"Friends"; The Obsession

For those of you who already know me, you know that I am obsessed with "Friends". Since I moved to Olds, seven months ago, I have watched every season of "Friends" at least two times and some of the seasons even three times. It is not uncommon to hear me quip "You know what that reminds me of ... that episode of "Friends" where Chandler ..." It was when I started to annoy my real life friends with all of my "Friends" references that I decided to take a "Friends" break. I have successfully gone two whole weeks without watching an episode. I feel like I should be at a meeting where I stand up and say, "Hi, my name is Charlene and I have been "Friends" free for two weeks now". Then everyone would clap. I'm sure there are other people out there like me, maybe I should start the "Friends Addiction Anonymous" meetings or FAA as it will become known.

The hardest thing about not watching "Friends", man how many times am I going to have to use that word "Friends" in this post, "Winnebago" all you Arrogant Worms fans will get that one, anyway back to my topic. Right the hardest thing is filling up the time that I generally spend watching "Friends" with something else to watch. I started out with "That's 70's Show" but I only have so much of that. Some documentaries from the library, I even broke down and watched Dirty Harry. But I think the one that takes home the prize is I've started watching American Idol, religiously. I wouldn't say it's an obsession but it is a good time waster and I must admit it has some entertainment value, mostly anticipating what Simon is going to say after a ghastly performance.

Only time will tell how long I can hold off watching "Friends" but I think the break is a good thing. I may just spend more time with the three dimensional people and annoy those around me just a little less. But just a little. I wouldn't want them to get too comfortable, I'll make sure to continue to be an annoyance in other ways , you got to keep 'em on their toes.