you're no rock and roll fun

10:30pm...this is hopefully going to be my last cigarette in this lifetime...in a few minutes, i will undergo the dreadful process of nicotine withdrawal...this is the 4th time i have attempted to quit since that innocent stick more than 10 years ago so i am fully aware that the next few weeks will be the most toughest and most grueling-i also have grown accustomed on the subtleties of the routine of bettering my chances not to get puffing again

so these next few weeks, there will be:

1. no coffee, because there is nothing more perfect in the world than combining caffeine and nicotine

2. no late night partying - late night plus interesting conversation plus alcohol divide by your temptation for a cancer stick equals lethal recipe for disaster

3. no mingling with people who smoke- they will only try to tell you that you're crazy for quitting plus they will just add insult to injury by puffing their second hand smoke on your face

4. no hanging out at specific spots at your home and workplace where u smoke - ok, that means everwhere, scratch that

5. no watching of movies and tv shows where the characters are chain smoking - no "mad men", "californication" and every scorsese and french movie in existence

6, no poker - there is nothing more frustrating than getting a bad beat by a donkey, and we all know where frustration leads to

7. no drama - self explanatory

8. no sex- also self explanatory

i am now preparing for the worst--short fused tempers, sleepless nights and emo-induced behaviors..with a bit of luck, ill be back to my old cigarette hating self. god help us all :)