St. Patrick's Sober Weekender Thread Part 2
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That's certainly a song for a Sunday morning there LB. 
In other news I cannot wait for work tomorrow. I need to see people. Be out. Smile. Feel.
What should I make today. Mex gave me a bread recipe and instructions. Looks like I will hunt down the ingredients and try to convert the metric system.
The sun will be up soon. The storm will miss us. Or at least that was the forecast yesterday. I predict it to be sunny and warm with Chuckie at my side today.
In other news I cannot wait for work tomorrow. I need to see people. Be out. Smile. Feel.
What should I make today. Mex gave me a bread recipe and instructions. Looks like I will hunt down the ingredients and try to convert the metric system.
The sun will be up soon. The storm will miss us. Or at least that was the forecast yesterday. I predict it to be sunny and warm with Chuckie at my side today.
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Originally Posted by LBrain 
ha hahaha hahaha...
let's see, went to sleep at 9 PM - was beat, very good thing I grabbed the big umbrella... just about every building you go in around here it's like airport security... metro is not bad, ten minute walk from our hotel...
hotel had chocolate chip cookies in the lobby last night -
had lasagna and salad for dinner - I should have brought a whole case of spelligrino...
okay, so I needed to use the internet because I had to figure out why this new camera only takes like ten pictures. The memory card is 8GB - wha...? something must be wrong, it should take more than ten pics...
so I decided to replace the memory card with the spare one I brang wid me... drum roll.............................................. ............................ that's right, there was no memory card in the camera--- she left it at home.... doh!
I ******* swear... if I had to do this all over again...
so I wake up at 2 AM, then wake up at 0430 - when my phone let me know it's hungry... fortunately the hotel had a euro 50Hz charger with adapter that I can use to charge my phone, becaue the one she brought doesn't work with my phone - my bad.
looks like smithsonian all day - rain, and the middle of the mall area is fenced off, looks like a huge construction site - not that pretty at all, quite a mess actually
let's see, went to sleep at 9 PM - was beat, very good thing I grabbed the big umbrella... just about every building you go in around here it's like airport security... metro is not bad, ten minute walk from our hotel...
hotel had chocolate chip cookies in the lobby last night -
had lasagna and salad for dinner - I should have brought a whole case of spelligrino...
okay, so I needed to use the internet because I had to figure out why this new camera only takes like ten pictures. The memory card is 8GB - wha...? something must be wrong, it should take more than ten pics...
so I decided to replace the memory card with the spare one I brang wid me... drum roll.............................................. ............................ that's right, there was no memory card in the camera--- she left it at home.... doh!
I ******* swear... if I had to do this all over again...
so I wake up at 2 AM, then wake up at 0430 - when my phone let me know it's hungry... fortunately the hotel had a euro 50Hz charger with adapter that I can use to charge my phone, becaue the one she brought doesn't work with my phone - my bad.
looks like smithsonian all day - rain, and the middle of the mall area is fenced off, looks like a huge construction site - not that pretty at all, quite a mess actually
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Morning, Kris. Nice to see you here. Morning, Old Tomato. Still think you have one of the most fun screen names here on SR.
Brain, funny story -- one too long to tell -- but I had a friend at the Warren Zevon concert above. He and some other guys sort of ambushed Zevon in his hotel for his autograph. Am eager to hear your Smithsonian report.
Yeah, I think "resolve and options" is a good way to look at things, Mesa.
Jen, there may be a whole world of people out there for you to meet -- and, at a younger age, maybe some cool fellas in the outdoorsy set. My plans for Florida are to achieve a 50-50 balance of rest (emotional, mental) and exploration. That said, I usually get itchy feet to see as much of a place as I can so my definition of 50-50 isn't too slothy. I got a deal on a hotel through travelocity that was really good and it's only a block from the beaches. At least a day at Sanibel/Captiva, maybe returning if I like it enough (and I think I might). There's also the Henry Ford estate, which I've been told is a must -- great botanicals. Another really nice plus is that thanks to Facebook, I've reconnected with a guy who was a good friend in college and we're getting together. (Perfect husband material ... for the right guy, that is. )
Even writing about it makes me wish it was tomorrow, not six weeks from now.
Where is Sao? Conscripted by Her Majesty's Secret Service as a surveillance expert?
Brain, funny story -- one too long to tell -- but I had a friend at the Warren Zevon concert above. He and some other guys sort of ambushed Zevon in his hotel for his autograph. Am eager to hear your Smithsonian report.
Yeah, I think "resolve and options" is a good way to look at things, Mesa.
Jen, there may be a whole world of people out there for you to meet -- and, at a younger age, maybe some cool fellas in the outdoorsy set. My plans for Florida are to achieve a 50-50 balance of rest (emotional, mental) and exploration. That said, I usually get itchy feet to see as much of a place as I can so my definition of 50-50 isn't too slothy. I got a deal on a hotel through travelocity that was really good and it's only a block from the beaches. At least a day at Sanibel/Captiva, maybe returning if I like it enough (and I think I might). There's also the Henry Ford estate, which I've been told is a must -- great botanicals. Another really nice plus is that thanks to Facebook, I've reconnected with a guy who was a good friend in college and we're getting together. (Perfect husband material ... for the right guy, that is.
) Even writing about it makes me wish it was tomorrow, not six weeks from now.
Where is Sao? Conscripted by Her Majesty's Secret Service as a surveillance expert?
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Good morning!
Woke up to 33° so I have the pellet stove and the furnace blasting. Gonna start spring cleaning of my bedroom before morning walk. It will be warmer a little later.
ken....I know what you mean about looking forward to Monday. I love these weekends when I have no plans. It's very restful and relaxing. ..but not much interaction with other humans. I plan to get stuff done today, as opposed to yesterday.
Mesa....I love "Sober is the new Black"
It certainly is different from how life used to be...so much better. But I'm not around alcohol or drinking at all. I doubt that I am strong enough to handle living with a drinking mate.
Woke up to 33° so I have the pellet stove and the furnace blasting. Gonna start spring cleaning of my bedroom before morning walk. It will be warmer a little later.
ken....I know what you mean about looking forward to Monday. I love these weekends when I have no plans. It's very restful and relaxing. ..but not much interaction with other humans. I plan to get stuff done today, as opposed to yesterday.
Mesa....I love "Sober is the new Black"
It certainly is different from how life used to be...so much better. But I'm not around alcohol or drinking at all. I doubt that I am strong enough to handle living with a drinking mate.
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Morning all. Long night of good sleep. Sunny and chilly here. Windy, brrr. Will cook and work outside and get ready for three weeks of business trips that start this week. Not looking forward to that...so exhausting. 
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"That's not Sobriety. ... There's nothing there Socially to build on." ~~Mesa~~
They don't realize how little of themselves they still engage with in the world. Just passing time, not living, not building deeper relationships...heck not even building worthwhile memories. When I quit, after a few weeks, this is what I knew about myself. Wasn't sure how much of "me" was there and recoverable. I still don't know how much...but heckuva a lot more than if I had continued.
Right now, a lot of alone time is simply the only way forward for me, while I find the energy and gumption to try new avenues for productive connections. This year will be a turning point in how I spend my time for the rest of my life, I am sure of it.
They don't realize how little of themselves they still engage with in the world. Just passing time, not living, not building deeper relationships...heck not even building worthwhile memories. When I quit, after a few weeks, this is what I knew about myself. Wasn't sure how much of "me" was there and recoverable. I still don't know how much...but heckuva a lot more than if I had continued.
Right now, a lot of alone time is simply the only way forward for me, while I find the energy and gumption to try new avenues for productive connections. This year will be a turning point in how I spend my time for the rest of my life, I am sure of it.
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