You know you're obsessed with Pern when...
--You unconciously capitalize the word "Hold."
--Same goes for "Thread."
--And "Impress."
--Unfortunetly, your parents are the Weyrleader and Weyrwoman. You shudder to think of their mating flights.
--You accidently call you bf/gf your weyrmate.
--You can pronouce "wher" correctly.
--Your pet's name ends in th.
--You're actually trying to populate your backyard with grubs.
--You regard cheetahs in fear.
--Horses? What are horses? Ohhhh... You're thinking of runnerbeasts.
--North America is the Northern Continent.
--Your house has a sign in front of it proclaiming it "Ruatha Hold."
--You refer to your bedroom as you weyr.
--You have ten fire lizard dolls named Beauty, Rocky, Diver, Poll, Brownie, Lazy, Mimic, Uncle, and Aunties One and Two.
--You have dreams in which you Impress a dragon.
--You can quote The Dragon Lover's Guide To Pern.
--You insist on shortening your name with the honorific.
--You send letters to the United Nations asking them to change the name of the planet to Pern.
--You know what Pern stands for. (Parallel Earth, Resources Negligible)
--You know the exchange rates for marks.
--Your computer has a new name -- Aivas.
--You own every single Pern book ever published. Every edition, hardcover and paperback.
--You hide in the bathroom at 12am in order to write this list.
-- You can relate anything that happens in real life to Pern (try me)
-- You create an Æ for every pass (and Interval).
-- All lightbulbs are now glows.
--You horde rocks (MY firelizard eggs!)
--Your favorite colors are gold, bronze, blue, brown, and green.
--You attempt to genetically engineer dragons.
--When someone you know dies/moves away, you change your name to theirs. ("What is my name?" "Telgar! Telgar!")
--You start a Dragon Genome Project.
--When someone asks you your age, you give it to them in Turns.
This list courtesy of A'ria, Gekoki, and Alfierrin.
Harper's Tale, a GREAT Pern RPG
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