i'll have a beer

[amw]

So, in the spirit of every weekend since the lockdown began, i went to the 美宜佳. As it is, the local späti clerks understand my alcoholism better than anyone in my work or friends circles

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[benicek]

I'll pass on the lady cigarettes. My parents just went to Cuba and brought me back some cigars as a joke. I may try to smoke one as a joke too.

I used to love lobbing paper aeroplanes off the roof of our 13th storey building in HK. One of them nearly made it to Happy Valley racecourse once.

[kanzeon_2040]

I'm glad you're OK, given the situation.

[amw]

Emotionally i am pretty fragile right now. I think people who live in families are probably less bothered. Or, at least, although they seem far more afraid of catching the virus, they seem less bothered by the lockdown. For me, as a single person, it's really starting to wear on me. Outside of work and internet, the public space is my life. When that's not there, it's tough to deal with. I'll survive, i guess, because what other choice is there, but... it sucks :(

[anais_pf]

I quit smoking almost 30 years ago and I fear if I smoked even one cigarette I would regress and start smoking regularly again. So, no cigarettes ever for me. But it does seem like a pretty icky thing to me now.

[amw]

I actually still like the smell of cigarettes when someone else is smoking. I have quit on and off for about 20 years, but the last 4-5 years seems to have finally stuck. However, i do still occasionally bum smokes or buy a pack (and then give most of it away) when i am out. I think i like the idea of smoking better than the actual smoking.

[ellesbelles1909]

Smoking when I have had a bit too much alcohol makes me feel so sick and really drunk.

I miss rooftops. I used to spend so much time on my roof in Saudi. In colder months I'd have a blanket and tea. In the summer I would catch the sun. Ahh you just made me realise how much I miss my rooftop.