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[katallison]

Home. *Exhausted.* It was in the 60s when I flew out of L.A. this morning; it is forecast to be the one of the coldest nights of the winter here in Minneapolis, maybe fifteen below. I had 217 e-mails to go through (not counting the work account), and my LJ friends list was at skip=480. I am sleep-deprived; I have no food in the house; my cat is furious with me.

Also, about three hours ago I finished the last cigarette from the pack I bought in Oxnard, and since I am now officially launching the no-more-smoking thing, I keep gently setting aside the habitual impulse of "Hey! Let's just run down to the gas station and get some cigs!" (The weather actually helps; it's too damn cold to just run down to the gas station.) I'm a little twitchy, but nothing worse than that so far.

Con report (of sorts) coming soon, but for now I'm just going to collapse into bed.

Comments

Welcome home!

[kassrachel.livejournal.com]

Welcome home!

My cat was pissed at me, too, but I spent a while enticing her with the world's cheapest cat toy (a string tied to a chopstick) and she's happier now. Also, cleaning the litterbox seems to have served as a peace offering.

Good luck quitting smoking. My dear friend auteurcakes is kicking a ten-year pack-a-day habit (also in your fair, if freezing, city, actually) and I think she's found the nicotine patch really useful. I like cigarettes but by some miracle have never become addicted to them (I tend to smoke maybe one a week), so I am unendingly impressed with people who try to break the habit.

I had every intention of buying you a glass of good scotch after the Saturday night vid show, and then I forgot. Le sigh. Next year, perhaps. It's probably just as well; I went kind of tharn by late Saturday evening. A lot of stimulation, combined with precious little sleep. There ought to be a name for that kind of con-induced temporary insanity...

[eliade.livejournal.com]

There ought to be a name for that kind of con-induced temporary insanity...

Consanity? ;)

::kisses you both::

[bluster.livejournal.com]

Hey Kat!! Just wanted to offer encouragement on the not smoking front. I was smoking a pack and a half to two packs a day when I quit and that was almost six years ago. The patched helped me a lot (that and lots of gum) but it's different for each person.

Glad you had a good time at Escapades. I'm sure your cat will forgive you in time. :-)

Betty

[planetalyx.livejournal.com]

Go you for quitting smoking! And glad to hear that you're back home safe.

[therealjae.livejournal.com]

I returned home to record lows. Record. Lows. For Edmonton. Minus thirty-six while I was gone. I think I'm going to be wearing a few extra layers for a while, while I adjust.

It was fantastic to meet you, incidentally. I'll look forward to reading anything you have to say about the con!

-J

[laurashapiro.livejournal.com]

Glad you're home safe and sound, if tired and cat-irked. And I can't think of anything supportive to say on the subject of you quitting smoking that wouldn't also sound patronizing, so I won't go there. But, um, yay. (:

Looking forward to your con report (and just generally catching up) when you have a moment. Check in when you feel up to it.