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The quitting smoking thing is going okay. I’m on day three without cigarettes Iamgoingtokillyouallgivemenicotine and it’s going alright. I now understand why people gain so much goddamn weight when they quit smoking – the urge to be putting something, ANYTHING, in your mouth is overwhelming when you’re a smoker. I’ve been trying to keep Mentos [...]

If you know me from reading this blog, you’ll probably be surprised to find out that I’m an avid reader of The Simple Dollar. It’s an interesting blog, and to someone who eventually wants to own a house, it’s a great resource on how to be an adult, financially (something I missed a few lessons [...]

Carson City, Nevada, isn’t as tiny as our compatriots in southern Nevada (Read: Vegas) like to make us out to be. It’s a decent-sized town, although naturally not as metropolitan as Vegas itself, nor even Reno. We’ve got two super Wal-Marts, several McDonalds, and more Starbucks’ than any town really ever needs. Fuck you, Starbucks. [...]