Rant: Getting Old

[haltz]

I just had a debate with myself over whether I should go out tonight. I drank last night, and despite what I thought at the time, I must've been pretty drunk, because my head hurt until 2pm today. I started thinking that maybe I should just watch a movie or something tonight and wait until tomorrow, because I can't go out three nights in a row. So I was mulling it over, seeing what's going on tonight versus tomorrow etc.

And then it hit me that this is a ridiculous thought process, and I have no idea when I started thinking this way. Never would've crossed my mind at some point not too long ago. Very depressing and hopefully it's a fluke. Makes me want to get a drink or seven.

[Hungary Jack]

Look at this way: you'll either save money by going out less, or you spend the same amount, go out less, and enjoy much better booze when you do go out.

[haltz]

I'd comment but then I'd sound like every J-ass I ever heard
commenting way back 30-40 years ago. I laughed then and
you'll laugh now, so EFF it. Come to grips on yer own terms.

Instead, I'm going to pour a stoli and coke and watch MST3K.

Ha. In hindsight I'm not happy with the title, and I don't think it's really what this is about. Being 25 instead of 22 or whatever shouldn't have much to do with it. Probably more that I haven't been drinking very much lately for some reason, so stringing together multiple days isn't very appealing.

Still, it's depressing. I wanted to grab a shower and head out when I got home this evening, but then I canceled my plans and watched three episodes of Boston Legal. Embarrassing.

Hopefully this is just a fluke, but feeling as bad as I did today with how relatively little I drank last night pissed me off. I felt like I got hit by a truck when I woke up at 8am, and I only drank watery bud light.

[Hudler]

I'm turning 40 this year and can only handle one or two nights of drinking heavy anymore,it hurts worse the next day too.

[InvincibleCakeEater]

I'd comment but then I'd sound like every J-ass I ever heard
commenting way back 30-40 years ago. I laughed then and
you'll laugh now, so EFF it. Come to grips on yer own terms.

Instead, I'm going to pour a stoli and coke and watch MST3K.

Ha. In hindsight I'm not happy with the title, and I don't think it's really what this is about. Being 25 instead of 22 or whatever shouldn't have much to do with it. Probably more that I haven't been drinking very much lately for some reason, so stringing together multiple days isn't very appealing.

Still, it's depressing. I wanted to grab a shower and head out when I got home this evening, but then I canceled my plans and watched three episodes of Boston Legal. Embarrassing.

Hopefully this is just a fluke, but feeling as bad as I did today with how relatively little I drank last night pissed me off. I felt like I got hit by a truck when I woke up at 8am, and I only drank watery bud light.

I'm in the same boat. I turn 26 in a week. Some friends came in to town and wanted me to meet up with them and on the way there I stopped by Walmart. Ended up getting laundry detergent, spark plugs, a fuel filter, a six pack and went back home. My thought process was that I had a lot to do tomorrow and didn't want to be hung over. A couple of years back I would have just kept drinking until daylight, had everything done by noon, would pass out and then wake up at 8-9 shower and go back out. I really piss myself off.

[GatewaySnayke]

It's a chore for me to go to the bar two nights in a row and that's without drinking. Wintertime blues.

[G. Keenan]

I feel this rant. I went out tonight, had a drink and a half (spilled on myself trying to balance a glass of wine with a tiny plastic plate while standing at a museum) and was just like, screw this, I'm going home. Then I got home and was bored as hell so I put my shoes back on and started to head out the door but thought better of it and just stayed in and watched Hamlet 2 OnDemand.

That said, after 7 days without a drop of alcohol I felt damn near brilliant today on the way to that function. Then I got there and had half a drink and just felt weird. I'm worried that the severe hurting I put on my body last Friday might have done something to my ability to process alcohol.

I think it might just be the winter blues though. My baseline mood these days is kinda bummed. When I drink it spikes for a few hours, then inevitably comes crashing down and I feel like [expletive] either when I get home or the next day.

[cardsfansince82]

Being 25 instead of 22 or whatever shouldn't have much to do with it.

It does, though. When I was 18 till about 23 or so I could drink hard 3 or 4 nights in a row and be a champ about it. Now I can still drink most people under the table but I'm out of commission for the next two days.

I wanted to grab a shower and head out when I got home this evening, but then I canceled my plans and watched three episodes of Boston Legal.

Okay that's [expletive] lame.

[Michael]

It gets worse once you get married. Meeting and talking to women is a huge motivator.

[Popeye_Card]

Part of growing old is being mature enough to realize that no one really gives a ship about how much and how often you drink.

Do what you dig. Whatever that may be.