Shouting into the Wind Saying my piece in a windy world.

Being a hypochondriac who obsessively reads the back of an Advil bottle before deciding whether to take the child or adult dosage of headache medicine, you can safely assume watching A&E’s “Intervention” is the closest I’ll ever get to drug abuse. However, it has come to my attention (read: constant ridicule and concern of close friends and family, and let’s not even mention that one time I watched an alcoholic episode while partaking in a glass of wine) that I might be a leeetle too obsessed with the dramatic reality show and may be in need of my own intervention! “No, no, no!” (quote credit – Amy Winehouse)

Sure, I’ve been known to shout “I’ve seen this one already, gah!”, “Oooh heroin AND a serious medical condition – this is gonna be GOOOOD!” or the sympathetic, “I hope my friends and family kill me before I ever let myself look like THAT on television”, but in my defense I have learned a lot of science surrounding the addictions. In their defense, the show’s producers toss in a quick footnote of common sense every now and then such as, “Too much alcohol or drugs can lead to… DEATH!” So before anyone gets the big idea to limit my intake of TV’s greatest superiority ego trip, let’s not forget that I could be watching “Deal or No Deal” and shouting at suitcases.

I suppose I should also own up to be obsessed with OBSESSED, but that show just started and I need to give it another 20 seconds before adding it to the DVR…too late.  In the meantime, I can only hope that addicts continue to be too hopped up on goofballs to catch on that they’re not really participating in a drug documentary.

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