Ode to Sobriety
If the symptoms of not drinking on New Year’s Eve include no hangover and the desire to write crappy poetry, you can be sure we’re never not drinking again. [Drinking and Its Opposite]
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Obligatory Smoking Post
Some studies suggest that smokers who puff to reduce stress may actually feel less anxious after they quit. Hopefully, more offices start permitting e-cigarettes so everyone can live out their Steven Dorff fantasy. [Smoking doesn’t relieve stress… quitting does! via Daily Mail]
Emotional Insecurities of the Holiday Season
Excessive sugar consumption may not cause chronic skin conditions like acne, but it does contribute to making skin brittle, inflamed, red, dry and saggy. Meanwhile, it’s nearly half a year till beach season and we have, like, three pounds of shortbread just sitting here. Tally-ho! [Esquire]
Low Orbit Heart Conditions
Even if Richard Branson succeeds in bringing the stars to ordinary Joes like us, we’re becoming more and more resigned to the fact that the closest we’ll ever get to feeling like an astronaut is freeze-dried ice cream from the local science center. [NPR]
15 Second Stretch
Rush hour, air travel, office space; the modern urban professional lives in an ergonomic nightmare. Still, take a few minutes for your health and practice these simple stretches from Greatist. You’ll still have nearly seven minutes to work on your abs.
