You Know You're Obsessed With Gundam Wing When . . . .
Shin-chan's Version ^_^>>>>>>o<
Note: I have tried to keep this list original. Most of this stuff applies to me, so I should hope it would be so. If you have any ideas you would like to add to this, please send them my way!
You remember the characters' histories more than the stuff for your history exam.
One of your friends is an expert on technology, mechanics, and all aspects MS and you have nicknamed him Howard.
Said friend has agreed to build you a Gundam--and has a blueprint, too!
You make plans with your other GW-obsessed (and anime-obsessed) friends to take over the world using said Gundams, and you have designated leadership of different countries to said friends.
You realize that said plan sounds more like something that OZ or the Alliance might come up with, but you don't care because it involves you possessing a Gundam.
You get into arguements about which Gundam is the coolest.
Since simply watching your favorite character is simply not enough, you decide to Role Play that character on any GW Mailing List that does that.
Since that's not enough, you bring said character into RPGs that have nothing to do with GW.
You have said character's name (or some form of a nickname) for a Screen Name in various chat rooms and e-mail. Look me up on AIM as "Braided Baka 02" and in Lycos as "Shinigami_Maxwell".
You have a 3'6" long braid---just like Duo! (I'm getting there! ^_^>>>>>>o<)
Same as above, only you're a guy. (I'm not.)
You spend all of your time making lists like this and trying to come up with things no one's thought of yet.
You have Duo's cheerfulness, Heero's death glare (TM), Quatre's pacifism, Trowa's weird laugh, and Wufei's sense of justice.
The G-boys talk to each other inside your head.
The G-boys argue with each other inside your head.
The G-boys talk to you inside your head.
The G-boys argue with you inside your head. (Mostly about your song parodies and the upcoming fanfic.)
You talk/argue back inside your head.
You get so involved with the conversation/arguement that you don't realize you're talking aloud until someone asks you who you're talking to. (This is even worse if you are not only saying your half of the conversation aloud, but the G-boys' halves, as well.)
Whenever you get really ticked-off with someone, you say, "Omae wo korosu."
Whenever you get really ticked-off with someone, you tell them to go self-detonate.
You threaten to throw trout at people (or the G-boys that aruge in your head--especially "Justice Boy") on a regular basis. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, head here and read the parody fanfics.
You can sing along with the G-boys . . .
. . . in Japanese . . .
. . . and still know what you're singing . . .
. . . because you printed out the lyrics and translations for every song . . .
. . . and have memorized each and every one of them . . . . ^_^;>>>>>>o< (Including melodies because you downloaded them all)
You spend hours on end trying to think of all the ways Relena could possibly die. (101 Ways To Kill Relena Chapter One: Assassination (Nah, too quick and easy))
You are convinced that you do not have every Gundam Wing site bookmarked (even though you know you have well over 100), and insist on searching for more.
You thank the fates that you taught yourself to draw anime so you can draw the G-boys (and their Gundams, and their space suits, and the Peacemillion and Libra, and every single colony that each one of them came from . . . .)
Gundam Wing has given you a reason to teach yourself how to draw anime.
You are able to pull off a perfect imitation of your favorite character, right down to the clothes he/she wears to which wrist he wears his watch on (Duo's is on the left) to how he ties his shoes (I can pull off a very good Duo. Just need purple contact lenses).
You come up with theories as to how Trowa's hair stays like it does.
Your theories make perfect sense--to other people, as well. (Go here to see my theory on Trowa's hair).
You stay up until all hours of the night looking for lists like this on the web.
You stay up until all hours of the night reading lists like this.
You stay up until all hours of the night writing lists like this (I was up for 1 1/2 hours just getting this far).
You get writer's cramp from writing lists like this (Itai . . . .)
You show your list to all your friends proudly.
The ones you have converted to Gundam-ism get a kick out of it.
The ones who have only seen Endless Waltz can laugh at this.
The ones who have never seen any GW (and only know what they've gathered from your various rants) can laugh at this (0-0;>>>>>>o< Oh, my . . . .)
A bandaid across your nose isn't just for injuries anymore . . . it's become a fashion statement and is slowly becoming a way of life.
Even those who you have not yet converted to Gundam-ism know exactly who Spandex Boy, Braided Baka, Justice Boy, the Psychotic Stalker, and Scary Eyebrows Lady are.
You can tell by the tiny hints I'm dropping that I LOVE Duo and HATE the Psychotic Stalker.
You're dying to see Scary Eyebrows Lady and the Psychotic Stalker duke it out, just to see who'd win (I've got $500 on Dorothy!)
You insist on capitalizing the words: Gundam, Gundam Pilot, Mobile Suit, Mobile Doll, Colony, Lunar Base, Alliance, and Thermal Beam Scythe (Just because ^_^>>>>>>o<).
You wonder when your choir/band director will get a clue and get the sheet music for "Just Communication" so that all who come to the concert may bask in the splendor of the music that is Gundam.
You have tried to write sheet music for numerous GW songs.
You have at least 100 GW songs downloaded off the internet (I have only 94 . . . . **Sniffle** But I'm almost there! ^_^>>>>>>o< )
You know that this: ^_^>>>>>>o< stands for Duo, this: ///_- stands for Trowa, and this: -_->o~~~ stands for Justice Boy.
Your friends who don't know of Gundam Wing can identify with the previous statement.
You are planning to write, or have written, a nasty letter to Cartoon Network, demanding that they put GW back on "Rising Sun" and "Midnight Run".
You immediately went to sign the petition when you heard that GW was taken off the air.
You rejoiced with much ceremony and all your friends knew the exact date when GW was put back on the air.
You are planning to write, or have written, a letter to Fox or the WB to put GW on their channels so you can tape your own copy of the episodes instead of borrowing your friend's because A) your TV doesn't get cable or B) your stupid, piece-o-junk VCR won't let you record anything except channels 2-13.
You imagine Gundam Wing bloopers (Go here to see mine).
The book, White Fang, takes on a whole new perspective.