What does alcohol mean for you?

[paddy448]

Lol, I never thought of it that way mate. It all makes sense now. Maybe I'm not weird after all, it's just genetic. That actually does make me feel better about myself. At least I can explain it now. I no we all as people have our moments sometimes when where drunk, I suppose u just got to roll with. At least I am a happy drunk, I would hate being a violent one, I'd have to quit the beer if I was.

[CFH]

This is an interesting question...

I really don't drink that much at all, maybe bi-weekly at this point, and it's pretty rare that I get sloppy drunk these days. I'm about to go buy some beer or whiskey tonight because the Canucks are playing, but otherwise I wouldn't be imbibing.

Nonetheless, I do drink too much (though rarely alone, it's usually me and my girlfriend) and I think it's a combination of a couple of things: boredom and dissatisfaction with my current life/career (though that is going to change for the better very soon). I look forward to Friday's when I can have a few drinks, relax (something that I often have difficulty doing), and just have a bit of irresponsible fun.

I used a lot of brackets there...

[greynotsoold]

I used to drink a ton, though neither of my parents drank at all, at least when I knew them. Suspect my dad may have been a bit of a drinker in his younger days as, after he passed, I found some pictures of his friends and he looking pretty bleary. (This would've been pre-WW2) I could never understand why he'd come home after work instead of going to a bar and carrying on.
Alcohol has always been a romantic thing for me- in the sense that all my heroes drank excessively (Jack London, for example)- and a big disappointment. Never had many adventures to write books about. Busted knuckles, horrible hangovers, lots of wasted time.
Not much else.
Sometimes I still sit around and drink when I get bored, though I hate getting drunk because feeling like shit is no longer a badge of honor at my age. I drink to be social among my current friends, though I always feel uncomfortable anyway. I think that is because, when it comes to trading stories, as guys will when they drink, mine seem so unbelievable. Because now I have white hair, am very soft spoken and hobble when I walk, I guess.
Can't just have one beer, even now, so I don't drink, just hang around and bust out push-ups or crunches when I get bored. Had a few today, though, and, instead of following up with a few more, I'm spilling my guts on all of you.