So is this the detoxing, deprogramming, or damn-I-haven't-been-photographed-in-over-10-days part of her rehab stint?

Aaah, recreational rehab. I'm sure Linds is having more fun in the sun in rehab than the rest of us free people are having.

Another thing: did you know that in a number of states (Louisiana, I know for sure)there are scholarships and tons of grants available to anyone who's completed a rehab program? Regardless of grades and standardized test scores. The catch: it's only available to dudes.

@BiscuitDoughJones: How is that possible, that is only applies to men? What the hell?

Also -- I must get myself into rehab. I'd love to go back to university to study for a year or so. Bring on the crack!

Rehab seems AWESOME. I am picking up a coke habit AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

It is wrong that my first thought upon seeing this was disappointment that she's wearing a lifejacket...isn't it?

Well...how does it go..."If it's wrong...I don't want to be right"? Yeah.

@BiscuitDoughJones: THAT is crazy! Oh, the nutty places you find sex discrimination.

@Trixie from Toronto: I heard abt it when I was a college sophomore. I was dating a recovering heroin addict still in outpatient. Part of completing his program was to apply to school. His facility gave him a big pamphlet on what scholarships he could get just for being a junkie. It was there in black & white- men only.

Most of the scholarships are from private foundations started by male addicts. It chaps my ass, cuz I was so desperate that I was totally considering shooting up to pay for school.

I should also note, there ARE similar programs for women. I read up on a couple of them, but compared to the men's programs they are a total joke.

She's got a real pretty mouth on her, don't she?
(Somebody had say it...)

@BiscuitDoughJones: Wow! Gives a whole new meaning to This is your brain - This is your brain on drugs...if you're male.

I guessing that women who successfully complete rehab are offered a job at Walmart and the opportunity to make minimum wage. Sweet.

I thought that when people get out of rehab they are given applications to work at Starbucks. at least, that's how plenty of my friends got there. and I never saw a job application on which a person admits to being arrested for possession of marijuana until I worked there. I guess it's best to be honest and upfront about these things.

My first reaction to this pick was: "what the hell kind of rehab center is this?"

Then I remembered she went to Promises and that other dump of a rehab - and realized she probably won't go if she can't tan/shop/do anything besides the actual work it takes to get clean, she won't go.

I talked to some rehab friends, who say that they are "encouraged" to get lots of exercise, because they can't just sit around in a room all day smoking cigs and drinking coffee. I guess if you go to a fancy rehab, biking and rafting are the physical activities. If you go to rehab here in Memphis, running for your life from the crazies is your "physical activity."

I was just having a conversation the other day about how I could get into rehab cuz I need a nice, loooong vacation. My friend suggested that my Extra Strength Excedrine habit could pass for addiction to pain killers.

@asylum: I'm there, dude.

Something tells me that the rehab my health insurance would cover looks nothing like this. I'm picturing sitting in a circle on a folding chair for a week, smoking cigs, and picking at scabs.

Wait, is that LiLo or Bret "Rock of Love" Michaels?