Can't afford to upgrade right now? I have a plan!!

conny · Post by **conny** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:41 am

sweetjesus wrote:Day 2 -
I would only speak jibberrish if i said anything... so i better not...

My second day has started, can't sleep... horse raddish... nervous... installing NI complete... sun is rising soon... this will be a long day... but I'll see you on the other side, sure...
// C

muthafunka · Post by **muthafunka** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:43 am

smutek wrote:
maci wrote:I'm surprised, I took three pieces of nicotine gum to work with me, just incase I started freaking out. I did not use any of it though. I really would like to avoid that shit and just get the nicoteen out of my system as quickly as possible.
!

Way to go Smutty!!!!!! I'd say don't bother with the gum, you're just taunting yourself and making yourself conscious of the fact you're TRYING to stop. Get yourself to the mindset that you've STOPPED. Finished. Past tense. Old news.
Also, drink lots of water, def. a couple of litres/day. This will make you feel far better in general, your eyes will become clearer and the nicotine and other nasties will be flushed out of your body all the quicker.

conny · Post by **conny** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:48 am

muthafunka wrote:I'd say don't bother with the gum, you're just taunting yourself and making yourself conscious of the fact you're TRYING to stop..

Good point, I'm avoiding them. No is no.
// C

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 2:58 am

conny wrote:
sweetjesus wrote:Day 2 -
I would only speak jibberrish if i said anything... so i better not...
My second day has started, can't sleep... horse raddish... nervous... installing NI complete... sun is rising soon... this will be a long day... but I'll see you on the other side, sure...
// C

Yes, you are not alone. 10:57 pm, the end of day 2. Right now is probably the worst it has been yet.

Everything is annoying the hell out of me. I will go and sleep on the couch.

Tomorrow will begin day three. And by tomorrow evening right now the worst of it should be over.

tricil · Post by **tricil** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:58 am

i too, am joining in.

this idea occured to me today (while smoking!) before even reading this thread.

smutek, thanks for the new background image.

i am $4000 away from progress....

my dumbass got a dui last year so i need $200 right now to get my lisence and $1000 left on my fine.

i need a new computer because this one is a. a desktop and b. shot to hell, performance wise, so i'm looking at a $2000 lappy (need 1 gig each of ram and cpu).

and i need to get live 5 + the ozonic bundle + operator which is prolly about $1000

kicker: i smoke every day and haven't been working since december (long story).
i work now as of last week, however

i am all kinds of fucked right now, and i know i'll be a fucking asshole when i'm quitting, but i'm gonna do the 'pushups instead of cigs' route and stare at my new desktop.
i love you guys.

i am now off to smoke my last cigarette ever.

john

conny · Post by **conny** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:02 am

too, am joining in.

Wellcome among the brave...

This will be my worst day ever but I'll survive...

//C

musick · Post by **musick** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 10:15 am

conny wrote: This will be my worst day ever but I'll survive...

//C

Start Live 5 (demo) and setup a track with:
Operator->Saturator->BeatRepeat->FilterDelay and fiddle around with them.
It will distract your attention from anything else

Martyn · Post by **Martyn** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:00 am

I used patches for a while when i started giving up, they gave me crazy dreams at night but mainly made me feel like shit. I Ditched them after a week or so.

Gum and patches are just another way to make you part with your cash.

I wish I was giving up now in a way, maybe my girlfriend would have let me get operator. I've already spent my 'quitting smoking' money long ago, i can't pull that one anymore unfortunately.

Giving up food! now that might work, that stuff really is addictive, i just can't seem to live without it.

smutek · Post by **smutek** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:45 am

Yeah, how the hell are you supposed to get it out of your system when you are putting it back in with the patch? And in increments just small enought to drivwe you completely nuts!

Day 3 and I think I feel the worst right about now. It is not unbearable though, hard time sleeping last night so I just got up and came to work early. This way (hopefully) I can just leave early and minimize the amount of time I spend around other people.

Just dont wanna be around anyone else at the moment, couldn't even sleep in bed with my wife last night. Slept on the couch.

dom · Post by **dom** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 11:55 am

it's the hardest part now, you can do it! don't give up!
do aggressive anti-cigarette tracks in live 4 and turn the volume up to 12 :-)

cheers,
dom

conny · Post by **conny** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 12:12 pm

Day 2 here and I've got a terrible headache. I will get drunk today just to ease the waiting for the liberation...

Smutek - you're the flag ship, we are following you to the new territory!

// C

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 12:22 pm

You guys need "12-step" Sequencers.

I once was able to stop. Simply because i couldn't breathe anymore.
But months later. I went to a club. And instantly started smoking again.

The best way to stop smoking is avoiding smokers

Good luck to all of you.

Mlange2000 · Post by **Mlange2000** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 1:25 pm

Good luck to all you guys!!

I quit smoking after 20 years of consuming 1 pack a day. That was one year ago.
It was very hard for me and I never thought I could make it, but I did.
Everybody must decide which is the best way for him to quit smoking.
I used chewing gum. It took me two months to live completely nicotine free, but I never smoked a cigerette again from day one.
The hardest thing for me was, when I was playing in a club and drinking alcohol.

So I would recomment to stop drinking for a while too!!

My tip for you guys: Just in case - always have some gum with you.
Because in the chewing gum there is just nicotine - in one cigarette there are more
than 1000(!!) toxic substances.

It is possible! You are not alone!

Cheers,

Michael

forge · Post by **forge** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 1:34 pm

Martyn wrote: Giving up food! now that might work, that stuff really is addictive, i just can't seem to live without it.

brrrrm ching!

Martyn · Post by **Martyn** » Wed Jul 27, 2005 3:29 pm

conny wrote:Day 2 here and I've got a terrible headache. I will get drunk today just to ease the waiting for the liberation...// C

Careful, they don't call alcahol the 'don't care drug' for nothing, you're more likely to develop a 'fuckit! just one more won't hurt' attitude with a few drinks inside you.