I am an extremist. I am very rarely quite keen on something, I either love it or hate it. I either do it all the time or never think about it. My dad has called me a fickle child for as long as I can remember and he is always bemused at my 'obsessions' of which I quickly forget about when I get bored. This translates beautifully to Netflix. When I find a TV show to watch, however rubbish or brilliant it is, there is nothing to stop me from letting each episode seamlessly slip into the next. My mind becomes mush, my dreams become alive with characters of the show telling me they love me and my eyes forget to blink as I stare space cadet style at my glowing laptop screen. Two months later, the story line will be a faint memory and I'll be cheating on my previous show with another 'recommended for Zara'.
Sometimes I feel guilty about my Netflix binges and think I should be doing more with my Friday night - after all, I am 25 and not 75. Motivational quotes are at an all time high at the moment on social media. These quotes and proverbs have been about for centuries but us millennial's have only just taken note due to on trend fonts and filters. One of them that stands out to me is;"I'll sleep when I'm dead". In other words, life is for living and don't waste it. But you know what? Sometimes living is about giving yourself a Netflix coma, filling your friend in on the phone with every detail of your embarrassing day or taking endless selfies with your cat. You might not be travelling to the other side of the world, meeting a famous politician or doing a sky dive, but you're happy. Don't feel guilty about not filling every minute of your time doing something life changing. You might be changing some young script writers life by watching that shit show on Netflix. You are definitely brightening up your friends day by making her laugh at your expense. Your cat surely loves you more for all the Instagram likes he's getting.
Spend your time your way... it's Friday night and I'm going back to my 6th episode in a row.
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