they say weed isn't addicting, however when its dealt by mary louise parker it seems to be...

season 5 of showtime's weeds starts on June 8th and can say nothing except....I CAN NOT WAIT. i have seen parts of this show over the years, but in the last few months i've watched the entire series straight through and the only word that comes to mind is mind-blowing.

this shows gotten high press over the years due mostly to its left wing story lines and emmy winning performances, but there is something else about this show that has really pulled me in. as americans we have a complex of being the winner, being right, being on top......and most television shows today are based on that. we have shows about policeman and undercover cops solving crimes, we have game shows that create "idols" for us, sitcoms about average jo being average and working his 9-5 job....

weeds is not any of that.

weeds is about being confused. its about doing what you have to and the contradictions in our lives.

loving yourself, but hating who you are

loving your family, but hating the burden they put on you

loving your big house, your bmw, your white collar town, but hating everything it stands for.

and mostly....hating your life, but enduring it all the same.

this is the reason i respect this show so much....because regardless of whether or not we are a suburban, 30 year old, widowed mother who has to sell pot to provide for our family on the outside....that person is inside of us. 

plus this show is just so damn funny. this is some good shit.