So perusing the Cheezeburger network today i came across the Rolling Stone 500 greatest Album Challenge. The rules are simple, you listen to every album on the list in its entirety, no skipping tracks, yo! And you have a year to do it. Also tell your friends which you liked, not sure why its a rule, wouldn't you do it anyway? Here's a linky to the list http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/500-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120531/outkast-aquemini-19691231 . i posted to my facebook about this, and have now entered in to the challenge with two friends of mine, Ian and Kenny. I've already started and am currently listening to number 500, which is Outkast: Aquamini, was not sure what i would think but i love it so far. I'm more of a rock fan, i still love me some Soul and Funk, but yeah big up on the Outkast right no, Hey Ya was not a good reflection of their talent. the general consensus with the boys and I is to start at one end and to work straight through instead of picking and choosing, oh and even if you've heard an album before, listen to it again, it would break the flow.
I'm most excited about one, listening to a load of music and two and possibly more importantly to me, listening to stuff i have not or would not listen to normally. i love music, life would be so much harder, boring and less easily explained without it.
I'll try to remember to keep this updated on my progress and thoughts on what I'm listening to.:D
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Thursday 2 August 2012
Monday 30 July 2012
Random collection of crap from my brain that isn't long enough to warrant it's own posts.
The Spaniard's are coming!
Every summer Ireland is subjected to a Spanish invasion, they send over there teens to learn the Englis language. It is a living nightmare! Swarms of these kids fill every available space. Walking home i noticed a large group taking up the entire path, wouldn't be such a problem if a green wasn't directly beside them, two steps away. They walked on the busy road with out looking and even at one point forcing an older gent with a cane to walk on the road, a car stopped specifically to let him pass. Disgusting behaviour. On public transport i had two teen boys fighting on the seat right beside me. Where are the manners? Do Irish kids act the same when they go abroad without their parents? We used to take in students from around the world, and by far the Spanish kids were the most spoiled, one practically wanted my mother to put his clothes out for him. We had a German girl and an American girl and they were fantastic, is it just that these kids are a little spoiled and self entitled? Just as a clarification i generally have no problem with the Spanish, just their unruly kids.
Power Cuts.
So recently we had a night where the power kept going out, and apart from the horrible realisation that i am so completely reliant on technology it got me thinking.
What are your power cut stories?
I can remember making toast with the neighbour kids, over an open fire and my Mum making beans on top of the portable gas hob. Laughing so hard at a friend who thought we could turn on a lava lamp as a source of light.
My Mum asking if she presses the off button on the tv remote, will it turn the tv off when the power comes back.
Romantic interactions in friend groups.
This is a pretty common occurrence, right? Multiple friends who seem to always hook up with each other.
I've found if you're single and a female it's like it's open season, now is that as they actually like you or because you're there? Do you go for it, and why? Because you like them or because they're there also?
Then there's the awkward moment when one likes another but the other feels different, that ones seem to be very prevalent, much more so than the halcyon days of yore when it was a big aul game of swapsies.
So if both people are on board to give it a go, is it worth the risk? Do you risk losing friends in the break up and possibly the friendship you had with your would be lover?And then the drama filled hook ups, that seems to turn the whole group against one ore both people. What do you guys think? Please feel free to comment!
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Every summer Ireland is subjected to a Spanish invasion, they send over there teens to learn the Englis language. It is a living nightmare! Swarms of these kids fill every available space. Walking home i noticed a large group taking up the entire path, wouldn't be such a problem if a green wasn't directly beside them, two steps away. They walked on the busy road with out looking and even at one point forcing an older gent with a cane to walk on the road, a car stopped specifically to let him pass. Disgusting behaviour. On public transport i had two teen boys fighting on the seat right beside me. Where are the manners? Do Irish kids act the same when they go abroad without their parents? We used to take in students from around the world, and by far the Spanish kids were the most spoiled, one practically wanted my mother to put his clothes out for him. We had a German girl and an American girl and they were fantastic, is it just that these kids are a little spoiled and self entitled? Just as a clarification i generally have no problem with the Spanish, just their unruly kids.
Power Cuts.
So recently we had a night where the power kept going out, and apart from the horrible realisation that i am so completely reliant on technology it got me thinking.
What are your power cut stories?
I can remember making toast with the neighbour kids, over an open fire and my Mum making beans on top of the portable gas hob. Laughing so hard at a friend who thought we could turn on a lava lamp as a source of light.
My Mum asking if she presses the off button on the tv remote, will it turn the tv off when the power comes back.
Romantic interactions in friend groups.
This is a pretty common occurrence, right? Multiple friends who seem to always hook up with each other.
I've found if you're single and a female it's like it's open season, now is that as they actually like you or because you're there? Do you go for it, and why? Because you like them or because they're there also?
Then there's the awkward moment when one likes another but the other feels different, that ones seem to be very prevalent, much more so than the halcyon days of yore when it was a big aul game of swapsies.
So if both people are on board to give it a go, is it worth the risk? Do you risk losing friends in the break up and possibly the friendship you had with your would be lover?And then the drama filled hook ups, that seems to turn the whole group against one ore both people. What do you guys think? Please feel free to comment!
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Thursday 5 July 2012
Pretty flowers
This post is really just an excuse to post some pics of pretty flowers, heavily featuring my personal fave..the Hydrangea! Love it.
All pics were taken using my Olympus VR-340, i bought it as a reward for quittin' the sticks. i really like it, it takes a little getting used to but it's worth it. I'm no photog, just a keen amateur. It replaces a Nikon that had really horrible colour quality, a very bluey hue was apparent in all but the filtered colours. I don't have a smart phone so all the Olympus magic filters are super fun to play with, I've used both thr pop art and pin hole on the ones above. The pop art is lovely for outdoor stuff (like festivals) and flowers, such a nice saturation of colour. Pin hole is just nice, good colour quality and yeah just like. So i love taking pics of flowers, what're your favorite picture subjects? Kids, pets, food?
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I'd like to be, under the sea.
So chatting to a friend yesterday some how brought up the idea of raver fish, you know the fish that live so deep down the have phosphorescent bodies etc, well they would be like the ravers of the deep blue! It made me think, or should i say daydream, how amazing would a deep sea club be! Like in that ep of The Simpson's when Marge and homer are divorced i think, and Homer lives in the bubble house. It would be fantastic! You could go 24 hours without worrying about noise complaints, watch the local life (porpoises, crabs etc). You would prolly want a hotel connected though, that is only for the party hardy who have got weary after two days of raging (yeah I've done this), no wet blankets allowed (pardon the pun). And it could host really exclusive gigs, but the kind that could be opened to everyone having the opportunity to go, none of this only the rich and famous bs, us norm's want in! So yeah, under sea clubs..thoughts?
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Friday 29 June 2012
Smelly feckers
Ok so this is a bit odd, but ever since i put down the cancer sticks, my schnoze has become more sensative. So much so that the other day while sitting on the bus,the girl sat beside me really smelt like grape kool ade and on the walk home an older gent whacked of oxtail soup. Feckn weird really. I' ve found if you use aussie three minute miracle conditioner and niveea pure and natural body lotion, you endnup smelling like freshly made candy floss, now you run the risk of having fat kids lick your arm and bee's swarming round you, but damn do you smell yummy.
So just as a heads up for the shoddier than normal spelling and typing, well i'm using a tablet for the first time.....
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So just as a heads up for the shoddier than normal spelling and typing, well i'm using a tablet for the first time.....
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Thursday 28 June 2012
Pizza vending machine.
This is the shit!
The future is now, and its quick freshly made robot pizza!
Mmm, Za.
Ok so for €5.00 you get a freshly made 10 inch Pepperoni pizza, peppersnoni if you're a child or an immature 20 something....
We found that using the robot 'za dispenser really draws a crowd, couple a Deutsch students thought it was wunderbar. As did i.
And how was it?.... Pretty good actually, The 'roni was yummy, had a nice spicy kick. The cheese, yeah it was good, the sauce needed work but the base was good and thin, my accomplice was very astute with his comment on the base being some what like a cream cracker. They also had Margarita and Ham as options, you for sure need the toppings, as it would be a fairly boring plain cheese without it, and i like my plain pizza so. So if you have a spare few quid, and not much time to spare i would at least try the robot pizza once, and you can feel like you're in Star Trek, the future is nooooow.
I feel like i should apologise for my use of the word 'Za, it tickles my funny bone, and that's why i say it.
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The future is now, and its quick freshly made robot pizza!
Ok so for €5.00 you get a freshly made 10 inch Pepperoni pizza, peppersnoni if you're a child or an immature 20 something....
I feel like i should apologise for my use of the word 'Za, it tickles my funny bone, and that's why i say it.
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Space case
Doi!
Totally forgot to update on my trip to npld, from what i remember i had a lovely time.
So it's situated on the land of an old country estate in Co.Sligo, west Ireland. Its a small enough site, with a few stages scattered around, the main stage is in a dome, funnily enough. They had one that was built in to a tee, one that was carved out of the side of a hill, and one that looked like a wild west bar.
Music was actually pretty good, loved The Bog Frogs and The Candidates. The festival is all self sufficient so you don't have people ramming their various wares down your respective throat. Met some cool people, one an actor /producer from the States and one a reviewer for a Belfast publication, the latter called Joseph was a better looking version of Cilian Murphy, nice to boot. The weather sucked, apart from a few hours on the Sunday. The general vibe of the festival was great, people just wanted to be there having the craic and just do the dome. If i wasn't so hungover i would be more explicit but i am so tough luck. I will say that i can't wait for next year.
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Totally forgot to update on my trip to npld, from what i remember i had a lovely time.
So it's situated on the land of an old country estate in Co.Sligo, west Ireland. Its a small enough site, with a few stages scattered around, the main stage is in a dome, funnily enough. They had one that was built in to a tee, one that was carved out of the side of a hill, and one that looked like a wild west bar.
Music was actually pretty good, loved The Bog Frogs and The Candidates. The festival is all self sufficient so you don't have people ramming their various wares down your respective throat. Met some cool people, one an actor /producer from the States and one a reviewer for a Belfast publication, the latter called Joseph was a better looking version of Cilian Murphy, nice to boot. The weather sucked, apart from a few hours on the Sunday. The general vibe of the festival was great, people just wanted to be there having the craic and just do the dome. If i wasn't so hungover i would be more explicit but i am so tough luck. I will say that i can't wait for next year.
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Regrets of a drinker
It may or at least should be obvious that the last blog post was written when i was under the influence, the influence of Budweiser and white wine. But i actually like the last post more than most of my others, it finally gave some direction, and maybe showed a little more of me, the weird me.
So i think this may be where i take this lil blog o mine (I'm gonna let it shine), and let the weird flow.
Pressure pressure pressurehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLPJy1VS27U.
I fear i can't get there alone though, like the Gammiest Aul Whore concept came from me insulting my friend, so i should probably take a notepad and pen round with me huh, see what i can capture coming out of this strange aul coconut of mine. And here's a selection of photo's i took last night.
On another note, was very excited to see that I've had readers and that they've been from abroad, America, Germany and Russia, i swear not all Irish are mad, just a lot of us.
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So i think this may be where i take this lil blog o mine (I'm gonna let it shine), and let the weird flow.
Pressure pressure pressurehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLPJy1VS27U.
I fear i can't get there alone though, like the Gammiest Aul Whore concept came from me insulting my friend, so i should probably take a notepad and pen round with me huh, see what i can capture coming out of this strange aul coconut of mine. And here's a selection of photo's i took last night.
On another note, was very excited to see that I've had readers and that they've been from abroad, America, Germany and Russia, i swear not all Irish are mad, just a lot of us.
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Wednesday 27 June 2012
Gammiest Aul' Whooer
Ok, so a fiend and I have had an idea, one that we feel will be an awesome, awesome thing.
Yes, we want to have an anti-beauty contest, the likes of which hath nary been seen! So, ya! We want the scabbiest aul' slappers with no teeth, mingin' minges, bald spots and sweat patches to compete in games such as "Who can gum a cucumber best" and "Who can sit on an empty wine bottle with the most aplomb"
The name of this televisular spectacular shall be thus "Gammiest Aul' Whooer in Oireland"
Prizes tbd
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PS. The shartier the arse, the better.
PPS. We would totes love if we could have Father Jack Hackett agus Damo & Ivor as our judges.
Yes, we want to have an anti-beauty contest, the likes of which hath nary been seen! So, ya! We want the scabbiest aul' slappers with no teeth, mingin' minges, bald spots and sweat patches to compete in games such as "Who can gum a cucumber best" and "Who can sit on an empty wine bottle with the most aplomb"
The name of this televisular spectacular shall be thus "Gammiest Aul' Whooer in Oireland"
Prizes tbd
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PS. The shartier the arse, the better.
PPS. We would totes love if we could have Father Jack Hackett agus Damo & Ivor as our judges.
Tuesday 26 June 2012
Nostalgia
Well, a day on youtube provided a load of nostalgia!
Lets see, i had a look at The Racoons, Old Garfield, Blossom!(love) and even some Super Ted, So far i have yet to be let down by watching any of them. What are your old school faves that you haven't watched for years?
On the same topic, i was chatting on Facebook to an old school friend that i have not seen in years, due to the fact she lives on an other continent. But we were discussing both Blossom and Beverly Hills 90210, the original not the horror or the one they have now, i guess you could call it the re-boot, yeah boot up its ass wouldn't go a miss. I loved 90210, i was always a Dylan girl, the broody dark thing always and stil does do it for me, i mean the guy had an awesome car and his own place! Yeah i was a pretty shallow eight year old.
At the time i loved the fact he was with Brenda, but as i've grown up i really can't stand her, supah stuck up, though i think Kelly was a bit of a why me type, though she did have a tendency to attract tragedy. Andrea was a bore and David Silver never grew out of his dork role for me. What's your ideas/memories.likes/dislikes on the original 90210?
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Lets see, i had a look at The Racoons, Old Garfield, Blossom!(love) and even some Super Ted, So far i have yet to be let down by watching any of them. What are your old school faves that you haven't watched for years?
On the same topic, i was chatting on Facebook to an old school friend that i have not seen in years, due to the fact she lives on an other continent. But we were discussing both Blossom and Beverly Hills 90210, the original not the horror or the one they have now, i guess you could call it the re-boot, yeah boot up its ass wouldn't go a miss. I loved 90210, i was always a Dylan girl, the broody dark thing always and stil does do it for me, i mean the guy had an awesome car and his own place! Yeah i was a pretty shallow eight year old.
At the time i loved the fact he was with Brenda, but as i've grown up i really can't stand her, supah stuck up, though i think Kelly was a bit of a why me type, though she did have a tendency to attract tragedy. Andrea was a bore and David Silver never grew out of his dork role for me. What's your ideas/memories.likes/dislikes on the original 90210?
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Monday 25 June 2012
Where did it all go wrong?
Ok, so this is a massively self indulgent post.
Its about the break down of relationships, not of the romantic kind.
I always seem to run into problems with people, i will take some of the blame but why is it others can't do the same, instead it feels like you have a shit storm unleashed upon you with enough gusto it would make Niagra Falls look like a piddly little water gun. It just doesn't seem right or fair, and isn't it just a bit silly after
a certain age?
Lately all this drama has really being getting me down, increased anxiety, paranoia and generally feeling like you've caused every little bad thing that's ever happened, and no-one should feel or be made to feel like that.
Its all about being responsible with the feelings of others, of course you shouldn't sacrifice your own, but jeez, have a fucking heart. Its especially hurtful when you try and reach out, make things good etc and nothing!zip, zilch, nada. Frankly i feel like people don't think i'm worth the time, and some may not but it may also just be a flaw in my personality.
I guess it doesn't help when you feel abandoned a lot of the time (thanks to a death maybe). Ugggh, i don't want to be so blah, but i know i'm not the only one feeling like this, i just wish there was a way to open a line of honest communication between people that was accessible and people would be happy to use, instead of us all just closing down and keeping it all locked up, can't be good really.
When did we stop caring more about others and more about ourselves?
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Its about the break down of relationships, not of the romantic kind.
I always seem to run into problems with people, i will take some of the blame but why is it others can't do the same, instead it feels like you have a shit storm unleashed upon you with enough gusto it would make Niagra Falls look like a piddly little water gun. It just doesn't seem right or fair, and isn't it just a bit silly after
a certain age?
Lately all this drama has really being getting me down, increased anxiety, paranoia and generally feeling like you've caused every little bad thing that's ever happened, and no-one should feel or be made to feel like that.
Its all about being responsible with the feelings of others, of course you shouldn't sacrifice your own, but jeez, have a fucking heart. Its especially hurtful when you try and reach out, make things good etc and nothing!zip, zilch, nada. Frankly i feel like people don't think i'm worth the time, and some may not but it may also just be a flaw in my personality.
I guess it doesn't help when you feel abandoned a lot of the time (thanks to a death maybe). Ugggh, i don't want to be so blah, but i know i'm not the only one feeling like this, i just wish there was a way to open a line of honest communication between people that was accessible and people would be happy to use, instead of us all just closing down and keeping it all locked up, can't be good really.
When did we stop caring more about others and more about ourselves?
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Friday 25 May 2012
Been a while
Ooops, guess i forgot about this.
Not much going on i'm afraid, other than 3 months 31/2 weeks off the smokes!
The transition from patch to nought was fine, and i'm pushing through without much problem.
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Not much going on i'm afraid, other than 3 months 31/2 weeks off the smokes!
The transition from patch to nought was fine, and i'm pushing through without much problem.
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Thursday 12 April 2012
Summer is a comin'!
Really looking forward to this one. Not really sure why, but i reckon my last few summers were so crap and marred by depression that this one, now that i'm free from the monster of mental illness i can really enjoy.
Also i'm still of the smokes, so i can save for stuff that i really wanna do. Like going to Dome, or no place like dome, http://www.npld.ie/ . It's a festival being held in the wesssht of Ireland, heading down with a couple of mates. It'll be the first festival i've been to in many years, and considering who i'm going with, it has all the hallmarks of being messy and mad. I want to also go to a sea/surf/music festival also being held in the wesssht, so fingers crossed i can also save for that. I have a plan for the saving, but it is getting a bit tight, thanks to various shindigs i'll be attending.
I'm an avid list maker though, and fingers crossed i shall be able to scribble a good plan that will see me floating bout havin the major craic and making/forgetting some awesome memories that will really seal my year of the gig promise to myself.
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Also i'm still of the smokes, so i can save for stuff that i really wanna do. Like going to Dome, or no place like dome, http://www.npld.ie/ . It's a festival being held in the wesssht of Ireland, heading down with a couple of mates. It'll be the first festival i've been to in many years, and considering who i'm going with, it has all the hallmarks of being messy and mad. I want to also go to a sea/surf/music festival also being held in the wesssht, so fingers crossed i can also save for that. I have a plan for the saving, but it is getting a bit tight, thanks to various shindigs i'll be attending.
I'm an avid list maker though, and fingers crossed i shall be able to scribble a good plan that will see me floating bout havin the major craic and making/forgetting some awesome memories that will really seal my year of the gig promise to myself.
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Friday 6 April 2012
My Garnier experience
Ok, so as i said previously that iwas going to try the deep pore cleaning stuff from Garnier.
I lasted two days, just two. Why? It dried the hell out of my skin, yes i know its supposed to dry the greasy bits, but good god did it ever DRY them. And the rest, It did tighten pores, and bring down some spots but it left me with lots and lots of dry flaky skin, the likes of which i have not seen since my teen years. I had to leave it, i'm still after a week fighting with an angry dry patch just around my right eyebrow. I may use it as a spot treatment, as the 2% s/acid would help. But for someone with combo skin, its just not an all over treatment. So i'm back on the quest for small pores, matte skin and to be properly quenched. The utter joys.
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I lasted two days, just two. Why? It dried the hell out of my skin, yes i know its supposed to dry the greasy bits, but good god did it ever DRY them. And the rest, It did tighten pores, and bring down some spots but it left me with lots and lots of dry flaky skin, the likes of which i have not seen since my teen years. I had to leave it, i'm still after a week fighting with an angry dry patch just around my right eyebrow. I may use it as a spot treatment, as the 2% s/acid would help. But for someone with combo skin, its just not an all over treatment. So i'm back on the quest for small pores, matte skin and to be properly quenched. The utter joys.
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Thursday 22 March 2012
Just a normal day?
No not so much, mainly as i volunteered (ish) to be a model for my friends gf, i was there to get waxed. Not my most favorite pastime, never the less she was actually really good, one of the better waxing experience. Wish i'd known that i was only getting one half leg and one under arm done, i feel so lobsided!
Boots Chemists is EVIL!!!
Why? cos they keep takin' my munnys!! Okay, i give it to them but still! I swear since they moved close to me my wallet has been getting emptier and emptier, although right now i'm fighting a losing battle with my skin, my skin that has now decided it wants to be a teenager again, cept i don't get the bonus' like no responsibility and super perky tata's (although to be fair, mine are still pretty sweet..wait, tmi?) Back to Boots, ever found that when you walk in to saaay, add points to your card and then a mist of must have all the things just falls over you. So did not mean to spend €30.00. But i am now trying "Garnier pure active deep pore unclogging wash" and the toner that goes with it. Really hope it helps, as i have NEVER had such bad skin, not even when i was a hormone ridden young'un. I am a little wary of the 2% salicylic acid, uber strong but maybe if i do week on week off it may help and not over work my poor skin. I'll update on the subject when i've started.
Lastnight after i set this thing up, i started thinking of all the things i could post about, really should have written them down as i have now no idea what they were. But i am sure that they were awesome, and more than likely life changing, sure they may come back to me.
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Boots Chemists is EVIL!!!
Why? cos they keep takin' my munnys!! Okay, i give it to them but still! I swear since they moved close to me my wallet has been getting emptier and emptier, although right now i'm fighting a losing battle with my skin, my skin that has now decided it wants to be a teenager again, cept i don't get the bonus' like no responsibility and super perky tata's (although to be fair, mine are still pretty sweet..wait, tmi?) Back to Boots, ever found that when you walk in to saaay, add points to your card and then a mist of must have all the things just falls over you. So did not mean to spend €30.00. But i am now trying "Garnier pure active deep pore unclogging wash" and the toner that goes with it. Really hope it helps, as i have NEVER had such bad skin, not even when i was a hormone ridden young'un. I am a little wary of the 2% salicylic acid, uber strong but maybe if i do week on week off it may help and not over work my poor skin. I'll update on the subject when i've started.
Lastnight after i set this thing up, i started thinking of all the things i could post about, really should have written them down as i have now no idea what they were. But i am sure that they were awesome, and more than likely life changing, sure they may come back to me.
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Wednesday 21 March 2012
Quittin' the schmokes!
Right,
So i quit smoking on the 21/02/2012, which if you look is the same backwards as it is forwards... Maybe lucky? I smoked on and off when i was in my early teens, as a lot do sadly. But i really got addicted after a very bad happening, i was 17. For years i've been messing with my health and burning my money just for the pleasure of pumping 4000 chemicals into my body, yeah what a deal! So for the fast few months i got more and more fed up with it. Then when i had decided that i wanted to go back to college, i had my reason! I can't afford to do both, money will be tight enough as is. And i will be damned if i smoke rollies.
So day one i went loopy, spent a fortune on stuff like wool, candles and random snacks from Asia. All in the hope to keep myself busy.
I found that my anxiety levels are higher and i'm combating that with Kalmshttp://www.kalmsstress.com/ and chamomile tea, both good. And i find the ritual of tea before bed comforting, and a much better ritual of two smokes and probably a few more when i can't sleep. I'm sniffly as all hell but i was before i quit, and from what i hear its just my body "healing" itself. Cool, if anything it will make me more determined to stay off em' so i don't have to do this again.
First night out after i ha quit was hard, i had gone to a gig in town with my friend Phitzy, where we later met up with Liz. I stuuupidly said it would be fine to sit in the smoking are, as the others still smoke i didn't want to be left alone inside etc. At one point i was bargaining with body parts for a sweet sweet lung full off crap. We later rolled on to a house party, where i continued to want to pull my own skin off. Luckily for me i had a load of people helping me to stay the course, it was very Blanch DuBois. Since then i avoid smoking whilst drinking, and it really helps.
On the patch, 25mg for 16 hours, but rarely keep it on that long. Yes i've heard that they don't work in the long term, but with help i can do it, i also have a relative who quit one the patch and hasn't smoked since the 80's.
The strange thing since i quit is that a rash of folks are now thinking of doing it, i would love to think i'm just so cool that people follow my every move but i doubt that.
The one bit of advice i can give right now is one that is everywhere, the cravings only last for a few minutes! Not too bad huh. Plus when i feel one coming on i keep telling myself i will win and all the good reasons to stay off them. I'm planning on going to Spain for a wedding next year so having a financial goal to reach is also pretty good inspiration.
Must not forget the physical benefits i already fee, more energy and more stamina!
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So i quit smoking on the 21/02/2012, which if you look is the same backwards as it is forwards... Maybe lucky? I smoked on and off when i was in my early teens, as a lot do sadly. But i really got addicted after a very bad happening, i was 17. For years i've been messing with my health and burning my money just for the pleasure of pumping 4000 chemicals into my body, yeah what a deal! So for the fast few months i got more and more fed up with it. Then when i had decided that i wanted to go back to college, i had my reason! I can't afford to do both, money will be tight enough as is. And i will be damned if i smoke rollies.
So day one i went loopy, spent a fortune on stuff like wool, candles and random snacks from Asia. All in the hope to keep myself busy.
I found that my anxiety levels are higher and i'm combating that with Kalmshttp://www.kalmsstress.com/ and chamomile tea, both good. And i find the ritual of tea before bed comforting, and a much better ritual of two smokes and probably a few more when i can't sleep. I'm sniffly as all hell but i was before i quit, and from what i hear its just my body "healing" itself. Cool, if anything it will make me more determined to stay off em' so i don't have to do this again.
First night out after i ha quit was hard, i had gone to a gig in town with my friend Phitzy, where we later met up with Liz. I stuuupidly said it would be fine to sit in the smoking are, as the others still smoke i didn't want to be left alone inside etc. At one point i was bargaining with body parts for a sweet sweet lung full off crap. We later rolled on to a house party, where i continued to want to pull my own skin off. Luckily for me i had a load of people helping me to stay the course, it was very Blanch DuBois. Since then i avoid smoking whilst drinking, and it really helps.
On the patch, 25mg for 16 hours, but rarely keep it on that long. Yes i've heard that they don't work in the long term, but with help i can do it, i also have a relative who quit one the patch and hasn't smoked since the 80's.
The strange thing since i quit is that a rash of folks are now thinking of doing it, i would love to think i'm just so cool that people follow my every move but i doubt that.
The one bit of advice i can give right now is one that is everywhere, the cravings only last for a few minutes! Not too bad huh. Plus when i feel one coming on i keep telling myself i will win and all the good reasons to stay off them. I'm planning on going to Spain for a wedding next year so having a financial goal to reach is also pretty good inspiration.
Must not forget the physical benefits i already fee, more energy and more stamina!
More later
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Let's give this a go...
Ok, so everyone and their dog seems to be blogging these days! Thought i'd join the party.
What i'm thinking i'll use this for is general musings, occasional rants and stuff i won't put on facebook. The latter purely for the fact that noone wants to listen to me whine.
Little bit about me, i just turned 29, and it has had the weirdest effect on me. I have decided o head to college for real this time, i have quit smoking after 12 or so years on the horrible little bastards. I am more interested in getting out and letting my hair down, all in all turning 29 has been good. Apart from the fact i have done bugger all in my life, but as they say "better late than never". Last year i came out of a nearly four year long relationship, what an adjustment! For the most part i enjoy being single, apart from the fact i miss the comfort of having someone to hold on to when shit gets real. Saying that, i am in no rush to find a new man!
More later, think the next post will concentrate on my attempt to quit the cancer sticks.
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