That Jet Blue guy...

Everyone is talking about that guy, more specifically Steven Slater flight attendant, so now I guess I should talk about him.  But truth is - I don't really care.  People quit their jobs every day, people are assholes every day and people blow their cool all the time.  Steven Slater took it a little far and, according to some reports, Slater may not be the blue collar hero he has been made out to be by some media outlets.  But really, do I care?  Nope.  He's going to court, he'll work through the system and he'll fade away like all the other 15 minute celebrities.

So, Mr. Slater - get off my tv, get out of my papers and away from my media until you do something useful for the world.

Hello, my name is Paige and I'm a...

..media addict.

I know, I know, the first step is admitting you have a problem.  And I do, I have a problem.  On a daily basis I NEED to know what is happening.  I go on media outlet websites several times a day, I listen to the news radio whenever possible, Perez Hilton is a must and any blogs that grab my interest are fair game.  Is this behavior normal?

I read The Chronicle Herald, MSNBC, CNN, Perez, and sometimes the NY Times each morning and then I check them again in the afternoon. I need CBC news on throughout the day, at lunch and after work and I always check what's trending on twitter. Really I'm a little obsessed. I need to know what's happening in the world and if I don't , I feel really out of touch with life. Is this normal? I don't think it is.

I know lots of people that have no idea what is happening unless someone tells them. At fist, Dan wouldn't know much about what was happening around the world, eventually he realized my addiction and now he watches the news with me.  I don't know if he thinks this will remedy my obsession because I have someone to talk to about these things or if he's simply feeding my addiction.  I hope the former.

So really, I ask: Is there anywhere in this world, aside from my parents kitchen (they're like me...but not as obsessed), that I can find someone who understands? Someone who is obsessed like me?

I'm sure there is and maybe we'll meet someday...but until then...I'm off to read CNN.

Do you read a paper in the morning? Listen to the news? What's your obsession?