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Sup Zoners,
I've been largely MIA from these parts for the last month or so. It's not really any sort of conscious thing... my life has just been extraordinarily busy with work and family life. I feel like Carmen San Diego each week being somewhere different...woke up in Nebraska this morning and am about to enjoy the next 12 days off from work. I foresee some quality time with my friends, family and guitar. Also planning to pick up a cheap keyboard to play around with as it's been consuming my thoughts lately.
I wanted to share a little story quickly. Earlier this week I realized today makes 4 years since I decided to stop drinking alcohol. I remember going to see Max Creek in Boston on 2/28/13 and my friends leaving me at the show drunk. I had to take a taxi to my friend's house in Malden and wasn't sure exactly where to go. The taxi dropped me off at the wrong house and I spent most of the night wandering around scared. I couldn't help but be pissed at my friends and feel that if I wasn't drunk this might not have happened.
The next night I went to an art show the girl I was dating at the time was putting on. I thought it was really cool being there and telling everyone I was with the artist... it was a feminine-themed show called "Portraits of a Woman" which had about a dozen 4' x 4' photos of clitorises and a about a dozen paintings of breasts or all different shapes and colors. It was cool until this kid showed up and started making out with her in front of me. I remember leaving the show pissed off and, again, felt like a piece of shit contemplating my life.
Anyway, 4 years later and I'm happy to be where I'm at. I never thought of myself as an alcoholic or anything. I'm just someone who deals with depression and, for me, drinking was amplifying a lot of shit. I was blacking out every weekend, chugging pints of cheap whiskey, doing a lot of drugs.. being a hypocrite. I could see what was down the road for my future.
I hope you are all well.... just wanted to share my story.
*~(Love)~*
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Congrats on 4 years!
Congrats on 4 years!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jon
ive been there Sio.... it
ive been there Sio.... it feels good to take some control of your life, and wake up in the mornings feeling clear..
good on ya.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Tim
Alcohol sucks
Alcohol sucks
Good to hear from ya. How's the baby???
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sigmund
Congrats
Congrats
You don't Really need it,,,don't really need it...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: cb
Keep up the good work, Sio.
Keep up the good work, Sio.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Jay
>>How's the baby???
>>How's the baby???
I think this picture should answer that question nicely:
Shoot me an email with your address, T.
New email: [email protected]
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WOW! those eyes are
WOW! those eyes are incredible. What a cutie.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Fly
What a cute kid. keep on
What a cute kid. keep on keepin on...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: _
I can't help but wonder what
I can't help but wonder what a four foot clit looks like.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Lassen
Thanks for sharing your story
Thanks for sharing your story. Wishing you and your family the best!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: jeff
Tough stuff. Nice work man.
Tough stuff. Nice work man.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: O'Toole
Four more years, four more
Four more years, four more years !!!!!!!!!.
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4 years! Good on you Sio. My
4 years! Good on you Sio. My brother's been sober just over a year & can't believe the difference. He was in a bad place for a while there.
And that's one adorable kiddo 'ya got there.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sycamore Slough
That's Great that you quit the Booze, and get to be in Nebraska on the company dime.
It smells like Cows up there
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Some folks can enjoy alcohol
Some folks can enjoy alcohol and some of us enjoy it a little too much. Congrats on finding a way that works for you.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Lance minimum goad Newberry
>>>chugging pints of cheap
>>>chugging pints of cheap whiskey<<<
Ouch. No good end can come from that.
It's good that you were able to shut that down.
I've noticed that I'm drinking more these days than I used to. I'm still enjoying it but I'm feeling it more as well.
I can't say that I feel compelled to stop, but it's something to keep an eye on.
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I didn't go to AA when I quit
I didn't go to AA when I quit drinking. I didn't get the sense that you did, either, although that's a guess. In retrospect, I think it would have accelerated my emotional progress.I realize now that getting sober was only the first step.
I did get some therapy much later. It really helped.
Keep on keepin' on.
Talked to Scott a little while back. There's a story there, I can tell at a later time.
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Fantastic. I love it when a
Fantastic. I love it when a plan comes together! I suppose it's like Dorothy form Oz where we all hold our own keys. Be grateful everyday for everything and life becomes much more enjoyable. My brother also is 1 year sober and just got a job for the first time in 3 years. He'd be dead if he hadn't gone to detox and treatment. Does 2 AA meetings a day. Not necessarily the path for everyone but it works for him and by the sounds of it you've found your higher self and path. Jam on.
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((((((Jay!)))))))
((((((Jay!)))))))
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Thanks for the love. I had a
Thanks for the love. I had a great day... today was a nice day as well.
Picked up this pendant my friend made for my earlier! Treat for myself~
It has aquamarine, euclase and benitoite in it. I love it <3
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Beautiful, I see an owl in it
Beautiful, I see an owl in it!