I don't go to clubs but I went to social events involving my previous job that were amazing. Watching VPs and upper management types drink, say stupid things, do stupid things steeled me against drinking even more than I already was. There is a reason for many inhibitions, it's called a conscience. If nobody in the world consumed alcoholic beverages, the world would be a better place.
Clubs aren't for everybody. I used to enjoy them but now I'd much rather just go to a bar and catch a game or better yet catch a game and a drink. Drinking is fun but you need to know your limit and its simply not smart to drink everyday. I have friends that cannot do that and it get annoying. I didn't really drink to much until I hit 21. I'd say I spend more money on alcohol than I do on food per week. I do it b/c simply because its fun. But after graduation and I get a real job I bet won't drink but once a week if that. It's just something that is fun. I rarely get hungover b/c I rarely get insanely drunk. I agree it's not fun to feel like crap the next day. But atleast you know your limit now. If you give drinking another try I'd say get some of your best friends and a cheap bottle and stay at home. If your still not having fun than its defintely not something for ya....
Drinking is fun. Drinking with a girl who can handle her booze is even more fun. However, those girls are very hard to find.
I drink because I tend to be kind of shy around a large group of people. It makes me forget about my problems for a few hours. I know the problems will still be there in the morning, but sometimes a few drinks will help put things in perspective. I also like to have a few drinks when I play. Not enough to affect my playing, just 1 or 2 to loosen me up and help me relax. The SECOND I screw up because of having a drink, I stop for the night. I don't drink to "get drunk" anymore. Well, rarely. I like to get a nice buzz going and that's when I usually slow way down or stop alltogether. Just enough to loosen me up and help me relax. You have to know when to say when. Now, going to a club? I would rather burn my own eyeball with a hot soldering iron than go to a club. At least the kind of club you went to.
i drink beer b/c i like it. and i mostly only drink on the weekends. there is nothing, i mean nothing, more refreshing than having your first Shiner of the week on a Friday at 7 pm. the last time i got plastered was during our house warming party last April 05. i don't frown on people getting drunk. the only problem that i have is when you have to babysit them. know your limits and you should be fine.
I don't drink. I don't really see the appeal either, at least with trying to get drunk. Both my current roommate and my former roommate have shown me why I wouldn't want to do that. I guess it is a little better if you can control your drinking, although I still don't see a reason to drink, at least for me personally.
You wouldn't catch me dead in a dance club to begin with, but that's just me. I tend to believe there are three kinds of people: Dance Club People Live Music Venue People Bar People The three don't tend to mix and are often out of place outside their element. I'm a live music person being a musician and I don't drink, so I stay places where I have built in entertainment and don't have to create it artificially. I understand that people drink to make themselves less inhibited. Fortunately, I've never had to do that. I can talk with anyone, anywhere, anytime with few problems. But, I know others can't really do that I and I get it. I just saw my father drink to excess and cause himself and our family far too many problems to indulge myself. And he was never a bad guy. He was always one of the best people I knew and still is to this day - now, thankfully, sober as well. But, alcohol was his crutch and his health and well being suffered for it. I'll pass.
My father brews the best beer you will ever taste. And I'm not just saying that. It really is. His home-brew kegerator system rocks. I have only seen him drunk once in my life and that was on his 60th birthday. The naysayers are pretty ignorant based their on personal experiences of morons.
A lot of people find self destructive behavior exciting. It's a defiance of the rigidly structured judeochristian moral system that defines American society. If you fit in to the system and are excepted by your peers that's a great way to live. If you don't fit in you are either consumed with self loathing or you loathe the system and define your own way to live. It is possible to replace the passive positive feedback of acceptance with more active feedback of adrenline, i.e: Driving a socially responsible Prius or Roaring down the steet in a muscle car Sharing a relationship base on mutual respect or having a lot of hot sex Wearing a helmet when you ride bike trails or bungee jumping But as I have said on this forum before, emotional life is like a Sine wave curve; the higher your positive peaks (excitement) the greater your chances for lower negative dips. Living the 'normal' life is less exciting but lessens your chances for those crushing bad times; like waking up hungover in a pool of your own puke. But that sweaty grinding on the dance floor was fun wasn't it? You have to decide how much excitment you want to get out of life and what your risk tolerance is. It takes some experimenting to know what you don't want.
I rarely touch the demon liquor. Off topic, but somewhat amusing. http://www.goldenbaseball.com/subcontent.aspx?SecID=376
