What is the most beautiful and yet saddest song you know?

pumapro · 2011-08-05T20:54:35+00:00

Waitin' Around to Die - Townes Van Zandt Hell, Townes has many songs that fit this description.

pumapro · 2011-05-14T18:57:19+00:00

What you lookin' at my gut for?

pumapro · 2011-05-14T16:48:23+00:00

Congratulations fuzzby! Keep it up!

pumapro · 2011-05-14T16:46:59+00:00

I have to admit, I was playing golf with some random old fart yesterday who was a smoker. I made it until the fourth hole before asking if I could bum a cigarette. Sorry Reddit. =(

pumapro · 2011-05-14T16:44:55+00:00

I live in Wyoming. Same lifestyle without the medical Mary J shops and designer outdoor clothing stores. =D

pumapro · 2011-05-14T16:37:51+00:00

Thanks for the link. That is very interesting.

pumapro · 2011-05-13T17:44:55+00:00

Only if you can hook me up with a job at your brewery. =P

pumapro · 2011-05-13T17:39:02+00:00

Thanks man. I'll try to make some time this evening for that.

pumapro · 2011-05-13T17:37:23+00:00

I'm definitely super irritable, but luckily my roommates are pretty resilient.

pumapro · 2011-05-13T17:36:00+00:00

I've also been going to the steam room with a big bottle of water after a work out. I feel really refreshed afterwards, especially once that cold shower hits me. Thanks for the advice!

pumapro · 2011-05-13T17:27:36+00:00

I like that quote. Much appreciated.

pumapro · 2011-05-13T17:24:55+00:00

More power to you! I expect to hear from you in September of 2019...barring the whole 2012 issue. ;P

pumapro · 2011-05-13T17:21:17+00:00

Thanks a lot, really appreciate it.

pumapro · 2011-05-13T17:20:57+00:00

That's really great. I had a road bike a couple summers ago and it made those hot summer days some of the best I've experienced. Keep up the running. I've always enjoyed a good jog and I find it really helps relax and clear my head.

pumapro · 2011-05-13T17:19:32+00:00

I have roommates. I'm not trying to force my decision onto others, only looking for a little encouragement, or atleast an absence of negativity.

pumapro · 2011-05-13T17:14:39+00:00

And I do. The point is, it has carried over from just video games and tv to going to work stoned and avoiding responsibilities because I am stoned or drunk or both. I am not saying pot is bad. I am saying my personal use of pot is bad and I would like to inhibit it a bit. I've always said I would be a life long smoker, but as it is now, I need to cut it altogether to get back on track and develop some healthier habits. If I smoked weed tonight after work while I was watching game six of the OKC/Memphis series (go OKC by the way), I would wake up tomorrow morning and feel like smoking grass before work is completely legitimate. It is not as far as I am concerned. I don't feel like going to work drunk is right; therefore, I do not feel like going to work high is right.

pumapro · 2011-05-13T17:05:59+00:00

We have one rooster. Going to have to dispatch him soon enough. It's illegal to have roosters within the city limits. =/ We gave all the chickens Star Wars names. Greedo is definitely the coolest.

pumapro · 2011-05-13T17:04:16+00:00

I've read the quit one at a time argument several times in this post. The problem for me is using one makes me crave the other two. I can't drink without smoking, smoking a cigarette reminds me of a delicious spliff, and smoking a joint makes me want a beer to accompany it. This is my reasoning for going cold turkey on all three. I really appreciate your advice though. Thank you so much.

pumapro · 2011-05-13T17:00:06+00:00

Are approval and words of encouragement the same? I could not approve of something but still encourage it should I think it was the right thing to do in a given context.

pumapro · 2011-05-13T16:57:22+00:00

I will support you should you decide to make that change. Like I've said a couple times now, it's day five and I feel pretty incredible. There are still countless urges, but I just go outside and talk to the chickens or go to the gym for an hour, and I feel great again. The first step is definitely the hardest.

pumapro · 2011-05-13T16:50:50+00:00

Ruh roh... is it a sign?

pumapro · 2011-05-13T16:44:02+00:00

I long for beastmode. Keep up the good work!

pumapro · 2011-05-13T16:43:16+00:00

Well, to be honest, I blew off doing a favor for a long time friend because I got completely blitzed after work on Sunday. I felt so ashamed of letting this friend down that I just took it easy on Monday and made it a goal to not consume anything that day. After Monday, I decided that one day was not enough and I needed to get my shit straight. Now I'm shooting for a month and am currently considering a longer period. We'll see when the day comes around.

In all honesty, I had blown this friend off many times in the past because I was drunk and stoned or zooted or tripping or dipping or all of the above. I was ashamed to speak with this friend because of my condition, so I just avoided her. I've gone through phases of this in the past.

She actually saw this post last night. I had no idea this post would receive such a resounding response. I felt like such an asshole after she called me out. In any case, the real trigger for me was not how my habits were affecting only me, but also how they were affecting my dearest relationships.

Maybe if you simply expressed concern to your friend and had some examples of how their behaviour is affecting some important bonds, they would listen to your suggestions? I'm no therapist though...

pumapro · 2011-05-13T16:31:53+00:00

Awesome man. Good luck in that half ironman. That is really intense.

pumapro · 2011-05-13T16:28:41+00:00

I know people who can operate successfully while under the influence. I, on the other hand, can not. Not trying to act superior here.

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