Archive for February, 2008

  • Day 3 : A near lapse

    Day 3 : A near lapse

    Almost got caught out by the brain monster this morning while standing waiting to pay for some sugar puffs. The “excuse” was – “Hey, I don’t want to be grumpy with the kids all weekend, why don’t I buy ten cigarettes to cover the weekend...

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  • Day 2

    Day 2

    9:34am Ended up going to bed early last night, feeling a bit rough and irritable. Much better today, though. The restlessness is quite annoying – before, if I was waiting for a job to finish or waiting for a kettle to boil or something, I’d...

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  • Day 1

    Day 1

    9:44 am Or thereabouts. So, I’ve been up and smober for a couple of hours now and nothing seems to have dropped off yet. Last cigarette was at about 10pm last night so that’s nearly 12 hours (although counting sleeping hours is probably cheating). Doing...

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  • Day 0

    Day 0

    Why is it that stopping smoking is so difficult? I man, really – let’s have a think about it. It tastes horrible. It’s expensive. It makes you cough. It halves your life expectancy. It gives lots of revenue to the gubbermint. So really, it does...

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  • Final Fantasy III (DS)

    Final Fantasy III (DS)

    It begins…… again. I made the mistake of starting this back in February / March last year when, avid nelefans will remember, I was in the throes of many Castlevania games and Magical Starsign. And then Puzzle Quest came along. Anyhoo, I reckoned it was...

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  • Welcome To……..

    Welcome To……..

    Silent Hill. OK, so I got up this morning and ambled about the house as is my wont. After the last few days of sunshine and barbeques I was a bit surprised to see….nothing. The whole place is wreathed in thick, roiling fog – thickest...

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  • First Barbie of 2008

    First Barbie of 2008

    It had to be done, you know. The sun was out, the temperature was above zero, and I had some burgers in need of cooking. OK, so it wasn’t a full on steaks, onions and marinades job, but that doesn’t matter – it’s officially light...

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  • Shiny Blue Newness

    Shiny Blue Newness

    Well this is pretty! It’s like having a haircut and a shave and a new t-shirt, all at the same time! I felt it was time for a change because, pretty as the old Temple of Bague theme was, a change is as good as...

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  • Happy Valentine’s Day

    Happy Valentine’s Day

    To Debbie Dow – the love of my life; my soul-mate, my reason for living, and my all. You make everything so much more worthwhile.

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  • Did you think a manifesto pledge meant something?

    Did you think a manifesto pledge meant something?

    According to a blog I’ve just come across, Gordon Brown has testified in court (via legal representation, one would expect) that manifesto pledges aren’t actually something to take seriously. Really? Is there more to life than shoes?: Did you think a manifesto pledge meant something?

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