Topic: I just can't decide!

[addicted2dvd]

I am sitting here trying to decide if I want to do it again this year... do I want to stop watching horror till October? Some points to take into consideration...

1. I have not been much in the mood for movies lately... and not even 100% sure I want to do my annual horror marathon this year.

2. I have some horror related movies and TV Series that I been watching that I would like to continue to watch.

3. There is not much chance of me beating my totals from last year anyway!
Last Year:
Movies: 103
TV Eps: 55 
Other: 8

I know already that I won't have as much time to spend watching movies/shows as I did last year. So beating last year's totals really is impossible.

Anyway... like I said... I just can't decide what I want to do this year.

[MEJHarrison]

If I loved horror the way you do, I wouldn't want to deprive myself.  I'd enjoy it year round.  But that's just me. 

[W0m6at]

How about you cut off a portion of horror? Perhaps do a slasher marathon, or just TV series. Beat a record without trying to beat all of the records at once, and give yourself a well-deserved rest.

[RossRoy]

I say don't let let yourself get manipulated by numbers and statistics. Do what you feel like doing.

You don't feel like cutting off horror? Don't.

And you know, there comes a point where breaking a viewing records becomes impossible without having the movies fed to you through IV .. so see this as an option on keepin the trend going longer by taking a sabatical on beating the stats!

[addicted2dvd]

If I loved horror the way you do, I wouldn't want to deprive myself.  I'd enjoy it year round.  But that's just me. 

The reason I first started the abstaining from horror was because it was getting harder and harder to beat the the previous year's totals. So if I went without watching for a while I would be more in the mood to watch a lot when October came. Not sure that is necessary this year since I already know there is no way I will be able to out-do last year.

[addicted2dvd]

How about you cut off a portion of horror? Perhaps do a slasher marathon, or just TV series. Beat a record without trying to beat all of the records at once, and give yourself a well-deserved rest.

Well I do like the freedom to watch any kind of horror when I am in the mood.

[addicted2dvd]

I say don't let let yourself get manipulated by numbers and statistics. Do what you feel like doing.

You don't feel like cutting off horror? Don't.

And you know, there comes a point where breaking a viewing records becomes impossible without having the movies fed to you through IV .. so see this as an option on keepin the trend going longer by taking a sabatical on beating the stats!

This is what I am thinking at this point.

But I would like to do some sort of... I don't want to say goal.... but something. Something to keep it interesting. You know what I mean?

[Achim]

I agree with the others. I remember last year was quite tough for you, so if you stop, then maybe only for a few weeks, no more than a month?

Or just put certain stuff aside that you want to reserve for October, yet watch anything else without restriction.

[addicted2dvd]

Yeah... think I will put certain titles aside for October... but other then that allow myself to watch horror. At least for a while yet.

[Kathy]

  Life is too short to deprive yourself of something you love. Watch what you want whenever you want. 

You can still have a marathon of horror movies in October...you have so many of them. 

[addicted2dvd]

Especially since we have Streaming Video from Netflix now. That really opens up what I can watch!

[Achim]

Yeah... think I will put certain titles aside for October... but other then that allow myself to watch horror. At least for a while yet.

[MEJHarrison]

I say don't let let yourself get manipulated by numbers and statistics. Do what you feel like doing.

I couldn't put it better than that!

Do what brings you the maximum enjoyment whatever form that takes.  But only you can say if you enjoy the movies more or setting and breaking goals.

[Dragonfire]

Life is too short to deprive yourself of something you love. Watch what you want whenever you want. 

You can still have a marathon of horror movies in October...you have so many of them. 

Very good point.

For a little while I was trying to focus just on the DVDs or Blu-rays that I haven't watched since getting...but sometimes I 'm just in the mood for one of my favorites - like Harry Potter...or something silly..so now I'm just watching what I'm in the mood for..though I do still watch stuff I haven't reviewed so I can keep writing new stuff.

[Achim]

I seems we unanimously (sp?) agree that two years of nudging Pete into earlier and earlier submission to abstinence was clearly enough. (I though there was a group hug smiley... ).