There is only one thing on my mind worth mentioning today. Are you going to watch?
Who do you think is in the coffin? I think it’s John Locke. A “mirror image” of Jack Shephard.
Lost, Naveen Andrews, Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Terry O’Quinn, Josh Holloway, Jorge Garcia, Daniel Dae Kim, Yunjin Kim
I’m on the morning of day 5 with Chantix. It’s the prescription medicine to help adults quit smoking. I’m an adult, and I need to quit smoking.
Michael, my husband is on the morning of week 4, and he quit after the first week. He’s had a couple slip ups since then, but I’m sure it was just because he was around me smoking. He’s doing so well, and he says that it really cuts down on the urges, so I am following suit. My quit date is this Saturday, Feb. 2nd.
I had spoken to my doctor about the side effects of course, and he did mention a couple cases of depression that went along with the Chantix, but he assured me that their symptoms were more from the nicotine withdraw, than the Chantix. I believed him completely until I started acting like Dr. Julie and Webmd’d my mind into full blown fear yesterday!
I came across this site, Can Chantix Cause Depression, and read the 4 page of comments from Chantix users. Basically according to the majority of the comments, I am going to turn into a raging homicidal and suicidal crazy person in a few weeks, or after I stop taking the Chantix.
I took Chantix. First I thought it was great because I did not smoke for 2 month… then I couldn’t understand what was happening to me… I was mad and angry at the world, my family, my husband, my co-workers, anybody that said the wrong thing to me, I chewed them out… it got to where I hated myself and was scared of what I was doing, and yes I did have suicidal thoughts… I got off Chantix and told my doctor. Of course, he didn’t say yea or nay. It messes up something else in your brain, they need to take it off the market… I have lost a lot of friends because of this…
Like I said, Michael is doing fine on Chantix, and has none of these symptoms. I think I am just spooking myself. In fact, I think that some of these people were so afraid to quit smoking, that part of their symptoms were caused by “losing their best friend of 30 years” and they are just placing the blame on Chantix.
Maybe?
Maybe it’s just nicotine withdraw?
Maybe they always had stress in their lives, and the cigarettes made them feel better, so now they have to learn to deal with it?
Are there any success stories out there about Chantix and quitting smoking? I REALLY need to hear them now! And of course I will accept your horror stories in my comments also. It would be nice to see a balance though.
Part of me is starting to get freaked out, but it sure feels DAMN GOOD not to crave cigarettes after smoking for 20 years!
Today was a pretty average Tuesday. I’ve built several keyword specific Squidoo lenses for my company, and I’m receiving about 10 leads a day from them, with a 70% conversion on the close. That’s pretty spectacular, and I’m getting some good feedback from the Pres. I don’t know about you, but building Squidoo lenses (amongst other internet marketing angles) for a living is pretty sweet. It’s still a hella drive though!
Speaking of drive, this is what I saw on my way home tonight. A beautiful sunset on one side of the freeway, and the sunset reflecting off the Wynn and the Trump Towers on the other side.
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And this is what I saw when I got home tonight. A beautiful bouquet of roses from Deb just because she was thinking of me. Awwwwww!
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Las Vegas, sunsets, casinos, Wynn Las Vegas, Trump Towers Las Vegas, roses, friendship
It took me for-EVER to get to work this morning. Apparently, all the people that commute to work in Las Vegas didn’t get a chance to look at the fire damage on the Monte Carlo in real life over the weekend, so they all took the same freeway this morning to get a quick look.
It was dead stopped on the freeway with people hanging out the windows with cameras, and cell phones. So I figured…when in Rome, and took a couple pictures for myself. I totally forgot I had a sun roof I could have opened to get a better shot. Ignore the semi dirty windshield.
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Then I saw a rainbow, that went all across The Strip. Here is the beginning and ending of the rainbow. I’m not sure which is which though 
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That was the most excitement I had this fine Monday. How about you?
I didn’t go to work yesterday, because I was experiencing some side effects from a new medication I am taking. But that is for another post.
I was lying in bed, and our local news cut in with images of the Monte Carlo on fire. I watched the coverage for almost two hours, and couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Although this had nothing to do with planes, box cutters, and terrorist, I couldn’t help but think about that 9/11 morning watching the towers collapse, and wondering what caused this fire.
Photo Source - Matt Kotich - Monte Carlo Fire Flickr Set
We still don’t know what the cause was this morning, but everyone is safe, no one got hurt, and it wasn’t a terrorist attack. I guess 9/11 will forever haunt the memories of those of us who watched it that morning.
My friend Lola works at the Monte Carlo, but she wasn’t on shift during the fire, and they were closed last night so she didn’t have to go in. I was really worried about her job though, because in the service industry, those tips are the biggest part of your income. The Monte Carlo did release a statement on their website about their employees status. They really know how to treat their employees. I have great respect for this company now.
Statement from Anton Nikodemus to Monte Carlo Employees concerning pay and benefits
January 25th, 7:25 p.m
Starting today, Monte Carlo employees will receive pay, health and welfare benefits and toke and tip replacement for the lesser of 30 days or the re-opening of Monte Carlo. These payments will be offset if during that 30-day period a Monte Carlo employee accepts another position at another MGM MIRAGE property or company or accepts employment outside MGM MIRAGE. Also, if a Monte Carlo employee accepts a position with a non-MGM MIRAGE company and is subjected to a waiting period before receiving health benefits, then MGM MIRAGE will continue to provide the employee’s health benefits for the lesser of 30 days or the re-opening of Monte Carlo.
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