I can't believe that I'm about to earn my MBA. I had fucked up my life pretty bad. I flunked out of college and became a raging drug addict / alcoholic. I lost so many jobs, apartments, friends, my self respect and I lived really hard for a couple of decades. My life was filled with alcohol, drugs and during that time I also did stand up for 15 years, starting in Austin, and then working at the Comedy Store in La Jolla for 3 years.
I went back to school at the age of 41, attending Houston Community College, and I earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of Houston in 2015 at the age of 45. I was still drinking every day, throwing up in the bathroom, and sometimes doing blow before an exam. I wasn't able to walk away from booze and coke until I started my MBA program. Yeah, I partied a long time, thought that my brain was fried, but then I just started with one Spanish class. Just one class. I made an A and then that started to help me build self-confidence.
I thought that my earlier drug use dictated my future, but no... fuck that. You can change the direction of your life. It may take a long time, but it can be done. I used to smoke crack playa.
20 months since last drink and last bump. Approx 1 year without Xanax, sodas, or energy drinks. 10 years in September with no tobacco.