Your drinking lifestyle.

[Paroxysm]

Why drink when you can....BLAZE!

 

[Yurka]

Because it costs more money, and the effect isn't nearly as enjoyable IMO.

 

[steintym]

I tend to drink quite a bit and I like it. Mainly on the weekends, but I will have a couple of beers during the week after work.

When I was young and single it was almost always out at the bars. Now that I'm married with a house, we pretty much stick to hanging out at home or at a friends.

 

[ttotheusher]

You gotta vary the poses! I have several poses and expressions. Spices things up a bit

*p.s. So gonna dig around and post some later now!

I might have to dig a few classics out myself to compare! t:

Yeah I have a few friends who did that too. Lucky bastards. Don't you find it hard without a Union card though? Most 'student nights' wouldn't' let us in without them!

Eh, it's never stopped me before. I don't do it a ridiculous amount of times though, perhaps I've just been lucky so far.

(5 pints of cider, 6 double vodka redbulls and 3 shots of sambuca), which was kind of a usual night out back then...

Pssh...lightweight.

Replace the cider for beer, the VRB for Jagerbombs and the sambuca for tequila/aftershock and maybe the odd dabble into absinthe and you've got my night out.

I'd say the levels go like this:

Tipsy (talking more, giggling)

Tiddly (slightly clumsy and saying some silly things)

Liqoured up (becoming more confident, suggesting doing crazy things)

P****d up (actually doing crazy things, rambling on about complete nonsense)

Hammered (falling over, slurring, being loud, over reacting to everything, getting emotional)

Under the table (incapable of doing anything but vomiting or passing out)

I'd say I get hammered once a month, p****d up once a fortnight, liqoured up at least once every week and somewhere between tiddly and drunk twice a week.

Unfortunately I find it impossible to stay at tipsy, because when i'm tipsy I always want another drink

I have unfortunately been to under the table more times than i'd like

The more and more I read your posts mate, the more I'm seeing a kindred spirit! t:

That list is pretty much spot on. I tend to get pissed up more often than not, but I have been known to get ridiculously emotional during nights out too. Getting teary-eyed whilst ordering your 4 in the morning McDonalds is not recommended.

 

[Marvolo]

Most people only get alcohol poisoning once because they never want to experience it again. All about knowing how much you can tolerate before it becomes a medical emergency.

I got it right after I started drinking. There is about 24 hours I don't remember.

 

[JewishHobbit]

I was raised by an alcoholic and decided I never wanted to touch the stuff. So I've never tasted alcohol and don't really plan to. I've recently grown a little curious to try some wine but I don't think I ever will. I've gone 30 years without ever drinking, why start now?

 

[JewishHobbit]

I'm 22 and I've never really had any desire to drink. I just find it a little interesting because the older I get and the more people I know, it seems like just about everyone drinks. I almost feel like I've become a rare breed.

I'm right there with you

 

[katie_girl09]

Do you go to pubs?

Not a lot. I do most of my drinking in restaurants.

Do you go to clubs?

Again, not a lot. I can think of about a million other things that I'd rather be doing on a Friday/Saturday night.

Do you prefer to drink at home?

Where's the fun in that?!

What's a normal night out like for you?

Dinner and drinks. But not before shopping and/or a movie.

Does weekend mean getting drunk for you? Or do you prefer doing other things?

Other things. I have way more fun when I'm sober.

Do you hate when people post on FB about drinking and posting images of them being drunk with friends.

Absolutely. Yes, we know that you're 19 and over. Get over it.

 

[Colossal Spoons]

I was raised by an alcoholic and decided I never wanted to touch the stuff. So I've never tasted alcohol and don't really plan to. I've recently grown a little curious to try some wine but I don't think I ever will. I've gone 30 years without ever drinking, why start now?

Your parent may have been an alcoholic but that shouldn't deter you from ever trying the stuff. Do you have issues with impulse control or addiction now?

 

[SpideyVille]

I'm right there with you

 

[SWAT]

All I can say is... My face is almost starting to get numb, and I feel warm and fuzzy inside. Lovely.

 

[Spider-Fan83]

I was always more of a very rear occasion social drinker (usually just a drink, never got drunk) up until last year...

I started seeing this girl last year, who was a bit of a bar type, an I got more use to hanging out at bars with her (I would still only have a beer or two throughout the night, never enough to get drunk) or not at all, an would be the driver for the night

it actually wasn't until after thing ended between us, that I started actually drinking to get drunk (a friend from work who knew what I was going throw, convinced me to start going out to the bars, again) their attentions were good, thought that's what I need to get over things, but, it just make things worst, an I may of went abit over board a few times...

the last time I went out I kinda made a *** of my self (kinda of a eye opener) anyway, stop after that, and haven't since (kinda made it my, new year's resolutions, for this year... but, hadn't been drinking for a few month before then, already) so, been nearly a year, now

I am not saying drink is bad, its just not for me, an I was drinking for all the wrong reasons

sorry, for ranting on like that, I don't mean to be a downer
(I guess it just feels good to get all that off my chest, I don't really talk about it, thanks for listening, or atleast reading as the case may be)

 

[SpideyVille]

I was always more of a very rear occasion social drinker (usually just a drink, never got drunk) up until last year...

I started seeing this girl last year, who was a bit of a bar type, an I got more use to hanging out at bars with her (I would still only have a beer or two throughout the night, never enough to get drunk) or not at all, an would be the driver for the night

it actually wasn't until after thing ended between us, that I started actually drinking to get drunk (a friend from work who knew what I was going throw, convinced me to start going out to the bars, again) their attentions were good, thought that's what I need to get over things, but, it just make things worst, an I may of went abit over board a few times...

the last time I went out I kinda made a *** of my self (kinda of a eye opener) anyway, stop after that, and haven't since (kinda made it my, new year's resolutions, for this year... but, hadn't been drinking for a few month before then, already) so, been nearly a year, now

I am not saying drink is bad, its just not for me, an I was drinking for all the wrong reasons

sorry, for ranting on like that, I don't mean to be a downer
(I guess it just feels good to get all that off my chest, I don't really talk about it, thanks for listening, or atleast reading as the case may be)

This was one of the reasons why a friend of mine told me I need to start drinking and why I still don't want to, because basically the idea was that everyone we know nowadays drinks, whether it be occasionally or every week. And I've been told that if I hook up with a girl that likes to drink, then it won't work out because eventually that will become an issue.

It made me consider starting to drink, but I don't want to start drinking for someone just to have it end anyway. But I think part of upset me for a while because I started to feel like if I don't start then I'd be screwing myself up when it comes to trying to find a long lasting relationship. Of course, I could always find a girl that doesn't drink, but like I said earlier, that's very hard to come by these days. In fact, the last girl I liked told me she didn't drink and I liked her even more for that until I found out it was a lie.

 

[Sarcasmo]

My God, people. FIVE Pages and not one Simpsons reference? I hate you all

Anyways, to undo this injustice...
[YT]hUVwR0rw5fk[/YT]

 

[CelticPredator]

I enjoy drinking...as much as any 19-20 year old. Maybe less then...but I like it. It's fun to do every once in a while.

I still have yet to blackout. And believe me...i've tried.

Problem is, when I get to my limit, I just want to sleep. No more anything. Just a bed.

So...yeah. I guess my mind still works at that stage, unlike some friends I have.

 

[Hound55]

I've had my history...

Fortunately, I've found being skint to be a good cure to alcoholism on m part.

As for the stages of drunk that were posted before... I skim over "Pi**ed up" and I don't fall over.

 

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

Why drink when you can....BLAZE!

Why not both?

 

[BAH HUMBBUG!]

 

[Erin]

I'll admit, I enjoyed drinking when I was...15? 16? and I'd visit friends in Europe and sneak into clubs and I felt all cool and stuff. But after three or four years of hovering between "making out with a perfect stranger" and "get a questionable tattoo" the novelty wore off. The summer before my freshman year in college, I drank my way across Europe. By the time school started, I had partied hard in five languages, so there was nothing exciting in the American scene for me anymore.

Now I very rarely drink, and when I do it's a glass of wine or a rum and orange juice at home. The weekends don't mean drinking to me - mostly they exist to get out and see friends who have also had to work all week.

 

[Erin]

Okay, I gotta ask all you happy, well adjusted fairly sober people...

What do you do at the weekend? What do you do for fun?

I'm working at getting my certification to teach rock climbing at indoor facilities, so a lot of my free time is spent training at the gym or rock climbing. Also I love movies and live theatre, so I spend a lot of time and money seeing shows.

I'd say the levels go like this:

Tipsy (talking more, giggling)

Tiddly (slightly clumsy and saying some silly things)

Liqoured up (becoming more confident, suggesting doing crazy things)

P****d up (actually doing crazy things, rambling on about complete nonsense)

Hammered (falling over, slurring, being loud, over reacting to everything, getting emotional)

Under the table (incapable of doing anything but vomiting or passing out)
(

A friend and I came up with this scale when we were younger and wilder:

1. Chat up a friend
2. Chat up a stranger
3. Notice your face tingles.
4. Give up your keys
5. Admit your face tingles
6. Have your keys taken away
7. Make out with a friend
8. Make out with a stranger
9. Get a questionable tattoo
10. **** a friend
11. **** a stranger.
12. **** all, you forgot someone took your keys so you pass out next to your car (pool of your own vomit optional)

The downside with this scale is that it can be difficult to remember the stages while you're drinking.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

I might have to dig a few classics out myself to compare! t:

Okay, I could troll through my thousands of pics for ages and try and find the perfect ones, but here are a few profile pics that make my point:

The Macauly Culkin -

The 'Falling asleep standing up' -

The 'Leader of the Gang' -

I know it's only three examples, but do you see my point... there are plenty of drunk poses u can pull

Pssh...lightweight.

Replace the cider for beer, the VRB for Jagerbombs and the sambuca for tequila/aftershock and maybe the odd dabble into absinthe and you've got my night out.

Haha well in fairness, sometime I replace the cider with beer, the wkd with jagerbombs and the sambuca with tequila... TBH, I have no staple drink... i drink whatever I feel like, or whatever someone else is buying

The more and more I read your posts mate, the more I'm seeing a kindred spirit! t:

That list is pretty much spot on. I tend to get pissed up more often than not, but I have been known to get ridiculously emotional during nights out too. Getting teary-eyed whilst ordering your 4 in the morning McDonalds is not recommended.

Haha, well I come from a town where you can't get a McDonalds or even any kind of take away at 4 in the morning... how sad is that?

But yeah, I used to get ridiculously emotional a lot of the time... but now that i'm a bit older, I tend to get sick before I reach that stage, so I never quite get there.

Although it was my 24th birthday a week ago, and I ended up crying my way home at 4 in the morning will out of my head...

... But that's a complicated story

 

[JewishHobbit]

Your parent may have been an alcoholic but that shouldn't deter you from ever trying the stuff.

I don't see why there's any need for me TO try the stuff. Will I be a better person for having drank a beer? Of course not, it wouldn't matter in the slightest.

Do you have issues with impulse control or addiction now?

Some but not enough to worry about becoming a drunk or anything. It's not that I'm afraid I'll end up like him as much as I've just grown an intolerante hatred of seeing people drink (even without being drunk) because of it. To actualy drink myself would be like stabbing myself in the eye with a razer blade. I won't go out with people who plan on drinking (even if just casually) and I won't go to anywhere that serves alcohol save places like Applebees.

I know it's irrational but I'd never push my views on other people (as I honestly don't think drinking is wrong... though I think drunkedness is wrong and rediculous). I don't mind if people I know want to go out and have a drink - it's their right and I hope they have a blast - just don't get mad at me for heading home instead.

I don't want to drink, my wife doesn't want to drink (and also has never had a drop) and the majority of our friends don't drink so it really isn't a problem. It's mostly work people who invite me to go out with them that get insulted when I politely refuse. Either I go and be miserable, I go and ask them not to drink, or I excuse myself and let them have a nice time. I think I'm being polite when I say no.

 

[SpideyVille]

I don't see why there's any need for me TO try the stuff. Will I be a better person for having drank a beer? Of course not, it wouldn't matter in the slightest.

That's something that I can never understand, and really irks me when people do it to me. When people always say you "have" to or you "need" to do or try something simply because its not common to not do it.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

I know it can come across that way when people say it.

But really, it's be like someone saying they've never listened to a peice of music. They've never watched a movie. They've never played a sport. They've never had sex.

People will encourage you to do those things, and anything else they think is fun... because they think it's FUN. Because they want you to join in the fun of it.

You don't HAVE to watch a film at all, through your entire life, in order to enjoy life. But you would probably enjoy watching it.

 

[CelticPredator]

^ This.

Now, mind you, the same could be said for cocaine, acid, heroin, meth...ect...but those things CAN hurt you (not sure aboot the acid thing...I know a kid who went insane because of it and other drugs... but I figure i'll put it out there just because), and booze can't...unless you're an idiot who doesn't know when to say "enough".

Or you get angry, or whatever when you drink. Worst case, dont drink again.