If it were possible, the title of this post would have a half-tone comma between the second and third words, as both readings apply, simultaneously.
Seven months ago I posted my thoughts on drinking, and it is now time for another look. After a particularly miserable afternoon a few weeks ago (where I spent 4 hours at a karaoke place with some Chinese people, not realizing that they planned to only sing songs in Chinese (except for Baby by Bieber, which I sang), and waiting 30+ minutes for a train, and an expensive taxi ride…) I went out to a club/party with some friends, and decided to drink. I wasn’t super-hungover/depressed the next day, which was what I was trying to avoid by not drinking for the past 13 months. So, yeah. Further experimentation has confirmed that I can indeed drink (responsibly) without terrible next-day effects.
But do I even want to start drinking again? I guess it is nice, on occasion, but it is expensive. Perhaps I will just never actually buy a drink. The one night, I only bought my first, but ended up actually drinking more than I probably should (or maybe it was because of lowered tolerance), so this should be easy enough to accomplish. People like buying me drinks, I guess. I always watch them get poured though, because Rohypnol.
I suppose I don’t need to decide one way or the other, between teetotalism and alcoholism. I’ll take it night by night. If I feel like it, I can have a drink or two. If not, I can just keep on keeping on.
