Do you play The Sims? Besides forums, that is the only other media related thing I am addicted to. I love running their lives. I have my favorites and they have great lives. Those I don't like..not so much.
I like building the houses too. I just like running the lives of my Sims. I try to ruin the life of one while I give the other a great life. One of my Sims has 10 children. That's a lot of work.