[MCake]

Spiker, I've recently realised that I accomplished many things during my drunken years; I know it sounds unacceptable, but that's the truth:

- For better or for worse, I chose a career that has, so far, proven to be interesting; at this point, I CAN choose another direction at the drop of a hat.

- Gullible friends were at my side, and they were only "friends" because they put up with me.

- My intimate relationships were laced with spirits, SO, ... hardly intimate. This suited me fine back then.

- Throughout this horrible scenario I created, something within me never changed. That is what I'm holding on to, realising that it, too, changed.

- And on it goes.

What I'm saying is that my life didn't come to a screeching halt when I started drinking- whether I now wish to change this creation or not is a different matter altogether