THE MYTH: It is possible to have fun without drinking.
THE TEST: 30 Days of sobriety; and not just any sobriety, but total alcoholic abstinence.
Okay, so here is our plan to attack The Myth. We have decided that over the course of the next 30 days we will undertake some activities generally reserved in our minds to be "sober activities." A couple examples are adult enrichment classes, volunteer work, and yoga. We will also engage in our regular "drinking activities" but with a twist; we'll do them sober. Examples of these could be going to the bar, bowling, pretending to talk to women, and Karaoke. We will then proceed to analyze our experiences, and present our results here for you, our skeptical readers (that is either skeptical of the truth of The Myth, like us, or skeptical that people such as ourselves could survive such endeavours).
Let us throw in this caveat: while 30 dry days might be something we haven't done in quite a while (the exact length of time will remain undisclosed), it's not like a week is a big deal. We have no problem chugging through a work-week without a drink. The issues are more A) the weekends, B) FOUR weeks in a row, and to a lesser degree C) stressful or horrible days at work. So don't expect too much excitement out of the first week, since, for all intensive purposes, we will still be our "drinking" selves. It will be at the onset of our first totally dry weekend where things start to get interesting...
Today is officially Day 3 (last beer on 3/21/10), but we plan to end our sobriety binge on 4/23/10. So starting today, we have 30 days. So my friends, readers, supporters, skeptics, and head-shaking parents:
Welcome to The Great Experiment.
THE TEST: 30 Days of sobriety; and not just any sobriety, but total alcoholic abstinence.
Okay, so here is our plan to attack The Myth. We have decided that over the course of the next 30 days we will undertake some activities generally reserved in our minds to be "sober activities." A couple examples are adult enrichment classes, volunteer work, and yoga. We will also engage in our regular "drinking activities" but with a twist; we'll do them sober. Examples of these could be going to the bar, bowling, pretending to talk to women, and Karaoke. We will then proceed to analyze our experiences, and present our results here for you, our skeptical readers (that is either skeptical of the truth of The Myth, like us, or skeptical that people such as ourselves could survive such endeavours).
Let us throw in this caveat: while 30 dry days might be something we haven't done in quite a while (the exact length of time will remain undisclosed), it's not like a week is a big deal. We have no problem chugging through a work-week without a drink. The issues are more A) the weekends, B) FOUR weeks in a row, and to a lesser degree C) stressful or horrible days at work. So don't expect too much excitement out of the first week, since, for all intensive purposes, we will still be our "drinking" selves. It will be at the onset of our first totally dry weekend where things start to get interesting...
Today is officially Day 3 (last beer on 3/21/10), but we plan to end our sobriety binge on 4/23/10. So starting today, we have 30 days. So my friends, readers, supporters, skeptics, and head-shaking parents:
Welcome to The Great Experiment.
PS - We will try to include a handy "Need-a-Beer-o-Meter" with each post. It has only been three days, but I am sick and let me tell you, I'd rather be hungover.
Awesome.
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