Some Stuff

An effect of not drinking
No, I didn't try to quit drinking, I just thought I'd give it a rest. I didn't drink for two days and the strangest effect there was was that I was noticing what color things were. That may sound a little strange and maybe it's because when I had this realization I was walking outside on my day off versus my usual nighttime treks and hurried huffs to work, but I noticed the colors of all the buildings on my block, the plants, even the mold on a fence.
I got really plastered yesterday and this morning I could still see the colors, I just had to think about them for my brain to notice them.

Bummer
My gentleman friend is going out of town for a couple of weekends in a row. First, to get passed around like a dirty magazine when he stays in the barracks at this retreat for the Men's Choir. Then off to San Francisco to get grinded on by a bunch of ecstasy-munching, methed-out club kids. Sound harsh? Have you BEEN to San Francisco?
I don't say these things because I don't trust my man, I say them because he delights in telling me that's what he's going to do while he's gone. As with my best friend, brother, coworkers, and others, he has discovered that me being upset is an endless source of amusement.
Still, although I'll probably get to see him in between trips, I will miss him dearly while he's gone. Yeah, I'm a sissy-man, so sue me. And I know a guy who might be able to get me some xanax to cope with his absence.

Viaduct
What the hell, I'll throw something in here.
The viaduct seemed like a big issue here in Seattle as of late and I thought, since I plan on making Seattle my adoptive home (maybe I should get my Washington ID already), I should look into it so I know what's going on around me. My first order of buisness was to find out what a viaduct was.
I got the basic info on the debate. The viaduct is not structurally sound. Either tear it down and build a new one, or tear it down and build a tunnel. Either way, traffic in that area, which is bad enough already, is going to be fucked up for a long time, and I'm sure there are several other ways that we would feel the effects of it. To me, it sounded like a lose-lose situation. Apparently, voters felt the same way. Since I'm no ace reporter, I'll let you use the links to fill in the blanks, if you're interested, or if you don't already know.