I went to Costco at lunchtime today with Cheri and Sandra. I was going to get some more work drinks, but I forgot. Instead I bought the tiny, inexpensive digital camera I wished I’d had with me at the mall on Monday, because I had a couple more thoughts that I just couldn’t flesh out with a shitty cell phone camera. I’ll keep them to myself, for now that I have the necessary tool, they might become future posts.
The camera is the size of a deck of cards, and fits just right in my front pocket now that I have no need to carry a pack of Marlboro Lights there. You can’t exactly whip an SLR out to capture the moment, you know? I think I’ll carry this little guy with me everywhere and see what it does for my blogging. I’d guess you can expect equal parts “isn’t this majestic, the way the sunlight hits it?” and “wow, look at that chick’s thong showing!”
Speaking of smoking, I pulled myself off the patch Monday afternoon because I thought it was giving me a headache, and the headache I thought it was giving me was trés unpleasant. Well, it turns out my headache was caused by tension in my neck and shoulders, and had nothing to do with nicotine. But now I’ve been off the patch for 50 hours, and I’m feeling pretty good, and all of the nicotine is gone from one’s body in about 72. So why should I go back on them? I’m thinking I shouldn’t. I’m carrying one with me everywhere just in case, but I’m thinking this quit will go down as nine days of 14-mg patches, and then nothing. I certainly do have a lot of 14-mg patches left. My box of 7-mg patches is unopened; perhaps I’ll return it.
On another note, I think it’s important that we make learning a lifelong activity, don’t you? I’m therefore pleased to report that I have availed myself of an extracurricular educational opportunity. Obviously detecting tremendous potential, Sandra is giving me “strong black woman” lessons. Now I love Sandra to pieces and find her endlessly emulable, so this will be a good thing by definition.
Plus, it makes her laugh nearly uncontrollably, and it’s such a melodious and joyous sound that I think I’ll continue to generate it when I can.
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