Last night I had a good little acoustic show in Deep Ellum and I didn't get home until 1. We played at a popular club called the Liquid Lounge. This place is known for bands that play out type of music. It is also known for its good sound guy. We did 5 songs and even a Green Day cover. The one big detraction about the Liquid Lounge is the smoke. There really isn't any ventilation and my jacket still smells like smoke. Sometimes my lungs feel like I haven't quit. As for the history of my smoking it goes all the way back to when I was 19. I broke up with this girl and started smoking cigars. Cigars are kind of like the starter cigarette. Since I was in college and I was free all of a sudden I developed this smoking habit for a couple of years. I would smoke 2 packs a day, drink tons of Dr.Pepper and stay up all night programming for class the next day (no wonder I started having panic attacks). Then I decided to quit and got on "the patch." It was successful for a year and then I had an urge and started up again. This time for 6 months and then I quit for 6 months. Towards the end of college I got on "the gum" and quit for 6 months. Then I started up again. I started work at AT&T a smoker and then quit again for 12 months. That time I remember putting the days quit on my blackboard and all my co-workers knew I was quitting. That was when I gained the illustrious "Dallas 50" It's similar to the "Freshman 15" only bigger. Each time I quit I would quit for longer periods of time. This last time I had quit for 3 years, smoked for 6 months and then quit again. I figure as long as I can beat my previous record for time quit I will be successful. I always do things in dates. I quit Jan 1^st 2002 this last time, which means I have the option of starting up again after June of 2005 to beat my previous record. Although after smelling my jacket and coughing from the night before I doubt I will.

Thought of the Day

"Well, I'm doing it Jerry. I'm buying that Frogger machine. Now the torch will burn forever!"

"Fabulous! See, now you're really doing something."

- George and Jerry, in "The Frogger"