I have something I have been lamenting often to friends as of late.
It's always someone's damn birthday.
Someone is always in town I haven't seen forever.
It's a blessing and a curse knowing so many people.
Alcohol is one of those things that a lot of human beings love. It lowers inhibition and simply allows people to let it all hang loose. However, for some people, logic is not employed much when it comes to alcohol.
Here are some tips from a guy who has had quite a bit to drink in his life.
Tip 1:
There are 365 days a year. You probably have 700 friends on Facebook. That's very close to 2 birthdays every day on average. This is not including those you know who are not on Facebook.
It's important to prioritize which birthdays you must attend and which ones you shouldn't. Yea, someone is in town this weekend. It's probably NOT their birthday. Do you have to drink? Can you afford to drink? Can't you just pop in, say hi, and maybe be the responsible guy every once in a while that gets his friends home safe?
Something to think about.
You don't always have to be so damn hedonistic all the time.
Tip 2:
Consider the finances.
Unless you are a rich person, and money is of no consequence, you might take a closer look at your spending. What is your alcohol buying you? Piece of mind? A piece of ass?
For me......I've had a lot of good memories with my friends and with the women I have courted. However, when you invest in alcohol, on the percentage, it very rarely pays you back.
How much are you spending a year?
How much value are you getting back for the money spent?
I'm not here to judge. I'm just asking a logical question.
Tip 3:
Stay logical.
One of the toughest things when my friends and I go out is figuring out what we have come to call "the logistics". Who is going to drive? Where are we staying? Who will be taking whom back the next day to get their vehicle? Who is paying for the cab and how are we splitting it?
Driving home drunk is rarely worth it. Of course, I think Drunk Driving Laws are a farce, and I think the state capitalizes on a victimless crime when they arrest drunk drivers.
However, the safe thing is to take a cab, or have a group of friends that simply want to stay in a confined place and drink inside.
Here are the questions I ask when drinking:
- How much money do I have to spend?
- Where am I staying?
- How am I getting home?
Allocating and figuring out these decisions beforehand can save disaster. For example, if you go out without thinking, then spend too much money at the bar, and don't have money for a cab, you could easily justify driving home.
Plan ahead.
Tip 4:
If you wouldn't marry her/him.............why would you have sex with her/him?
I've violated this tenant but I want you to think about it and keep it in your head. If the person you are sleeping with is not attractive, or you wouldn't display that person to friends, is it really worth risking a disease, bad associations, or even having an ugly kid with someone you don't care about?
For a single person who wants to put a "notch in the headboard" I can certainly understand your strategy.
However, busted condoms happen, and often times when you are drunk, sometimes you simply forego the condom or proper protection.
It's not a great formula.
Only sleep with people you could see yourself being with. Otherwise, you will have a problem that is not always easily correctable.
Tip 5:
Water and Aspirin.
One thing that I have always hated about drinking is wasting the next day. Before you pass out, and drool saliva all over your pillow or significant other while you are snoring in ignorant bliss, be sure to down a big glass of water and take a Tylenol or Aspirin before you go to bed.
You will be happy you did the next day.
I hope some of these tips are helpful and you will keep them in your head next time you drink.
Afterall, I might be saving you from disaster!
How much is that worth you ask?
I think it's worth one of your dollars.
Don't you? :) :)
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