Adrift in sobriety

So the sun’s out, at last. I can still feel a little chill in the air, but I think the stop-start transition to spring is over. It’s all, like, sprung all over my ass.

Charming, huh?

Anyway, I’m really getting into the swing of not drinking, which has shocked me. It’s just not part of my routine anymore. I have the odd day where I feel like a binge but, generally, I’m sticking to my sober hobbies. I seem to have gone back to having a few coffee’s before I go for my shower, which I think has been caused by the lockdown. I mean, what is there to get showered for? I’m sure I’ll go back to a shower straight out of bed once the pubs are open again. Sigh. That day can’t come soon enough.

Yes, I’ll be drinking again once I don’t have to do it alone in my own home. That was getting really old. Although, maybe the later days might help. Getting drunk in the dark, for me, usually ends in disaster, which is why I only do day drinking in public.

Golly, I really do have problems, don’t I?! Oh well…

I haven’t gotten much further (farther?) with that writing project I’d started. I think not quite knowing where or when it’s supposed to be set is holding me back. Maybe I should just crack on with it and not worry about that. Nobody’ll end up reading it anyway.

Cue tiny violin.

I’m mostly gaming and tweeting a lot during the day, the latter to, mostly, nobody, as I’m sticking to my policy of not trying to make friends on there this time. I’ll let people come to me and start conversations. I find it doesn’t work the other way around anymore.

My daytime home video viewing is Family Guy at the moment. Being able to see the TV properly is helping, as a lot of Family Guy jokes are visual gags. Being halfway across the room from my bedroom TV and visually impaired means I usually miss a lot of funny stuff. I haven’t got a bedtime viewing right now, as I’m just not really in that kinda mood when I head off. I’m mostly just listening to audiobooks. I’m going through that Mary Beard book on Pompeii for the third time, as it seems to be my new comfort read. I have no idea why. I also started The English Patient the other day, which has only taken 25 years for them to release an unabridged version of. I’ve always feared it might be “supermarket trash”, which they just happened to make a great film out of but, so far, it’s solid.

Music-wise, I think I'm currently going through a transition period. I was listening to a playlist I'd made of Menudo's (the boyband Ricky Martin started off in) early albums, before their voices broke. They can't sing and the audio quality is pretty bad, but the songwriting is superb and it's just super cute and upbeat stuff.

I was going through a major East Asia phase, as I was listening to an audiobook on the history of China. I'm curious to find out if there's a country we British HAVEN'T screwed up. Sigh. Anyway, I'm moving away from that now and, like with music, am waiting to settle on a new "obsession".

My gaming buddy still seems to have a gf, so we’ve only chatted once in the past fortnight. It’s fine – “hos before bros”, I say.

See what I did there?

I’m just sat waiting for a grocery delivery. I wasn’t desperate for stuff, but I was about to run out of milk and a certain branded, sugar-free, caffeinated cola drink. As a treat, I also ordered two packs of sushi – one tuna & salmon, the other vegetable. This flat is gonna be rocking in an hour or so! Let’s just hope they were in stock.

I’m meant to be shielding for only another week or so, but the council did call me this morning to ask if I was coping. I said “yes” to all her questions. That’s about as exciting as that conversation was. Nobody ever wants to talk. Is that a sign of me getting old? Probably.

The other week, I had a day where my forearms were really itchy. It freaked me out, as it was completely out of the blue. Apparently, it’s a thing that people get sometimes, but nobody knows what causes it or how to permanently cure it. Sigh. I’ve bought some skin coolant gel, which is supposed to help. It cost £10, which was a lot but, hey, if it happens again, then I’m prepared! If it reoccurs often, then I’ll try to get it on prescription.

Well, I think that’s all for now. I’ll try to keep you more updated.

Do stay in touch, darlings.

Toodles!