… and I am Somebody male. in my thirties. recovering alcoholic. live in minneapolis. work in progress. gay. serenity please.

Archive for March, 2005

Hall of Fame

03.15.2005 · Posted in Work

I am due to have my photo taken on Thursday for work. It’ll be hung in the entry hallway to the agency, commonly referred to as the “Hall of Fame.” People pose with their favorite stuffed animal, sports paraphenalia, instruments they play, or anything that conveys a little bit about their personality. I’m at a ...

Dinner with the fam

03.13.2005 · Posted in Autobiographical

Had an action packed day today … 1. Coffee and crosswords in the morning @ Spyhouse 2. Minnesober planning meeting 3. Dinner with the fam at Axel Bonfire 4. Sunday night meeting at the sober home Dinner with my parents and brother was really nice. Prior to entering the program over a year ago, my ...

The house is clean … sorta

03.12.2005 · Posted in Home / Minneapolis

So my roommate had Friday off and cleaned the house, as we were expecting guests this weekend. He told me he even did all of my laundry, which is a super-special favor, as I had tons of it piled up. Then I got home and he had framed my one year sobriety medallion, which was ...

Valentine’s Day Eve, part trois

03.08.2005 · Posted in Recovery

… continued from Valentine’s Day Eve, part deux. I chatted with Roots for a few minutes when the stomping upstairs became methodic. They were coming downstairs. I was nervous. Here was the point I was going to meet the crazies, the people I would hereafter be seen as one of. Thoughts went through my head. ...

Coffee shop (non)serenity

03.06.2005 · Posted in Autobiographical

So I’m sitting in a coffee shop trying to get some work done and stay awake and there is a table of 3 giggling girls next to me. I’m not talking the teenage girls who who are giggling about the cute new guy on The OC, I’m talking about college-aged girls playing a dice-trivia game ...