Tollund_Man4
No bio...
User ID: 501
Tollund_Man4
8d ago
Nicotine pouches are now banned in France so that's one vice down, even if I try to order some online (not sure if that's legal anymore) I'll be over the worst of the withdrawals by the time the delivery comes. The timing isn't bad - the restaurant I work in is closing and they may not even open this weekend so I've got a few days off work to get over the nicotine before I start working at a new place on Monday.
I did drink a lot more in the past week, but I made some friends and I worked out the details of the new job over some whiskey. A Moroccan guy is getting fired to get me the job, he recently refused to take orders from women or anyone younger than him (he's 38) because he has 2 wives (to paraphrase). French law makes it hard to fire people but the head chef says he knows how to get rid of people quickly.
Gaming, I did stay up late two nights playing Menace but once I start the new job I won't have time for that.
Tollund_Man4
8d ago
I think if you were to look at opinion polls, or their justifications for increasing cooperation with NATO, you would see a lot more anxiety towards Russia.
It might not be recognisable as the American/Western European form of anti-Russia sentiment as they also have some friction with Ukraine and they're still friendly with Hungary, but Kaliningrad and Belarus are right beside them.
Tollund_Man4
14d ago
Thanks. I never had a habit of drinking at my place, my main problem is always being around bars due to work and the ease at which you can end up going for a pint to celebrate a difficult shift/a birthday/a friend visiting/another birthday/someone quitting work etc. All these once in a while events can add up to a lot.
Tollund_Man4
14d ago
Yeah, I kind of ended up being one after moving to France but now it has gotten interesting and I wouldn't mind getting better at it.
Alcohol: a bit better, I had a look at my budgeting app and despite all the free beers you get working in restaurants the cost over 3 months gave me more motivation to cut down.
Gaming: I've barely thought about it for at least a week.
Nicotine: the snus pouches are being banned in France in a few days and tobacco shops are running out of stock. It'll be a sharp withdrawal but the nanny state will do my work for me soon.
Overall I'm getting much better sleep, which was the overall goal in the first place. I have a questionably reliable guy promising me a job next month which would finally involve me not finishing work at 2am.
Tollund_Man4
15d ago
Odd standard, US military bases open your entire country to bombing.
Laos and Cambodia were bombed by the US for similar reasons no?
Tollund_Man4
19d ago
No progress between the last post and this Wednesday (St. Patrick's Day), doing well since.
Tollund_Man4
26d ago
No I don't think I could do that, there are good times to drink alcohol. I would like to quit fully for a few months though and then make drinking the exception rather than a habit.
Tollund_Man4
28d ago
My resolutions were to quit nicotine, alcohol and video games.
I haven't succeeded at any of them, but I'm a bit bored of videogames right now, nicotine pouches are being banned in France next month so that'll force the issue, and I'm drinking more often but less heavily so the hangovers have stopped being an issue.
I think I've already got some good positive habits that I do automatically if I have the time but they're all downstream of not having a messed up sleep schedule, and the above 3 things are the main contributers to that.
Still off the nicotine. I don't really feel cravings anymore and my sleep is still improving.
I drank a lot this week. Saturday was the final night of the restaurant I was working in so we all went out to celebrate losing our jobs. Second time was the beginning heatwave in southwestern France so it was a good excuse for everyone to meet up and we ended up drinking Ricard. It was a lot of fun to be fair but I did waste 2 days being hungover. I started a new job yesterday so that should keep me more disciplined.
More options
Context Copy link