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Mary 26, Female
Columbus, United States

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Rama Sethu Ranga Nathan left a comment for Mary Jul 17
danaflett left a comment for Mary Jul 15
Mary added the blog post 'Am I too Young?' Jul 10
colin left a comment for Mary Jul 9
Mary and colin are now friends Jul 9
Keifer and Mary are now friends Jul 8
Analisa and Mary are now friends Jul 8
Mary left a comment for Erin Jul 7

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Hometown:
Columbus, OH
Relationship Status:
Single, It's Complicated
How long clean and sober
since 15 May 2008
About Me:
I never step on manholes and sewer grates for fear of falling in. Math was never a good subject for me in school. If you tell me not to do something, you better give me a good reason. Otherwise I'll do it just to prove you wrong. I hate obnoxious and loud people. I don't like crowds. People who stop in the middle of a hallway or sidewalk really make me mad. I love walking in the rain and lying in a grassy field on a sunny day. Walking my dogs at dusk is my favorite thing to do. I like to go to the store in the middle of the night. I like to listen to strangers with a good story.
Looking for?
friends who don't need to drink

Mary, Quite Contrary

art; Australia; animals;
books; Britain; beauty; biking
coffee; crafts; compassion; cats; colors; Camus
Denmark; dogs; depression; day-dreaming
equality; empathy; existentialism
feminism; France; films; fire; food; friends; family
giraffes; gay rights; games; geography;
human rights; harmony; history; horoscopes
imagination; Indian food; Iceland; Ireland
jelly beans; jigsaw puzzles; jokes; journals
kaleidoscopes; kangaroos; Kant; knowledge
loyalty; love; London; laughter
memories; mirrors; mysteries; myths; magic
New Zealand; newspapers; Norway; November
ocean; October; obituaries; ornaments
photography; philosophy; polar bears; Paris
quotes; questions; queers
random; reading; rubber duckies
secular humanism; shot glasses; Santa Claus; satire
thinking; trees; truth; teasing; tea
understanding; underdogs; undertakers
vegetarianism; vampires; voting;
weekends; water; woman; writing; web design
xenophilia; xenodochial
yin yang; yoga; Yule log
zodiac; zoo; zephyrs

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Mary's Blog

Am I too Young?

"You get panicked and I got panicked for my life." - Philip Seymour Hoffman, award-winning actor and non-drinker at 22. i've been struggling to find a reason to continue with my sobriety. sometimes i feel that i should have more time drinking under my belt before i can say that i need to quit. i should be living it up and having fun. all these people keep telling me that I'm smart to quit while i'm young, that they wish they had been that smart. it reminds me of how almost every adult reacted… Continue

Posted on July 9th, 2008 at 9:26pm — 2 Comments (Add)

one f***ing day!

i just want one fucking day where i don't HAVE to do anything. no work, no errands to run, no meeting friends for dinner, no phones ringing, no dogs backing. i just want to sit and read outside on my front porch without interruption. without Judie or Kevin sitting out front waiting for Janet. without Janet coming home and the dogs barking and her annoying voice saying, "We're going to the Jazz Festival. Do you want to come with us?" or judie with her patronizing smile and overly friendliness. I… Continue

Posted on June 20th, 2008 at 3:17pm — 4 Comments (Add)

Walking on Eggshells

"It's awkward to be around her, because I feel like she's walking on egghells. Like in one of theose cheesy interracial movies from the seventies where nobody ever mentions that the white girl's boyfriend is black, but everybody is highly aware of it. Then somebody says watermelon in a sentence and everyone sort of gasps. That's how I feel." - from Dry by Austen Burroughs and that is truly how i feel now. a scar on my face, a deformed limb, a severed hand. everyone stares, catch themselv… Continue

Posted on June 17th, 2008 at 8:00am — 5 Comments (Add)

non-drinking boredom

it's funny how much drinking has been a part of my life, taking up so much of my time. now that i have chosen to be sober, what the heck am i going to do with extra time? while wondering around on the internet, i stumbled upon a page full of various extremely addictive quizzes. yes. replace one addiction with another.... Continue

Posted on May 29th, 2008 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment (Add)

Week One: Mission Accomplished

Thursday was my first full week being sober since....god, i can't remember. perhaps since high school. I've noticed some things that are beneficial, such as my skin is not so dry and my hair is not so oily. People have told me that my face looks brighter, even people I have not told about my drinking problem. This makes me feel better about myself. For the longest time, I kept thinking that I needed alcohol in order to function. i always thought that I was too fucked up to live life witho… Continue

Posted on May 24th, 2008 at 3:04pm — 1 Comment (Add)

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At 12:04pm on July 17th, 2008, Rama Sethu Ranga Nathan said…
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"FRIENDS ARE LIKE BALLOONS
ONCE U LET THEM GO
U CANT GET THEM BACK
SO IM GOING TO TIE U TO MY HEART
SO I NEVER LOOSE U”.

*GOD
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At 11:38am on July 15th, 2008, danaflett said…
Hope your still well Mary,well just stopping by to wish you well.x
At 6:11am on July 9th, 2008, colin said…
Nice to here from you,Im just starting on the road to sober-land,whereever that is.Last drink was on saturday 6th july 2008,so along way to go.Ive tried before,but this time im going to do it(with the help of my wife Mary.I will have to get a hobby to take my mind off drink.talk soon xxxxxx
At 1:48pm on June 23rd, 2008, danaflett said…
hey mary your page is cool i know what you mean by drinking using up so much time'now iam sober i wonder what to do with it all.
you are doing really well mary,take care.x
At 11:54pm on June 22nd, 2008, tim K. said…
well cool mary about finding another place that you are pleased with.....where are your dogs now...? with you? or is it that you are actually able to take them to this new place you have found? i am glad you are looking forward to this new venture...you must tell me more about this new place...and why it is different to where you are now...
At 1:12pm on June 22nd, 2008, tim K. said…
i cant get into chat mary....i dont get the log on facility..have written to the chat co-ordinator and lifering itself...had no reply....i think maybe they have blocked me because they think i am an AA troll..oh well
At 2:42am on June 22nd, 2008, Rama Sethu Ranga Nathan said…
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"Most people come into our lives and quickly leave. It is the special few that come in and leave footprints on our hearts and we are forever changed.
These are our *F*R*I*E*N*D*S*!"
At 2:05pm on June 21st, 2008, tim K. said…
hello mary
the username and password boxes arent showing...
i have flashplayer installed too....it was working alright before
nothing has changed...i think i am being blocked..
At 12:55pm on June 21st, 2008, tim K. said…
thanx mary....it seems that there must be something wrong with my machine or i have been blocked..maybe somone thinks i am an aa troll...
all i get is "The "Guest" feature is disabled; you must register on your first visit"
At 5:55am on June 21st, 2008, Melly said…
great pics mary! =) really like the pieces...perhaps as a pisces I should get that painted on my body too...........;-)
Thanks for your candid honesty too about boxes n labels, you are an indredibly honest and open person, very refreshing... and all those boxes?? they all seem to add up dont they?? I'm gunna be like a babooshka/ matryoshka doll..an identity box inside an identity box! Just so happens that currently the outer later is identified by others as 'alcoholic'!! mutter mutter...its certainly not what I call myself!
BTW just how long does it take you to brush that 'beast'??? hee hee :) :) :)
 
 

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