Anne - that really depends on the person and how much they smoked. I quit cold turkey and probably was at my most irritable two days in for about 2-3 days, but I was mostly a social smoker and probably only averaged 1/3 pack a day when I quit.
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 36: But We Digress...
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
msbelle - Jun 07, 2005 5:05:02 pm PDT #242 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
tommyrot - Jun 07, 2005 5:05:18 pm PDT #243 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Consumption is a good one. But my all-time favorite old illness is the screaming shits.
Anne W. - Jun 07, 2005 5:06:25 pm PDT #244 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Thanks for the input. (Goes back to writing, w/ some reasonable sounding info in hand.)
msbelle - Jun 07, 2005 5:09:30 pm PDT #245 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am choosing my quitting outfit! hee. I thought I would quit today, so I had worn one of my favorite dresses. I think tomorrow I will wear a new skirt with lots of embroidery on it - and a bright pink tee and a white cardigan. oh and white slides. also? an imaginary tiara.
in my head I will finish every sentence with "eat it!" hee.
Lilty Cash - Jun 07, 2005 5:14:16 pm PDT #246 of 10001
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
Anne, physical withdrawal symptoms are supposed to be largely over withing a few days- for me, irritability was more mental than physical, though.
DavidS - Jun 07, 2005 5:15:57 pm PDT #247 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
in my head I will finish every sentence with "eat it!" hee.
You really must. Possibly while wearing a real tiara.
::savors this image::
Maybe just put on the tiara for the actual quitting.
Theodosia - Jun 07, 2005 5:27:07 pm PDT #248 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
For an old-fashioned illness, you really can't beat dropsy.
Go you with the quitting, msbelle!
msbelle - Jun 07, 2005 5:28:40 pm PDT #249 of 10001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
don't actually own a tiara, just imaginary.
also? I am gonna go bake a cake. Have a great night everybody who is gone before I check back in.
Steph L. - Jun 07, 2005 5:31:19 pm PDT #250 of 10001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Consumption is a good one. But my all-time favorite old illness is the screaming shits.
I'm fond of the mean reds, myself. It's a good, all-purpose, all-encompassing diagnosis.
Jesse - Jun 07, 2005 5:32:55 pm PDT #251 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Do you need me to run my tiara over for you? Because I will. OH I WILL.