while i enjoyed the lengthy bike rides this weekend (eight hours, total) in the very unseasonably warm weather, it seems like the temperature outside has finally started falling, but that the disgusting pig is also back at it upstairs. she had stopped for a while, but she's back.

i wanted to wait for the temperature to fall before i did a comprehensive cleaning down here, but there's no use in cleaning if she's smoking.

i had no interest in smoking at all when i was out bicycling and now expect that i entered what will be a lengthy period of absolute cold turkey in mid-september, after requitting in mid-august, after catching myself accidentally falling back into it as a consequence of heightened marijuana use, due to being bored during the pandemic. so, i cut the pot out entirely to cut out the tobacco, accepting the fact that i can't smoke pot at all if i want to actually, really quit tobacco, in seriousness (which i did at the beginning of 2016), and finally prioritizing the goal of zero tobacco over any lingering marijuana use. i have not consumed the edibles yet, either. at least this is going according to plan, for right now.

so, i expect, at this point, to remain entirely cold turkey on the cigarettes until at least the spring. further, if the edibles work out as hoped for (remember: i've been waiting for the pot to clear from my system entirely before i try them, which would be coming up sooner, if it weren't for the disgusting pig up there ruining my detox), there's really no reason to go back to social smoking at concerts in the spring, if there are even any concerts to go to. i'll just stick with edibles and avoid the smoking of anything, entirely. 

that means i'm going to be pissy and irritable about this until it stops, which is what i didn't want to do all summer. but, here we are.

i want to clean in here. that's my aim. and, it means eradicating the smoke (or the smoker) via whatever tactics are necessary.

for right now, i'm going to be focusing on trying to turn the air over down here over the next few days, possibly the next week or longer. that means keeping the window open to get some cooler air in, while creating sources of heat and humidity inside - the shower, the washing machine, the dishes, etc. the aim is to push the inside air out and pull the outside air in. and, that will carry on as long as is necessary, until the smoking stops.

while that is happening, i'll be finalizing research on my diet plan.

so, that's the next week, at least, maybe longer.