Cigarettes: OK, I'm done

[kevyn]

I smoked my last cigarette. I'm out.

Now the fun begins.

I'm already having mini panic attacks... but that's just psychological. The nicotene patches will ameliorate the actual physical withdrawals.

To all my friends: please be patient with me over the next few days.

And I'm going to need help. Someone, come over and distract me, please!

Comments

[bestbear-icanbe.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you're putting a lot of pressure on yourself, and that's never a good idea. Of course, it's great that you're giving those fuckers up, but it won't be the end of the world if you can't quit cold turkey. Just relax, keep trying, and you'll get there.

[kevynjacobs.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

[jcruisedirector.livejournal.com]

By distract you mean..........?
;-) Good luck baby!

[kevynjacobs.livejournal.com]

> By distract you mean..........?

Anything you want it to mean! And knowing you...

[detailbear.livejournal.com]

Yay for you.

As a distraction, since Confederation, how many years has the government in Ottawa leaned the same way as the government in Washington? Has trade increased when they lean the same way, or not?

[kevynjacobs.livejournal.com]

> Since Confederation, how many years has the government in Ottawa leaned the same way as the government in Washington? Has trade increased when they lean the same way, or not?

I don't know! Please enlighten me!

[detailbear.livejournal.com]

No, dear. The investigation is the distraction.

Silly half-giant.

[kevynjacobs.livejournal.com]

Could you at least give me a hint as to where I should start my investigation? I'm coming up blank on this one.

[detailbear.livejournal.com]

Wikipedia!



No, seriously:
List of prime ministers and presidents, their parties and their years in office.
Political leanings of the parties.
Trade figures for those years.
Spreadsheet.

[kevynjacobs.livejournal.com]

Oh my gods... he's going to make me work for it...

[kevynjacobs.livejournal.com]

OK, the easy part is done:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pNU9gtvMOl4RfOqhDVwyQdw

I've created a spreadsheet showing the overlap between every PM and president since Confederation.

I made the assumption that Liberal = Democrat (same leaning) and Conservative, Unionist, and Progressive Conservative = Republican (same leaning). Correct me if I'm wrong.

Now I need to find a list of trade figures (going up or down) for each of those terms.

[detailbear.livejournal.com]

That looks good so far.

[kevynjacobs.livejournal.com]

So... I am not having much luck in tracking down the Canada-U.S. trade figures... do you know of a source for them?

[bigmacbear]

how many years has the government in Ottawa leaned the same way as the government in Washington?

Hmmm... Are you using the word "lean" in the sense a tailor would use it? Frankly, I suspect one would have a hard time obtaining that sort of information from either the President or the Prime Minister. ;-)

[kevynjacobs.livejournal.com]

*FWAP*

[detailbear.livejournal.com]

The correct term is "dress". These colonials, really! ;-)