gorgon_123
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the weight thing has me a bit worried. i've already gained 30 pounds in the past 3 years. (from 170 to 200 pounds - i'm an even 6 feet tall.) my sister is trying to get me into running. it's a whole weird subculture, full of people who take it way too seriously and .. uhhm. nevermind
i like Hirch's comments:
"I'm not going to say good luck, that's not what you'll need. Determination, persistence, and sheer bullheadedness are more important. "
sheer bullheadedness is The Name of the Game for sure. tonight after work I cracked and bummed a smoke off some guy on the way home. I didn't have a light which gave me time to reconsider and it took an act of god to get me to chuck the smoke into a sewer but i DID IT. felt damn good. now i can't sleep and i feel like a damn fool.
my mother says the hardest part for her when she quit smoking was the fact that she enjoyed smoking so much. She claims that when she is old and grey and 85 years old she's taking it up again. in anycase i agree with her, smoking is a wonderful hobby. It punctuates your day. example:
Wake up. Smoke. Eat, shower, get dressed. Smoke. Check email while smoking. Go to class. smoke between each class. etc etc etc.
something life affirming about having a puff between the various activities in the day. clears the head, relaxes the mind, gives one a chance to gain a little perspective on what's coming up and what just happened. and social smoking! don't get me started. smokers are MORE FUN, MORE SOCIABLE than non-smokers. i swear it's true.
okay.. i'm ranting.
sorry.
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i like Hirch's comments:
"I'm not going to say good luck, that's not what you'll need. Determination, persistence, and sheer bullheadedness are more important. "
sheer bullheadedness is The Name of the Game for sure. tonight after work I cracked and bummed a smoke off some guy on the way home. I didn't have a light which gave me time to reconsider and it took an act of god to get me to chuck the smoke into a sewer but i DID IT. felt damn good. now i can't sleep and i feel like a damn fool.
my mother says the hardest part for her when she quit smoking was the fact that she enjoyed smoking so much. She claims that when she is old and grey and 85 years old she's taking it up again. in anycase i agree with her, smoking is a wonderful hobby. It punctuates your day. example:
Wake up. Smoke. Eat, shower, get dressed. Smoke. Check email while smoking. Go to class. smoke between each class. etc etc etc.
something life affirming about having a puff between the various activities in the day. clears the head, relaxes the mind, gives one a chance to gain a little perspective on what's coming up and what just happened. and social smoking! don't get me started. smokers are MORE FUN, MORE SOCIABLE than non-smokers. i swear it's true.
okay.. i'm ranting.
sorry.
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