Posts Tagged ‘life’
life summary
“I hear this life thing is pretty typical. There’s about 5 basic situations and we all go through them a number of times.“
-M. Wade Nichols
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Growing Up
“We don’t grow up. We grow into & out of things.“
-M. Wade Nichols
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Mistaken Addiction
An interesting thing happened tonight. While at the poker table, a gentleman who’s good friends with my father & I, grabbed my card holder and asked what it was.
My 30 days, A.A. chip.
Your what?
A.A., Alcoholics Anonymous.
What?! You’re an alcoholic.?
Never really sharing it so openly in real life, I didn’t look him in the eyes and [...]
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The Differences
I’m following SuperSober (hate the name though) on Twitter & they posted a good quote today.
I may not always do the right thing, but at least today, I can usually tell the difference.
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aa, vii
I ended up going to a meeting tonight when I couldn’t afford to play at the $30, no-rebuy, tournament tonight. That was a completely unrelated statement, I just hate missing no-rebuy tournaments and I’m still a bit bitter about it
At the meeting my friend shared a story about this past week, how he [...]
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Temptations
In the 31 days, I’ve had plenty of opportunities to stumble. Each was a moment that I said, “Fuck you,” to alcohol, instead of, “Fuck it.”
During my first week of sobriety there was a bottle of wine & a half-gallon of Long Island Ice Tea that would have been easy to drink from, while making [...]
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Now
“The present is the singularity where personal potential turns into memories.“
-M. Wade Nichols
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na, vi
30 days, alcohol & pills.
Changes I’ve noticed.
I don’t wake up shaking any more.
My memory is a lot better.
I’m thinking more clearly.
I enjoy the little things again.
I’m testing my blood sugar (diabetes) 4 times a day, instead of 10 to 20.
I’m getting more things done.
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aa, v
Fifth meeting. I ended up sharing the life approach that Chaz wrote about in Winning at Loser’s Games.
I seek to win Loser’s Games by simply not showing up.
-Chaz
Quotes from tonight were as follows…
I’ve got to carry the message, not the mess.
I had a hard time during my recovery when family members accused me of drinking, [...]
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A Question for A.A. Members
I bought a Miller Sharp’s today (non-alcoholic) to go with my sandwich and as I walked out of the grocery store, I wondered, “What would people at A.A. think?” Not that it’d affect my personal opinion on it, but I wondered about their take on it. I don’t think I’d ever bring up the topic [...]
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Table for 1
I added The Catmonsters to my comics links on the righ-side menu (scroll up/down if you don’t see them). I’ve been updating and adding a lot to those sections (blogs, comics, entertainment) lately. Make sure to check them out.
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aa, iv
I went to my fourth meeting Sunday night. On the way there I told the friend that I go with, “It’s been a week now and I’ve missed a total of 3 days. Missing one day, I’m fine. Two days in a row though, feels like too long. Not that I start craving a drink [...]
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No no no
I don’t mind her telling me no, as long as she’s cute when doing it.
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na, iii
Three meetings in five days. This time it was a N.A. meeting, which includes drugs and alcohol. Since I was also on prescribed drugs, it makes more sense for me to attend those, though both types of meetings have been great. Unlike my A.A. meetings, I actually shared at this one. My words rushed and [...]
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aa, ii
I went to my second meeting tonight and dammit to hell if I’m not on the brink of crying each time. A guy, tattooed to the neck, rough all around, spoke like some sort of vagabondic vangelist. To be surprised like that really changes how you look at people. It’s like being blindsided on some [...]
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aa
I went to my first AA meeting tonight. It wasn’t court ordered or anything, I guess I was just curious and wanted to add more action to the changes I’ve made.
After going, I really got how true the narrator’s voice in Fight Club was. The honesty, the listening, the therapeutic affects of sharing in groups [...]
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Forced Esteem
I came across an old e-mail from a girl friend of mine and sent her the following message.
So I did a search for “puppies” in my email to find photos of my mom’s new dogs and I came across this email (with photos) from you.
Just thought I’d let you know, you’re beautiful. Don’t let anyone [...]
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Cut by Jesse Gimbel
My friend is the girl in her boyfriend’s music video, “Cut.” It’s from a 7-song EP he just released (Listen @ CDBaby or iTunes). This song reminds me of the mood that Gary Jules’, “Mad World” sets when I hear it- both are wonderfully bittersweet to me.
The video was made by stop-motion, using 1535 photos [...]
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Snowdate: 03.13.09
I should have taken a photo of it this morning, before it melted.
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The Help that Hurts
“I’m the one who died from the safety net and the one who never wanted it.“
-M. Wade Nichols
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Chance
“The lack of, or effort toward action, is but a fraction of what happens.“
-M. Wade Nichols
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My Coffetic God
“I choose coffee over tea, because without a vice, there is nothing wrong with me.“
-M. Wade Nichols
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Back to Work
Oh, editing & programming on dual monitors, how I’ve missed you.
And here is the video from the picture above. It was one of my earlier projects.
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A Colorful Life
“I wish I could see in black & white or think in shades of grey, but I rage with red, cry in blue & know 59 others by name.“
-M. Wade Nichols
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Mad as Hell
Howard Beale: I don’t have to tell you things are bad. Everybody knows things are bad. It’s a depression. Everybody’s out of work or scared of losing their job. The dollar buys a nickel’s work, banks are going bust, shopkeepers keep a gun under the counter. Punks are running wild in [...]
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March’s Court Date
Yesterday didn’t achieve what I wanted. No I didn’t get any more jail time, house-arrest and/or fines (for now). Yes, my ankle bracelet was removed and we have another two months to continue working on my defense. I know those two things seem great (and they are), but having all this linger is killing me.
Anyway, [...]
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The One Who Spun
I was reading about Philip K. Dick and his writings tonight and came across one of his quotes.
“I want to write about people I love, and put them into a fictional world spun out of my own mind, not the world we actually have, because the world we actually have does not meet my standards.“
In many of [...]
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Mish Mash
Quotes from 2am
Frank Lloyd Wright, “Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles.”
Ann Landers, “Television has proved that people will look at anything rather than each other.”
Russell Baker, ”People seem to enjoy things more when they know a lot of other people have been left out of the pleasure.”
Saki, “The young [...]
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