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Love as Addiction

Is being in love simply being addicted to another person?

You miss their presence, think about them more than anyone else, feel comfort & physiological arousement when you're with them, get upset if they are taken away from you, and often become dependent on them.

But is there more to being in love that makes it different from addiction?  Have I just described obsession and not love?  Is the difference between them qualitative or just quantitative?

As I don't believe in souls, it's all just about chemicals inside you, so are love and addiction both just a kind of dependency, just with different objects and outcomes?

Can I Cop?

Ok, I have a big decision I need some help on...

I'm considering applying to the Metropolitan Police service (in London, for those who don't know) to be a police officer - and I can't decide whether to do it or not!  It's a great career, and it's helping people, which I want to do.  But there's also the bad stuff like facing angry mobs, getting abuse, being in dangerous situations, seeing dead bodies and really long hours.

Now, I'm strong minded, but could I cope?  Is it REALLY stressful?  Is having a worthy and honourable career what life is about?  Or would I be better off in an easier, less wellpaid job, with more free time to just have fun?  Or would a crap job take the fun out of life?

I know you (probably) don't know me, but I just wanted to get some opinions - all and any welcome :o)

16 Housemates

I'm watching the first episode of the new series of Big Brother, and they are all even more mental than ever before.  Well, maybe not more mental than the twins...
There is a hot guy, but he's a bit of a twat - but he's the only hot one so far!
The albino guy seems pretty sensible, though is still crazy.
2 of the young girls have babies.  Are they trying to representative of Britain today?

PS I love Katreya - or whatever the crazy Thai lady is called.  She would like to be reincarnated as a Pokemon!

PPS, how sweet is it that the dancing gay has befriended the blind guy to help his round?!  Awww.

A Whole New World of what?

Disney Lyrics
A Whole New World Lyrics

A Whole New World lyrics

The other day, that classic Disney's Aladdin song, A Whole New World, played on my MP3 player when it was on shuffle.  It is a tune.  But I'm pretty sure that the lyrics are pure filth!  Maybe it was my mind just wandering when I was listening to it, but have you listened to it lately?  I've posted the lyrics here, so have a good read and see what you think.... 

 

Chocolate Slush Puppy

Today I thought I'd treat myself to a Starbucks - because it's lovely and sunny (?)  And I saw something on the menu I'd not noticed before: a Dark Mocha Frappuccino!  I love mochas and I love Frappuccinos, so this looked like a good idea!

MochaFrapp

And it turns out it was a good idea!  It's like a chocolate Slush Puppy, actually with little chocolate chips in it.  Anything that gets chocolate into my mouth in any format is great with me!  It does have the same downfalls as a Slush Puppy in that you have to kinda wait for the ice bits to melt a bit, or else you just end up sucking air from the bottom of the cup (see pic). 

This said, I would recommend trying it if you like chocolate milkshakes and feel like being a bit classier than MacDonalds.

To be informative I went onto their website to check the nutritional info on a MochaFrapp: 380 calories (that's more than in my sandwich!); but 10% daily Vit A and 20% daily calcium; with that 115mg caffeine to keep me awake at work.

But the most interesting thing I found on there was the other types of Frappucino available across the world:  How about a Honey Frappuccino?!  Wow.  Or even crazier, a Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino!  Don't know where they sell those, but it ain't here in Surrey, UK.