Hamburger(Hotdog)

I started typing something meaningful about life but I was sidetracked by the music playlist. Phantom Planet, California
I remember really enjoying this modern pop sensation in college and it has maintained a place in my 'guilty pleasures' category. I remember the OC parties. Both DC and Norfolk friends had weekly parties around the show. I never really enjoyed the show as everyone else seemed to, but I love hype and I love it when friends get excited about anything that spurs them into pro social events, like DC's OC/Taco night. In Norfolk, there was always a loud chorus of people screaming the intro song and who could forget the time atht Chuck and company drank a bottle of 1800 and made drunken 19th century jokes. It was even during an OC episode that I got my tattoo and consequently stained my carpet.
It's strange how random things become such important parts of your life and how a terrible show could bring such great people together. Everyone has a soft spot for escapism and whose problems could ever compare to any of those on the OC?
I never watched the last season, I hear it was just recycled story lines and rushed production. I can't say that it's a shame that happened, sometimes things in life just 'jump the shark' and you have to understand that and move on. For every OC, there's a Project Runway or Gossip Girl waiting for you around the corner. Then again, maybe you should get out of the house more.