Hmmm... the 3rd paragraph disappeared from my last post. I'll try to recreate it:

One of the best pieces of advice I received from a supportive friend (also an ex-drinker) when I was quitting is this: Find something in your life that you're passionate about and fill your life with it (for me, it was music!). Leave no room in your daily schedule for the boredom and dissatisfaction that leads to that first drink. Schedule your time and make plans to attend many enjoyable activities that don't involve drinking as part of the social interaction, so you are always in the mindset of being "on your way somewhere." For instance, instead of planning to share that bottle of wine with your lady friend, plan to share a special dinner or a special concert or a special evening of wild passion!

...That's where the activities-in-the-bottle suggestion came in!