Haven't smoked a cigarette in 3 weeks, though the spliff reigns supreme every now and then, thanks to an awesome $50 e-cig called the Juul. The team

who made the Juul are the same guys behind the Pax and Pax2, and it's an awesome little piece of engineering. The problem is that my nicotine intake probably increased since I would only smoke 3-4 cigs a day tops if I was out with friends or something. Though I could do without nicotine regardless, it's quite tempting and, in a dangerous way, comforting to know that I can catch a buzz whenever I want in this insanely stressful time in my life. I haven't even smoked weed in a week and I've felt little to no craving to do so.

In other news, I'm packing up the records I found and sending them back to their owner. I'd rather not risk the bad juju of stolen vinyl, not even for Marvin Gaye.

And in other other news, my conscience lingers on the sense of responsibility I'd feel in active duty service, when every time I look in the news I see another example of our proud Armed Forces being exploited in pointless squabbles, for the personal, political, and financial gain of an influential institution or industry. I don't feel very comfortable contributing to the death of civilians in some ridiculous, humiliating war to fill some wretched oligarch's pockets. Thoughts?