One More For The Road
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There are just some days when a beer would go down so nicely.
I've been trying to stop drinking. I have never been the kind of person to keep alcohol at home and since I am only able to get out once a week at the most often, I don't actually do a lot of regular drinking. I'm also usually the kind of person who likes to be in control, so even if I do go out, I'm always sober enough to know exactly what I have done, how many drinks I have had, and who I have been hanging out with. Add that to a general lack of funds, the drinking that I do manage to do, can't barely be equalled to having a habit.
I don't have a drinking problem, is what I am trying to say...
The thing is, there is nothing more pleasurable for under 6 dollars than a tall, cool glass of beer. (Smokes cost more ;)) I enjoy sitting out on the patio on a hot sunny day, chilling with a book and a beer. Unfortunately, I'd rather do that, than strap on a pair of rollerblades or get out the B-ball to shoot some hoops. I'd even prefer it to clicking on a movie or turning on the computer.
I can't seem to bring myself to order a fake beer. You know, the kind with .05% alcohol. There's something just not right about that. It's like ordering a diet Coke after you've ordered a Quarter Pounder with supersize fries. What's the point? For awhile there, I was (and I guess, I still am) hooked on coffee, but lately the caffeine is getting to me. I can't sleep if I've had more than 3 coffees during the day. I'm not big on other forms of alcohol either. One tequila shot last weekend really screwed up my mental equilibrium. I swear, it was that, and not my usual number of pints consumed. Since I don't care too much for drugs (I get all para), and I'm abstaining from sex for awhile, what else is there left to do?
I suppose I could join the ranks of many other crafty mothers and start scrapbooking but... I don't think I'd enjoy it as much as walking down to the pub and finishing off William Gibson's Pattern Recognition with my usual Wellington's SPA. But, maybe, I'll just order a half-pint.
I've been trying to stop drinking. I have never been the kind of person to keep alcohol at home and since I am only able to get out once a week at the most often, I don't actually do a lot of regular drinking. I'm also usually the kind of person who likes to be in control, so even if I do go out, I'm always sober enough to know exactly what I have done, how many drinks I have had, and who I have been hanging out with. Add that to a general lack of funds, the drinking that I do manage to do, can't barely be equalled to having a habit.
I don't have a drinking problem, is what I am trying to say...
The thing is, there is nothing more pleasurable for under 6 dollars than a tall, cool glass of beer. (Smokes cost more ;)) I enjoy sitting out on the patio on a hot sunny day, chilling with a book and a beer. Unfortunately, I'd rather do that, than strap on a pair of rollerblades or get out the B-ball to shoot some hoops. I'd even prefer it to clicking on a movie or turning on the computer.
I can't seem to bring myself to order a fake beer. You know, the kind with .05% alcohol. There's something just not right about that. It's like ordering a diet Coke after you've ordered a Quarter Pounder with supersize fries. What's the point? For awhile there, I was (and I guess, I still am) hooked on coffee, but lately the caffeine is getting to me. I can't sleep if I've had more than 3 coffees during the day. I'm not big on other forms of alcohol either. One tequila shot last weekend really screwed up my mental equilibrium. I swear, it was that, and not my usual number of pints consumed. Since I don't care too much for drugs (I get all para), and I'm abstaining from sex for awhile, what else is there left to do?
I suppose I could join the ranks of many other crafty mothers and start scrapbooking but... I don't think I'd enjoy it as much as walking down to the pub and finishing off William Gibson's Pattern Recognition with my usual Wellington's SPA. But, maybe, I'll just order a half-pint.
