i'm addicted to you, don't you know that you're toxic

well she hit the nail right on the head, didn't she?? i was going to originally title today's entry as simply "toxic", but i thought i'd include the whole lyric just to be cheeky!!

so here it is; why is it that everything that we enjoy putting into our bodies tends to be bad for us? yes, i'm probably still just reeling from my new found fear of red bull, but honestly though! why is it? i swear you can't introduce a new product into the world without someone turning around and deeming it as the new cause of cancer, or what have you!!

it makes me crazy how everything that tastes good, is so bad for you! why haven't they come up with a healthy liquor yet? or a cigarette that actually improves your lung capacity, instead of diminishing it? and why is it that all these bad things are so addictive to us? how come tofu doesn't have addictive qualities? or carrots? you never see someone in a dark alley shaking uncontrollably because they have beta carotine withdrawal!!??

and why is it that a drug that can make you feel so good doesn't have some sort of good quality to it yet? i think it was gavin rossdale who suggested "ecstasy with vitamin b"...i read somewhere recently that scientists predicted that by as early as the year 2050, mdma might actually have medicinal purposes and be legally sold on the market! crazy, eh? and if that's that close, then the legalisation of mj can only be around the bend! greeeat...

those damn people at red bull...i know, i know...i've gotta get over it! but i mean, come on!!!!! i think the most addictive and toxic element in my life is/has been cigarettes. in the plus column at least it's a (somewhat) socially acceptable evil...it floors me to think of the cigarette companys out there raking in the cash from the sales of these awful/wretched little things...i mean, have you ever really thought about it? how can the world get away with selling a product that's soooo bad for you! and why is nicotene a legal drug and not, cannabis, let's say? if society is still not completely ok with a "mind-atlering" substance being on the market, then why is alcohol legal??? because i think you will all agree that booze is definitely a 'mind-altering' substance, to a certain degree of course! and if it comes down to money, i think they would probably make more money off the legal sale of dope than cigarettes...well, maybe not...but you know what i mean, right? there was one day in history when things went the opposite way that they should have...can you imagine if things were reversed? and cigarettes were the illegal product, and you had nicotene dealers who make deliveries to people for 10 bux a gramme!! wouldn't that be hilarious?

if they want people to quit smoking, then in my opinion stop-smoking aids should be more available and at a cheaper price...fuck, if you stay on the patch for as long as it recommends you to, then that's like $200. you'll be wasting on that silly little thing! mind you, it works if you stick with it...but a heavy smoker might look at that price and say "well i might aswell just keep smoking...it's cheaper" (obviously they're not seeing the big picture, but you get my drift).

i will admit, that yes i'm still smoking the OCCASIONAL cigarette...just with cocktails, but yes tis' still there...grrrr...will i overcome it completely? you betcha! i just haven't figured out how, exactly...

so kiddies, i say "pooze" to toxicities in our lives...we'll always end up doing what we want to anyways, and eating what we want, and picking our poisons accordingly...so as long as what we get doesn't itch, i say we're ok!

give yourselves a pat on the back!