<h2>Watch as my life spirals <em>into</em> control</h2> I woke up with a wicked hangover today. No, no ... I did not fall off the wagon. Instead I had a bit too many sweet beverages last night. As much as alcohol will dehydrate you causing massive headaches, the sugar and carbonation re...
<h2>Watch as my life spirals <em>into</em> control</h2> Today I noticed that more and more people keep saying things like, "If you were drinking I'd suggest we go here, but since you're not we'll go to this other place instead." I don't know whether to find it amusing or insulting. Are th...
<h2>Watch as my life spirals <em>into</em> control</h2> OK talk about temptation. I'm sitting here getting psyched to go see The Fixx tonight and the guy who got me the ticket sent me an email. Before the show he'll be at a bar called No Idea. They have this special where basically if yo...
<h2>Watch as my life spirals <em>into</em> control</h2> I found myself inexplicably in a real pissy mood today. I really don't know why. I had a very good night last night. Plus a friend emailed me with an interesting invitation for tomorrow night. I could not resist the opportunity see...
<h2>Watch as my life spirals <em>into</em> control</h2> I got in a little while ago from celebrating the official Grand Opening of my good friend Lisa's music school in Hackensack. After a couple of hours chatting with Lisa and her family at the school, we went to Lua in Hoboken for dinne...
<h2>Watch as my life spirals <em>into</em> control</h2> Not much to report today other than to say it's a good thing the weather's been so shitty. Not much of a desire to be outside. Even if it is just to walk to this bar or that. So I spent the day working in my office, got home late and...
<h2>Watch as my life spirals <em>into</em> control</h2> Oh ... tonite will be my first trip to an actual bar since starting this challenge (Ha! thirteen days out of the bars ... who'da thunk it?)....
<h2>Watch as my life spirals <em>into</em> control</h2> Name change (again) ... Yes I decided that the original name of Thirty Day Reverse Bender, which sounded clever at first, simply did not capture the nature of what this truly is. A reverse bender would be the opposite of a bender or ...
<h2>Watch as my life spirals <em>into</em> control</h2> Today I was reminded of the night I ran into my friends Madeline and Rob outside of Kevin St. James in NYC. It was about 6:30 and I was walking home from work and my head was loopy from the lack of food. I was really looking forward ...
<h2>Watch as my life spirals <em>into</em> control</h2> Tonite I almost got run down by Chris Noth (Law & Order, Sex & the City/Owner of the Cutting Room). In that split second, a curious thought crossed my mind. Had I been out drinking tonight I would not have been walking down that part...
<h2>Watch as my life spirals <em>into</em> control</h2> Courtney asked me today how I'm doing with my 30 days. I said it's been kinda rough ... more than any other time I did this. It shouldn't be this hard at just 9 days. Maybe in a week or so I should be freakin' out. Like the last time...
<h2>Watch as my life spirals <em>into</em> control</h2> Tonight I went to hang out with Lisa for a while. I was supposed to go over there for dinner, but went to my sister's house to eat. By the time I got to Lisa's, I was stuffed to the brim. Still I promised her we'd get ice cream. So w...
<h2>Watch as my life spirals <em>into</em> control</h2> I actually asked myself earlier, "What harm would it be if I cut this down to say ten days?" Well ... I've been a bit on edge today thanks to the booze and nicotine deficit. I've been trying to harness this new nervous energy into so...
<h2>Watch as my life spirals <em>into</em> control</h2> While waiting for the bus tonight, I found another good example to cut back on the booze. I could hear this guy's drunken sandpaper voice speaking loudly, "When's the next bus! I can't wait to get home. I've been working out in the r...
<h2>Watch as my life spirals <em>into</em> control</h2> Jokingly it was suggested that I drink O'Doul's Non-Alcoholic Beer during my time off. I don't care enough for beer to drink a fake one. I'd rather wait for a real one. Eric once mentioned that this so-called non-alcoholic beer actua...
<h2>Watch as my life spirals <em>into</em> control</h2> OK the improved eating has not started yet. Nor has the improved sleep. I over slept this morning and, since the weather was so shitty, the little convenience store in my building had no whole wheat bagels. To be honest, they had no ...
<h2>Watch as my life spirals <em>into</em> control</h2> Things are going well so far although I have to confess to avoiding a potentially stressful night in a bar tonight. I was thinking today of something I did about two years ago in an effort to deter my potential drinking problem. I de...
<h2>Watch as my life spirals <em>into</em> control</h2> So here I am ... one day down ... 29 to go! Not that I thought this would be easy, but my good friend Lisa added a twist to this earlier. Just in jest I said, "Ya think I can cook with wine?" I make a mean steak with garlic and a ras...
