But this past Thursday, I relapsed. It was my friend Christina's 30th birthday and felt like I should at least stop by her work to wish her a happy birthday, since it's been a few weeks--since we've last seen or talked to each other. Did I mention she bar tends at Matador? Well, she does. Knowing fully the likelihood of me going out to a bar without having a few drinks were slim, I figured I owed it to myself to enjoy a night out and break my streak. There were times during the day I considered backing out and sticking to my new routine, but the more she updated me on how horrible her day was going and wished her birthday were already over, didn't help sway my decision on staying home. In effort to cheer her up, I decided to stop by Matador while she was working and surprise her with a little present. Before I headed downtown, I stopped by Publix and picked up a box of Hostess cupcakes and birthday candles to use for a birthday cake. You ask why I would do this? It's because I'm not an asshole 24/7. I'd like to think my random acts of kindness can make a difference in someone's life, regardless, how big the gesture. Plus when I met her earlier this year, she informed me of some bad birthdays she experience from her childhood and conveyed why she didn't like celebrating the day at all. So hey, why not try to make a difference in someones life, especially on their birthday. Maybe my feeble attempt to surprise her would rewrite how she felt about her born day. To say the least, it didn't make everything better, but it helped... I'm okay with that.
I did end up drinking a lot that night, to the point it took me almost 12 hours the next day to fully sober up. Ridiculous, huh? Hence the title of this post. I also came up with the stupid idea that avoiding beer and
Completely off tangent, I did manage to also smoke this weekend. I rarely touch the stuff now-a-days and when I do, I usually get extremely paranoid. Sometimes to the point I don't even enjoy it and question why I did it in the first place. This time I got to the point I thought I was really being watched!
After spending all day Friday recovering from the previous night, Saturday afternoon I headed to the beach with a couple of friends to enjoy a beach day. Unfortunately by the time we finished eating at Ron Jon's, a thunderstorm had already rolled in and ruined our chances of enjoying our fun in the sun, before it even got started. FML. I forget Florida summers coerce it's inhabitants to wake up earlier in the day to have an opportunity to bask in the sun, before afternoon showers move in. Weird thing happened on the drive back when we got caught in the middle of this huge thunderstorm, where it's raining so heavy and you can't even see 5 ft. in front of you. I swear Florida has the worst torrential rain, ever! Anyway, The Foo Fighter's song: "D.O.A." came on the radio while we were driving thru it. I seriously felt like I was on some "Final Destination" type shit. It seriously creeped me out. Luckily there weren't too many cars on the road during the time and we made it home safe and sound. Whew!
Tonight, I went to the movies and watched "Away We Go" with a friend. I thought it was a cute film that dealt with finding peace of mind and security while trying to raise a family. I swear Sam Mendes makes some beautiful, yet insightful indie flicks. I also received "Revolutionary Road" in the mail from Netflix this weekend, but have yet to watch it.
I've been waiting since Sundance to finally watch this flick! The 31st can't come soon enough...
On a good note, I maybe going to Chicago at the end of August since this month's trip was scrubbed. I can't wait! Hopefully everyone had a great weekend. If not, too bad.
-Signing off from the trenches-
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