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PMP-certified IT project, portfolio, and operations leadership professional migrating to infosec GRC. Also newb photographer, keyboard nerd, BBQ/smoker apprentice. Current #t1d tech stack: #dexcom g7 #cgm | #omnipod5 | glooko Outlook: #blue | #agnostic | #prochoice | #prodemocracy Personal Interests: #photography | #BBQ | #smokingmeat | #scifi
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Drinking is bad, mmkay (photo included)
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This is what can happen when somebody drinks too much at a nightclub, insults a man's girlfriend with some very colorful words and descriptive phrases, and gets the shit beat out of him when his wingmen disappear.
Not pictured: arm cast stabling both forearm bones pre-surgical repair as a result of angry boyfriend putting his pointed cowboy boot through left arm while in a fetal position after initial assault.
This was the formative life event for me. It steered me away from #alcohol which was a blessing given the #alcoholism present in both sides of my parental lineage. It cost me some friends, and a year of doctor visits including reasonably complicated arm #surgery. Twice.
While viewing this photo certainly evokes memories of the physical pain and sense of abandonment associated with that night and the aftermath, I am also #grateful that I was able to use those memories to change my friendship circle, refocus on finishing college, and avoid the inevitable (for me) pitfalls of alcohol.
I now look at this photo now and smile as this straightened me out in a way nothing else could. And no DUI or manslaughter charge (which would have happened had I found the assailant).
(and yes, I still regret the mustache and haircut)
#photo #fight #barfight #gratitude
