Peter Mueller Has Inspired Me
by ProfessorOak on Jan 19, 2012 11:35 PM MST
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So none of you really know me personally so let's start with a little background. I am 22 and have been smoking since I was 14 and a halfish so let's say I have been smoking for 8 years give or take. Peter Mueller's performance on Wednesday night (I think) has got me thinking. He suffered through 18 months of a concussion. 18 months. This made me think, "well if he can do that, then I can definitely quit smoking". Sure, I have been addicted for years, and may get a headache for a few days, but Mueller has suffered through 18 months of headaches and he has persevered. He is back, and playing great hockey. He has inspired me to quit smoking, so consider this my contract to quit smoking. This is where I may need your help. I may need your support, positive or not, even if it's a "hey shot, how is quitting smoking going?" that'd be great. Whether it's a sarcastic comment or a comment of compassion or sympathy, anything will help. I also challenge all my fellow MHHers to tackle a challenge like I have, with the mindset of "if Mueller came back, then I can totally overcome this challenge". If you have taken the time to read this whole blurb, then thank you and thank you in advance for any support or enlightenment that will (inevitably) give me.
On a side note, for those having a hard time in the job market, may you find a better job and happiness. For those of you who have lost loved ones this past year, may the next year be a year of celebration of their lives and yours. For those of you going through tough times may you find peace. For those of you who need a significant change in their lives, may you find out how to do it and then accomplish it and for those of you serving in our military, whether or not we believe in why you may be over seas, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the sacrifices you have made to keep this country as great as it is.
Darwin bless America (because I do not believe in God or a god, but for those who do, replace Darwin with God or whichever god or supernatural being you may believe in),
Shot
p.s. Fuck the Red Wings and go Avs
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thanks a bunch, the best thing about MHH is that I already know ya’ll got my back
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 19, 2012 11:48 PM MST up reply actions
The trick is to see if you can get an attractive staff writer to get your front.
2011-2012 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Vyechnaya Pamyat!
2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: Chances are rapidly diminishing that this will not suck.
I see you’re still trying to take over as Mike’s pimp.
The reason I'm in town, in case you're wondering, is because of a Kansas City Shuffle.
by Randy Time on Jan 21, 2012 4:35 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
Yep.
I need the losses as a tax write off.
2011-2012 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Vyechnaya Pamyat!
2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: Chances are rapidly diminishing that this will not suck.
by Hopfenkopf on Jan 21, 2012 4:41 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
any advice/tips?
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 20, 2012 11:55 AM MST up reply actions
The things that I did:
1. Less alcohol. For me vodka was = to cigarettes. More I consumed alcohol, more I smoked.
2. Jogging. Really changes approach to everything.
3. Just try not smoking for a week or two and you will sense how everything in your life became better: sleeping, sex, the time before you get tired, sports. Food! Smoking kills some tasting receptors and they heal overtime. Food just tastes better after you stop smoking.
4. Honest talk with yourself. “Why do I smoke?” “Do I really need it?” “Does it make me really calmer?”
5. Staying away from the things that make you smoke. Stresses, people who anger you.
6. Take the last cigarette from the box and just keep it with yourself. Put in your mouth, keep it in your pocket, it just shows you that you are not hooked anymore.
7. Friends who quit with you. Really helpful. It’s just hard to stay away from smoking when you have majority of your company smoking.
thanks so much for all this advice. I have noticed my taste has been affected, but even moreso was my sense of smell, which is really hard when relying on my nose is really important in my job when smelling alcohol or marijuana.
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 20, 2012 1:44 PM MST up reply actions
Shotgun, did you know every time someone quits smoking a goal is scored against the red wings?
Cap Floor Team = Cap Floor Results
by Cole D Hamilton on Jan 20, 2012 8:35 AM MST reply actions 7 recs
So what you’re saying is every day they play, I should smoke and then quit approximately 5 times, it works that way, right?
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 20, 2012 10:58 AM MST up reply actions
Close, but Cole has fallen victim to urban myth.
Numerous reputable and peer reviewed double blind scientific studies have concluded that every cigarette that you don’t smoke takes 5 minutes off [REDACTED]’s life.
Proceed apace young man.
2011-2012 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl: Vyechnaya Pamyat!
2011-2012 Colorado Avalanche: Chances are rapidly diminishing that this will not suck.
ah, there we go, that’s great
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 20, 2012 11:55 AM MST up reply actions
I thought is was:
Every season that an MHHer quits smoking is a season that the Dead Things don’t make it past the first round.
either way,
Good on you Shot for tackling this (I’m sure) incredibly difficult task.
We’re here for you.
"You're only as good as your coach wants you to be." - Bob Probert
by gl avfan on Jan 20, 2012 12:15 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs
it’s going well, only woke up 3 hours ago, hahaha
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 20, 2012 12:06 PM MST up reply actions
Good for you Shot. I smoked through grad school, but quit right after. Best motivation for me was wanting to stick around for those that cared about me, few as they may be. Well, that and I’m stubborn as all hell. So if you’ve got that going for you, it will be cake.
One trick that did help me though. I always smoked Parliaments, so when I was trying to quit I only allowed myself to buy brands I didn’t have the taste for. Made it a bit more unpleasant when I broke down and reached for one.
Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward. - Kv
by MalachiConstant on Jan 20, 2012 2:13 PM MST reply actions
Should send this to Mules somehow.
This is where I may need your help. I may need your support, positive or not, even if it’s a “hey shot, how is quitting smoking going?” that’d be great. Whether it’s a sarcastic comment or a comment of compassion or sympathy, anything will help.
When you smoke, you’re actually taking in a tiny army, one soldier at a time. The only way to stop them is to stop them coming in, so they run out of supplies and die off. When you feel like smoking, pop a stick of gum in your mouth, and imagine the smoking soldiers stuck in it, unable to get into you and affect you. When you’re done with the gum and you spit it out, shout BOOM HEADSHOT at another platoon defeated.
like that?
At exactly what point do you start to realize that life without knowledge is death in disguise?
ahahaha, that’s great , and I wish I could get this to Mules somehow.
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 20, 2012 11:43 PM MST up reply actions
Didn’t smoke all day Friday, and now it is 11:10 AM on Saturday, so far so good, that put’s the count at approx 34 hours currently without smoking.
I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is.
by ProfessorOak on Jan 28, 2012 9:10 AM MST up reply actions
Awesome! You’ve got this!
Just a Colorado girl in Montana who ♥s the Avs and writes for Mile High Hockey.
way cool
DDC is deeply embedded throughout this blog. For better or worse, his taint taints us all.
by David Driscoll-Carignan on Jan 30, 2012 6:57 AM MST up reply actions
Because any one on this blog who doesn’t want to say “fuck the red wings” followed by indeed, probably isn’t a true Avs fan, where as pokemon are in no way homosexual, that statement doesn’t even make sense. :)
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
by ProfessorOak on Feb 12, 2012 10:14 AM MST up reply actions
I truly do agree with the fuck the red wings idea. But I simply don’t understand why The topic of pokemon is dubbed “worthy” of the blog, yet only if you are positive about it. I can’t be negative towards pokemon but can be about hockey things? If you can bring it up, an opinion should be aloud. I even had my posts reguarding danny devito deleted. Come on. grow a sense of humor. (directed to the moderator)
Sakic 4 Sacco
hahaha, I don’t know of any of these circumstances, but please voice your opinion of Pokemon right here, (in a constructive rather than insulting way). I won’t think any less of you because I grew up with it, it was part of my culture as a child and now is as an adult. Saying pokemon are gay is a slur against sexual orientation which is a touchy subject here, just like using the word “retarded” or any racial slurs, etc. Two totally different topics, but how do you feel about Pokemon, I’d like to know, good or bad. For example, Cheryl, despises them because being an elementary teacher, they were the bane of her existence. I can appreciate that, so please, humor me.
"I see now that the circumstances of one's birth are irrelevant; it is what you do with the gift of life that determines who you are." - Mewtwo
by ProfessorOak on Feb 13, 2012 10:41 PM MST up reply actions
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