title is enough after I've seen an episode for me to remember what happened, and if not the context--what I have on the tape before and after it--reminds me of the general plotline)

...when you highlight the episodes you've seen (with the same color highlighter, of course) and put little stars next to the Goren/Eames episodes in seasons 5 and 6 (cause those are your favorite)

...when you hide said list from your friends so they won't make fun of you

Okay, next post I won't only write things that pertain to me (and Shark)!!

AND ME!!! lol
p.s. bgcali22, WHAT A GREAT IDEA!!! omg, i never thought of that! It's such a pain to have to go online everytime i need a summary! OMG i'm ganna have to do that! lol thanks for the awsome idea!

I have them right in my email. If you (or anyone) wants them, just send me a message with your email address! I do like sharing my OCD moments with the world!

actually, i would take you up on that offer, but as a part of my ocd, i feel that i must do the list on my own...thanks for the offer tho! i promise, that if the task gets too challenging, i'll let ya know! lol

I should take a picture of my tape label lists, because it's pretty much just what you described. Goren and Eames vs. Logan and Barek or Wheeler are noted, there's a column for what I haven't seen, what I've seen but didn't tape, what will be on in the near future (USA or Bravo), whether I'll have to wait for some undetermined amount of time before such and such an episode is re-aired or if I can acquire said episode on dvd. The thing is, it's not just CI. It's House and SVU, along with everything I've ever watched and taped in the last 10 years (because I've been doing this since I was 12). I've got more lists right now for CI than anything else because I'm all caught up with everything for SVU and House, but I've got lists for M*A*S*H, CSI (which I don't follow anymore), The Odd Couple (ha! when they showed it on a nightly basis on Nick at Nite), and Early Edition (double ha! but when I was 14, I was wicked obsessed with that show. Even now I considered watching Friday Night Lights...damn that Kyle Chandler. Uh, anyway...).

I don't even try to hide my lists anymore. My family and friends know I'm insane.




...again on that staying up too late on a CI message board. Because I do have to get up and go to work tomorrow (and there will be snow to shovel before I can leave), yet I'm still here.

...you make wallpapers/livejournal icons/graphics, write fanfiction, or partake in any other aspect of fandom. (I don't do this stuff, but I think it's safe to say the creative folks are obssessed)

I swear if someone told me I had a long-lost sister, I'd be convinced it is you, Shark!

...when you relate everything that happens in your life to an episode of CI ("I think my friend is cheating on her boyfriend. She keeps changing her story about where she was last night. On LOCI, when people change their story, it means they're guilty.")

(P.S. I don't know why I am up either, I just worked two 14 hour days in a row. That's what happens when you have 3 jobs!! )

You keep refreshing the page on your favorite message board to see if someone replied to your last post.

I do that all the time....and usually no one's there anyway.

when everyone who has just met you knows that you love CI.

when you start hugging your pillows to a pulp.

when CI is on your mind 61 of the 60 seconds a minute.

when you have a tattoo of Vincent D'Onofrio's face on your cheek.

when someone asks you who your favorite actor is and you say Vincent D'Onofrio... and when they can't pronounce it you sit there making them say it until they say it right.

when you find out that a detective who has Bobby Goren's same, perfect qualities, you get yourself into trouble, and get caught so you get a chance to meet him!

when you have a classmate or co-worker by the name of "Bobby" you'd scream I LOVE YOU!!!

when you have every picture of Vincent and Kathryn taped on your books for school or work.

when you spend hours on the computer looking up pictures/ info on the CI cast.

when you wear your CI shirt proudly to school or work on Tuesdays.

when your boyfriend or spouse discovers the wallpaper poster of Bobby Goren and Alexa Eames hanging on his closet.

when your name is Robert, you keep writing "Goren" on the surname line instead of your real one.

when your name is Alexa, you keep writing "Eames" on the surname line instead of your real one.

when you're searching for cereal boxes which include the CI's Season 6 premiere image.

when you hear people discuss a CI episode you missed, you intend to stay behind and listen to their conversation.

when a child asks the teacher who killed Pres. John Kennedy, the teacher will give the suspect's name from one of the CI's episodes.

when you see GOLD, you see a badge.

when you want a picture taken with a real police officer.

when you want to name your first daughter Kathryn

when you see a product called "Albatross", you suddenly remember the next CI episode.

when you click your cellphone camera as Bobby Goren shows up on the scene.

when you search online saving hundreds of countless pictures of Vincent, Kathryn and Vincent/Kathryn because you secretly want Goren and Eames together

when you start collecting favorite quotes of Goren and Eames on a 1,000-page journal

when your eyes suddenly go weird after watching two-day CI marathon

when you buy size 13 shoes for your husband though he's only size 12

when you begin to seek if Vincent or Kathryn have MySpace accounts

when your boyfriend or spouse discovers the wallpaper poster of Vincent D'Onofrio hanging on his closet.

--whew! that's not all... i have things to post, but maybe next time--

...when the theme song from CI is your phone ringer (actually, that's not a bad idea...)

-When you stay up untill 3 o'clock in the morning looking through VDO pictures (and yes, I really did that..........more then once)

When 35 out of 40 "favorites" links pertain to CI or VDO

When someone asks you what your favorite tv program is and you reply CI, they look at you like you're crazy. You then spend the entire day wanting to punch them in their face

When someone asks you who your favorite actor is and you reply VDO, they look at you like you're crazy. You then spend the entire day wanting to punch them in their face

When the first thing you do in the morning is turn on your computer and check the CI message board

When the last thing you do at night is check the CI message board then turn off your computer

When your cockatiel is able to whistle the theme from LAO

when i make a fanfic like this... once there was a man called Bobby Goren, known as "ladies' man" who wasn't very satisfied with his life. He had a girlfriend named Nicole Wallace, who sometimes can be very annoying and won't give him much of a space. Bobby traveled out of the country where no one could reach him. Beyond the woods, he encountered a very beautiful woman by the name of Alexa Eames. She seemed as innocent as a child. Bobby found Alexa unconscious with little spit of blood on her head. Bobby carried her into his car and took care of her injuries. Because of her ravishing beauty, Bobby left his city-boy lifestyle image behind and decided to stay and marry this woman from out of nowhere.


NICOLE: "Come on, Bobby, stop kidding me! You were saying you met a woman from the Future?! How did she come here? By a time machine?!"

BOBBY: "No, I am not, Nicole! This stunning woman is so damned confused! I found her at the woods unconscious. She has no place to go, so I keep her in my apartment until someone claims her. Funny thing is..."

NICOLE: "What?"

BOBBY: "She told me she was trying to escape from a force marriage to this some kind of four-eyed dude."

Meanwhile, at Bobby's apartment...

Are you sure you're not a shipper Enaka?

that was a joke

What the...Are you sure you're in the right thread, Enaka??

You go to NYC and go out of your way to take picts on the stairs of the criminal Justice bldg....then always say "I was there" whenever they show a scene filmed there.

You order a VDO pillowcase on ebay...not for yourself though, thats what makes it ok.

It was for someone who's obsessed about Goren and Eames shipper. Don't worry, I am no shipper.

When you recognize someone's post as a copy and paste job from the NBC CI board.

ROTFLMAO!!!!!

I dont get it...thats not her post?

It could be her post. I'm not accusing anyone of stealing other people's posts from other parts of the net or anything. I don't remember the username of the person over there, and for all I know it could be Enaka even if it was another username. But someone posted the same thing on the NBC CI board, in their "You know you're obssess with CI when..." thread, and just copied it to here. I remember reading some of those exact things when I went and read through some of the threads on that board.

I only have time for one board so you guys are stuck with me. I have looked on thereelvdo blog for news occasionally though.

Shucks! There's no way to get rid of you???

I check the reel all the time. They always know what's going on.

I like watching movie clips there...thats where I saw the preview for Bark. I think that will be next on my VDO movie list.
I would love everyone to watch Salt on Our Skin and have a discussion on it....aside from the irish accent he uses I love that movie!!!

I figure that you guys are on top of things enough that someone will post anything really important, so I don't regularly go to other sites. But when I get bored, I'll read almost anything.

It's 3rd on my list after WWW and Thumbsucker. Yeah, VDO needs to stay away from accents.

If you dont have thumbsucker you can have mine..if you bought it and have the reciept return it.
It was good but I dont think I will watch it again,you are welcome to it.

Most people were positive about it. And with Lou Pucci playing his son, it should be interesting. If I can't find it for under $7, I'll take you up on it.

Like I said it is worth a watch, a bit artsy. Vince Vaughn is very good in it too. (I hated him in the cell so it supprised me that I enjoyed him in this) It makes you think about your own life and whats important.

Hey, I think this is on the wrong thread...sorry I went on a tangent.

I just realized that. I was just about to yell at myself!

OMG!!! I was reading that, thinking "I must be crazy but I swear to god I have read that somewhere before." Thanks for showing me I'm not crazy, shark!

Of course that someone's posts in NBC is also me. So let us enjoy our obsession over CI, shall we?

You know you're obsessed with CI...

when you hear the pilot calls the army plane "Albatross" reminds you the upcoming
episode on Tuesday

when you look for the latest info/pictures of Vincent D'Onofrio

when you compare who's the best detective of all L & O franchise

when you start renting movies of Vincent D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe

when you buy Bobby Goren's blue shirt he wore on the series at Ebay

when you're so much obsessed on a person who posted the same lines on this thread
rather than on CI

when you write Bobby Goren's birthday on the birthdate line instead of yours

when you compare the best hairstyle of Alex Eames in all seasons

when you check the CI's episode screencaps at the Reelblog

when a handsome cop asks you why you're chasing him

No, you are not crazy. But you are reading the SAME person's posts

yeah, i post on the NBC board too, but I'm CIlover2 over there. yes, i joined this board first.


i think you know your obsessed when your SO obsessed that you get embarassed.


"when you buy Bobby Goren's blue shirt he wore on the series at Ebay"

wait, so you actually bought the blue shirt? and VDO wore it?? can i have it?

Did you really buy it!? Do you sleep in it?

I wish... It belongs to my neighbor

Let's see if my neighbor will let you lol

ENKA..did you touch it or smell it? I need to know.

I want to know too!