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Don't ask why I am writing the Thursday diary for GUS. I'm one of the most slippy, slidey, backtracky addicts on this site. I quit Monday morning -- had a cigarette by 3:54 p.m. Quit again on Tuesday afternoon -- oopsie, only for 3 hours. Quit at 9:36 on Wednesday and am still hanging in there. Why?
Because kd lang feels my pain.
Why yes, kd, this is a human condition -- pretty much like the fact that this almost 59 year old hetero female has had the hots for you for years. Ooops, wrong diary topic.
Hello my dearies!!!! How are we today? Don't fib because if you do, you are not being honest with yourself. That's the cigarettes or nicotine talking for you. I'm honestly antsy. 27 hours and 24 minutes since my last cigarette. There will be a point when I forget to keep time or days.
Here's an interesting factoid I discovered:
[S]moking induces skin disorders like acne, rosacea and eczema.
From my beloved mother, I have inherited rosacea -- which creates a terrible skin rash like acne on the face and red nose -- like an alcoholic. I can generally keep it under control, but huh? I had no clue that cigarette smoking enhanced this problem. Yaaayyyyy -- more incentive to quit. I'm gorgeous otherwise.
Another factoid is that I've found a number of wacky "spiritual" websites which give bullshite advice as to how to quit smoking. Methinks they are just another way to grab some more dollars from the gullible. Follow the links to previous diaries here and listen to our brilliant members for tips instead. Jesus is not going to help you with this addiction.
Brilliant advice on how and why to stick it to The Man from OleHippieChick in this morning's diary brought to us by the ever-dedicated seenaymah.
Here's to us -- kd sends a tune and a big smooch for me.
Of course, for the most brilliant rendition of his own song -- here's a link to a 2009 concert of Leonard Cohen. His Hallelujah will break your heart, make you smile and save you from wanting that next cig. Sorry for the link, but the embed has been disabled. The man is still a sexy genius who makes me totally conflicted about kd.
The diarists thus far!
SallyCat (The most smoochable girlie here)
rosebuddear (Oy, why didn't I think of this UID first? Everyone would love me)
bgblcklab1 (clearly the most cigarette-inducing UID to reproduce while intoxicated)
bsmechanic (I'm thinking one of the Car Talk guys on NPR)
theater goon (surely someone I need to meet for lively discussion)
seenaymah (Ok, what does that mean? I always want to get into a lotus position when I read seenaymah)
gchaucer2 (Delusional former international literary genius. Clarity slowly returning without all that smoke)
Current members of the GUS team! Please comment or email bsmechanic35 at yahoo, if you would like to join, or if your name is here in error:
1BQ
amk for obama
bgblcklab1
blue husky
bsmechanic
coppercelt
flumptytail
gchaucer2
Im a frayed knot
interceptor7
LarsThorwald
magicsister
MinervainNH
nannyboz
Pennsylvanian
sallycat
seenaymah
smartcookienyc
Wood Dragon
Diary Volunteer List - to keep us going through Saturday
gchaucer2: Thursday noon edt / 9am pdt
magicsister: Thursday 7 pm edt / 4 pm pdt
sberel: Thursday 11 pm edt / 8 pm pdt
blue husky: Friday noon edt / 9am pdt
smartcookienyc: Friday 5 pm edt / 4 pm pdt
bgblcklab: Saturday 9 am edt / 6 am pdt
Peace and blessings my dearies -- thank you for being my mainstay -- my solid life rafts.