Gambling is a real addiction

Whenever I have money to spend, which I guess is either always or never depending on how you look at it (because I don't work and my parents give me money to eat and do laundry and whatever) I take and then just gamble (or buy beer). This is not turning out well at all. I watch a lot of sports and feel like I have a good read, but I hardly ever win. On ESPN's streak for the cash, I am 2-14 since I've started. A piece of wood could flip a coin and go 7-7. Last night I bet on the Mavericks (6 games above .500, superior Western Conference) to beat the bucks (below .500, inferior Eastern Conference) and the Mavs not only lost, they lost by almost 40.

Sometimes I wake up and place some bets before I even get out of bed. This morning, I had my laptop next to my alarm clock. My alarm went off, I turned it off, opened my computer, put down 3 bets on the Australian Open on tennis players I haven't seen play tennis in years. One guy I can't even pronounce his name but I am sure he will lose. Last year I famously lost all my money betting on Federer and Henin to win the Aussie Open. Federer lost to Djokovic in the biggest loss of his career to that point, and Henin lost the promptly retired. I wish I could place a bet, then go back and change it to the opposite a few seconds later.

If Roddick, Fish, and Ferrer win tonight, I take everything back. If they don't, then I would advise not to gamble on sports when you are still in a half-dream state where you are on the island from Lost dodging bullets from the freighter people trying to find a way off the island.