First week of Sobriety
As
Jeff said… “Wait… You gave up drinking?!? Jeez… That’s
like Batman selling the Batmobile or Superman wearing kryptonite
around his neck calling it BLING.” Don’t
worry SosoJeff, I’ll still be able to join you guys in bars, but
guess who’ll be drowning on iced tea?
Yeah.
I did. And I just went through my first alcohol free weekend in
several years. And frankly, aside from a few bright moments, i was
pretty damn miserable. I’m just glad I was among good company.
The
weekend was spent pretty much with me going back to my roots, tapping
into the spirit of my former self before alcohol and getting drunk on
each and every Friday and Saturday night became a staple. I stayed
south, with my two best friends, and played video games well into the
wee hours. Several rounds Marvel vs. Capcom ad Mortal Kombat:
Armageddon was a fine way of redirecting some of my pent up desire to
be self destructive. (Especially he way they owned my ass, and not in
a gay fashion. After all, these two are video game gods, and aside
from Smackdown vs Raw, they usually turn me into their personal
Playstation bitch.)
I
was a great right, of course, as three of us spent the weekend pretty
much by ourselves, something we rarely get to do. But of course, when
you’ve spent every weekend of almost a decade getting drunk and
stupid, the change of pace staggering. A Sunday without a hangover
and a new story to tell, once an unthinkable scenario, apparently is
going to be the norm from now on.
But,
I survived a week. That’s a good sign I guess.
