Hi James. I'm so sorry I didn't reply to your earlier message. I've been caught up in playing Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity. Things are going fairly okay for me right now. The online class I've been waiting for unfortunately isn't going to work out for the Fall semester at least, but I've come to accept it and I'm trying to figure out what I'll do in the meantime until it will be hopefully offered in the Spring.
As for smoking, I don't think that it's cool. My Dad smoked for over forty years and it ruined his health completely. He luckily was able to quit two years ago, which still surprises me to this day, but the effects of smoking all of those years are still there. My older brother smokes too, but that just makes me worry more about his health too. I can see why people would want to smoke for the relaxation factor, but in my opinion, it isn't worth it in the long run when it hurts both the smoker's and nearby people's health.