Gnaruki's big adventure

[gnaruki]

As a 27 year old man-child who hasn't had a 30 day sobriety span since he was 15. I’m going to try it out for 30 days beginning now. I’m fairly certain all the beer from superbowl day has passed through me.

Objective: Get the coin.

If you want Dr. Phil shit tune into whatever station hes on.

Time to go pick up a carton or two……maybe some gum too.

3/7/2012 Will be the next time I post in this thread

[JITW]

Why?


~JITW

[nowonmai]

3rd July 2012? Okay I'll check back then.

[Chimborazo]

3rd July 2012? Okay I'll check back then.

Wise-ass. I do agree though that the American way of writing dates in that format is fucking stupid.

[Sri Lanky]

Man,it seems that being a raging alcoholic/junkie is a definite pre-requisite to becoming a Flagger. Gnaruki,I must have a hundred of those 30 day coins. I have had 66 days in a row now which will soon come to an end once I absorb a Happy Shake or two in Cambodia next week. As long as I stay off the booze it's all good. Fuck,I'm better off being wasted on PCP than on booze.

Oh yeah...good luck.

[Kurt]

The rest of the world's date convention still confuses me. That and Celsius. I cannot think in Celsius for some reason, I always have to convert it.

[vagabond]

As a 27 year old man-child who hasn't had a 30 day sobriety span since he was 15. I’m going to try it out for 30 days beginning now. I’m fairly certain all the beer from superbowl day has passed through me.

Objective: Get the coin.

If you want Dr. Phil shit tune into whatever station hes on.

Time to go pick up a carton or two……maybe some gum too.

3/7/2012 Will be the next time I post in this thread

I did the same 30 day thing after New Year's (not as a resolution per se but a temporary fast just to see if I could). I'm not saying I had a problem but it did make me more self-aware of how I approached drinking. "Wow, I did a lot of work today, I deserve this" or even just passing a bar on a random night and thinking "Oh, I should just pop in for one or two". I was sober for 33 days and it was nice to wake up without all the cobwebs and to also have a bit of extra money in the bank. To be honest, other than a vacation-birthday thing this weekend, I think I'll try and keep it up.

Best of luck.

[Osiris]

A message from Good Sir Gnaruki:

"I'm off on vacation. I'm not going to make my sobriety post in time on dah bfc. Tell Kurt and Mr. DP hello! I'm in good hands."

I assume he gave up masturbating:



instead of drinking:


Giving up either is one hell of a challenge.

[Expat]

Don't do it man! The freaks in those meetings are there to convince you you're sane. I have a 1 year chip that I'm pretty sure will fetch mad coin on Ebay some day.

[Kurt]

Don't do it man! The freaks in those meetings are there to convince you you're sane. I have a 1 year chip that I'm pretty sure will fetch mad coin on Ebay some day.

Like how they say things three times in a row all the time?

I was forced to go to a meeting when I was 19 and on probation. We had to fill out this questionnaire so our Probation officer would know how to treat us. Alcohol had nothing to do with my crime (I stole soda pop) and I heard from people that when asked about alcohol you deny it to the bitter end no matter what.

So in my form I filled out I denied ever using alcohol at all. My probation officer did not believe me one bit but I stuck to "only for communion every other Sunday" story no matter what. She even interviewed people who said I made fake IDs for people and had one myself, I told her I only got into bars to listen to music. She could not get me into rehab or force me on antibuse like she did with the other college drinkers who stole pop with me since I did not put down that I drank anything on any document and booze was not a factor in my crime.

But she could make me go to Alcoholics Anonymous.

The meeting was filled with chain smokers who ate cookies. They always said stuff like "I drank so much I lost everything, everything, everything" ...it was always three times they said something when they wanted to make a point. The weird part of the meeting for me was when they started talking about drinking cleaners and solvents when they ran out of booze. (these were rural people and 24 hour beer marts were not accessable to all of them then) so all these shaking people start going on about spraying lysol into a dixie cup and mixing it with "Tang" and I said "You are kidding me? You guys drank Lysol? I don't think I belong here". Then they gave me a speech about how everyone's problems were different but many had similar problems and they needed to talk about it. That was a good answer but I left anyway since I did not have a problem.

Then I went back a few times because I was scared of my probation officer.

[el3so]

Meh. But good luck anyway.

[Osiris]

Don't do it man! The freaks in those meetings are there to convince you you're sane. I have a 1 year chip that I'm pretty sure will fetch mad coin on Ebay some day.

Like how they say things three times in a row all the time?

I was forced to go to a meeting when I was 19 and on probation. We had to fill out this questionnaire so our Probation officer would know how to treat us. Alcohol had nothing to do with my crime (I stole soda pop) and I heard from people that when asked about alcohol you deny it to the bitter end no matter what.

So in my form I filled out I denied ever using alcohol at all. My probation officer did not believe me one bit but I stuck to "only for communion every other Sunday" story no matter what. She even interviewed people who said I made fake IDs for people and had one myself, I told her I only got into bars to listen to music. She could not get me into rehab or force me on antibuse like she did with the other college drinkers who stole pop with me since I did not put down that I drank anything on any document and booze was not a factor in my crime.

But she could make me go to Alcoholics Anonymous.

The meeting was filled with chain smokers who ate cookies. They always said stuff like "I drank so much I lost everything, everything, everything" ...it was always three times they said something when they wanted to make a point. The weird part of the meeting for me was when they started talking about drinking cleaners and solvents when they ran out of booze. (these were rural people and 24 hour beer marts were not accessable to all of them then) so all these shaking people start going on about spraying lysol into a dixie cup and mixing it with "Tang" and I said "You are kidding me? You guys drank Lysol? I don't think I belong here". Then they gave me a speech about how everyone's problems were different but many had similar problems and they needed to talk about it. That was a good answer but I left anyway since I did not have a problem.

Then I went back a few times because I was scared of my probation officer.

Whatever Kurt, we all know that picture of the guy on the subway was you after downing a screwdriver made of lysol and tang.

Seriously though, more power to Gnaruki. I personally could not make it a day without caffeine. Last time I went camping I damn near lost it after about 8 hours.

[Mikethehack]

Taking bets ladies and gentlemen. Has Gnaruki fallen off the wagon? PM me for the odds.
Tip: I got one of his colleagues to slip him a Mickey. Assuming Gnaruki is a 'he', or else we have gone horribly off target and spiked an innocent's drink.

[Jefe]

Alcohol had nothing to do with my crime (I stole soda pop

Its a gateway drug Kurt and I can't believe you are still denying you have a problem.

What DID you mix with the soda? Huh?

[gnaruki]

Took some binging to get ready. Currently day # nine of no booze. Took up pipe smoking because huffing down 1-2 packs a day became unhealthy.

Edit: Kurt, I had a similar experience at 16 for a minor traffic infraction. Instead of traffic school I was sent to a drunk driving seminar and had to go to an AA meeting. Still confused about that one.