Granted, I indulged in smoking cigarettes with my college roommates, but I had never seen myself as an “insider smoker.” Apparently, though, one of my roommates saw herself exactly that way. When we finished moving everything inside from the U-Haul, she plopped down on the couch and lit a cigarette. “Ahh,” she said, “finally!” I exchanged a look with my boyfriend who’d moved us in and said, “I was thinking that we would just smoke outside on the porch.” She nodded and moved outside, but later that night I “caught” her smoking on the couch while she watched a movie. “See?” she said. “You couldn’t even smell it!” After realizing there was nothing I could do to stop her, and this was clearly her way of expressing “freedom” from her parents and the dorms, I let it go. We lived in a piece-of-crap house that cost less than $700 a month, and I was overruled by our third roommate who said she didn’t really care either way.

That said, there was no denying that by the end of our two years living in that house it smelled like an old, nasty ashtray. Which is why the next time I lived with someone who wanted to chain smoke inside, I made my voice heard. On the one hand, It felt wrong being the person to say, “No, you can’t do this,” because technically we paid the same amount in rent. But on the other, I felt justified since smoking inside affects the whole house. I figured that everyone has their own little set of “rules,” and my set included “no smoking inside.”

Still, I wondered if I were just being a demanding, finger-pointing bitch. Maybe I should have asserted that I didn’t want to live with an inside-smoker right off the bat instead of assuming that the girl moving in was “just like me.” Maybe I was being naïve. I mean, how many people out there really tell their roommates what to do? The more I thought about it, the more convinced I became that I was the only person in history to have done this, and I was acting out of line. But boy was I wrong.

I asked a friend what she thought about my dilemma and the first thing she said was, “Smoking inside is kinda gross,” which started to make me feel better. Then she followed up with, “But for the record, my roommate doesn’t allow microwaves in the kitchen.” Whoa…back up. What? “She says she hates microwaves and doesn’t want to be near them, so she told me to keep mine in my room.” Yes, my friend had been living for close to a year with a person who demanded that my friend’s microwave stay in her bedroom. Did I mention this was in New York City and my friend’s bedroom was only big enough for her twin bed and a dresser? Next to her jewelry box and alarm clock sat her microwave. I instantly felt a little better about my own insecurities, but really bad for her since she’d signed a year lease with a Luddite.

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I think they’re appalling. It’s what I call bullying a minority. Because if you say, ‘I really think I should have the right to smoke in the street or in the park or at the beach,’ people will say, ‘You shouldn’t be smoking at all. It’s bad for you.’ Well, I think we can choose what’s bad for us. I mean, there are many other things in life that are bad for us. Being surrounded by boring people is very bad for us—it attacks the heart.

Speaking of this topic, can we discuss how young Jeremy Irons (pictured) was smokin’? I mean, that’s a pun, but it’s a sexy pun.

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So how did I do on my first week? Well, I learned all about my particular triggers (what makes me want to smoke), along with my routines (the patterns of when I smoke). And as corny as it sounds, even having that little bit of self-awareness and trying to change up my habits a little bit made a huge difference. So far I’ve cut pack from 10 cigarettes a day to approximately 3-4 (though I slipped last night after drinking with some friends and ended up with a tally of 6 total).

I also found out that I don’t like to take advice like “eat healthy snacks” or “go for a run” as an alternative to smoking: I’d rather sit by the computer and eat half a bag of Werther’s Originals a day while quietly hating everything. But you know, nobody’s perfect. And only a week left before I’m smoke-free, apparently! That is, if I don’t kill everyone first. For a more health-positive spin on my quest to quit, check out my latest Blisstree item. Enjoy!

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Among those hanging out at the Hollywood hot spot was actor Jason Segal (Forgetting Sarah Marshall). He is so nice to the paparazzi in this video, nicer than he really has to be.

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Lindsay was wearing all black from head to toe – with her leather black jacket, black leggings and knee-high black boots.

Images: Fame Pictures

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