~Sunday~ I will be going out tonight, and I will have my first drink in a month at 12:00:01 a.m. And it might very well be a shot—of bourbon, of course. As these final hours of Dry January tick away, I’m reflecting on the month. My first inclination is to compare my experience to the … Read more
~Friday~ It snowed today, and Bob and I walked to Seaboard Station to catch the R-Line over to The Borough. It was running mid-afternoon when I checked it to make sure, but by the time we walked to the stop at about 4:10, it had—apparently—gone “out of service.” We ended up walking the rest of … Read more
~Friday~ I met Todd, at Flex, where it was “Go-go Dancers Friday,” as usual. I drank (regular, plain, free) water there this evening. None of the usual “Friday night pests” were there, which was a godsend. Only one of the four dancers piqued my interest at all. Sometime around midnight, I think it was, we … Read more
~Wednesday~ I met my friends, Joe and Todd, at Cup-A-Joe to book a trip that we’re all taking together in April for Joe’s birthday. All three of us are doing Dry January, which is why we met in a coffee shop, so we drank coffee. After taking care of business, Todd twisted my arm (about … Read more
~Saturday~ I took mom to bingo in Greenville tonight, returning back to Raleigh at a little after 11 p.m., and I met Todd and Joe (both of whom are also having a dry January) at Flex, where it was “gear night.” At a little after midnight, the three of went over to The Borough, where … Read more
~Friday~ I met my friend Todd, who’s also having a Dry January, at Flex for “Go-Go Dancers” night. I went all-out crazy and ordered a full-calorie ginger ale, and Todd had a Diet Coke. I drank free water from the infamous red Igloo water cooler for the rest of the time we were there. At … Read more
~Thursday~ I haven’t had a drink yet, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been out, or that I haven’t thought about it—sometimes at the strangest of times. Let me first articulate the opportunities I’ve had to drink, and by that I mean “social situations outside the home,” because there are always opportunities to drink at … Read more
~Sunday~ I met Joe and Todd at 8:30 at The Borough. Todd was pulling in at the same time and parked right behind me on Morgan street. We took a table, and Arthur—who hadn’t heard about Dry January—asked us, “The usual, gents?” We filled him in, and he brought us each a cup of coffee—and … Read more
~Saturday~ I drove to Greenville to play bingo with my mother—she won the last game with another person, and they split $150—and I got back to Raleigh at a little after 11:00 p.m. I went to Flex, where it was: As they almost always do, this ad had a typo in it, which I’ve come … Read more
~Friday~ Recently, I read the article, I quit drinking for a month—and these 12 things happened, and I’ve decided to try it myself to see how my experience compares. While I do believe I’ll experience some of the things she—the author Elettra Wiedemann—did, I’m pretty sure I won’t experience them all, mostly because it … Read more