No I wasn't there, but as usual, watched all the footage made available to me - mostly via Xbox Live Marketplace - last night. I watched the entire Microsoft conference in 9 400mb HD parts, not to mention countless stand-alone HD trailers and since I'm still feeling quite blown away the next morning I thought I'd scour Youtube for the bits that really impressed me - across both Xbox 360 and PC platforms - and stick them all into this here blog post, for easy browsing purposes:
Sunday 15 July 2007
Well, sort of...
So yeah. The day I posted that last entry, I caved in a bought a pack of 10 on the way home.
Since then I've been more or less OK with the 'no smoking suring the day' idea, but it gets to about 6 or 7 and I feel those pangs of addiction in my chest and I really need one.
And non-smoking down the pub is sadly non-existant. Bring on the winter I say, then it'll be more difficult for all of us.
Indeed, it seems as if the psychological aspect is gonna be easier to crack than the physical dependency. For example: whilst playing Computer Games, any downtime in the action or custscene exposition would be punctuated by my sparking up... something. The same with movies. I am feeling the need to do this diminishing...
Anyway... better go cos all this is making me want one AGAIN! I just need to shut it out of mind completely...
Since then I've been more or less OK with the 'no smoking suring the day' idea, but it gets to about 6 or 7 and I feel those pangs of addiction in my chest and I really need one.
And non-smoking down the pub is sadly non-existant. Bring on the winter I say, then it'll be more difficult for all of us.
Indeed, it seems as if the psychological aspect is gonna be easier to crack than the physical dependency. For example: whilst playing Computer Games, any downtime in the action or custscene exposition would be punctuated by my sparking up... something. The same with movies. I am feeling the need to do this diminishing...
Anyway... better go cos all this is making me want one AGAIN! I just need to shut it out of mind completely...
Thursday 5 July 2007
I Quit.
They say it's a good idea to keep a diary when you decide to quit smoking and so that's what I'm gonna do here. Cos I'm thinking since I haven't had one in over 2 days and counting, I might as well give it a try...
Why? Well, obviously there's that wee issue of a national smoking ban to contend with, but my main reasons are:
1. I've been feeling like shit since Xmas. Weird little aches and pains in my torso, occaisional numbness in my arms and hands. Doc said it was nothing serious - I just need to live a slightly healthier lifestyle. So I've been doing weights and eating the subsidised food in the Canteen here (cos it's a lot healthier than anything I can manage myself). The Doc said I really need to stop smoking, cos otherwise I'll be going down the same road as my father (quadruple heart bypass etc).
2. Fags are shit. They really are. And I'm not saying this as a reformed smoker in the slightest. I really could murder one. But why? It's not because I 'need' one. It's the evil Nic-o-teen telling me I need one. I actually went to a 'quit smoking' seminar at work back in March where I discovered it truly is a wholly negative habit. You want a Cigarette to satiate the fix your addiction craves. Destroy the addiction - Neutralise the craving.
3. Fags do nothing. They don't get you drunk, or stoned. I am not paying money for a drug that does nothing except relieve the fix that it creates itself.
4. That smoking ban. I can no longer smoke in pubs. I concede defeat. This is the whole reason I started smoking in the first place.
5. The Money. Nuff said. It's a total waste of cash.
6. Boredom - Aside from all this, I'm utterly sick of using the art of smoking as the grease around the wheels, the third leg to stand on and the missing link in conversation. I'm so busy at work nowadays that I'll often skip my afternoon drag. It only takes a little more willpower to cut it out completely.
So there ya go.
Apparently, the first 72 hours are the hardest. And I've done about 52 so far. The next hurdle will be getting to the 3 week mark, and then my physical addiction will be neutralised.
Anyway... I was thinking this would help and now I'm gasping for one. Touch wood I can go the rest of the day.... DOH!
Why? Well, obviously there's that wee issue of a national smoking ban to contend with, but my main reasons are:
1. I've been feeling like shit since Xmas. Weird little aches and pains in my torso, occaisional numbness in my arms and hands. Doc said it was nothing serious - I just need to live a slightly healthier lifestyle. So I've been doing weights and eating the subsidised food in the Canteen here (cos it's a lot healthier than anything I can manage myself). The Doc said I really need to stop smoking, cos otherwise I'll be going down the same road as my father (quadruple heart bypass etc).
2. Fags are shit. They really are. And I'm not saying this as a reformed smoker in the slightest. I really could murder one. But why? It's not because I 'need' one. It's the evil Nic-o-teen telling me I need one. I actually went to a 'quit smoking' seminar at work back in March where I discovered it truly is a wholly negative habit. You want a Cigarette to satiate the fix your addiction craves. Destroy the addiction - Neutralise the craving.
3. Fags do nothing. They don't get you drunk, or stoned. I am not paying money for a drug that does nothing except relieve the fix that it creates itself.
4. That smoking ban. I can no longer smoke in pubs. I concede defeat. This is the whole reason I started smoking in the first place.
5. The Money. Nuff said. It's a total waste of cash.
6. Boredom - Aside from all this, I'm utterly sick of using the art of smoking as the grease around the wheels, the third leg to stand on and the missing link in conversation. I'm so busy at work nowadays that I'll often skip my afternoon drag. It only takes a little more willpower to cut it out completely.
So there ya go.
Apparently, the first 72 hours are the hardest. And I've done about 52 so far. The next hurdle will be getting to the 3 week mark, and then my physical addiction will be neutralised.
Anyway... I was thinking this would help and now I'm gasping for one. Touch wood I can go the rest of the day.... DOH!
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