1. What a great response for this contest, over 30 entries, plus doubles b/c some people posted in more than one place. As noted before, winners will be announced early this week (notice I am not committing to a particular day as my

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I woke up this morning and thought: the worst is over. :)

Jonesing BAD BAD BAD! I had to rip of the nicotine patch at 3 a.m. because I COULD NOT SLEEP. Today I put on half a patch because it occurred to me the patch only prolongs the whole process ( Read more... )

My sister and I are at a restaurant. Weirdly enough, several of my characters are there, also ( Read more... )

My day so far:

Painkillers--check.

Tootsie pops--check.

Twizzlers, assorted flavors--check.

Fluffy pillows--check.

TV remote--check.

Phone--check.

Laptop--check.

I thought it might be a STOOPID thing to try to quit smoking when I'm recovering from surgery. Then again, for me there will never be a "good" time because, like any addict, I ( Read more... )

No cigarettes for 48 hrs. I just sent Beth into the garage to tear up my last pack so I won't be able to sneak out for a smoke.

I need Tootsie pops.