Getting sick and tired of drunk people.. really

[Bojangles69]

I've finally learned how awesome alcohol can be. I used to do all the traditional stuff, fights, sex, etc. But now its simply a social lubricant for me. Make meeting people more interesting, make dancing more fun, just gives me an elated mood. I am NOT dependent on alcohol to have a good time, but there is no harm for me in having a few drinks and having a good time now.

Yep I hear yah completely.

Alcohol can have a verrry prolonged phase of "novelty seeking", where even when you repeat the same things you did last week, or the week before, they still seem new because you were too drunk to remember what happened.

Thats one thing about alcohol that I think keeps people from growing out of it. You can go to the same bar with the same people and do the same thing, but still have it feel like you're doing something new, cause you're most likely gonna get drunk and act like your 40th altered ego.. "ok last week I acted like a Mel Gibson drunk, this week I think I'll act like a David Hassleholf drunk.. next week I'll be a quiet sophisticated drunk". It doesn't happen consciously like that but I think that aspect of alcohol helps keep it like a fresh experience for some. I just really think I'm growing out of it at this point, my friends WILL drink their lives away for the next 20-30 years. Sure they'll hold down jobs and be successful, but they will also have wasted nearly every weekend hungover. It is a serious problem imo, and I just can't turn a blind eye to it anymore, truley urks me. Just don't get caught up in the party life, sometimes you get stuck and leaving it can mean leaving all your friends.

[novastepp]

I just really think I'm growing out of it at this point, my friends WILL drink their lives away for the next 20-30 years. Sure they'll hold down jobs and be successful, but they will also have wasted nearly every weekend hungover. It is a serious problem imo, and I just can't turn a blind eye to it anymore, truley urks me. Just don't get caught up in the party life, sometimes you get stuck and leaving it can mean leaving all your friends.

That is spot on.