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Could someone try to parse why this is funny? I can't find the funny bone this is scratching right now.

After several start-stops, I decided to give it another go during Rosh Hashanah with the idea that I would not bring it with me into the new year. The past few times I have quit, I have managed to stay off for 5-6 months. It feels a bit like the anti-depressant trap of "I feel better, so I'll stop." Or in this case, "oh, I'm not addicted anymore so it must be okay for me to have a cigarette every now and again at parties or hanging out with so-and-so," which quickly spirals.

This Summer, I learned that I was using nicotine to self-medicate ADHD and anxiety which is a catastrophic plan since nicotine dependency and the attendant mini-withdrawals of smoking addiction massively exacerbate both conditions. I am now in the initial stages of treatment for both so I am guardedly optimistic that this quit will go better.

And yes, I have read 'the easy way to quit smoking'! :p Great book up to a point.

On the other hand, it's nice having a non-explicitly political thread where I can share content.

j.j I teach lower elementary so it hasn't felt super necessary but I'm worried they might complain. I think I'll give out some fun reinforcement activities for class points and not for grade credit. Esp. since a lot of my kids don't have much support at home so it doesn't seem fair.

Plus they're in class for 7 hours a day! Let them have a break and a chance to be kids.

I was at a casual lover's show last night and their partner was flirting and being really sweet to me all night. Before I left, they ran up to me and kissed me before running back off into the night which was a cute surprise.

We ran into each other around town this morning and talked and we might try to go on a group date soon :p

Being in group spaces in the past was maybe one of the lowest-jealousy poly experiences I've had so far...but maybe it was because us two were crushing a bit!

They would have to just hang out and not really be able to leave for 5-6 hours while our other friend is working, but could do their own thing. Basically they are just there for safety reasons if anything happens to our friend doing the work who we have a fair price established. First friend has a lot of sedentary hobbies so boredom isn't a risk but I want to treat them fairly.

I have been eating so much fruit, tinned fish and Pita and it has been great for my health but I am starting to crave variety. What can I eat?

My old one got squished in moving. It was a Kobo Klara I got as a gift. Before, I had a refurbished kindle paperwhite 7th gen that I liked the UI of much more but didn't like having an Amazon product.

Wondering what is out there now.

My main desiderata is that it has warm backlighting and is small. Would also like better .pdf reading than the Kobo that was basically non-doable.

It's been a rough week. :c Expect lengthy verbal-processing post in the coming days.

Thank you for the astute observation Spotify.