Chapter 27: Making out with Gollum

– You cannot lose weight while smoking, J. Smoking makes your mind slow, your body weak, your skin grey, your spirit low.

Smoking and self-pity are twins walking hand-in-hand.

You search for self-pity stress to have excuse and go for a smoke.

You end up in 24 hours self-pity stress with a never-ending cigarette between your teeth.

Self-pity is the main reason for being overweight.

It is actually the main reason for a lot of things, but let’s put this observation aside until you finally quit making out with Gollum…

This is what Coco would tell me if she knew that I am smoking again.

Smoking feels like a non-organic parasite draining me of my energy 24/7.

Now, on the 10^th day of the non-smoking marathon this parasite hunts me.

It smiles to me with Gollum smile.

It talks to me in Gollum voice.

I am quitting.

Gollum irritates me enormously.