Addicted to message boards?

Posted Wednesday, February 28, 2007 3:48 PM

My name is Jennifer and I'm a Married Life addict.  Wait, make that Fashion & Beauty. And Health & Fitness.  And What's for Dinner. And Bridal Party.  And even Money Matters. That's right, I'm finally admitting I've become a little obsessed with the message boards.

You see, it's my job to read the boards and read them I do.  I make sure to hit all my faves at least a couple of times during the day and rotate a few other ones in and out. It's funny because I feel like I "know" you guys, even though I'm just a lurker.  More often than not, I want to jump in with posts, but I know that once I start, I'll never be able to stop!  And, I feel like if I open the door to posting, I'll be bombarded with questions on why our servers aren't faster, lol.

Luckily, my friends are fascinated by what I do, so my obsession isn't hurting my social life.  When they share work stories straight from "The Office", I tell them about the "Baby Rater" troll on Parenting. When they ask me a question, my answer typically begins "Well, on the message boards..."  This way I get to mask my addiction as "work" stories rather than coming out and admitting I have a problem. 

You guys also make me a hit with my coworkers.  Whenever there is a breaking news story, I read it on The Nest long before anyone else in the office has had a moment to check out CNN (or perezhilton, depending on the news).  They're always impressed at how quickly you all deliver the scoop.

Now that I've confessed, you have to share, do you also suffer from Knot or Nest addiction?