Lessons learned...

Tic-Tacs also do not mix with coffee.
You can have too many Tic-Tacs in one go.
Mosquitos prefer non-smokers.
Watermelon *can* taste good.
Melon scented candles still don't do a thing for me.
Cinnamon incense smells kinda nice???

ENDOWed 8 of 13
*There is no 9*

Breathing freely for 4D 20h 26m (4 days). € 12,36 added to the Save
Vashti Fund, as I didn't turn 169 cigarettes into ash. 14h 5m of my
life saved for later.

- Chewing gum (regular or NRT) too vigorously leads to a bleeding tongue
- You can choke on every kind of mint, no matter how small
- Smoking doesn't improve your sense of smell much. The only thing you
smell more strongly are smokers
- Unless you put the money in a separate jar, the money you saved not
smoking seems to spend itself on other stuff


Bas, ENDOWed 13 of 13. Smoke-free for one month, one day and 8 hours.
647 cigarettes not smoked.

*Do not try to talk to #9, for that would be impossible. Instead, try to
remember, there is no 9*


Vashti wrote:
> Tic-Tacs also do not mix with coffee.
> You can have too many Tic-Tacs in one go.
> Mosquitos prefer non-smokers.
> Watermelon *can* taste good.
> Melon scented candles still don't do a thing for me.
> Cinnamon incense smells kinda nice???
>
> ENDOWed 8 of 13
> *There is no 9*
>
> Breathing freely for 4D 20h 26m (4 days). € 12,36 added to the Save
> Vashti Fund, as I didn't turn 169 cigarettes into ash. 14h 5m of my
> life saved for later.

On 19 Jun 2007 07:58:01 GMT, Vashti <vashti.nl@gmail.com> wrote:

>Tic-Tacs also do not mix with coffee.
>You can have too many Tic-Tacs in one go.
>Mosquitos prefer non-smokers.
>Watermelon *can* taste good.
>Melon scented candles still don't do a thing for me.
>Cinnamon incense smells kinda nice???

Very good observations. )

>
>ENDOWed 8 of 13
>*There is no 9*

Ha!! That's what *you* think.
Sue
One year, two months, four weeks, one day, 9 hours, 54 minutes and 28
seconds. 15028 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,502.26. Life saved: 7
weeks, 3 days, 4 hours, 20 minutes.


>
>Breathing freely for 4D 20h 26m (4 days). € 12,36 added to the Save
>Vashti Fund, as I didn't turn 169 cigarettes into ash. 14h 5m of my
>life saved for later.

*And* you can make it without smoking for four days!

--
Batman: "You're far from mod, Robin. And many hippies are older than you
are."
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"Vashti" <> schreef in bericht ...
> Tic-Tacs also do not mix with coffee.
> You can have too many Tic-Tacs in one go.
> Mosquitos prefer non-smokers.
> Watermelon *can* taste good.
> Melon scented candles still don't do a thing for me.
> Cinnamon incense smells kinda nice???
>
> ENDOWed 8 of 13
> *There is no 9*
>
> Breathing freely for 4D 20h 26m (4 days). ? 12,36 added to the Save
> Vashti Fund, as I didn't turn 169 cigarettes into ash. 14h 5m of my
> life saved for later.

LOL
Happy 4*D* !!!

You are doing this!!!!!!

Cheers!
Cat
OFHOF





"Vashti" <vashti.nl@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:Xns995465618A5A6vashtinl@130.133.1.4...
> Tic-Tacs also do not mix with coffee.
> You can have too many Tic-Tacs in one go.
> Mosquitos prefer non-smokers.
> Watermelon *can* taste good.
> Melon scented candles still don't do a thing for me.
> Cinnamon incense smells kinda nice???
>
> ENDOWed 8 of 13
> *There is no 9*
>
> Breathing freely for 4D 20h 26m (4 days). ? 12,36 added to the Save
> Vashti Fund, as I didn't turn 169 cigarettes into ash. 14h 5m of my
> life saved for later.

It wasn't a dark and stormy night when DutchVanAfoort wrote:

> *And* you can make it without smoking for four days!

LOL, yup! I dunno- somehow it helps me to focus more on the weird and
wonderful than talk about the bad bits. A nice distraction. :-)

*5* days quit and counting...

On 19 jun, 09:58, Vashti <vashti...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Mosquitos prefer non-smokers.

Now that's not true I've always been eaten up by them while my non-
smoking SO never gets a single bite; :/

> Watermelon *can* taste good.

Ofcourse it does /drools

> *There is no 9*

But I wanna be SevenOfNine.. *pouts*

It wasn't a dark and stormy night when Sue wrote:

> On 19 Jun 2007 07:58:01 GMT, Vashti <vashti.nl@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Tic-Tacs also do not mix with coffee.
>>You can have too many Tic-Tacs in one go.
>>Mosquitos prefer non-smokers.
>>Watermelon *can* taste good.
>>Melon scented candles still don't do a thing for me.
>>Cinnamon incense smells kinda nice???
>
> Very good observations. )

Hmm-yup, I thought so myself. I'm continuing my melon scented
candles experiment just in case... I can still only smell them when
I blow them out, but since they smell bad then that might be a good
thing. :-)

>>ENDOWed 8 of 13
>>*There is no 9*
>
> Ha!! That's what *you* think.

Ooookay- you caught me. I've been trying to hide my fantasy that #9
is in fact my future demon lover, I secretly call him Damian since
that seems an appropriate name for a demon lover if one is going to
have one...<sigh!>

> Sue
> One year, two months, four weeks, one day, 9 hours, 54 minutes
> and 28 seconds. 15028 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,502.26.
> Life saved: 7 weeks, 3 days, 4 hours, 20 minutes.

*Aaaaaaaannd Counting!* Looks sooo good on you! :-)

It wasn't a dark and stormy night when Bas wrote:

> - Chewing gum (regular or NRT) too vigorously leads to a
> bleeding tongue

Chewing *anything* will do that... (especially when absent-mindedly
chewing on scissors)

> - You can choke on every kind of mint, no matter
> how small

Just goes to show that most things, apart from air, should NOT be
inhaled. :-)

> - Smoking doesn't improve your sense of smell much.
> The only thing you smell more strongly are smokers

I'm on the fence about that... my sense of smell is too well
developed as it is. Hopefully this will be corrected with age but
sadly my mother reports that time didn't alter her sense of smell.

> - Unless you put the money in a separate jar, the money you
> saved not smoking seems to spend itself on other stuff

<g> I'm trying, I'm trying!

> Bas, ENDOWed 13 of 13. Smoke-free for one month, one day and 8
> hours. 647 cigarettes not smoked.

Keep counting Bas! :-)

> *Do not try to talk to #9, for that would be impossible.
> Instead, try to remember, there is no 9*

<sigh!> #9... no- there is no #9! Can I try to bend him with my
mind anyway?

It wasn't a dark and stormy night when CuckooCat wrote:

> LOL
> Happy 4*D* !!!

Ooh, thanks! Now I wish I had some chocolate cake, LOL!

> You are doing this!!!!!!

We're *all* doing this... :-)

It wasn't a dark and stormy night when Inky wrote:

> On 19 jun, 09:58, Vashti <vashti...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Mosquitos prefer non-smokers.
>
> Now that's not true I've always been eaten up by them while
> my non- smoking SO never gets a single bite; :/

*What*??? That's just not fair... really Inky: you've just *got* to
learn to share more!

>> Watermelon *can* taste good.
>
> Ofcourse it does /drools

I only ever had the kind that tastes of water before Sunday. I
never knew some kinds actually contained some *flavour*!

>> *There is no 9*
>
> But I wanna be SevenOfNine.. *pouts*

Ah, but you can dear... <hailing the Borg>

Vashti wrote:
>> *Do not try to talk to #9, for that would be impossible.
>> Instead, try to remember, there is no 9*
>
> <sigh!> #9... no- there is no #9! Can I try to bend him with my
> mind anyway?

Oh good, was worried nobody here was a fan of the Matrix. My faith has
been restored!
Bend away.....

>> *There is no 9*
>
> But I wanna be SevenOfNine.. *pouts*
Not a problem. There are only two qualifications to be Seven Of Nine.....

Weird? You're in the right place for that. <grin>
Stay strong,
Robin.
--
Batman: "You're far from mod, Robin. And many hippies are older than you
are."
-
"Vashti" <> schreef in bericht ...
> It wasn't a dark and stormy night when DutchVanAfoort wrote:
>
> LOL, yup! I dunno- somehow it helps me to focus more on the weird and
> wonderful than talk about the bad bits. A nice distraction. :-)
>
> *5* days quit and counting...

It wasn't a dark and stormy night when Bas wrote:

> Vashti wrote:
>>> *Do not try to talk to #9, for that would be impossible.
>>> Instead, try to remember, there is no 9*
>>
>> <sigh!> #9... no- there is no #9! Can I try to bend him with my
>> mind anyway?
>
> Oh good, was worried nobody here was a fan of the Matrix. My
> faith has been restored!

Hey, I did post "*There is no 9*" in the first post of this thread!
Fans of the Matrix are everywhere, my 11 YO son had his judo exam
yesterday and when it was time for standing work he did a Morpheus:
held out his arm, making a "come here" motion with his fingers
toward his opponent.<g>

> Bend away.....

Consider #9 utterly bent, albeit non-existant. :-)

It wasn't a dark and stormy night when DutchVanAfoort wrote:

> Weird? You're in the right place for that. <grin>

Shhhh! I only quit smoking to gain entrance....<j/k!>

> Stay strong,

Will do:

Breathing freely for 6D 7h 58m (6 days). € 16,14 added to the Save
Vashti Fund, as I didn't turn 221 cigarettes into ash. 18h 25m of my
life saved for later. Quit: 14-6-2007 13:30 CEST.

Vashti wrote:
> Hey, I did post "*There is no 9*" in the first post of this thread!
Yes indeed.

> Fans of the Matrix are everywhere, my 11 YO son had his judo exam
> yesterday and when it was time for standing work he did a Morpheus:
> held out his arm, making a "come here" motion with his fingers
> toward his opponent.<g>
Fantastic! Now that's what I call parenting.

A few years ago, I went to see Star Wars episode I. Girl holds out her
hand to collect my ticket stub. I wave my hand and say "You don't need
to see my ticket".

She didn't get it.

Those are the moments you wish you had a good old fashioned blaster.

It wasn't a dark and stormy night when Bas wrote:

> Vashti wrote:
>> Hey, I did post "*There is no 9*" in the first post of this
>> thread!
> Yes indeed.
>
>> Fans of the Matrix are everywhere, my 11 YO son had his judo
>> exam yesterday and when it was time for standing work he did a
>> Morpheus: held out his arm, making a "come here" motion with
>> his fingers toward his opponent.<g>
> Fantastic! Now that's what I call parenting.

Naw, that's what happens when someone like me has offspring. How
many kids actually *complain* they don't have a Tardis, or want a
*real* lightsaber instead of some plastic toy.

> A few years ago, I went to see Star Wars episode I. Girl holds
> out her hand to collect my ticket stub. I wave my hand and say
> "You don't need to see my ticket".
>
> She didn't get it.

Ah, the Force can have a strong influence on the weak-minded...
there may be a lower limit to the weak-minded bit?<g>

> Those are the moments you wish you had a good old fashioned
> blaster.

Had to google the exact quote for this:
"Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good
blaster at your side, kid. " :-)

On 20 Jun, 20:41, Bas <baspl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Vashti wrote:
> > Hey, I did post "*There is no 9*" in the first post of this thread!
>
> Yes indeed.
>
> > Fans of the Matrix are everywhere, my 11 YO son had his judo exam
> > yesterday and when it was time for standing work he did a Morpheus:
> > held out his arm, making a "come here" motion with his fingers
> > toward his opponent.<g>
>
> Fantastic! Now that's what I call parenting.
>
> A few years ago, I went to see Star Wars episode I. Girl holds out her
> hand to collect my ticket stub. I wave my hand and say "You don't need
> to see my ticket".
>
> She didn't get it.
>
> Those are the moments you wish you had a good old fashioned blaster.

I like this he he

On 20 Jun, 20:27, Vashti <vashti...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It wasn't a dark and stormy night when Bas wrote:
>
> > Vashti wrote:
> >>> *Do not try to talk to #9, for that would be impossible.
> >>> Instead, try to remember, there is no 9*
>
> >> <sigh!> #9... no- there is no #9! Can I try to bend him with my
> >> mind anyway?
>
> > Oh good, was worried nobody here was a fan of the Matrix. My
> > faith has been restored!
>
> Hey, I did post "*There is no 9*" in the first post of this thread!
> Fans of the Matrix are everywhere, my 11 YO son had his judo exam
> yesterday and when it was time for standing work he did a Morpheus:
> held out his arm, making a "come here" motion with his fingers
> toward his opponent.<g>
>
> > Bend away.....
>
> Consider #9 utterly bent, albeit non-existant. :-)

What Kyu ? Dare I say Dan ?(eeeek!!! an 11 year old black belt would
be one hell of a handful)

It wasn't a dark and stormy night when eightpans wrote:

> On 20 Jun, 20:27, Vashti <vashti...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> It wasn't a dark and stormy night when Bas wrote:
[Matrix bending]
>> Hey, I did post "*There is no 9*" in the first post of this
>> thread! Fans of the Matrix are everywhere, my 11 YO son had his
>> judo exam yesterday and when it was time for standing work he
>> did a Morpheus: held out his arm, making a "come here" motion
>> with his fingers toward his opponent.<g>
>>
>> > Bend away.....
>>
>> Consider #9 utterly bent, albeit non-existant. :-)
>
> What Kyu ? Dare I say Dan ?(eeeek!!! an 11 year old black belt
> would be one hell of a handful)

LOL, no Dan <phew!> 4th Kyu, with plenty of moves he'd better not
try on his mother...! I don't stick to the rules and am not
ticklish which the family find evil of me. ;-)

Still- he did the exam *with* the dog bite on the inside of his
right elbow which was painful, had to have the dressing changed
halfway through cause it just came off. Honestly, one kid there
should be be thrown in with the adults: he's about 4x bigger and
heavier than the largest of the others, someone is going to get
their back broken trying to throw him and failing... :-/

As it was some of the throws were like- *wheeeeee* :-)

Vashti wrote:
> Naw, that's what happens when someone like me has offspring. How
> many kids actually *complain* they don't have a Tardis, or want a
> *real* lightsaber instead of some plastic toy.
I want a transporter. I am SO sick of crowded airports, security
checkpoints, being stuck in the middle seat with zero legroom etc.
The world is SO ready for a transporter.

> Ah, the Force can have a strong influence on the weak-minded...
> there may be a lower limit to the weak-minded bit?<g>
You know, there's a scene where some dude wants to sell Obi Wan some
cigarettes, and he does the Jedi mind trick "You don't want to sell me
death sticks. You want to go home and rethink your life".

If only it were that easy.....

> Had to google the exact quote for this:
> "Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good
> blaster at your side, kid. " :-)
Good quote......but you had to Google for the exact text? How
disappointing :-)

kids tried this with their report cards

--
Lynn <---VOF Leaper

"Bas" <baspluim@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> A few years ago, I went to see Star Wars episode I. Girl holds out her
> hand to collect my ticket stub. I wave my hand and say "You don't need to
> see my ticket".
>
> She didn't get it.
>
> Those are the moments you wish you had a good old fashioned blaster.
>
>