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Indeed. Indeed. Can you imagine? Going to Conclave and thinking about your flight home and suddenly you are the permanent resident of the Vatican?

I watched the whole thing and tears just streamed down my face at what he must be thinking, now Father to 1.8 billion people. How grounding that must be.

It was so funny watching them come out onto the balcony ❤️ billions of people fixed on this one single moment.
 
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Oh, you’re a couple of days before me - class of 1981 too 👌🏼 it’s fun being an August kid. I found, anyways…
"Hey wanna have a birthday party?"

"Yasss!!!

"Oh sorry all your friends are at Disney World cause school starts next week."

yo yo GIF
 
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I took a close family member to the airport last night for her to return to the other side of the world after a visit. Always difficult saying farewell, especially when unsure how long it'll be until the next trip.
Before heading off on the long drive home again afterwards, I made a point of going from Departures to Arrivals, and just people-watched for a while over a coffee.
There's something very heart-warming about watching the excitement and joy of people greeting friends and loved ones again as they arrive.
 
I took a close family member to the airport last night for her to return to the other side of the world after a visit. Always difficult saying farewell, especially when unsure how long it'll be until the next trip.
Before heading off on the long drive home again afterwards, I made a point of going from Departures to Arrivals, and just people-watched for a while over a coffee.
There's something very heart-warming about watching the excitement and joy of people greeting friends and loved ones again as they arrive.
It absolutely sucks that people can't see each other depart and arrive the way we did before 9/11. Still a firm believer it's all theater and pointless bullshit.
 
I was researching shark attack statistics for this year last night, and I noticed some sources list that a "live mermaid" was killed by a shark this year, amongst surfers etc.

I thought those didn't exist?

What's next, is a Unicorn going to show up at my door with my mail later? 😆
 
I was researching shark attack statistics for this year last night, and I noticed some sources list that a "live mermaid" was killed by a shark this year, amongst surfers etc.

I thought those didn't exist?

What's next, is a Unicorn going to show up at my door with my mail later? 😆
Maybe it was that absolute nutter from Below Deck - Rocky. That chick was something else..🤣
 
Day 2 of what is hopefully my last/finally successful attempt at quitting smoking.

It’s so weird how every time I’ve tried to quit the withdrawal symptoms have been different. This time it’s extreme fatigue and anxiety. Like, I am so tired I can’t function. Granted, I’m still recovering from one of the worst colds/flu/covid, so that could also be contributing to my fatigue. I also have the worst brain fog. I wanted to get some filming done, but between being so damn tired and not being able to concentrate or remember what I said a minute ago, I think I may have to hold off on work.
 
Day 2 of what is hopefully my last/finally successful attempt at quitting smoking.

It’s so weird how every time I’ve tried to quit the withdrawal symptoms have been different. This time it’s extreme fatigue and anxiety. Like, I am so tired I can’t function. Granted, I’m still recovering from one of the worst colds/flu/covid, so that could also be contributing to my fatigue. I also have the worst brain fog. I wanted to get some filming done, but between being so damn tired and not being able to concentrate or remember what I said a minute ago, I think I may have to hold off on work.
YOU CAN DO THIS!
Get some nicotine gum/patches, Flavored toothpicks, things to chew on... (I'll link some things that worked great for me below)
Whatever it takes, you can do this.

This is fresh for me.. I quit on march 11th this year after many failed attempts over decades.
Why march 11th? That's when I got the results of my chest CT scan.
My primary ordered it because he was kinda thinking pneumonia, I Had a bad respiratory tract infection the last time I saw him months earlier. I just knew I still had symptoms of being sick that just wouldn't go away.
The CT scan instead showed Severe Bullous Emphysema/Stage 2 COPD. ...From smoking. No doctors ever heard anything alarming in my chest prior, but it was that last bout of chest infection that put my lungs over the edge.

I quit smoking as soon as I saw the lab report. Has it been easy? Not a fucking bit. Is it still hard? Yes but not as bad as the first week or two but I do still get hella cravings. Did I cheat a bit at first? I did. But I forgave myself, gave myself some grace and just started fighting again.

The first thing I did was use the pharmacy/Amazon to get any and everything I might need to help with success... Nicotine gum, some OTC goodies.
Off Amazon, these 2 products were gamechangers!

Xero Picks Infused Flavored Toothpicks to Help Quit Smoking - Nicotine Free (Variety Pack, 20 Count (Pack of 5)) Non-GMO Kosher Vegan
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Aid to Stop Smoking Natural Quit Smoking Hand Motion Craving Support Chewable Puffer 9 ( <-- This thing is the best!)
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BTW: @AmberCutie ... Amazon linking is borked on here as are 95% the platforms in the Add Media tool. You likely know but just in case :cool:
 
YOU CAN DO THIS!
Get some nicotine gum/patches, Flavored toothpicks, things to chew on... (I'll link some things that worked great for me below)
Whatever it takes, you can do this.

This is fresh for me.. I quit on march 11th this year after many failed attempts over decades.
Why march 11th? That's when I got the results of my chest CT scan.
My primary ordered it because he was kinda thinking pneumonia, I Had a bad respiratory tract infection the last time I saw him months earlier. I just knew I still had symptoms of being sick that just wouldn't go away.
The CT scan instead showed Severe Bullous Emphysema/Stage 2 COPD. ...From smoking. No doctors ever heard anything alarming in my chest prior, but it was that last bout of chest infection that put my lungs over the edge.

I quit smoking as soon as I saw the lab report. Has it been easy? Not a fucking bit. Is it still hard? Yes but not as bad as the first week or two but I do still get hella cravings. Did I cheat a bit at first? I did. But I forgave myself, gave myself some grace and just started fighting again.

The first thing I did was use the pharmacy/Amazon to get any and everything I might need to help with success... Nicotine gum, some OTC goodies.
Off Amazon, these 2 products were gamechangers!

Xero Picks Infused Flavored Toothpicks to Help Quit Smoking - Nicotine Free (Variety Pack, 20 Count (Pack of 5)) Non-GMO Kosher Vegan
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Aid to Stop Smoking Natural Quit Smoking Hand Motion Craving Support Chewable Puffer 9 ( <-- This thing is the best!)
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BTW: @AmberCutie ... Amazon linking is borked on here as are 95% the platforms in the Add Media tool. You likely know but just in case :cool:

Thank you for all this! Someone else had suggested flavored toothpicks, and I think I might have to try them. The chewable puffer is for sure something I need to look into. The hand to mouth motion is one of the biggest things I miss (aside from actual nicotine) whenever I quit, oddly enough.

I’m really sorry to hear about your health issues, though. That’s so scary. Honestly, while I don’t know for sure if I have any severe smoking related health issues since I haven’t been to the doctor or gotten chest scans done, being sick is what caused me to make this decision to quit again. I definitely had some kind of respiratory illness. Even after two and a half weeks since I first got sick, I’m still coughing up crud, my chest is making weird noises when I breathe in deep, and I get short of breath just talking. I’m positive smoking is contributing to me still not feeling well, because I’m an idiot who continued to smoke even at my sickest.

We both got this, though!!
 
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Amazon linking is borked on here as are 95% the platforms in the Add Media tool. You likely know but just in case :cool:
thanks for the reminder, been meaning to ask jawbs to just get rid of that feature completely so links at least just post like you’d expect them to.
 
The chewable puffer is for sure something I need to look into. The hand to mouth motion is one of the biggest things I miss (aside from actual nicotine) whenever I quit, oddly enough.
Yes! It's not only the chemical addiction, it's also the habit. Muscle-memory sometimes.
Where the chewy puffer saved my ass was drinking coffee in the mornings. A coffee would not feel right in my hand without a smoke in my fingers. The chewy thing is perfect smoke sized. Bonus points for durability. I've stress-chomped on that thing so hard and so much and I've never even left a dent.

I definitely had some kind of respiratory illness. Even after two and a half weeks since I first got sick, I’m still coughing up crud, my chest is making weird noises when I breathe in deep, and I get short of breath just talking. I’m positive smoking is contributing to me still not feeling well, because I’m an idiot who continued to smoke even at my sickest.
Yeah, your lungs want you to stop. That was one thing I asked my pulmonologist about... How, to me, it seemed like emphysema happened overnight. This was not a daily thing a year or two ago...WTF?
That's when he start asking me about my history of colds, flu, covid, etc. over the past 5 years. I explained it was minimal Covid once, and I would get really sick maybe twice a year. Chest cold, Resp. infections, etc.
He said with the clarity of hindsight, if I look back at those maybe 12 times getting sick over the past five years, was each one harder and longer to get over the respiratory symptoms and the answer was a total yes. There you go, he said, your body has been throwing up the warning signs for at least 5 years... Fuuuucccckkkkk.

Thank you for the encouragement! Yes, We have this!

Coincidentally, sick as fuck right now with some some chest crud (first illness post-diagnosis, yay me! LOL) and it is kicking my ever-loving ASS!
 
Day 2 of what is hopefully my last/finally successful attempt at quitting smoking.

It’s so weird how every time I’ve tried to quit the withdrawal symptoms have been different. This time it’s extreme fatigue and anxiety. Like, I am so tired I can’t function. Granted, I’m still recovering from one of the worst colds/flu/covid, so that could also be contributing to my fatigue. I also have the worst brain fog. I wanted to get some filming done, but between being so damn tired and not being able to concentrate or remember what I said a minute ago, I think I may have to hold off on work.
Something that surprisingly helped me a bit was trying a vape. 😅 I know, it might sound kinda stupid and yeah, it’s still technically smoking but somehow, it helped me manage the withdrawal symptoms better. Go for one without nicotine! best of luck, you’ve got this! 💖💪