Janice Hamrick, Author at Criminal Element

This is a scientific depiction of obsession. We are 100% sure this is at least 50% accurate.

My Obsession with Buffy the Vampire Slayer

By Janice Hamrick

July 13, 2012

Obsession. The grand passion that drives a nominally sane member of society to destruction, murder, and madness. Great literature of every era has explored this topic: Ahab’s obsession with his white whale, Othello’s obsession with the fair Desdemona, Gollum’s obsession with the One Ring, and of course Plankton’s obsession with the secret recipe for the…

Naked Bicyclists, Drippy Showers, and the Perils of Planless Peregrination

By Janice Hamrick

May 23, 2012

When it comes to travel, I’ve always been a bit of a planner. Okay, I’ve always been a giant, monster-size devour-the-world sort of planner. Picture Godzilla with a day organizer, and you’ve pretty much got it. I’m not proud of it, but I really know how to put the “anal” in “analysis.” So when my…