Journal // 15th July 2024
On this day I…
It’s been 155 days since I gave up alcohol.
More on that in this Post.
On Saturday, after work some colleagues and I went out for a drink. It was a Birthday. After work, we Sabered a bottle of champagne, as it’s tradition. A quick speech was given, I drank a non-alcoholic (0.0 ABV) beer and we got on with cleaning the bar.
When that was all done, we all went to another bar, where a friend and Ex-colleague now works. Another toast was given. I had a shot of pineapple juice.
Someone made me a Vodka and diet coke. I was unaware of what it was and because the music was so loud I couldn’t hear what the guy was saying. I took one sip and put it down.
No Thanks.
The rest of our time there was about 90 minutes or so. This is what happens when you’re a bartender. You figure out where all the other bars are that close later than you so you can “go out for a drink” after work. I continued with diet coke and soda water.
After that, the others wanted to continue drinking, so we headed to a Casino. Once inside, which frankly took some doing and a little bit of drama-Whats’s a night out in London on the weekend with drunk people if there’s no drama? I had two non-alc Corona’s (0.0 again).
We left a little before 6 am. Walked up to the bus stops and tube stations. The five of us that we're left that is. And travelled home.
I arrived, according to my doorbell camera, at 6:30. A quick clothes dump and I was out cold.
Stone-Cold-SOBER.
The point of this post is to illustrate that you can go out with friends or colleagues and enjoy yourself. Make a fool of yourself on camera, dancing like a loon. It’s okay.
Frankly, I’m not much of one to want to dance unless I’vew very very drunk. But the dancing wasn’t for me. Not at all.
This was a birthday celebration for a friend of mine, and she, like most of them, liked seeing me doing things out of character like smiling, laughing, and acting the fool.
It’s become a cliche that I pose for photos in ‘resting bitch face’.
I’m not “grumpy”, I’m just never excited the same way other people are. Sure I can laugh, joke around and dance if necessary. And Sober.
If you feel like you need to be drunk to have a good time, you should maybe reevaluate your life choices.
I stayed up til 6:30 am. Had a great time with friends and remained completely sober the whole time.
You Can Too.
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