Sorry about the rain. Hope your day is good aside from that. I'm enjoying the Hottest 100 so far. Thanks for the link. :)Happy Australia Day everybody.
Sorry to hear that people are having crap days at work. I hope it gets better.
One of the biggest traditions (of my generation) on Australia day is to listen to the Hottest 100 - the 100 best songs of the previous year as voted by Triple J listeners.... its a good mix of Australian and O/S stuff. It starts at midday Sydney time (about an hour from now).
Triple J stream LINK .
Its raining today :-( It would be too much of a mess to take the girls down to the Harbour for the tall ships and the ferry races, and music.
Thanks Lynora- we went out for lunch and got some ice cream the girls were happy with that... the sun came out not long after lunch...
I thought the rain would cool things down it just got steamy.
Its odd having a public holiday on a Thursday - I have to go to work tomorrow. I know there will be a lot of people calling in "sick" tomorrow.
Sex.
Actually made me want one. That after sex smoke is the best. Ah well.
Day 2!
What is this about cigarettes?
*sigh* Lets make this a dirty word huh? Let's not use it :P
Both my Step father in law and my grand father have been recently diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. The timing just seemed right. :/
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What is this about cigarettes?Quitting. This time with Solnes quitting as well, should be able to make it stick. :D
GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!
That's great! We're all rooting for you!Last time I did good, but coming home and having to be around it killed me. She took the initiative and never touched the pack she picked up this morning, it's been sitting here all day, unopened. She says it's taken on a symbolic meaning now. lol. :D
That didn't work for my wife, but I think it did work for her quit buddy because her mom is still a regular smoker, I believe.
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Sex.Actually made me want one. That after sex smoke is the best. Ah well.
Day 2!
Dammit Moorluck, stop being so awesome at sex!!!
Both my Step father in law and my grand father have been recently diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. The timing just seemed right. :/
Similar thing for my wife.
Dammit Moorluck, stop being so awesome at sex!!!Sex.Actually made me want one. That after sex smoke is the best. Ah well.
Day 2!
Hahahahahaha!!!!
That didn't work for my wife, but I think it did work for her quit buddy because her mom is still a regular smoker, I believe.That's great! We're all rooting for you!Last time I did good, but coming home and having to be around it killed me. She took the initiative and never touched the pack she picked up this morning, it's been sitting here all day, unopened. She says it's taken on a symbolic meaning now. lol. :D
I am the type smoker that panics when she is out of smokes, I figured it would be easier if I wasn't obsessing over not having any. Now it's like a challenge. I will NOT open that pack! :P
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I remeber when I stopped. The missus (then girlfriend) had spent the night at my apartment. It was Sunday morning, and I went to the grocery store. Somewhere between leaving the apartment and getting back I decided "that's it".
When I got back, I threw the remainder of my pack away.
And that was it.
The next day I started to exercise regularly - partly in my building's work out center, and partly in the nearby park running on the big trail.
This coming April will be 7 years.
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Sadly, I don't exercise much anymore. Which is a shame. Once we got the house, I didn't have a free gym to work out in anymore, but until a year or so ago I was still running in the park as much as possible. The trail I used to visit from my apartment also runs near our current house.
With the arrival of Charlie, my exercise time dropped to nil.
Both my Step father in law and my grand father have been recently diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. The timing just seemed right. :/
Emphysema is also a terrible way to go. Watched my grand-dad go with it.
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Morning, all. What did I miss?
Well, with Albert's frustration slowly reaching the bursting point, Scott called the hookers and told them the planned joke was going to have to be delayed. Meanwhile, Bill's plans to take off for a day brought cheers from his people, who quickly began to put together a visit to the local miniature golf course. And, across town, Bob's shock therapy took a disasterous turn when....No, wait! That's my soap opera.
What is this about cigarettes?Quitting. This time with Solnes quitting as well, should be able to make it stick. :D
Cool.
Diane and I tried quitting at the same time, and that went very poorly. She quit by switching to E cigs while I was in Utah so we wouldn't be cranky at the same time. It worked great for her, but I'm struggling with switching to the E cig more than she did. I'm down to one or two real smokes a day so I'm getting there. It's not as bad as when I quit cold turkey a few years ago.
I'm proud of all you who have quit. It's a tough struggle but very worth it in the end. You'll feel better, smell better, save money, and set a good example for the kids. What's not to love?
I remeber when I stopped. The missus (then girlfriend) had spent the night at my apartment. It was Sunday morning, and I went to the grocery store. Somewhere between leaving the apartment and getting back I decided "that's it".
When I got back, I threw the remainder of my pack away.
And that was it.
The next day I started to exercise regularly - partly in my building's work out center, and partly in the nearby park running on the big trail.
This coming April will be 7 years.
I really need to join the gym down the road from here.
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I really need to join the gym down the road from here.I remeber when I stopped. The missus (then girlfriend) had spent the night at my apartment. It was Sunday morning, and I went to the grocery store. Somewhere between leaving the apartment and getting back I decided "that's it".
When I got back, I threw the remainder of my pack away.
And that was it.
The next day I started to exercise regularly - partly in my building's work out center, and partly in the nearby park running on the big trail.
This coming April will be 7 years.
That was one of the keys for me. I did cold turkey, but the hard part was that I'd gotten into a routine of when I smoked: Light up between getting in the car and onto the interstate. Again when I got off the interstate. Usually around 10 am. Again around 1 or 2 pm. After meals. Etc, etc.
Breaking myself of those routines was the hardest part. Hence the exercising. It helped set new routines.
I really need to join the gym down the road from here.I remeber when I stopped. The missus (then girlfriend) had spent the night at my apartment. It was Sunday morning, and I went to the grocery store. Somewhere between leaving the apartment and getting back I decided "that's it".
When I got back, I threw the remainder of my pack away.
And that was it.
The next day I started to exercise regularly - partly in my building's work out center, and partly in the nearby park running on the big trail.
This coming April will be 7 years.
That was one of the keys for me. I did cold turkey, but the hard part was that I'd gotten into a routine of when I smoked: Light up between getting in the car and onto the interstate. Again when I got off the interstate. Usually around 10 am. Again around 1 or 2 pm. After meals. Etc, etc.
Breaking myself of those routines was the hardest part. Hence the exercising. It helped set new routines.
Driving is one of the worst times for me too. I don't smoke in my house so I have a deeply ingrained habit of smoking in the car especially on road trips.
Drinking is also a challenge even though you can't smoke inside a bar any more in Colorado. Our whole pool team smokes (except Diane now) so Thursday night pool league is a rough spot as well.
It also doesn't help that I still really enjoy my mental and physical addiction.
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*blink*
Afternoon all!
This year is year Seven free of the Death Sticks.
I had always tried to quit, and failed, pretty much the entire 20 years I was smoking. Most of the time it was the 'Oh just one while I'm [insert mental/physical state here] won't make me start up again,' that would kill me.
I finally did it cold turkey. Said I would never touch nicotene again no matter what the provocation, and it worked. Three months after I quit my family went through a massive crisis. Afterwards, I figured that if I could get through that patch of time not smoking there was no earthly reason why I would ever smoke again, and I was right.
Stay strong quitters! Heck, a pack of Marlboros go for $8.50 in the People's Republic of Bastardchusetts now, and even if your state isn't quite as bad as that, it's only a matter of time before they catch up!
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Stay strong quitters! Heck, a pack of Marlboros go for $8.50 in the People's Republic of Bastardchusetts now, and even if your state isn't quite as bad as that, it's only a matter of time before they catch up!
When I left Boston, I was working at the airport where cigarettes went for something like $9.50. Granted, I'd try to plan ahead, but I'd be there for 12 hours some days (then, when I was squatting there I'd be there for 24 hours!)
Anyway, when I moved back, NH had just raised their taxes, so they were going for $6.00. My mom said [mocking high-pitched voice]"Ew, are you going to quit smoking now that they're $6?"[/] and I was all like, "Six bucks! Those are like 1995 prices! Now I'm going to smoke twice as much!"
In all seriousness, smoking is bad for you kiddies, and you should stop. [Lights up]
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Afternoon all!
This year is year Seven free of the Death Sticks.
I had always tried to quit, and failed, pretty much the entire 20 years I was smoking. Most of the time it was the 'Oh just one while I'm [insert mental/physical state here] won't make me start up again,' that would kill me.
I finally did it cold turkey. Said I would never touch nicotene again no matter what the provocation, and it worked. Three months after I quit my family went through a massive crisis. Afterwards, I figured that if I could get through that patch of time not smoking there was no earthly reason why I would ever smoke again, and I was right.
Stay strong quitters! Heck, a pack of Marlboros go for $8.50 in the People's Republic of Bastardchusetts now, and even if your state isn't quite as bad as that, it's only a matter of time before they catch up!
*blink*
It's edifying to hear other folks success stories. My Dad quit cold turkey in the 60's even with my Mom smoking in the house with him. He was a 2 to 3 pack a day smoker when he quit.
Ironically this conversation has me jonesing, but my E cig crutch is working pretty well. ;)
The prices have always been high in Massivetaxus. In 1984 when I began they were $1.35. When I quit in 2005 they had risen to $5.50. All my poor friends who refuse to quit now smoke the bargain brands because you can still get them for $6-7 a pack. Of course, you're likely getting the factory floor sweepings, but hey, you're still smoking! /sarcasm.
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Sad because when I was in my 20's they were .75 a pack.
I'm told that when I was very little a gallon of gas and a pack of smokes were both about a quarter.
How did I get this old?
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NOT POLITICS!
Of course, it's not inflation that's made the prices go up, it's the anti-smoking campaign and the sin taxes.
Oh yah. I agree there. No one has a bad word to say about raising taxes on beer, wine and cigs. Especially here.
*don't read*
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Sad because when I was in my 20's they were .75 a pack.I'm told that when I was very little a gallon of gas and a pack of smokes were both about a quarter.
How did I get this old?
I dunno. How did I? When did the 20th Century become a historical item? When did cute women get born in the Nineties?
*sigh*
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Oh yah. I agree there. No one has a bad word to say about raising taxes on beer, wine and cigs. Especially here.
Either that's sarcasm or we don't hang out with the same Mass-holes. My money's on the former.
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You're right: how did we get old? I mean, I've been reduced to chiding Gark for not doing his homework! WTF?!?
Either that's sarcasm or we don't hang out with the same Mass-holes. My money's on the former.Oh yah. I agree there. No politician has a bad word to say about raising taxes on beer, wine and cigs. Especially here.
Sorry, unclear when typed, now fixed. The common Mass-hole hates new taxes, yet continues to vote the same d-bags right back into office. I never got it. It would be one thing if they actually used the sin taxes to fund treatment facilities and such, but all that money is soooo ...tempting. And there's just a whole bunch of shovel-ready sh!t left to do! Hey maybe we can have new markers for every .01 of a mile along the highway! Naah, that's stimulus-level funding. We'll have to settle for the Speaker Sal DiMasi memorial prison wing....
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You're right: how did we get old? I mean, I've been reduced to chiding Gark for not doing his homework! WTF?!?
Ah, youth and energy giving way to old age and treachery. Such is the way of the world I guess...
Smurf test?
Git yer poletricks outta here before I butsa jaw, mass-holes! I am a bad mofo.
...but ... but I need those tricks for my evening pole dancing gig in order to afford to pay toward my college tuition so I can speak ...
three languages!!!!1
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Shaddup ya varmint. Looney like dat dingoe!
Screw you, old man. I'm going to take out my passive aggressive anger on my vlog.
In three languages, even.
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Playing with yourself in public?
EDIT: Nekkid, even.