Givin' up the cancer sticks - Page 2

Whaleboy · November 13, 2003, 18:15

Well, EAP and myself both had obsessions and trouble with women called Eleanor Lenore, Eleanora etc etc.

st_swithin · November 13, 2003, 18:17

If you could go on a 2 week bender after a single glass of sherry, you could be the ultimate cheap date.

Whaleboy · November 13, 2003, 18:18

Have you ever been to Prague?

st_swithin · November 13, 2003, 18:20

Is that a trick question?

No, I've never been to Prague. What's in Prague?

Whaleboy · November 13, 2003, 18:23

Something that could be loosely marketted as sherry that gave me a two day hangover and some very very embarrasing photos...

st_swithin · November 13, 2003, 18:33

Nice. I had a similar experience involving champagne and Las Vegas.

Photos are only embarassing if you get famous and someone posts them to a tabloid and your mom sees them. I don't have to worry about being famous.

Although if I'm ever in Prague, I'm sure the laws of probability will put copies of said pix into my hands with virtually no effort on my part to obtain them. Then when you get famous, I can blackmail you.

Wow, look how our relationship has already progressed from slightly dysfunctional to nearly psychotic. I wonder if this is how movie screenplays get written.

Whaleboy · November 13, 2003, 18:41

That plan would only work if I get famous. And as a writer, the more seedy and hedonistic I appear, the better!! I should post my proto-novel "Philosophy" up for the world to admire. I want it to be a "howto" for oral sex...

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Wow, look how our relationship has already progressed from slightly dysfunctional to nearly psychotic. I wonder if this is how movie screenplays get written.

It would explain the Cohen brothers...

st_swithin · November 13, 2003, 18:57

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Originally posted by Whaleboy

That plan would only work if I get famous. And as a writer, the more seedy and hedonistic I appear, the better!! I should post my proto-novel "Philosophy" up for the world to admire. I want it to be a "howto" for oral sex...

Read "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman" - I think you might enjoy it. Or "Justine" by Donatien Alphonse de Sade. Same thing. Maybe throw in a little Anais Nin while you're at it.

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It would explain the Cohen brothers...

Also explains that jellyish crud they package Spam with.

Kaak · November 13, 2003, 18:58

wow, could we take the whale boy-swithin love story to another thread?

or maybe get a room

st_swithin · November 13, 2003, 19:02

Nah, let it be public. That way there's a cameraman, a biographer, and plenty of papparazzi.

Whaleboy · November 13, 2003, 19:11

...exactly how public?

Japher · November 13, 2003, 19:15

Is your sig growing again wHALEBOY? Or am I just wiggin' out again?

Kaak · November 13, 2003, 19:20

whaleboy, my favorite thing about your website is that the text only link is an image

Whaleboy · November 13, 2003, 19:27

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Is your sig growing again wHALEBOY? Or am I just wiggin' out again?

By like two letters... it'll slowly grow under your noses before it takes over the entire forum!!

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whaleboy, my favorite thing about your website is that the text only link is an image

I was wondering when someone would notice that!

monolith94 · November 13, 2003, 20:09

I work at a video store, and when the people come up to the counter, within two seconds I can tell if they're smokers or not. It totally works. Sometimes these big fat midwesterners will come up smelling like a 3-pack a day unfiltered fiends, and it's all I can do to not have a visible reaction to the horrific smell.

Yeah, you heard me, horrific.

Shi Huangdi · November 13, 2003, 21:51

If you don't mind weight, you could try eating a piece of candy whenever you feel a craving, I have heard that can be effective.

NeOmega · November 13, 2003, 22:12

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Originally posted by monolith94
I work at a video store, and when the people come up to the counter, within two seconds I can tell if they're smokers or not. It totally works. Sometimes these big fat midwesterners will come up smelling like a 3-pack a day unfiltered fiends, and it's all I can do to not have a visible reaction to the horrific smell.

Yeah, you heard me, horrific.

Wow, you are so much better than them. Why are you working in a video store and not as a detective?

monolith94 · November 13, 2003, 22:32

"Wow, you are so much better than them."

I never said I was. I am, however, better smelling than them.

"Why are you working in a video store and not as a detective?"

Free movies. Not much demand for detectives. It'd be a great job though.

Gatekeeper · November 14, 2003, 02:03

Also consider the fact that tobacco usage is damaging to your eyesight, lungs, heart and so much more.

Hueij · November 14, 2003, 03:12

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Also consider the fact that tobacco usage is damaging to your eyesight, lungs, heart and so much more.

So?

Gatekeeper · November 14, 2003, 05:01

Hueij:

So? The dude says he wants to quit/not start again. You don't think damage to your eyesight, lungs and heart isn't an incentive on top of everything else to give up tobacco use permanently?

Gatekeeper

Sikander · November 14, 2003, 07:27

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Hueij:

So? The dude says he wants to quit/not start again. You don't think damage to your eyesight, lungs and heart isn't an incentive on top of everything else to give up tobacco use permanently?

Gatekeeper

Dude, he was trolling! You totally got punked!

Dr Strangelove · November 14, 2003, 09:12

If you haven't had cravings after 3 days then you might get away without having them at all.

I quit 10 years ago. I used the nicotine patches and went through the whole 3 month routine. I relapsed breifly six months later when my wife lost important tax documents, but I got right back on the wagon. The cravings were pretty much completely gone after about two years. I think that two things were primarily responsible for getting me off and keeping me off the weed: nicotine patches, and my kids.

Brundlefly · November 14, 2003, 12:43

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When do the REAL cravings set in, and when do they end? I know they'll always be around, but when are you pretty much out of the woods? I want to have a goal to look forward to -- makes it harder to give into pressure.

I've smoked off and on for most of my adult life. I made up my mind 8 months ago to stop and never start again. I haven't smoked for 8 months - the longest non-smoking period of my life.

Cravings/Woods: It was bad for the first week, thats all. Certain food or activities that trigger the smoking urge may continue to do so for a long time. Most will lose their power with time. For me, a glass of scotch always makes me want a smoke.

Any urge to smoke is an attempt to deal with stress. So work on reducing stress and handling stress without smoking. Reduce stress by identifying what stresses you out - thoughts, people, etc. As much as possible remove those stressors from your life. Handle stress differently by distracting yourself with something whenever the urge to smoke comes. A thought, an activity. Establish new behaviors that you can use in place of smoking specifically to combat stress. For me, that was exercise. Also spend time everyday telling yourself why you need to quit and why smoking is bad.

As far as goal to look forward to, visualize a new version of yourself looking and feeling 100% better as a non-smoker. Make it an extremely detailed visualization and reflect upon it daily. Have complete faith that you will become that person you visualize.

Good luck! You're doing great!

Whaleboy · November 14, 2003, 14:19

I haven't smoked today!

Cruddy · November 14, 2003, 14:22

Well done! Been having fits of quitting but have never managed to stop for longer than 36 hours.

st_swithin · November 14, 2003, 14:24

Whaleboy, we're seeking to make you famous, not me. We can write the part of st_swithin in here and then have the actress of your choice play the role in RL.

Whattaya think? All you need is a couple million dollars, Keira Knightley's phone number, and you'll be a world famous writer.

Whaleboy · November 14, 2003, 14:32

, considering what I've got in mind... you'll want to play yourself

st_swithin · November 14, 2003, 14:34

I can read your mind, and I want that couple of million up front, buster.

Brundlefly · November 14, 2003, 16:54

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wow, could we take the whale boy-swithin love story to another thread?

or maybe get a room

Give them a break. They are both in their sexual prime, what do you expect ?

I live near a college town and the clubs are always filled with plenty of young girls, which is what I prefer, but I've noticed lately there are female regulars there as well who are my age (early 30's), picking up young guys for one-nighters...... this is kind of a new trend... wasn't this way five years ago...