I would advise a little circumspection regarding an imminent email, i am 1200 - 1300 and not expecting anything for at least another 2+ weeks (Craig & co much to my irritation have to eat/drink & sleep) best wishes with the smoking thing though, it was a probably (ill advised) resolution of mine also & so far i haven't broken it (honest!) i am struggling though (and the Pandora im sure would help mitigate the cravings) if you have a supportive partner that is almost half the battle..
Yeah, but still as said after you, I am keeping in consideration ones going to ED and Fatih, as well as RMA's but 450-550 units should be enough that if they get another batch of boards, mine shouldn't be too far behind! I would like to think when Craig announces they hit the 2000 mark, I should be so close as to be this optimistic. Now that things are getting close, I am getting excited. With my wife starting back to school again for another semester, I really badly need my Pandora as I might as well be staring at the wall while she is studying. She has an online course so I will lose my laptop to her as well.
As for my resolution/promise, it was something I had thought about, on a really bad day I might have half a pack. I've had really bad days for awhile now. If I quit, I can save for SD cards. The more SD cards, the more I will be prepping movies, music and new games etc for play. Then add playing it on top of that, customization, learning to make pixel art, learning Linux like I know Windows, so many things to do that I could conceivably quit without noticing! One of my pet peeves has always been anyone holding my electronics with a cig in their hand. You think that wouldn't bother me, but since I will have the Pandora with me as if it were an appendage until it's completely dead, I will find it difficult to keep smoking. The good thing is I started late (mid 20's) and never did it much (every day, but limited) and have survived not smoking for 2-3 days before (although lately I'm not sure I could!) so it won't be easy, but I think a combination of all the above will help me. It's like food, if you enjoy it, no matter how much you know you need to make the change, it's hard, especially when everything around you sucks, to deny yourself the little things you can enjoy. Which is why I figured a new joy, my Pandora, will be the key.
Supportive partner, well that's a funny one. It's my wife, she has a breathing issue which would always rear it's ugly head after she smoked about 3 cigs. SO she would only do that every so often then wait a couple of weeks or a few months then smoke again (I think it's asthma but it's not diagnosed.) The funny thing is she has a weekly "girls night" in which her other friends smoke like chimneys, this has actually given her the breathing problem as it's affecting her like she was smoking every week which she couldn't do before. She loves it but avoids it due to her possible asthma, yet is suffering from the effects of it, now that she doesn't do it at all anymore. Crazy huh?
Oh well, Tax time is coming around soon, so I hope to get another SD card and hopefully will have my Pandora then and the fun will begin!
Amazing this ride has been, weird to think it's almost over. I just can't wait to have all the anguish and disappointment end and experience this device. SO much of the last couple of years has revolved around these forums and the wait. It will be great to come here to see all the updates and conversations about us using it, not waiting for it!
Also, glad to see you are doing well. Hearing of others kicking it is helpful!
