assignment #22 - taylor galavotti - this doesn't make a whole lot of sense

this probably isn't unique to me, but i get obsessed pretty easily. let's use one direction as an example again. i know this is the third time but i'm not stopping anytime soon. it all started with harry styles. i listened to fine line then self-titled then the spotify gods played one direction. i fell in love immediately and began the deep dive as i usually do whenever i find something new to fall in love with. i actually wrote a blog post about "how to stan something" which details my process exactly.

i've been a geek/nerd/dork/(insert other term here) for as long as i can remember, always hungry for new content whether that be the newest Magic Tree House book or season 5 of Sherlock (fingers crossed). i watch all the cast interviews after i've seen the movie. i research fan theories to gain a deeper understanding. anything for more time in that world outside my own. i feel a sense of comfort and content in experiencing something bigger than me.

segue: i want to live in new york city and go to nyu. it's been my dream since 7th grade when they sent one of those pamphlets to my house after the ACT we all took. yes, i know everyone gets one if you get above a 20 on the ACT, but i needed validation. i was in 7th grade. everything sucked and i wore black eyeliner in my waterline. i had bigger problems. but it makes sense if you think about it. new york city that is. not black eyeliner in the waterline. it looks good on 2.5 people. fantasy worlds or boybands, they all have a following associated with them; the phenomenon is bigger than the individual members. but there's a comfort in that. not everything you do matters and that's okay. relieving, actually, to me. of course i want some things in my life to matter but if you live in a city of 8.6 million people, no one is going to care that your socks don't match or that you still listen to fall out boy. it doesn't matter and that's okay.