Old friends, babies, Phillip Morris...

[msfledermaus]

My evening with Tina was a bit hard. I had a great time playing with Tristan, making faces and playing little baby-games and whatnot, but I'm worried about his mom--she's been drinking a lot. She's been chain smoking, too--I could barely breathe in her small apartment, and I'm worried the kid will get asthma. Her fiance's worried too, and I think they've been arguing about it. Ever since I got home I've been coughing my lungs out from the smoke.
Which brings me to a bit of a rant.

DEAR PHILLIP MORRIS AND CRONIES:

I had a particularly long rant I was thinking of this morning,but I've been coughing all morning and lost my train of thought. But I think I can sum up:

I, a nonsmoker, am constantly coughing, hacking, wheezing and am afraid eventually I'll die from secondhand smoke because you bastards have hooked many of my friends and family. Even with the Clean Air act, I'm exposed all the time because the people I love are hooked. It's in my hair and clothes every time I go out, and it makes me feel like I'm gargling with broken glass when I have dinner somewhere. And it's all your fault, Phillip Morris, you selfish homicidal little bastards....

Okay rant done. You can uncover your eyes now.

I did get something wonderful in the mail when I got home last night. Serendipity sent me a package that had glitter bath gel, gliter moisturizer and lip balm in it. I feel so...shiny. and loved. Thanks, Ser, you're the greatest!!!

Love, Ms Eff, admiring the subtle sparkles...

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[serendipity.livejournal.com]

That glitter stuff was *mulberry,* the only package of that flavor on the shelf at Learning Express, our favorite kids' toy store. The purple bottles simply jumped off the shelves at me, shouting your name! How could I resist?

As for your tobacco industry rant, have you ever read the book titled _Thank You for Smoking_ by Christopher Buckley? It's one of the funniest books I've ever read in my life. It was written well before recent restrictions (which aren't enough) on tobacco - the author was ahead of the times. Anyway, how parents can't have a clue about what their smoking is doing to their kids is utterly beyond my comprehension. It's just so sad.

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[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

I *love * mulberry, so I was in paradise when I opened the package. I sparkle this very minute!!! You have such great taste!!!

and yeah, I must pick up that book!!! I get so angry about how insidious the whole smoking thing is in this society, and whenever a Phillip Morris exec opens their mouths about it I go ballistic. And I worry for my friend and her baby. I mentioned gently the smoking thing, and she just didn't want to hear it.:(

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[serendipity.livejournal.com]

Of course she doesn't want to hear it: truth hurts sometimes. But it's time for her to learn that at the moment her baby comes first, not her. And she's endangering her baby's health. Grrrrr.

Maybe it's time for me to re-read Buckley's book. I even bought it for my little personal book collection. It made me laugh out loud several times.

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[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

I defnitely need to pick that up:)

And thanks for the boost. I've been fretting about last night all this morning.