December 2011
80 posts
I’ve reached the stage of early sobriety where things begin to get uncomfortable. I’m starting to realize how many people I’ve had shallow friendships of the drinking buddies variety with. There are some people I have only been social with within the context of beer. It’s making me cranky because I’m finding my patience is wearing thin and I’m growing...
BEST BOOKS OF 2011
Finally was able to make some decisions. These are my top five favorites in fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels and young adult.
Fiction
1. 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami
2. The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson
3. The Lover’s Dictionary by David Levithan
4. Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
5. Ten Thousand Saints by Eleanor Henderson
Nonfiction
1. El Narco by Ioan Grillo
2....
Seeing Suicide Machines, Mustard Plug, Parka Kings and not drinking. I feel like I’m in high school again.
At the gym that I regularly go to, there is an area that people can post flyers and such. Somebody put up a poster for some male stripper revue that will be hosted by The Ritz in Warren. The target audience seems to be professional african-american women. As I looked over the photos of the shirtless and glistening strippers in the advertisement, I noticed one goes by the stage name of Wet...
WAR AND PEACE
A young girl called the library tonight, obviously not wanting to do her own homework. Here is our interaction:
Me: Hello, this is the fiction desk. How can I help you?
Girl: Hi, is this a librarian?
Me: Yes.
Girl: Oh, ok. I have a question about War and Peace. Not if you have it there, but about the book itself.
Me: Ok.
Girl: What would you say is the purpose of War and Peace?
Me: Excuse...
My favorite part of working with seniors is being referred to as “Kiddo”, even though I am 32.
7 DAYS
If I make it through today, I will have a full week sober. That’s big for me. Since I first started drinking, the most I’ve gone has been maybe 3 to 4 days. And that would be because I was working or something else was preventing me from having a beer.
Tomorrow is my 32nd birthday. It will also be the one week mark of being in AA. Last Friday, I went to my first meeting. My...
THE BEST OF TODAY
4:00 PM me: i was listening to pennywise last week and felt embarrassed
but yet i couldn’t stop
4:02 PM Jami: i have an awesome pennywise 7 inch for tomorrow
don’t tell anyone!
you will ruin my street cred
4:03 PM i was just about to email you about the meeting that the union held with the city and the people who got laid off
and how there was almost a riot
me: i think...
My therapist sent me a text that ended with “LOL”. I shouldn’t be surprised since her ringtone is ’80s metal. It’s just that sometimes I forget she’s human.
“Loved the picture on your Blog this morning. You were/are such a...”
– My mom
TOP 20 ALBUMS OF 2011
There’s a few weeks left, but I think it’s safe to go ahead and make my list. I love lists so much. These are just my 20 favorite albums this year, not ranked in order.
1. Fucked Up - David Comes To Life
2. Frank Turner - England Keep My Bones
3. Swingin’ Utters - Here, Under Protest
4. EMA - Past Life Martyred Saints
5. Times New Viking - Dancer...
