Monday, September 15, 2008

Are we addicted to going out?

Everyone is addicted to something. Cigarettes. Alcohol. Cocaine. These are the obvious ones; the ones you can go to rehab for. But what about the addictions that have no 12-step program to quit?

What about coffee, shopping and Facebook? Ever consider that you might be addicted to music? To your sex with your lover, lunches with your bestfriend, or phone calls to your mom? If you can't picture life without something, you're probably addicted. Same goes if you take something every time it's offered. Think about that the next time someone offers you a shiny chocolate covered peanut from their bag of M&Ms.

On nights when I have business to attend to in the morning, and I hear a bartender utter the words last call, I have to wonder, am I addicted to the evening? This summer has been filled with visiting DJs, free drinks from corporate sponsors, dimly lit lounges, blinding photoblog flashes, packed dance floors, loud outfits, expensive cab rides and morning-after brunches where we tried to piece together what had happened the night before. It was a riot. But I have to admit, I'm exhausted.

Maybe this fall I'll learn the artful skill of denying invitations, going home while the Subway is still running, passing even when the drinks are free and not insisting on going to the after party.

Maybe... or maybe not. Now pass me your cell phone, I have to finalize my plans for tomorrow night. Oh, and can I have one of those peanut M&M's?

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