I was supposed to go to college today.  Unfortunately, I wasn't feeling well enough to travel all the way to Manila with my ginormous laptop: Bad headache + itchy, painful throat + lethargy.  Say NO to work.  I feel slightly guilty though, but I promised my partner I'll make up for it.  Plus the lateness of salary is not making me happy, so I'm not killing myself for them.

Latest obsession is the series Pushing Daisies.  Have you heard of it?  GO WATCH NOW. 

Basic plot points:

There is a guy.  His name is Ned, and he's a pie-maker, owner of the Pie Hole.  Ned has special powers, one touch and he can bring the dead back to life.  Unfortunately, if the now-alive-formerly-dead-person remains alive for more than a minute, another living thing (of equal life value) dies.  Once he brings something back to life, he can't touch it again, else that something dies.  First thing he ever brought back to life was his dog, Digby, when he was just a kid.  He therefore couldn't touch Digby at all anymore.  He found this dead-alive-then dead again in an accidental experiment with his mom.  His mom had a stroke.  He touched her, she came to life.  A minute later, Chuck's dad (we will get to them later) died.  When his mom kissed him good night, his mom died.  Again.  This time for good.

For the first few episodes, I thought he couldn't touch anyone at all.  But apparently he could touch never-been-dead people.  It's just the dead and used-to-be-dead that's the problem.

(more on Pushing Daisies)

I use the nick cigarette-girl but I've never actually written anything about cigarettes and the like.  Not that the name has anything to do with it really, but, let's be literal.

So apparently there's a difference between smoking cigarettes and cigars.  In a nutshell, beer is to cigarette, as wine is to cigar.  Cigars, according to some, affect the palate when you smoke them in such a way as to make you want food with stronger flavor, ergo, the preference for spicy dishes.  Another difference I saw was that cigar smoking, unlike cigarette smoking which you just pop in your mouth to smoke, needs to have it's head cut off with a cutter.

a cutter

Obviously, cigars would definitely be pricier than cigarettes.  Cigar prices seem to range between $10 to as much as $160, depending on the brand and tobacco strength; and of course, depending where you buy it.  Some places would definitely offer a more affordable price for a cigar.

One thing that caught my attention though was the flavored cigars.  There’s chocolate, vanilla, honey, cherry, blackberry, peach, rum, and of course, mint.  Fruity cigars?  That’s definitely something I haven’t heard of yet.  The whole cigar smoking actually makes me think of some distinguished man in his 40s in a suit, sitting in his office or study with a brandy.  Fruity cigars pretty much ruined that image.

Rum-flavored cigars sound pretty interesting.  I wonder if it also has an alcohol effect.

Dear CG,

I know you are the last person I should be asking for advice given your track record of messed up relationships, and totally screwed decision-making skill.  But since I’ve asked all the normal people around, and they really couldn’t give me the answer I need, I decided to ask for your opinion as well.  So, here’s the sitch: I’m a married woman with a 5-year old special child.  My husband works for a big pharmaceutical company, and has no difficulty providing for our needs.  A few months ago, I discovered my husband cheating on me after I read his cell phone.  My husband denied having any other knowledge of the girl other than as text mate.  I let it go then.  Unfortunately, I just recently found out that said girl is now pregnant with my husband’s child.  My parents suggested, quite violently I might add, that I leave that two-timing wretch of a man and even offered to provide financial support to my child.  I’m not sure if I still want my husband, and I don’t know what to do.  Can you help me?

Love, Bewildered.

Dear Bewildered,

I am a bit surprised that anyone would actually come to me for advice, let alone something as huge as this.  But since you asked for it, then here you go. 

Honestly, I say leave the husband.  I know some people would tell you to fight for it, especially given that you have a child and all.  Plus being the wife gives you more right than that mistress.  Also, some people think that they’d rather not let the mistress win by having the guy for themselves.  But seriously, can you honestly be with someone, fight for someone, who has been unfaithful to you?  Why would you still want to associate yourself with a cheat?  For the child’s sake?  Would the child be happier growing up with a father who doesn’t even know what fidelity and keeping his promises mean?

I say drop the spawn of satan, and live happy.

If you want to make him suffer some more, how about letting him foot your bill while you make yourself gorgeous by getting yourself a boob job, a liposuction work, or some specialized plastic surgery in La Jolla spa md.

Love, CigaretteGirl