jjshire

I smoked for 12 years (ages 16 to 28) and quit ten months ago with the patch. It worked great for me, but I think that the biggest factor was that at the same time I quit I joined Crunch (gym) and started working out religiously. Before very long I would be sitting at my desk at work and thinking about the gym when I would have ordinarily been thinking about smoking. Somehow I think that whatever chemicals are released by exercise stimulate the pleasure sensors in your brain in a way similar to nicotine. Basically I think you need to find something to replace smoking--just cold turkey isn't the answer. The gym worked for me, but I imagine there are other things that would work too...heard that Zyban stuff is pretty effective as well.

Just got back from Ohm (first visit) and was struck by how many men wore earrings and gold necklaces. Just curious if this stuff had become cool again. I've been out of the loop for a while, but I took out my earring in 1993. So a bit of trivia--besides the Backstreet Boys and Mr. T, name three men who wear earrings. Correct answers win absolutely nothing.

Don't have to go to work tomorrow so I wanna go out tonight.

The answer is, probably not. Went there last night for the first and last time. I will admit that the facility is great, an amazing space, but that's where it ends. I was particularly disturbed by what was going on on those raised platforms on the dancefloor. On each of them, there were about 10 or 12 shirtless guidos dancing, packed into a space about 4 feet square. I get queasy just thinking about it. Ick. It would have been slightly less homoerotic if they had actually gotten down on their knees and started blowing each other. I just don't wanna see something like that when I go out at night. And I don't mean to sound insensitive, but seriously, does Baskin-Robbins give out free passes to the club or something? I would estimate that 80% of the women there were at least 20 lbs. overweight, with quite a few that must have been pushing 200 pounds. I haven't seen so much waddling since duck hunting season. Needless to say, I took the club's advice and headed quickly for the EXIT.