Shrove Tuesday and YOU!

[miss.myra]

(info on the holiday is found HERE http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religi...etuesday.shtml)

so tonight, some of us will be feasting on pancakes for dinner in preparation for good old LENT, forty days of repentance!


Now, not all of us are Christian, or even religious, but still participate in lent like activities- finding something that they really really want to stay away from, and taking the test of forty days to see a test of your own strength.


So, even if you're not religious, what could you stand to give up starting tomorrow until Easter?

[miss.myra]

(ps- I'm still contemplating what I'm going to give up for lent.)

[acidic_liquid]

I'll give up being lazy and go back to the gym.

Does that count?

[wum]

what's the dilly with this?

[diva]

^ what didn't you understand about myra's post?

[diva]

I'm going to try really hard to stop being such a biatch every second day.
Yes, I know this will take a great deal of strength on my part, but I WILL TRY.
=)

[wum]

Originally Posted by diva

^ what didn't you understand about myra's post?

okay i just read the link

[Kandyapple]

Mcdonalds and all the other fast food crap. hahaha yah right I'm weak!

[Carrie]

I always had a hard time finding something to give up.

maybe I'll start going to the gym more and being more positive and less bitchy

[thebobman]

man, I'm missing out on my mom's pancakes & lemon butter AGAIN!
WEAK-SAUCE!

[hardstylin]

hmmm maybe beer... :(

[mapleleaf4ever]

I could probably give up on Hard Alcohol for a little while.

[djmarkpaul]

Today is also Nirvana day from the Buddhist Tradition, aswell as Mardi Gras.

[pbreak]

Originally Posted by Carrie

maybe I'll start going to the gym more and being more positive and less bitchy

these sound more like new year's resolutions than giving something up for 40 days.. i think it kinda has to be something material that you can say "yes i did have it and therefore i suck" or "no i didn't and therefore i didnt' have it" - the fastfood one is a good idea, although it should be practiced constantly preferably.

[Kelster]

i'm going to give up drinking till easter.


that'll save me some money and rest my liver.

[Carrie]

Originally Posted by pbreak

these sound more like new year's resolutions than giving something up for 40 days.. i think it kinda has to be something material that you can say "yes i did have it and therefore i suck" or "no i didn't and therefore i didnt' have it" - the fastfood one is a good idea, although it should be practiced constantly preferably.

well how about i give up YOU!

[Carrie]

I'd give up alcohol, but I wanna drink this saturday

and it destresses me after my work week

[miss.myra]

I'm working on it

-coffee
-pot


and during the period I should not be eating a lot of dairy or food that is bad for me, which is doable.

oh, and just so you know, this lent bidness applies to every day but sunday, but you should try to do it for 40 days just to test yourself! that's mostly why i am participating

[Carrie]

I don't drink coffee, or smoke pot,

and I'd give up smoking, but I only smoke ciggarettes when I'm uber stressed which ends up like once a week. and I only drink on weekends so usually one day a week.

I drink tea but I don't know anything bad for me that I do everyday or often enough to give up

[pbreak]

Originally Posted by Carrie

well how about i give up YOU!

40 entire days?? I don't think anybody could stand going 40 entire days without my unique brand of wit and "charm". lol.

[Cdn_Brdr]

Originally Posted by pbreak

40 entire days?? I don't think anybody could stand going 40 entire days without my unique brand of wit and "charm". lol.

Can we at least give it the old college try?? See you in just over a month big guy! *waves*

[pbreak]

Originally Posted by Cdn_Brdr

Can we at least give it the old college try?? See you in just over a month big guy! *waves*

i give you another 2 hours before you go into hypo-pbreak-ic shock.

[Cdn_Brdr]

^ribs?

[pbreak]

^ HA! 5 minutes!

[impure]

hmmmm
this is quite a tough one
i think the only thing i can give up is sex, or drugs.
and we all know which one would win out in that war.


i don't think i could give up my pbreaks for 40 days.