Chimeral Desires

Wednesday night, in an attempt to reduce cost and amount smoked, I went half and half on a cigarette pack with a friend.

The result of having company while smoking: each of us smokers finished 10 cigarettes in two hours. (There are 20 in one pack.)

So far I haven't purchased any more cigarettes since then. I did, however, try to acquire cigarettes from friends around Sehri time, as the deadline to start fasting approached earlier in the morning today - but without any luck. I smoked Sheesha instead (which has almost zero percent nicotine).

Right now I am feeling more thirsty than I'm craving a smoke. Maybe I'll quit now?

No Smoking

Ruminations: No Smoking

Quit smoking date: June 16th (Shubhangi's birthday)
Today's date: July 21st
Time elapsed: Exactly 5 weeks (more than a month!)

Have I made it this time? Have I really quit? My last attempt to quit was not successful. I quit quitting 9 days after my quit date. However, this is my second-most successful attempt to quit smoking cigarettes since the time I started smoking 13 years ago.

Goofy animation "No Smoking" explains smoking as experienced by smokers and quitting smoking as experienced by "quitters". (Thank you Omer for sharing this with me!)

[YouTube link]

"It's a Phylis Morrison!"

"Give the smoker enough room, and he will hang on to his habit."

Not this time.