October 2009
2 posts
New post: Over? http://30daysofdrinking.com
Over?
The 30 days ended on my birthday, September 23rd.
I celebrated my birthday with a party at my house. A lot of my friends showed up but I didn’t drink anything because I was too busy running around playing host and making sure everyone else was having a good time. It was a great party and I’m definitely lucky to have so many amazing friends.
I spent the next day wondering what to do...
September 2009
18 posts
There are two kinds of people in the world: Those who know not to push the elevator Door Close button, and those who know but do it anyway.
Playing catch up: Days 17, 18, 19, and 20. http://30daysofdrinking.com
Day 18, 19, and 20.
Day 18.
I can’t believe it’s Friday already.
My roommate Jimmy is in a fantastic band called Milquetoast & Co. - (http://www.myspace.com/milquetoastco) and they were playing a show at the Midway Cafe in Jamaica Plain.
I was driving and therefore not drinking - especially after the sobering checkpoint experience the night before.
Jess met up with me at my house and we went to...
Day 17.
Thursday was back to work. I woke up and felt normal for the most part - no hangover yet.
After work I met up with Alex, Gary, and Tony at Alex’s house for movie night. We watched the 1970s classics The Three Musketeers and The Four Musketeers.
Alex, Gary, and Tony try to meet up once a week to watch a movie that one of them recommends that they feel the others should see. It’s a...
I may have had tee many martoonis.
Day 15 and 16.
Day 15
Tuesday when I woke up I felt even worse than Monday. The “30 days of drinking” experiment has rapidly turned into “30 days of not sleeping enough, eating junk food, and drinking more soda than I should” which roughly translates to “30 days of feeling like shit”.
Tuesday was low key. I went to a bar trivia night with some friends and it turned out that...
At Midway Cafe in JP to see Milquetoast & Co. If you aren’t here, you’re missing out.
The Atomica Project just did an awesome cover of Nine Inch Nails’ “We’re in this Together”.
It seems like so far my drink of choice is an Old Fashioned or a Gin and Tonic. How did I skip my 20s and go straight to my 60s?
Day 12, 13, and 14.
Is this a hangover? I feel like I was hit by a truck. I’m tired, and have a mild headache, but after getting up and walking around I feel okay. I drink a bunch of water and mill around the house. Maybe I’m just tired from going to bed at ~5AM and waking up at 10AM.
Today is going to be a very long day. First stop: Alex’s BBQ in Woburn.
I didn’t plan much on the drinking...
Day 11.
The names in the post have been changed to protect the potentially not-so-innocent.
I met my friend Alison at her work and we made plans to grab some dinner and then head over to an art gallery showing type thing.
From what I can tell, the opening was similar to something that was held in my apartment building in Seattle called “artwalk”, which is where a bunch of artists open the...
I have not slept yet since I woke up at 10AM on Saturday. Labor Day weekend is crazy.
Day 10.
My friend Jess wanted to take me out to martinis tonight. Who am I to turn down a cute girl who wants to buy me drinks?
We met up at The X&O in Stoughton at around 10PM. The drink menu was mostly fruity martinis which was okay by me after my vodka experience yesterday. Most martinis apparently have vodka in them, though, which was making me a little leery.
I asked the bartender if he...
Martinis with @jessicarobyn tonight. Apparently when you drink cute girls want to go to bars with you. Why did no one tell me this?
Day 9.
On Wednesday night I broke the first rule of drinking - I drank alone.
At this point I’m paranoid about drinking anything and driving home without a huge buffer to sober up. Your body processes alcohol at 0.015 percent of Blood Alcohol Content per hour. Your BAC is dependent largely on your weight and body fat content, but let’s say an average person of about 150lbs drinking a 1...
The screaming child next to me reminds me that I am very glad I do not have a hangover.
Day 8.
My friend Bobby suggested we go to trivia night at the Tavern at the End of the World in Somerville. Regan (henceforth known as fluffy) and I met up with Bobby and his co-workers Josh and Sonja. So the team was 5 people. I’ve played trivia a few times in the past and never done very well. My obscure knowledge is rarely called upon in bar trivia, unfortunately.
I asked our waitress,...
Day 7.
Back home in Boston, I expected to go out Monday night with friends who have heard about the experiment but not actually seen me since it’s inception. However, while I was driving to meet up with them, it occurred to me that I couldn’t drink anything because I had to drive home.
Well isn’t that some shit.
Andy said that the rule of thumb is to drink only one drink per hour,...
August 2009
24 posts
Added comments.
I’ve added comments via Disqus so now you all can judge or egg me on publicly.
Day 4, 5, and 6.
I am writing all of this on the train back to Boston. New York was a blast. I saw a lot of awesome friends and met a few new awesome people.
Day 4
Friday, was pretty uneventful. I was working during the day until 6:00 or so and I spent some time walking around the West Village (see photo below of Waverly Place and Waverly Place).
My friend Shane came to town around 11:00 and I met up with...
Frequently Asked Questions: http://bit.ly/Pkhia
In New York until late tonight. Wireless has been spotty all weekend. Updates coming shortly.
Frequently Asked Questions.
Are you going to drink every single day for 30 days? God, no.
How do I contact you?
twitter: 30daysdrinking follow me and @ reply or direct message me. email: christian [at symbol] 30daysofdrinking.com
Do your friends know about all this? Yes. Some of them think it’s a terrible idea. Some of them think it’s a great idea.
You’ve never had anything to drink at all,...
Standing at the corner of Waverly Place and Waverly Place in the rain. I’m a lot more excited about this than I should be.
Day 3.
“Beer before liquor, never been sicker. Liquor before beer, you’re in the clear”
This was the rhyme Heidi recited to me when I nervously asked if having whiskey as a first drink was a bad idea.
I arrived at Phil and Heidi’s place in the West Village at 9:30 or so. Phil and Heidi are old friends who lived in Seattle when I was there a few years ago. When Phil heard of my...
Still figuring out twitter integration. Apologies for the double posts.
Back at Nathan’s in Brooklyn. Sleep now.
Austrian White Wine. Nothing like I would have expected.
Moved from Phil and Heidi’s to Joseph Leonard - new place in the West Village named after the owner’s grandfathers. Pretty rad place.
What is this?
I apologize to anyone who has come to the site and not been entirely aware of what it going on. I initially expected this to just be for my friends but people I have never met are stumbling across it so I thought I should explain a little better.
My name is Christian. I am 29 years old and I live in Boston, MA.
I’ve gone through my whole life being what most people would describe as...
Day 1 and 2 recap: http://bit.ly/d2KG2
Day 1 and 2 recap.
The cat is sort of out of the bag since I posted a link to the blog to Facebook. Nearly all of my friends were blindsided by the whole idea. I didn’t really talk about the whole drinking thing with anyone before I decided to do it. Some of the comments are interesting. Here are a few examples:
“i would like to help in anyway possible :D” -Bobby
“ummm… is this a...
Grabbing food at Bonnie’s Grill in Brooklyn. No alcohol yet.
Various people have offered various forms of advice. Most of it not helpful. “Avoid whiskey” was uttered more than once. Interesting.
“Ah, New York. Never before have I been witness to so many beautiful women in one...”
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“So this is it. August 25th-September 23rd. Fitting, as I’ll turn 30 in 30...”
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