Aquadan 2.0

Alright, kiddos, it's time for another round of Aquadan. For those who are new to the blog, last year I banned myself from drinking anything that wasn't water or Crystal Light during the daylight hours. This time the rules have changed to be a bit more practical and goal-oriented:

NO CARBONATED BEVERAGES.

That's it. I can still have coffee, tea, juice, Crystal Light, wine, and of course, water. What I can't drink are soft drinks, Perrier, and (according to this article) beer. The goal here is not to see whether I can sacrifice all but one kind of beverage, as I did last time. Instead, I am trying to improve my health by not drinking the things that - even in diet form - do unsavory things to one's insides. Now that the goal is for health, I am choosing to change the daylight-hours restriction and not drink them at all, day or night. Hopefully this will be the start of a change in habit for me and the end of my soda drinking days.

Since I have my first poker night this evening with some friends from work, Aquadan 2.0 officially starts tomorrow. Can anyone suggest some socially acceptable non-carbonated poker friendly alternative that is less pompous than wine? This may help me get a jump start and actually start Aquadan 2.0 today.

For the record, that is not me in the photo.