- you see someone you met once a while ago, and after they recognize you, say "I remember you..."

- you sneak up behind one of your friends and say, "What am I thinking now, Parkman?"

- you laugh a little each time Claire get seriously upset at Mr. Bennet ("You abduct people!").

- you knew Nathan Petrelli was a hero all along.

- you get pulled over and pretend to have a badass split personality (remember to suddenly take a deep gasp and open your eyes wide then begin to speak normally).

- you believe that phasing through things is entirely possible.

- you're tempted to fall off an oil rig while your friend videotapes it.

- you call people "Parkman" as a derrogatory term.

- you get very uncomfortable when Peter and Claire talk to each other one on one almost as if they had never found out they're blood related.

- you think Thompson is a pimp.

- you want to feel sorry for Isaac but really only miss his prophetic paintings.

- you laugh whenever Peter Petrelli gets served by Sylar.

- you want to jump into the TV, grab Mohinder by the head, and scream "That's not Zane Taylor, you fuck!"

- you seriously ponder why Sylar changed into Zane Taylor's Ramone's T-Shirt after he murders him, even though Mohinder had never met Zane Taylor or Sylar.

- you pretend the Second Season never hap==pened and treat the First Season as the ONLY Season.

- you wonder why you're attracted to Eden McCain despite the lesbian haircut.

- you wish the bomb actually did go off because "Five Years Gone" was the best episode ever.

- you hang out with someone who has never seen "Heroes" and you immediately put on "Homecoming."

- you think Ted Sprague needs to seriously get over his wife.

- you say terms like "Mr. EE-ZACH," "Flying Man," or "Yatta!" in everyday conversation.

- you ride the subway and wonder if everything will freeze, turn blue, and Future Hiro will deliver you a message.

- you intentionally skip over "The Hard Part"; you've seen it once, that was enough of that.

- you want to build a String Theory room at your place.

- you want to discover a comic book about your life including direct, accurate quotes and events.

- you wonder why Jessica looks ready to fuck constantly and has a different hairstyle than Niki.

- you think D.L. is grossly underrated.

- you're not sure whether Micah is legit or not.

- you want to join the Company because your partner will either be a psycho slut or a chill motherfucker.

- you miss Kaito Nakamura.

- you love everything about Hiro, but blame him for turning Adam Monroe into a villain.

- you sit and think about who was right at the Bridge Standoff: Mr. Bennet or Claude Rains.

- you enjoy how Claude Rains treats Peter Petrelli like an intern.

- you want to deck out your place with some Isaac Mendez artwork.

- you love when Sylar steals brains, but don't feel right about when he gets Charlie.

- you think Bob Bishop is a tool and wonder what he is doing running the Company; we went from Linderman to this??

- you can't help but think that Elle's interactions with Peter feel a little too much like soft-core porn.

- you refer to blacking out from binge drinking as "getting Haitian-ed."

- you wonder what was the fucking point of introducing Hana Gittelman for one episode.

- you have considered taking heroin on the off-chance that you will paint the future.

- you had to take a five-minute mental break when Simone DeVeaux got capped.

- you think D.L. should have died taking the bullet for Niki at Kirby Tower rather than in that nightclub.

- you think Parkman would have much better replay value if he had died in the Season One finale.

- you think Peter Petrelli is an idiot for seeing a painting of a guy who looks like him, is wearing the same shirt as him, and replying "I don't know," when asked if that's him.

- you want to run for Congress just so you can win and wheel your wife onstage to "All Right Now."

- you are convinced Angela Petrelli used to be a total slut when she was younger.

- you try to like Season Two every time you watch an episode. You try HARD.

- you savor every time Hiro runs into Nathan.

- you prefer to see Candice from a full-body angle rather than a facial close-up; yes, her hotness is dependant on this rule.

- you know that Ted Sprague, though whiny, was an excellent example of a dangerous hero who just wanted peace while everyone else wanted to abuse or hurt him for his power; you know this solely based on the shitty example of this type of hero that Maya gave us.

- you want the Haitian to pay you a visit and hollow out all memory of Monica Dawson and the New Orleans subplot.

- you know how to keep Sheecrets and ask for Lydohs.

- you no longer mind going to jail based solely on the hope that your cellmate will be Adam Monroe.

- your response to a random person, who says they know you even though you are clueless to who they are, is "Didn't I throw you out a window?"

- you officially give up on Heroes-Cross-Breeding; Flight x Pyro = Indestructible Cheerleader? Phasing x Super Strength = Machine Wizard? Jesus Christ...

- you ask museum security guards, "Which way to gift store?"

- you get creeped out by Molly Walker's smile.

- you would replace Mohinder with Chandra in a SECOND.

- you want the keys to your very own Nissan Versa.

- you would inject yourself with the Shanit Virus TONIGHT, if it would ensure a Third Season as good as the First Season.

What a fun post! Thanks for the amusing comments! Some of those really cracked me up! I give you credit for your creativity. However, perhaps instead of telling everyone what they are supposed to do to be an addict, let's try this...

Everyone respond with things that make you an addict.

C.T. got us started...thanks for the inspiration! :)

Now, I have few of my own.


I knew I was addicted to Heroes when...

....I got Jessica's tattoo replicated on my right shoulder to match the image in the painting.
....my husband got the eclipse and helix tattooed on his inner forearm.
....my husband and I named our puppy "Noah Bennet".
....we used our wedding gift money to buy the sword of Hiro Nakamura/Takezo Kensei.
....my husband bought a 'Nathan Petrelli for President' bumper sticker and put it on his car.
....I started carrying around the DVD's of Season one like the Bible.
....I started spreading Heroes like it was gospel.
....I covered my facebook page with pics of Ali Larter.
....I realized that every time I wait for the elevators in my office building I watch my reflection in the split of the doors like Niki/Jessica did in Season 1: Episode 4 'Collision' when we first get to actually see and hear Jessica speak
....When I consider our choices for a President and I am highly inclined to write in Nathan Petrelli


I think that's a good start. Let's see where we go from here!

Cheers to 'Heroes' my fellow addicts! LOL!

....I realized that every time I wait for the elevators in my office building I watch my reflection in the split of the doors like Niki/Jessica did in Season 1: Episode 4 'Collision' when we first get to actually see and hear Jessica speak

That happens to me a lot hahaha

Let's see here....

....I replicated Hiro's famous Yatta! scene in Times Square.
....I've responded to compliments with "I guess that's what makes me...special" on more than one occasion, only to have someone stare at me blankly.
....I actually tried to shoot lightning or fire out of my hands while intoxicated.
....I secretly wish I had Peter's scar.
....I want to get a helix tattoo but don't want to deal with everyone asking me what it means every time they see it.
....I've used the line "It's my turn to be somebody now _____"
....I'm tempted to look for Maury Parkman's apartment, as I live in Philadelphia.
....I'd do just about anything to get powers.

Doug,
If you do get the tattoo and people ask what it means, the short answer (if you don't want the discussion) is "Godsend" or "Great Ability", just tell them it's a combination of Japanese Kanji characters.Hhowever, many people will recognize it (and that's the best cause you've instantly got a new friend!!) and then you can stop and talk about it. Like when people see mine and say, "Hey, Jessica from Heroes, right?" and I say to them as coldly as possible, "You have no idea who I am." ;) LOL!

Those are some nice one's Doug. My turn:

- I've considered sticking my finger in a light socket again to see if I can gain Elle's ability.
- I've claimed to have an ability that is just so amazing that nobody can understand it.
- Everytime I walk by a particular building, I look at the sign that says "HRG".
- I like to count the number of Versa's and Rogue's whenever I'm outside.
- I've watched every episode in Season 1 & 2 a total of 8 times each.
- I want to invite every cast member whenever i get married, and would exclaim "Flying Man" right on the altar.
- I've placed pegs on a map and have tried to locate the positions of the pegs from the episodes to make an exact replica of Mohinder/Chandra or Sylar's map.

I just remembered one other thing, I've been letting my hair grow so that it looks like S1 Peter.

Oh, nice.

Hmm...some more...

-You have the sudden urge to read your biology book in an Indian accent

-You mimic Sylar's "cut open head" motion to express annoyance at someone

-You imitate the "Screeeee" sound when making the motion

-You wish you had all-white contacts for when you paint pictures

-You frequently use the phrase "Yataa!"

-You go into an Optometrist to get horn-rimmed glasses

-You watch Get Smart because Hiro's in it :-D

-You're convinced that this one guy looks exactly like ______ (I've met a guy who totally looks like Matt...whose first name is Matt, too!)

OOOO - I have one of those, my friend was dating someone who looked like a younger version of Sylar - I was like, "No, he's gonna eat your brains!"