Day Seventy Seven: DRINKING

I'd like to take a moment to philosophise about drinking, and why it's fucking awesome. Drinking offers clarity of purpose. Maybe not clarity of mind, and certainly not clarity of body movement, but I can certainly attest that I've always done my clearest and most direct thinking when I'm completely fucking battered.

When you're sober (or at least when I'm sober. That's right, I'm assuming that every else's mental experiences are identical to mine. Because that makes total sense. Anyway, back to a sentence that won't make sense anymore) then you have to deal with all of those moments of self-consciousness, all those little instances of wondering what you're doing, what's going on, and what you've done. But hell, when you've got a good drunk on, all of that goes away, and gets replaced by one firm, rock solid belief; You are totally awesome, and you are fantastic.

If you're doing your drinking correctly, you'll always feel great. In the company of good people, and with a good supply of booze, you'll never feel bad. Drinking helps people connect better, making all the worries and fears disappear from conversation and removing self-doubt and fear from the equation. Drinking is wonderful.

Naturally, there are downsides. You don't have good people around you when you're seriously drunk, and there's a tendency to get deeply introspective. This is a terrible thing to happen, because it actually reduces the amount of time you want to spend with other people. You start to not only suspect, but know that everyone who attempts to talk to you is a bastard and you hate them. It's a terrible vicious cycle to get into, which is the main reason why you should nnever leave drunk people by themselves. They'll likely be seeking out some terrible vengence on humanity in general.

But man, if all the factors flow together in a nice enough way (and, in my experience, if you drink enough, things generally tend to do that regardless) then getting completely fucking steamrollered is one of the greatest things in life. Oh God yes.

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