Friday 15 August 2014

DAY 25 ON FABULOUS FRIDAY

Not a bad day today, I got heaps of work done and feeling pretty good about that. I've just had a couple of visitors drop in unexpectedly, lucky I have a nice fire going.  They bought some beers and hooked into one each and asked if I'd like a beer or if I was having a wee Southern.  I said I wasn't actually having any today, (shock horror) but of course they got it out of me so I ended up telling all. I watched them drink their six pack between them and now they're off out to dinner.  I had a peachee bundaberg with ice, and didn't feel too awkward, we had quite a good laugh about a few things and it was a nice visit for about an hour and a half.  They have both given up smoking. I've noticed that the alcohol cravings are quite random and not necessarily when someone puts a drink right in your face. I didn't particularly envy them their Coronas.  I don't mind one on a hot day but I am not really a beer drinker.  Yet sometimes I can have the craving so strongly at any random time, that it almost takes over me for a few minutes, and then I just can't believe that I will be able to continue to do this. I even dreamed about it the other night. Very vivid. I used to do quite a bit of cocaine in Sydney in my 20's and after I kicked that to touch I would dream about it on and off for a couple of years.  Very real dreams.  So I guess this is a similar thing, maybe my subconscious just really wanting to be in an altered state, or perhaps grieving for what it thinks it wants.  But not the real me.  My subconscious can entertain and delude itself any way it wants. I think I am quite enjoying being "Straight". Sober. Normal. I think I am a little bit boring though. I'll have to work on that. Funny, since I wrote that last sentence I got a text from a girlfriend asking if I want to go to a party next Sunday night being held up on Scarborough Hill to celebrate the 85th birthday of a fabulous and quite renowned gay Lawyer we both know. So we are both going to put our party frocks on, and perhaps for once in my life I can be the sober driver.  (Hopefully it won't go on too late due to the age of the party boy, but there will be many younger ones there too.  (Yeah real young like me!).
Well.....time for me to get my jarmies on and cleanse my face and hop into bed to watch 7 Days and Johnno and Ben.  Excellent Friday night entertainment for sober little me!  Night everyone.  Hope you are all having a happy contented evening.  xo

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  1. Have an awesome weekend Prudence. I love Christchurch - I reckon you and I should have dinner at the Bodhi Tree once we've hit some significant number of days / weeks (number to be agreed on!).

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    1. Hi Colourful. That's a marvelous idea, and I would love to meet you and go and pig out at Bodhi Tree. I reckon that all our days sober more than qualify as significant numbers, so we should do it just as soon as you can find an excuse to come to Christchurch. Where do you live, I forget, is it Wellington? Look out for those fares for $39. Find some excuse for your work to send you down here. I've got a big 4 bedroom house so you can easily stay here if it suits, I'm close to town too. Yay, it would be so cool to meet you sit and chat about where we are at now, and then about our pasts and all the shit we got up to. hahaha....entertainment personified!
      Have a great weekend xo

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    2. I have tons of friends in ChCh (yup I am in Wellington) and tons of reasons to come down (mainly the friends are the reasons) - no current work excuse though, although I will keep working on it. Will make it happen in the next few months as I am so overdue a visit and would love to meet you / hang with you xx

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    3. Kool! Well I shall look forward to that for sure. Hope you are having a fun weekend xo

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  2. That sounds like it will be a fun party. You have a great time. Enjoy the weekend, I plan to enjoy mine, and relax a bit from the online reading.

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    1. Hi KS, hows it going? I'm going up to see my brother today and taking these wicked chicken and coriander dumplings from this hot new outfit run by young people at The Colombo (trendy new mall). Then my friend is coming up from Ashburton to stay the night, and I will make a nice beef vindaloo with all the trimmings and light the fire and have a good catch up. She has insisted on not drinking herself tonight, so this will be interesting as we usually plan to be good but end up getting shitfaced and laughing till all hours. We met when we were both 12 and starting at Cashmere High School in 1969, so I guess we've been friends for 45 years. Shit we're old!! hahaha
      I hope you have a lovely relaxing weekend, settling well into your lovely new sober skin. Take care xo

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    2. I'm totally in love with my new sober life, sounds like you are too!

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  3. Oh Mrs D that would be awesome! We would welcome you with open arms. You are our Hero. (life saver!) Bring it on!! xo

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