2004-01-12 - 1:04 p.m. I tucked my shirt in today. It's a shirt that fits, not one of those baggy ones that I often wear. I'm also wearing jeans that fit. I caught a glimpse of myself in a full-length mirror a second ago, while I was walking down the hallway at work. And i thought, "Oh my god, I'm a woman now." Because I really look like one.On to other topics, it was revealed last night that Phil, our older roommate, has a drinking problem. He was sober for 16 years until 3 years ago, and he's been battling it ever since. I've seen him drink, but never was conscious of him drinking a lot, or even getting drunk except for the one or two times when we would all drink and get drunk. But this has been an issue. Valerie recently told their family that he relapsed. But they didn't tell us. Michael had decided to get Phil some good whiskey for Christmas because Phil always talks about this one type that he likes. He couldn't find that one type, so he asked them what type he should look for. So they knew, for weeks, that Michael was going to get him whiskey for Christmas. We exchanged gifts the day before yesterday. Phil drank the whole bottle. Yesterday at dinner, he was drunk and hung over and crying, and told us he had a drinking problem, and then asked Michael to come downstairs and have a drink with him. Michael went downstairs, but skipped the drink part. Valerie told us about Phil's alcoholism secret, and how his last therapist had tried to teach him moderation. Which works before you're an alcoholic, but not after. Phil's in the hospital now for detox. It's possible that they'll be asked to leave the program, because that was a specific question that they were asked and that they lied about before they entered. I don't think it will happen, though. Especially not if he goes back to therapy and AA. The thing is that Phil is a really good guy. He's mild mannered, sweet, bizarre sense of humor, and just really *tries* to be good to people. So we're coming together as a community, being as supportive as we can. Part of me feels like this revelation changes things, but when I think over the past four months, the other part of me couldn't tell you what it changes. So I gues for my part, I'll just try to be supportive, and wait and see.
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