NON drinking thread

[Gordyman]

anybody notice the "last edited, and reason:" line on posts that have been edited?

I type random things in the "reason for edit" field, and wait for somebody to notice. It's a cry for help. Very cliché, I know.

I'll try to do better.

And I have definite opinions on the definition of bender, but I don't find it a topic of sufficient interest to embroil myself in the current battle.

[Name Redacted]

I doubt that it is the drinking that is affecting you health. I would blame your parents and the fact that you are a pussy. Wanna race?

[PNWbrit]

Anybody else go on or know somebody who went on a bender after seeing the movie "Leaving Las Vegas"?

No. But I wanted to do Elisabeth Shue.

[Gordyman]

I got shitfaced 10 nights in a row after watching the movie "Leaving Las Vegas". I was 25 or so? I saw it in the theater alls by meself like a big boy!

I was renting a spare bedroom of a house in Ballard owned by a loud lady. My room was next to the living room where the loud lady would watch very loud tv until late at night. I was authorized to use the kitchen but I didn't, instead preferring to drink Guinness at a Conor Byrne.

I worked at a marine shop by the lochs, was too hungover most days for breakfast, ate a baloney sando for lunch, and felt like a million bucks by quitting time. I'd get plastered and ride my motorcycle either home or to Beth's Cafe (best fucking greasy spoon ever), for a wee hours eggs and bacon. Sometimes I'd do Denny's when I was too crocked to handle the crazyass alley parking behind Beth's. Knocked off both mirrors one night.

EDIT: I weighed a buck 45, I could run for miles (did it once, got bored, ran home), had the 6pack abs, and was basically a miserable confused fuck.

[Hugh Conway]

Sweet jesus Gordyman you are a complete douchebag.

I feel like downing a fifth and smashing the empty bottle over my head to make the pain of reading your posts go away

[BeanDip4All]

I've gone from getting really shitfaced once in a while to a more frequent one cold beer with dinner or glass of wine, and never getting shitfaced. I don't think it's a net loss or gain as far as quantity consumed, although this is probably easier on my liver?

the only time i really LOVE a cold ass beer is after I get off a 36 or 48 hr shift. it's hot shower, then cold beer time... no matter what time of day!

[Gordyman]

I doubt that it is the drinking that is affecting you health. I would blame your parents and the fact that you are a pussy. Wanna race?

Dude, you really know how to cut a guy down. When it comes to drinking I am a 90 lb weakling. For roughly 20 years I did not let my complete lack of natural talent stop me from trying to drink with the best of them. Finally I got tired of being worst player on the team, so I quit.

Not only that but, unless you are 30+ lbs overweight like me I wouldn't stand a chance in a foot race, or really any other kind of race, except maybe an eating race. I'm a good eater.

And since you called me out, how old are you?

[mc_roon]

the only time i really LOVE a cold ass beer is after I get off a 36 or 48 hr shift. it's hot shower, then cold beer time... no matter what time of day!

then? you obviously have not discovered the magic of drinking a beer IN the shower.

[advres]

then? you obviously have not discovered the magic of drinking a beer IN the shower.

FTMFW!!!

[abraham]

Ice cold beer, hot shower are the best. I may put a cooler by my shower for multi-drink showers.

[Housed]

then? you obviously have not discovered the magic of drinking a beer IN the shower.

+1 on the showerbeer. I have introduced that to all my roommates over the years, spreading the good word.

[The Duke of Hurl]

Nothing like a long run for working out life's stressors. Never really acheived Tourette's status but I definitely can understand the idea. Amazing how clarity magically appears after 3 or 4 miles, and after 6 or 7 you're goddam King Solomon. Cycling works too, and easier on the joints, but nothing matches the time to burn ratio both physically and mentally from running.

[Danno]

seems to me that this is not the "non drinking thread"

[The Duke of Hurl]

seems to me that this is not the "non drinking thread"

I'm sorry, but this is not the thread you were looking for. To find the "Non-drinking thread" you will need to subscribe to a different forum.

[HuckBunny]

"It is all good and nifty except that my stress level is high and the last two times I did the blood pressure test on that machine in the drug store the results were alarming."

Hi Gordyman, congratulations on dialing back on the substances. Unfortunately, I have two ex-beaux that were alcoholics. Awesome men when they were sober, but icky when wasted. I can party with the best of them, but I never slept on the street in San Francisco or said rude shit to my friends like they did when drunk. It sounds like you had physical repercussions from alcohol instead of issues like they did.

With regards to the blood pressure and stress, one of the best results I have seen to reduce stress is meditation. I know that might sound hippie-ish and all, but it really helps a busy-minded person like myself to calm my mind and get back into my body. One of the easiest types of meditation is to sit in a quiet place and focus on your breathing or heart rate for 10-15 minutes. If you mind wanders, which it will, just gently bring the focus back to your body. It will be hard to do at first, but you will get the hang of it. Do it as much as you can... I'm telling you, it does wonders... I promise... Love to you and best wishes.

-Nichole

[iceman]

One of my brothers meditates. It took a high-stress, over-acheiving wild man and turned him into a dork.

We've been trying to figure out how to get him back for a while now.

[TahoeJ]

I think I've figured this all out: drink while meditating.

[Downbound Train]

Why are you so stressed out? What is the cause?