The GUS group began three months ago with a quit date of June 15th. The group has now grown now to over 120 members.
GUS (Gave Up Smoking) is a community support diary for Kossacks in the midst of quitting smoking. Any supportive comments, suggestions or positive distractions are appreciated. If you are quitting or thinking of quitting, please -- join us! You can also click the GUS tag to view all diary posts.
There are new members and veteran members. There are people here representing practically all stages of quitting from thinking of planning to quit all the way to having been quit for years. If you are ready to take the leap, just thinking about it or willing to offer your support, you can join by simply placing your request in the BUTT can below. Also some more volunteer diarists would be greatly appreciated. Sign up in the BUTT can please.
The GUS library is a work-in progress resource for those looking for information on quitting smoking.
The Gus Library
No Harvest Moon tonight but I put this up anyway because I like the song.
I also did not write a snark diary based on The Grapes of Wrath but we can chat anyway. My original idea for a topical/open thread diary was to ask fellow GUSsacks and visitors to list the music they never want to hear again. Now of course, that could cover a large area. To narrow the field down, list the music that was once tolerable but overplayed to the extent that you now run for the volume control/channel changer faster than as it were a Freecreditreport.com commercial.
If the theme of tonight's diary does not suit your needs, you can discuss anything you wish including quitting smoking.
My partial list of music that I am done listening to, I do not need or want to hear them again.
Stairway to Heaven (there are many more Led Zeppelin songs that fit here but I am running short of time)
Hotel California (there are many more Eagles songs that fit here but I am running short of time)
Crocodile Rock (there are many more Elton John songs that fit here but I am running short of time)
Freebird (there are many more Lynyrd Skynyrd songs that fit here......, actually I could do without any Lynyrd Skynryd period.
Anything by : Billy Joel, Meatloaf, Allinys Morrisette, 80's hairbands, there will be more.......hope to see you in the threads. Time to post.
The music you never wanted to hear in the first place can be a topic of a diary another day, i.e. Achey Breaky Heart, etc.
Current members of the GUS team! Please post a comment in the butt can if you would like to join, or if your name is here in error:
1BQ, 3rdGenFeminist, Abra Crabcakeya, addisnana, AfroPonix, amk for obama, Anne933, aoeu, arcadesproject, Archie2227, ArthurWolf (in memoriam), awkawk, bamablue, barnowl, bgblcklab1, Bike Crash, BirderWitch, blue husky, Blue Intrigue, bluestatedem84, BoiseBlue, breedlovinit, BrowniesAreGood, bsmechanic, burrow owl, Chocolate Chris, ChurchofBruce, coppercelt, dadanation, dangoch, Dexter, Dingodude, donnamarie, DRo, droogie6655321, duckhunter, EdgedInBlue, Everest42, Fineena, Flea, flumptytail, FrugalGranny, Garrett, gooners, greylox, gchaucer2, Geiiga, grndrush, Im a frayed knot, Indexer, indyada, Interceptor7, inventor, itsbenj, Jahiz, JamesEB, Jeffersonian Democrat, Jyrix, jvolvo's Mom, jwinIL14, kai99, kailuacaton, kestrel9000, khloemi, Khun David, Ksholl, labwitchy, Lady Kestrel, ladypockt, langerdang, LarsThorwald, Last Starfighter, Laurie Gator, Lipstick Liberal, litoralis, lmdonovan, luvsathoroughbred, maggiemay, magicsister, marknspokane, mdemploi, michael1104, Mikeguyver, Minerva1157, MinervainNH, mskitty, nannyboz, ncsuLAN, Nick Zouroudis, one pissed off democrat, Ordvefa, PaintyKat, Pennsylvanian, phrogge prince, Positronicus, post rational, psycho liberal, PvtJarHead, red mittens, revelwoodie, rkex, rosebuddear, SallyCat, seenaymah, Scrapyard Ape, sheddhead, smartcookienyc, spmozart, Tay, theatre goon, triciawyse, trueblueliberal, Turn VABlue, Turtle Bay, uc booker, Unduna, Unforgiven, Vacationland, webranding, weelzup, willy mugobeer, Wood Dragon, x
Anyone on the buddy list, or anyone who wishes to join the buddy list, is welcome to write a diary for GUS. Remember, snark diaries are appreciated, as are YouTubes, Pootie Diaries, and randomness like tonight's diary.
If no diarist are scheduled (or a snark diarist is listed) any GUSsack is free to post a diary as long as it doesn't fall on top of an active diary. Host your own GUS: Open Thread! It's more fun than you can even imagine! Flumptytail posted an open thread this morning and the GUSsacks got 3 new members. Thank you Flumptytail!!
Sat PM: bgblcklab1
Sun AM: bsmechanic
Sun PM: Bud Tugley
Mon AM: Smokey the Bear
Mon PM: Chicken Little
Tue AM: The Three Little Pigs
Tue PM: Vacationland
Wed AM: labwitchy