Sometimes quitters win. Youtube / Twitter / Email / RSS My name is Jessica. In March 2009 I decided to give up a luxury, my favourite beverage, for one month. I donated my savings to charity. I was soon joined by others and Quitting for a Cause (QFAC) was born. In 2010 I will be doing a new QFAC challenge each month. This is a record of my progress. What I’m up to today: (on Dailybooth) Tumblr (3.0; @qfac)http://qfac.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lec2duih5B1qacjhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#QFAC Day 365: My parents had agreed to buy themselves an iPad for Christmas, but my dad was sneaky and surprised my mom with diamond earrings instead. Then my mom decided that my dad deserved the iPad anyway and surprised him with a New Year’s gift. My parents are adorable.</p>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2551497889http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2551497889Sat, 01 Jan 2011 04:31:06 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lec2duih5B1qacjhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#QFAC Day 365: My parents had agreed to buy themselves an iPad for Christmas, but my dad was sneaky and surprised my mom with diamond earrings instead. Then my mom decided that my dad deserved the iPad anyway and surprised him with a New Year’s gift. My parents are adorable.</p>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2552309164http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2552309164Sat, 01 Jan 2011 04:31:06 -0500<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/the-dark-side-of-dubai-1664368.html">The dark side of Dubai</a>: <p>#QFAC Day 365</p>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2551715250http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2551715250Sat, 01 Jan 2011 03:00:07 -0500<a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/johann-hari/the-dark-side-of-dubai-1664368.html">The dark side of Dubai</a>: <p>#QFAC Day 365</p>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2551512981http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2551512981Sat, 01 Jan 2011 03:00:07 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lea3reGGK11qacjhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#QFAC Day 364: Woke up to sunlight on a wall that never gets sunlight. The sun was reflecting off my mirror, bringing a patch of light into my room before the sun had really risen high enough to enter my room. This probably happens every day. I’ve just never noticed.</p>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2547906706http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2547906706Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:30:06 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lea3reGGK11qacjhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#QFAC Day 364: Woke up to sunlight on a wall that never gets sunlight. The sun was reflecting off my mirror, bringing a patch of light into my room before the sun had really risen high enough to enter my room. This probably happens every day. I’ve just never noticed.</p>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2538685328http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2538685328Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:30:06 -0500<a href="http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2010/12/the_top_10_reasons_i_hate_year.php">Top 10 Reasons I Hate Year-End Top-10 Lists</a>: <p>#QFAC Day 364</p>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2517623370http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2517623370Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:00:07 -0500<a href="http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/reverb/2010/12/the_top_10_reasons_i_hate_year.php">Top 10 Reasons I Hate Year-End Top-10 Lists</a>: <p>#QFAC Day 364</p>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2547064247http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2547064247Fri, 31 Dec 2010 18:00:07 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lea3k0IQZu1qacjhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#QFAC Day 363: Bought a shelf. Built a shelf.</p>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2546174377http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2546174377Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:32:07 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lea3k0IQZu1qacjhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#QFAC Day 363: Bought a shelf. Built a shelf.</p>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2538635588http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2538635588Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:32:07 -0500<a href="http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/canadians-spend-more-time-online-than-any-others/article1850700/?service=mobile">Canadians spend more time online than any others</a>: <p>#QFAC Day 363</p>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2517611181http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2517611181Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:00:06 -0500<a href="http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/canadians-spend-more-time-online-than-any-others/article1850700/?service=mobile">Canadians spend more time online than any others</a>: <p>#QFAC Day 363</p>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2545200618http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2545200618Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:00:06 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le7nkvmQi21qacjhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#QFAC Day 362: Mannequins.</p>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2517579081http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2517579081Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:34:06 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le7nkvmQi21qacjhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#QFAC Day 362: Mannequins.</p>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2544262964http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2544262964Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:34:06 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le5jb6hiDO1qz5zzdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#QFAC Day 362:</p> <p><a href="http://maybeedmonton.tumblr.com/post/2515150447/mastermaq-banner-year-for-edmonton-music">maybeedmonton</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://edmontonetc.ca/post/2500410908/banner-year-for-edmonton-music-eleven-years-ago">mastermaq</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Banner+year+Edmonton+music/4033292/story.html">Banner year for Edmonton music</a></p> <p>“Eleven years ago, when I first started at The Journal, I covered about one local CD release party per month. Now, there’s usually one or two per WEEK, thanks to cheaper recording gear, the rise of indie labels, and the power of the Internet.”</p> <blockquote> <p>Sandra Sperounes on music in Edmonton in 2010.</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2517476563http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2517476563Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:00:06 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le5jb6hiDO1qz5zzdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#QFAC Day 362:</p> <p><a href="http://maybeedmonton.tumblr.com/post/2515150447/mastermaq-banner-year-for-edmonton-music">maybeedmonton</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://edmontonetc.ca/post/2500410908/banner-year-for-edmonton-music-eleven-years-ago">mastermaq</a>:</p> <p><a href="http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/Banner+year+Edmonton+music/4033292/story.html">Banner year for Edmonton music</a></p> <p>“Eleven years ago, when I first started at The Journal, I covered about one local CD release party per month. Now, there’s usually one or two per WEEK, thanks to cheaper recording gear, the rise of indie labels, and the power of the Internet.”</p> <blockquote> <p>Sandra Sperounes on music in Edmonton in 2010.</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2543274954http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2543274954Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:00:06 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le7mms0cz41qacjhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#QFAC Day 361: I bought myself a Kobo ereader with my Christmas money. The first book I bought? David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest. I tried to read this during <a href="http://infinitesummer.org/">Infinite Summer</a> in 2009 and failed miserably. I’m hoping that by eliminating the hurdle of the sheer size of the book, I might have a better chance of succeeding. Wish me luck!</p>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2517331735http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2517331735Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:30:06 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_le7mms0cz41qacjhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#QFAC Day 361: I bought myself a Kobo ereader with my Christmas money. The first book I bought? David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest. I tried to read this during <a href="http://infinitesummer.org/">Infinite Summer</a> in 2009 and failed miserably. I’m hoping that by eliminating the hurdle of the sheer size of the book, I might have a better chance of succeeding. Wish me luck!</p>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2542522753http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2542522753Fri, 31 Dec 2010 10:30:06 -0500<a href="http://www.edmontonjournal.com/travel/Move+Lucy+before+health+gets+worse/4028660/story.html">Move Lucy before her health gets worse</a>: <p>#QFAC Day 361: <span>Georges Laraque thinks Lucy the elephant should be moved. So does <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqglzAHH_hM">Bob Barker</a>. If Lucy weren’t such a part of my childhood, I would find all of this very amusing.</span></p>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2541956631http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2541956631Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:10:06 -0500<a href="http://www.edmontonjournal.com/travel/Move+Lucy+before+health+gets+worse/4028660/story.html">Move Lucy before her health gets worse</a>: <p>#QFAC Day 361: <span>Georges Laraque thinks Lucy the elephant should be moved. So does <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqglzAHH_hM">Bob Barker</a>. If Lucy weren’t such a part of my childhood, I would find all of this very amusing.</span></p>http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2517456516http://qfac.tumblr.com/post/2517456516Fri, 31 Dec 2010 09:10:06 -0500