Ooooh, look! It's my favorite geeky TV boyfriend!

Dan Abrams is substituting for Joe Scarborough on MSNBC's Scarborough Country the week. I love him.

I began watching when he was MSNBC's legal correspondent and host of The Abrams Report. We followed the Michael Jackson and Scott Petersen trials together. I loved how informed and opinionated he was. He was always polite, but he never pretended to be an objective telejournalist. He has a Columbia law degree and has written for the Yale Law Review and is an articulate commentator.

I imagine he was just as passionate and pro-active behind the scenes because one day he went from host of The Abrams Report to MSNBC General Manager. His promotion meant the end of his show.

I'm happy his career took off, but I've missed him. And his cool ties and his kinda watery eyes.

But I really, REALLY want one!

I had one Coke before I left for work and another Coke with my salmon salad sandwich. That's it. It's now a little after 4:00 and I have no energy whatsoever.

It seems I have only two choices:

• Curl up in a ball and nap

• Race to the pop machine for a cold, delicious, caffeine-stoked Classic Coke

I am resisting both very strong impulses and am instead opting for ice water.

I am not enjoying this. I thought virtue was its own reward. How come drinking water makes me feel like I'm being punished, not rewarded?