ow!–quit it!

So far- so good. The good news about quitting is that once you quit, you’ve actually quit. There’s no waiting for anything. I had my last smoke friday night & here I am on Sunday. It only took me about 10 years to get fed up & quit. I am getting little urges, but NOTHING LIKE WHAT I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BE LIKE! Someone told me it was harder than quitting heroin, but now I know that’s some giant bs. I can highly recommend picking a far-off quiting date and sticking to it because I really made my mind up and there’s no going back at this point because EVEN THOUGH IT’S NOT AS BAD AS I THOUGHT IT WAS, I DON’T WANT TO START ALL OVER AGAIN.

p.s. In case you’re wondering-I went cold turkey. I thought if I used a patch or gum, its’ just perpetuating the problem. Plus, I am awesomely cheap! According to what i heard about the nicotine in my system, I only have about 24 hours before it’s completely gone.

SO FAR SO Good! you can do it without giving anyone your money. Be stubborn like me! It also helps if you’re Italian (being stubborn).

This is Michigan

Once I buy into something (which is very rare) it will soon become defunct (ala OS 10.2.8). I hope not in the case of the gocco! savegocco.com

Yay for friends!

The Captain

Jackson, my hometown, may be losing its superhero. What a sad, sad day. Captain Jackson wasn't arrested, but his Clark Kent was.

"The most controversial four hour season premiere EVER"

Adam asked me the other day if I wanted to watch the premiere of 24 to which I replied "I don't know if I want to commit." Four HOURS. Four hours. I could do a lot in four hours. I could get a tattoo, sort old clothes to send to St. Vincent de Paul, I could knit hats for homeless kittens. I don't know. Something has got to be more worthy of my time over that ticking clock noise. I get so into these shows and then pick them apart ala SAIC critique. (For those of you who love movies-don't ever go to film school.) Maybe I'll pick a daisy before Sunday. Fox loves me... Fox loves me NOT. I know better. I distinctly remember promos they were running for last season's episodes were filled with many untruths. Ah. Guess I'll just wait for American Idol.

Lisa's latest project: 426 BRAND
The best looking site I've seen in a LONG time...

4's

FOUR JOBS YOU'VE HAD IN YOUR LIFE
1) ditch digger (no joke)
2) barrista
3) table linens monkey at Marshall Fields
4) design monkey

FOUR MOVIES YOU COULD WATCH OVER AND OVER
1) True Stories
2) A Christmas Story
3) The Yellow Submarine
4) Better Off Dead / One Crazy Summer (pretty much the same movie)

FOUR BOOKS YOU COULD READ AGAIN & AGAIN
1) Bird By Bird
2) the dictionary (I actally like looking up words)
3) Diary of St. Faustina
4) One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

FOUR CITIES/PLACES YOU'VE LIVED IN
1) Jackson, MI
2) Chicago, IL
3) Baltimore, MD
4) NILES!

FOUR TV SHOWS YOU LOVE TO WATCH
1) My Name is Earl
2) Intervention
3) animal cops detroit
4) fox 28 wake up

FOUR PLACES YOU'VE BEEN ON VACATION
1) Tupelo / Memphis
2) required family trips to Florida
3) Maui
4) Abacos

FOUR WEBSITES YOU VISIT DAILY
1) bookalooka.com
2) supah.com
3) nilesstar.com
4) now defunct dirtynerdluv.org so i'm replacing it with the drudge report

FOUR OF YOUR FAVORITE FOODS
1) Ceasar salad
2) SUSHI
3) tiramisu from bucca di beppo's
4) pumpkin chowdah!

FOUR PLACES YOU'D RATHER BE RIGHT NOW
1) Maui
2) Italy Napoli
3) Jackson
4) Drinking Dom in my pajamas

BE NICE TO MICE!