Year One(in sobriety)

[Donnielimes]

I celebrate a Year sober today. One year without a drink or a drug by the grace of my higher power. For a guy like me this is Big. I got to tell as many people as i can. This is good. I feel great. If you knew me you'd know what a miracle this fucking is.

"Good Times/Noodle Salad, Thats my story"

[JPMNICK]

I loved you in last comic standing.


BTW, congrats on everything. I hope to hear from you again in a year when you hit the 2 year mark.



http://home.comcast.net/~nickcontardo/rfnetjp.jpg
Thanks to Reef for my sig. You rock

[TheMojoPin]

Moving this to "That's Life" since it deserves it.

Way to go, Donnie!

<img src="http://scripts.cgispy.com/image.cgi?u=TheMojoPin">
1979 << On the streets of your town... >> "You can tell some lies about the good times we've had, but I've kissed your mother twice...and now I'm working on your dad..."

[bobrobot]

Congratulations, only 8% of those who come through the doors put a year together!

[center]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/bobogolem/naked_blake.jpg

[IamFogHat]

Great job Donnie!

http://home.comcast.net/~stan_ferguson/dude_copy.jpg

The Dude abides
...And I killed Laura Palmer

[Wormwood]

way to go on the "reverse action" Donnie

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/dfaz11779/123456.jpg">


every slacker is a star

[JPMNICK]

Congratulations, only 8% of those who come through the doors put a year together!



Wow I had no idea it was so low. Well then keep up the great work once again.



http://home.comcast.net/~nickcontardo/rfnetjp.jpg
Thanks to Reef for my sig. You rock

[Donnielimes]

I didn't know the attrition rate was so high either 8% damn. Well if I can do it anyone who wants to can it's simple(not to be confused with easy). It's painful and scary but you just let god do what you can't. and follow some simple directions.

"Good Times/Noodle Salad, Thats my story"

[Reephdweller]

Congratulations Donnie!

<center><IMG SRC="http://www.chaoticconcepts.com/randomizer/random.php?uid=3">
Reefy's website... (http://www.osirusonline.com/)</center>
<font size="1" color="red">
<center>Check out The Ron and Fez Show Logs...UPDATED!!!!! (http://www.osirusonline.com/ronfez.htm)</center>
<marquee behavior=alternate bgcolor="#FFFFFF">Right now you could care less about me...
but soon enough you will care, by the time I'm done</marquee> </font>

[FUNKMAN]

NICE! Congrats!

<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v53/monster6sixty6/guests/fm2_sig.jpg">

[whiteboy1457]

I just wanna say congrats to you. I broke my sobriety one day before i would have been sober for a year. Now im as fucked up as ever. Congrats again.

<img src=http://www.christpuncherrecords.com/sigs/explosion.jpg

Cluching defeat out of the claws of victory.

[Kevin]

Congrats man.

<center>
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v303/Kevin2700/KEV.jpg
The strong man is not the good wrestler; the strong man is only the one who controls himself when he is angry.
</center>

[Donnielimes]

It takes Ballz to walk back into those rooms and pick up a white chip. Do It Whiteboy! The only requirement is a desire to stay sober. There is no clean time requirement just a desire. Keep the faith.

"Good Times/Noodle Salad, Thats my story"

[Yerdaddy]

Congratulations brother. It was the best thing that ever happened to me and I get a thrill to hear when others are making it too. You've got a lot more birthdays to go. Enjoy them all.

Here's the story of my first birthday: My friend got married in Ohio and for a pre-honeymoon honeymoon they drove east to Tahoe and had a few of the old gang drive up from the Bay Area to meet them. I drove up the night before my 1st and spent the night playing blackjack with the boys and doing pretty well - up about $400 at bedtime, which was just after midnight. I had planned to have a private celebration by puting $50 on my birthday numbers, 11 and 20, November 20, 1996, on the roulette table and walking away win or lose. The table limit was $25 so I put down my $50 and hit the 20. The couple that had been sitting at the table for hours were more surprised than I was and as I collected my $875 and walked away the girl was laying into the guy like he was some kind of loser for not being me. Now, I don't believe in luck, fate, god, UFOs, or even higher powers, but that was tested pretty strongly that night. It went away, but it really did make me feel pretty damn good about staying sober long enough to try it again the next year. Which I did, losing the money but keeping my sobriety.

Congrats.

<img src="http://scripts.cgispy.com/image.cgi?u=bonedaddy5">
Fuck it from behind.

[Iamnotatool]

Congrats.

I'm curious though, as to why when shit is fucked up, we don't blame God, but when we get our shit back together, we give him all the props. Seems like he/she is getting out of some serious blame here.

Anyway, congrats Donnie, I wish I had the self control, maybe God will bring me some.

<img src=http://thereisnogod.faithweb.com/images/iamnotatool.gif>
Please don't hold my huge nutbag against me, or I'll hold it against you that you have flapjack tits

[Tall_James]

WAY TO GO!

<img src="http://scripts.cgispy.com/image.cgi?u=tall_james"><br>

The Cheese-Eating Bird (http://cheeseeatingbird.blogspot.com)

[Donnielimes]

I can only tell you what has worked for me(the whole G.O.D. Thing) I know people who don't believe in a traditional H.P. who have many yaers of sobriety. For me I had one of those thunderbolt experiences so it works for me. I don't have any self control either,thats when my H.P. kicks in and just keeps me out of harms way. so far so good. When I was calling the shots things were jacked up. REALLY jacked up. Now I just do my best and let my H.P. do the rest and it has worked. But that isn't the only way to start on this path.

"Good Times/Noodle Salad, Thats my story"

[Donnielimes]

I picked up my One year coin the other night it was pretty cool. Standing up in front of the whole room and getting a coin from my sponsor. It felt real then not just another day but an event, a happening it was cool as hell.

"Good Times/Noodle Salad, Thats my story"

[bobrobot]

<P>Congrats again, that coin is the most valuable thing you'll ever have...</P>
<P>http://liquidgraphyx.com/_borders/AA%20chip%20JPEG.JPG</P>

[center]http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/bobogolem/golem_loeb.jpg

[stavers]

Quitter

[TheMojoPin]

Knock that off, stavers.

<img src="http://scripts.cgispy.com/image.cgi?u=TheMojoPin">
1979 << On the streets of your town... >> "You can tell some lies about the good times we've had, but I've kissed your mother twice...and now I'm working on your dad..."

[SilentSpic]

Congratulations!

Maybe I'll start tomorrow!

<center><a href="http://silentpix.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Myalbums&file=thumbnails&album=65"><img src="http://silentpix.com/images/mysigs/rotate.php" border="0" title="Opie & Anthony Saint Patrick's Aftermath Pictures"></a><br>COS15, Freakshow, Kevin, M1, & PanterA Production</center>