Here I am in New Haven, Connecticut. Eck! Lousy work has shipped me off here for the whole week. No fun the week before Christmas. I need to take care of the rest of my Christmas shopping here, I guess. So I'm watching 'Sleepless in Seattle' here, and I've got to say that its one of my favorite movies. *sigh*

Where is Yano Today? New Haven, CT

I also wanted to share something with you that a friend of mine, Derrick wrote in his blog, well, actually, I consider him family. After reading this, I got all teary eyed and emotional...and you'll see why...

Hello all!!! Today marks a new chapter of adversity for Derrick. I hate when people refer to themselves in the third person, but oh well. The reason for my new challenge you ask? Today is the official date where I will begin to quit smoking. I say begin because I know that I will have momentary lapses into nicotine binging, be it when I am out at a bar drinking, after a big meal, or out of pure boredom. The thing is, I am beginning to try to quit today.

One may wonder what makes a lifetime smoker such as myself decide to quit. No, it wasn't the truth ads, although they are somewhat amusing and informative, I feel that smokers, in general, ridicule those ads. It wasn't people around me that were begging me to quit. No, I was always rather good at brushing them off. I am quitting for a family member of one of my closest friends. I should say my family member, but it's not at that point yet. Well, she was not a smoker I don't think. At least for the couple of years that I've known her she wasn't. And she is one of the many unfortunate people that have cancer. I am quitting for her.

It's not that I have told anyone this, or am I pledging this to anyone, but the way I see it, I smoke, and I do not have cancer, she does not smoke, and yet she does have cancer. That shit just ain't right. So yes I am quitting for her. This woman that I hardly know is my one true inspiration for quitting a habit that has controlled 13 years of my 25 years of existence on this planet. So wish me luck people. I know it's gonna be a long journey, I will probably tag another few unwanted pounds on my already overweight body, I will have mood swings and be absolutely irritable, but please deal. I will probably have a few more smokes before I'm completely done. Don't blame me. I read yesterday that it takes the average smoker 18 years to quit. Can you believe that? So again, wish me luck, cuz I'm gonna need it.

Wow. So I'm going to support Derrick 100%. I think he's such an awesome guy to do this. I find it so touching that he was inspired by my mom. She would be so proud if she knew this. But then again, she'd kick Derrick's ass for smoking in the first place. *wink*

Posted by Yano at December 17, 2002 02:04 AM