Ryg ikke i dag

Today -- 31. May -- is World No Tobacco Day. I found out about this last night when I swung by the student union to steal toilet paper (they just throw away the mostly-empty rolls, okay?) because I can't afford to buy it. They had a nice poster up, with lots of disgusting health-related details. However, I'm not going to share those with you, because we've all heard all of that before. What I am going to share is the relevant mathematical calculation of the day -- or, more accurately, probably, year; I'm not so keen on math. Anyway:

Assuming costs around four dollars a pack, the average smoker spends $1450 a year on cigarettes. If that is you, just think -- in less than fourteen years, your smoking habit could pay off my student loans! Actually, $1450 a year seems really high. The average smoker can't be going through a pack a day, can they? So say you're only doing a pack a week -- then it would take you more like a hundred years to pay my loans off. (But still.)

Or, you know, you could just go to a whole lot of shows -- a whole lot more shows -- maybe even shows in bars. That's what I'd rather do.

Two side notes: One -- postings may be a bit sparse the next few weeks as I'm approaching finals. I'll try to have something up every once in a while, but if I don't, you'll know why -- and sorry. Two -- if anyone else has to write a term paper on Fanny & Alexander for their movie-watching class, keep in mind that it is five hours long. It doesn't matter how quickly you write -- it's still going to take you a long, long time.