ABC, why must you toy with my emotions?

Those who know me, know that I fight many addictions. To name a few...popcorn, a cigarette fix once every two years or so, reality tv (The Biggest Loser & Project Runway being my favorites), myspace, design*sponge, obsessive picture-taking, picking out paint colors, Grey's Anatomy, Brothers & Sisters and The Office (which all had fantastic season finales this past season!), shopping for kids' clothes, talking on the phone, bargain shopping...you get the idea.

But, my main ridiculous, my-week-should-really-not-revolve-
around-this obsession is LOST. I am totally hooked. I didn't watch the first season in regular season. I thought the whole concept was stupid and whenever I heard about it, I would think of it as a modern day Gilligan's Island. I had absolutely no interest in tuning in. Then the summer after the first season rolled around and I happened to start watching one of the reruns one evening. It was all downhill from there.

I seriously can't get enough of it. The writers are genius and have me left with so many questions and counting the days until next season after the awesome season finale this past Thursday. So imagine my horror when I heard the rumor today that LOST will not return with new episodes until FEBRUARY 2009! ABC is totally taking advantage of my addiction...they know I'm too weak to boycott. So I will go on with my life for the next 8 months...and I will tune in next February and will no doubt be on the edge of my seat for the entire show. The next day, there will no doubt be a chain of emails amongst my fellow LOST watchers discussing the highlights from the night before. But ABC will really have to work hard after the show wraps in 2010 to make sure our relationship is not damaged permanently. After all, I never agreed to this.