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The bishop leads the turkeys out of dangerous waters. Arm bands optional.

956 replies

serialtester · 21/02/2017 19:01

Open!!

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serialtester · 01/03/2017 17:34

Oh lost, what a shit day. Early night for you - you'll feel so much better tomorrow.

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HoochiMama · 01/03/2017 17:48

Just caught up with this post. Poor you Lost. Been there, done it and got the T-shirt. Why do we never remember how bad we will feel the next day or convince ourselves we will be fine this time. Hmm You're on the home stretch now, not long til bedtime. Hi Lady, I'm a weekend abuser too, promised myself none this weekend but might need to stay at your friends too!

ZiggertyZaggerty · 01/03/2017 18:09

Lost - we've all been there and you've got through the worst part of the day at work. It's soooo fucking hard to try and act normal, so you've done great. Look after yourself tonight and hope you sleep like a baby. Brewand Cake for you x
I'm totally on the board tonight (with armbands and rubber ring) and haven't even got wine in the house deep breaths deep breaths. Day one of dry March out the way!
Welcome Lady - these guys are so wonderfully supportive and are always ready to chuck you an armband if you ever need it Smile

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 01/03/2017 18:14

lady I think you should run for the hills, looks like we're all coming to your poor friend's house party this weekend Grin

Agree Hoochi it's so deluded isn't it? I can't really get my head round it. The only way I can explain it is that my brain gets taken over by craving and convinces itself that it's being rational?
(I maybe hallucinating on the comedown from hell though Confused)

serialtester · 01/03/2017 18:19

Lost, the fact you went to work is fucking amazing!

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ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 01/03/2017 18:20

Thanks Zig I'm cheering you on for dry March.

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 01/03/2017 18:24

Not going to work just makes me feel more guilty and hate myself.
Hopefully no one noticed that I was in fact a robot clone of myself today, and drank 48 coffees. On days like this I just think Fuck my life.

Inarightpickleandchutney · 01/03/2017 18:32

Hi surfers!
I only went and did the 30 days shred video without having had coke!!
I'll be honest I did think I'd hoovered a full 2g at some stages due to heart palpitations but I bloody did it.

I may have undermined that a tiny bit by proceeding to eat a pizza for 8 people by myself followed by a 'sharing bag' of maltesers...

I swear to fucking God almighty those bags are for ONE PERSON MAX!!

Inarightpickleandchutney · 01/03/2017 18:34

I am pondering a wine.
Really don't think I can have just one of anything but I really want a glass of wine...

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 01/03/2017 18:44

Pickle doing a 30 day shred deserves some sort of reward (I mean Wine and Chocolate) You must be all ripped and buff now.

Glad you're feeling brighter, just don't make your board all slippery with wine!

serialtester · 01/03/2017 18:51

Have a wine!

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Inarightpickleandchutney · 01/03/2017 19:18

Yeah... Ripped.. That's me!!
Totally.... If you visualise Elle Mcphereson, you've pretty much got me....

Ok. I'm going to collect DD and then I'm having a motherfucking wine!

Then probably pass out with exhaustion at 8.30..

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 01/03/2017 20:24

Enjoy your wine, Elle "the body" Pickle Smile

Forcing myself to have a nice bath in a minute. This day is going in The Motivation Bank. An aid to sobriety invented by Professor White.

snow I'd love to know how you're doing. Good or bad, no judgement here, just lots of armbands!

flatwhite45 · 01/03/2017 20:42

Lost enjoy your bath, sleep soundly and get back on that board tomorrow. You remain my idol! You went to a potential coke fest on Saturday and had the will power to leave. You have the balls to do this for sure!! You just need to connect with your balls more often Wink.

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 01/03/2017 20:52

I thought I'd cracked it didn't I, after the epic board swerve of the coke fest and then got all cocky on the old surf board and fell off.

New mantra to mutter to myself tomorrow, Connect with your balls.
Will ignore any Hmm looks from random people.

Inarightpickleandchutney · 01/03/2017 21:48

I'm literally crying with laughter at connect with your balls...

Funniest thing ever.... Ever!

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 02/03/2017 09:34

Morning all. Feeling really groggy and slow this morning and slept through my alarm so woke up in a panic with just enough time to pack the kids off to school!

Gulping down strong coffee to try and get rid of the spaced out feeling.

Have a great Thursday x

Inarightpickleandchutney · 02/03/2017 11:25

Any news from snowball?

serialtester · 02/03/2017 11:42

Hope she's ok.
Are we all connecting with balls today?!

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ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 02/03/2017 12:09

After a slight balls up with oversleeping this morning, I'm now channelling my inner balls.

I'm determined to keep Balls in the forefront of my mind this weekend.

LadyRivers1 · 02/03/2017 13:23

Well done for getting up and cracking I though! I'm starting to find the muggy feeling is lasting well into the week so when Friday comes my teeth start to itch (know the feeling?)

However, I'm working on an assignment for uni today (that I should have been working on when I didn't have the kids) that was due at noon and it's times like these I realise that although it's just a weekend thing, what a bloody impact it has!

So channeling finding my Balls lol, I think I've got this.

serialtester · 02/03/2017 13:23

Just don't develop ballache lost.

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ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 02/03/2017 14:02

Yeah it soon starts impacting on all parts of your life doesn't it lady ? Cocaine is a stealthy bastard like that.

Good luck with your assignment, and your ball search! You have them in you.

All good on the ball ache front, serial although I'm not being very productive today, keep getting bouts of daydreaming and general time wasting. Might try a Red Bull.

flatwhite45 · 02/03/2017 16:29

Glad to see you are all getting to grips with your balls ladies....perhaps we could have a group grope of our inner balls this evening, in preparation for the danger zone.......

ILostItInTheEarlyNineties · 02/03/2017 18:01

Yep, I've gone one further and have mine in a vice like grip this evening Grin

I've come to the (probably glaringly obvious!) conclusion that drinking too much invariably makes me slide off the surfboard so am now aiming to limit my drinking to a couple of beers or wines. At least until I'm a bit less vulnerable to attacks of coke brain.

So a drier March is my experiment.

Hope everyone is holding tight as we near The Danger Zooooonnnnne...