There may well be a lot moresmokersChristians and formersmokersChristians in your daily life than you realize, Forrest. People are made to feel such shame forsmokingbeing Christian these days, I have no doubt many surreptitiously indulge their habit on the sly and thenbrushsmoke,gargledrink,showerblaspheme, andput on fresh clotheshave indiscrminant sex with strangers before proceeding to pass in thenonsmokingnon-Christian world.
Erika -
This might sound rough, but your SuperCaller status is contingent upon you sticking with this.
You are free to call every week and have people cheer you on. We're all behind you and we want you to stop smoking! You know it's the right thing to do, so do it for 2008!
Tom.
I've had one already this year, but maybe I could make it a one-cigarette year. Worth a shot.
And, finally, I'd temporarily avoid watching French New Wave film and anything featuring late-60's, early-70's Rolling Stones.
And, finally, I'd temporarily avoid watching French New Wave film and anything featuring late-60's, early-70's Rolling Stones.
Also the AMC show Mad Men.
I've had one already this year, but maybe I could make it a one-cigarette year. Worth a shot.
One? This year? If that's true, you're probably not really a smoker. Walk away while you can.
I managed to quit smoking by literally making myself sick from them. One day, I took a whole pack of B&H menthols, and actually smoked them all at once, like that one guy from the picture in the Guinness Book of World Records. I was actually trying to be Mr. Funny in front of my friends by imitating that guy, but i got so sick from that stupid stunt that I could never stomach the thought of smoking ever again....and almost 20 years later, I haven't.
And, finally, I'd temporarily avoid watching French New Wave film and anything featuring late-60's, early-70's Rolling Stones.
Also the AMC show Mad Men.
...or anything with Serge Gainsbourg in it.
"One out of every three who start will die."
Not to rain on the parade but three out of every three who start will die. Just probably not as peacefully as a non-smoker.I heard it was four. Weird.
Erika,
You absolutely CAN DO this. You're a SUPERCALLER, baby! You can do ANYTHING.
When I was 16, I announced to my parents that if they did not both stop smoking, I would move out. They sort of laughed me off, then one day they came home from work, and my room was cleared out; I stored all of my stuff at my sister's house, and I went from friend's house to friend's house, sleeping here a night, there 2 nights. After 3 weeks of this, they had both quit, and I moved back in.
Hey Erika, put your boyfriend on the line.
dfk
I was thinking of switching to a Hitchcock-style pipe.*
I wouldn't be surprised if that becomes popular with the bearded hipster boys sometime in the near future. A pipe revival.
I was thinking of switching to a Hitchcock-style pipe.*
I wouldn't be surprised if that becomes popular with the bearded hipster boys sometime in the near future. A pipe revival.
*Not really.
Nobody really cared if I lit it up in their living room at parties.
ONE MONTH!
It's all psychological now. Easy-peasy.
Might I recommend you try The Book. (http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Way-Stop-Smoking-Nonsmokers/dp/1402718616)
The Secret, which is described as a self-help film, [2][3] uses a documentary format to present the non-scientific "Law of Attraction." This law is the "secret" that, according to the tagline, "has traveled through centuries to reach you." The film features short dramatized experiences and interviews of a team of "personal transformation specialists", "spiritual messengers", "feng shui masters", and moneymaking "experts".[4] As put forth in the film, the "Law of Attraction" principle posits that people's feelings and thoughts attract real events in the world into their lives; from the workings of the cosmos to interactions among individuals in their physical, emotional, and professional affairs. The film also suggests that there has been a strong tendency by those in positions of power to keep this central principle hidden from the public. The previews or "clues" to the film, show men who "uncovered the Secret...".
Wasn't The Celestine Prophecies--another pandering bit of crap--similarly hyped? Who remembers it now?
It was odd, however, when a bunch of 'em burst into a song about fog as the eclipse approached its height.
Okay, so it's basically the idea of putting thoughts out into the universe? Didn't Buddhists already figure that out a while ago?
Silly silly moneymaking silly stuff. That's what I have to say about that. Much like cigarettes. It all ties in.
Go Dave! Go Erika!
I've done some work for/with Tibet House and Students for a Free Tibet, and I have some thoughts on how passive-aggressive white/Western Buddhists can be (as opposed to the actual Tibetans I worked with, who were just like non-Buddhists, but maybe a little bit funnier and nicer). But that's for another time (and thread).
Yeah I did read that. And a lot of other bad press. But then I hear these stories of people I know who smoked for 20 years and quit successfully.
Overall I'm scared of the drugs. I have a friend who wants to go on them though. That's why I'm asking...
Yeah I did read that. And a lot of other bad press. But then I hear these stories of people I know who smoked for 20 years and quit successfully.
Overall I'm scared of the drugs. I have a friend who wants to go on them though. That's why I'm asking...
A friend of mine took a prescription drug to stop smoking (I don't know if it was Chantix, though) and she said she'd get insane migraines every time she would sing, laugh, or have an orgasm. I'd say that's pretty bad as far as side effects go.
Erika -
This might sound rough, but your SuperCaller status is contingent upon you sticking with this.
It's FOT confessional time!
Apparently it's a good thing you never smoked, drank, or drugged for fun, DfK. It would seem you're a junkie waiting to happen.