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[Heron TSG]

No! GlyphGryph! How will we ever start that commune now!?

[SirAaronIII]

What? No! You can not be going GlyphGryph to Why!

[penguinofhonor]

Just a couple weeks ago he was asking for opinions on potential new avatars. That's not something I'd expect from someone planning on leaving. I hope he's okay.

[scriver]

I was serious, it was getting to easy just to go to Bay12. I have things I want to do and accomplish, and terrible willpower. As long as Bay12 was always there for me... well, my incentive to do any of those other things was less. Significantly so.
I had to cut the strings.

It's not just Bay12 either.
Everything but my email.
And the Cataclysm forum, at least until I finish my last obligation there.
A near-complete virtual suicide.
An opportunity to start over new.
You see, one of the most fundamental traits of me, as a person, is this.
I abhor being comfortable.
And I found Bay12 very, very comfortable.

 :'(

[penguinofhonor]

I understand where he's coming from. Still sad to see him go.

[bukitodinos]

 *slowly waves goodbye to glyphglyph*
bye.. come again if you want to science again... please:'(

*sadly plays bagpipes*

[Greiger]

Seeya glyph, I'll miss ya man.   You were one of the ones I recognized by name instead of avatar.  Good luck.

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Finally came to the conclusion that all this Dr Pepper I drink can't be good for me.  I'm actually starting to cough a lot, usually because of some feeling of something in my throat, or mild nausea. 

I'm not going to try to go cold turkey and go straight to water (at this point more than a small cup of straight water actually makes me very nauseous) but I'm thinking of switching to a tasty sounding mixture of seltzer and grape juice I found online.   Probably go for a glass of that between sodas to work it down slowly if I start getting caffeine withdrawal.  Probably still not the healthiest stuff in the world, but I cleaned this computer room 5 days ago, and I'm already surrounded with ...28 empty Dr Pepper cans, so it would likely be an improvement.   

I'd be happy to get that down to 1 or 2 a day.  You know, normal obese American levels.

[Solifuge]

I was serious, it was getting to easy just to go to Bay12. I have things I want to do and accomplish, and terrible willpower. As long as Bay12 was always there for me... well, my incentive to do any of those other things was less. Significantly so.
I had to cut the strings.

It's not just Bay12 either.
Everything but my email.
And the Cataclysm forum, at least until I finish my last obligation there.
A near-complete virtual suicide.
An opportunity to start over new.
You see, one of the most fundamental traits of me, as a person, is this.
I abhor being comfortable.
And I found Bay12 very, very comfortable.

It always makes me sad when people stop doing something that brings them happiness because they fear self-control issues. It's like a special brand of self-sabotage, both robbing yourself of happiness, and avoiding dealing with the problem itself. Distancing yourself from something that tempts your self control isn't a solution, so much as it is avoiding resolving it entirely; you can retreat from a problem your whole life, and though it'll be nice for a time, it will keep popping up here and there following you as you go. If you want to really deal with it, don't remove yourself from the temptation, but immerse yourself in it and face it head-on.

Willpower isn't a trait so much as a mental toolkit, and one you need to build and become proficient in through practice. I speak from experience on this... I'm still working through this lesson myself.

[kaijyuu]

Yeah gotta agree with them. You don't fix problems by avoiding them. Unless you're using the internet to avoid your problems, I don't think giving it up will help at all. Procrastination isn't solved by removing distractions.

[penguinofhonor]

Eh, I understand when some people need to cut things out of their lives. Drastic change is one of the best ways to shock yourself into actually getting things done.

[Vattic]

Well I've often enjoyed your posts GlyphGryph. Hope it all works out for you.

[Euld]

It's a sad thing, but sometimes people recognize when they need to cut ties, simplify, and spend some time in meditation or some time alone.  I'm sure he'll be back, a bit wiser and stronger than before

[quinnr]

Bai Glyph

Finally came to the conclusion that all this Dr Pepper I drink can't be good for me.  I'm actually starting to cough a lot, usually because of some feeling of something in my throat, or mild nausea. 

I'm not going to try to go cold turkey and go straight to water (at this point more than a small cup of straight water actually makes me very nauseous) but I'm thinking of switching to a tasty sounding mixture of seltzer and grape juice I found online.   Probably go for a glass of that between sodas to work it down slowly if I start getting caffeine withdrawal.  Probably still not the healthiest stuff in the world, but I cleaned this computer room 5 days ago, and I'm already surrounded with ...28 empty Dr Pepper cans, so it would likely be an improvement.   

I'd be happy to get that down to 1 or 2 a day.  You know, normal obese American levels.

At my house I have bottles of Seltzer Water (can get for cheap. Don't get tonic water!), and large squirt jars with different flavors. It is nice to be able to have chocolate, peach, or whatever soda water you want. It is a lot healthier than sugar and chemical filled can sodas as well as being cheaper.

[Greiger]

I actually made the mistake of tonic water once.  My boss had me pick up some seltzer on my way back from a housecall once, saying he had a cold and it's really good for it.  I went to a corner store and when I asked for seltzer, the cashier asked if I meant tonic water.  I looked at it, and it looked about what I expected from seltzer but when I brought it back it definitely was not.  It apperantly had corn syrup and crap in it.

Boss said I would know the difference if I drank alcohol heh.    I didn't think about big squirt jars though.  I was thinking I would have to buy some off the shelf juice or something.  Never thought about those water flavoring things.  I'll have to look for those too when I go shopping for this stuff tomorrow.

[Hanslanda]

Seltzer water is... Its just a little flavored I think, or maybe just carbonated.
Tonic water has quinine in it. It is named tonic water because quinine helps treat/prevent malaria, and the Brits in Africa used to have to drink Tonic all the time, but they didn't like the taste, so they mixed it with booze (geniuses) and a great tradition was born: Gin and Tonic.
Also, tonic water doesn't taste so great. Its not bad, but not very nice either.