~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
~Thursday~ As they always do, this play—Love and Information—playing at Manbites Dog Theater in Durham through Sunday, January 10, will make you think. And then think about it the next day, and maybe the next. In a recent article in Indy Week, Nine great local theater performances of 2015, Love and Information was described as: … 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
~Friday~ On Tuesday, I qualified for today’s taste test at the NC State Sensory Service Center, and after indicating my top 3 choices for time and date, I was assigned today at 10:40. If you want to get on their list to qualify for future taste tests—and get paid for them!—register at Become a Taster. … Read more
~Thursday~ Bob and I were discussing gay icon divas tonight, and he was reminded of a movie called Little Voice (1998), which I had never seen. Neither had I ever heard of Jane Horrocks, who stars in it, and since Bob owned a VHS copy of the movie, we watched it together. The synopsis A … Read more
~Wednesday~ Bob owned a VHS copy of Billy Elliot (2000), and I’d never seen it, so he watched it with me. There are a couple of reasons why I hadn’t seen this movie—one being that I’m not a big fan of ballet and the other being that, in general, I’m not a fan of movie … Read more