Chris Liss on Nostr: Cigar was damn good. Sometimes you smoke one and don’t enjoy it, but sat on the ...

Cigar was damn good. Sometimes you smoke one and don’t enjoy it, but sat on the balcony, made progress on a hard Sudoku, got the right mind-state flowing.

I’m torn on nicotine because it’s the only drug I’ve ever come close to being addicted to. And even then I used to go out drinking (when I did that), smoke a pack of cigs, wake up the next day and not buy a pack.

But lately I’d be experimenting with Velo, Zyn and Nic-Nacs, and was popping them in all day, every day. So I paused when I got back from the States (you have to order them online here), bought a box of cigars instead which I don’t even smoke every day.

Thinking maybe I’ll order six packs of Velos, and make a rule to use them only before noon. If I abide by the rule, I’ll order more. If I break it, then cold turkey. I don’t know, have this image of myself more like a monk, like I should be indifferent to sugar, nicotine, caffeine, etc., that truth is only possible with a clear mind.

I never have more than two drinks now, haven’t been hungover in almost two years, almost never smoke weed. But nicotine (and morning coffee which I don’t see as a problem) are the only drugs, aside from sugar (mostly fruit) I’m loathe to give up,