#Nerdy Thoughts on E Cigarettes
#TalkNerdyToMeLover's @SaintPepsi
I have been smoking for about 3 years now. I started as a way to alleviate anal fissures. I know what an embarrassing thing to post on the internet. That's besides the point. I really enjoy smoking. It is relaxing and just a great way to meet people and talk with them. Hell, I even wrote a poem about how much I love it.
That aside way back like 5 months ago... No surely not, No one was alive then!!!! @kristi_gail and I decided to stop smoking together. We were keeping each other to task on twitter, and we were both doing pretty well. I hadn't smoked in like 2 weeks. She, however, lost the battle- I don't blame her. So I was like sweet I can smoke again. I mean it's not fair for one of us to win and not the other, this isn't a race. I was all about starting again, when I asked the girl I was seeing about her feelings on smokers. She said she was against it. Nail in the proverbial coffin if you will. I stayed smokeless. We dated for around about three months and so I was smoke free that whole time.
Still, I missed that feeling, the camaraderie of smokers ... I especially missed going outside to smoke. Seemed like I was always inside sitting on my ass and never went outside anymore. Smoking is a pretty good reason to I guess. So I looked into the E-cigarette. One in particular BLU Cigs. A sleek design and a great advertising campaign totally sold me on it. They advertised on porn sites. Not to mention you could smoke them inside places that had banned smoking. Since all of Kansas had banned smoking inside, I figured what the Hell I would give it a try -you know to keep me smoke free and all.
I got a starter kit which was 60 dollars. I know that sounds extreme for smokes, but when you figure one of these cartridges was a whole pack and it came with about 20 cartridges well not a bad deal. Especially, since the brand of cigarette I smoked was American Spirit the most delicious and expensive smoke you can buy. A pack can run you about 6 bucks or more. I totaled it up and yeah it was pretty cheap.
So, I get this thing in the mail and it all runs off of USB stuff; with one wall outlet charger. Yay tech smoking! It really is the cigarette of the future. Each cartridge was flavored and there was a wide assortment you could use from vanilla, cherry, all the way to normal cigarette flavor. I went for vanilla first. It was amazing and the vapor looked like smoke. No tar and no smoke really. Its a lot more healthy from the assumption you aren't breathing in smoke or tar to you lungs. That's a plus for the medical side of these little bastards. Obviously, because this is a technology thing it weighs more than a normal smoke. It's not a bad weight but you certainly can't keep it in your mouth without locking it into place with your teeth. That's kind of annoying. Still a minor inconvenience because it really doesn't weight that much. Obviously, without the mass amount of crap you are inhaling it's just the nicotine. These are a lot better for you. So this seems like the perfect trade off for a cigarette right? Well for the most part it is, if you are looking to quit smoking. If you aren't they are actually a little frustrating. For smokers that burning feeling in your lungs is familiar. You don't feel that with a BLU. You also have no idea when to stop smoking one. With cigarettes there is a clear ending to it. Obviously, you run out of a cigarette. Each of these cartridges is a damn near a full pack of cigarettes and they last forever. It's not something you can go, “Oh done with this.” and flick it away into oblivion. Also you have to recharge it with the pack itself which is cool from a tech stand point but still not as convenient as just pulling out a new cigarette.
In summary, I say these are amazing for people who are quitting smoking. By all means go out and get a pack and ween yourself off cigarettes. They are a perfect replacement. So much better than that damn patch and way better than that shitty gum. If you're not trying to quit they are a much healthier version of the cigarette and hell they are even nerd sheik. So why not rock them with your glasses on and keep an extra one in your pocket protector. For now I really like knowing when my cigarette is finished and that burning feeling. I know I'm killing myself but, there's just something about a real cigarette. However, as soon as I decide to quit again these are the route I'm taking.