Tundras live: A Bunch of Idiots And A Bunch of BS- Resume discussion group

ThIs Grouplove? This is a great song. They haven't gotten close enough for us to see them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w5-QUoq9wk

 

Ugh.... I was dumb. Instead of getting an extra hour of sleep I played an extra hour of Diablo with a buddy. Slept pretty solid, but my head is killing me.

 

Well, stop doing that.

 

Easier said than done.

 

Doh!

I slept ok, but drank more yesterday than I have lately. Somebody broke out some homemade apple whiskey at the cider press party.

 

My condolences to your liver.

 

I'll be taking a break after Hawaii, for sure

 

I don't know anyone that has lightened up or given up on booze that has regretted it. Some people are fine with it, some can maintain control, and then there are some that can't touch it or their life just goes to shit.

A buddy's brother comes to mind. Decent dude so long as he's not on the sauce, but one beer always turns into 3, and 3 beers always turns into hard liquor, and hard liquor makes him aggressive, violent, and stupider than he already is. It's ruined his life more than once. He's currently on another rebound. Told my buddy a paraphrased quote I heard that he relayed to his brother. "You may not get into trouble every time you drink, but if you look back I bet you'll see that just about every time you did get into trouble you were drinking." He said it helped, and I hope so.

 

That's awesome. I have cut my drinking way back and it feels great. I didn't even get drunk last night, and still I'm ready for a break

 

Y'all were busy last night. I had dinner and a short bar crawl with some friends. There's a restaurant called Mexican Sugar near us, and they have good food and a good atmosphere. A little joint called Ebb & Flow after. The three other guys are the guys I work with daily and go camping with once a quarter - we're all going to stay friends past our work histories - and we've only recently started getting the wives together too. They're all getting along, even though they have significantly different world views. We're all older, so maybe that's just the grace that comes with age. Good times, though.

He's an excellent blues guitarist, except that in my opinion he doesn't play with any soul or emotion. It's like he's just playing and singing the notes without really meaning it. I love the blues, but I can't listen to him long.

A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy fan.

 

Just watch out for upside down pineapples.

 

Ha! yeah, we're all a firm no.

 

I've been dry since about mid April too but that's because it's hard to get up in the night to take care of babies after you've had a beer or two (at least it is for me). It's not like I was drinking a ton but a beer on a Saturday night while playing video games with my brothers tastes damn good.

 

My drinking these days is 1-2 drinks before dinner and then water. Maybe 2-4 times per week. Just don’t like going to bed buzzed/drunk anymore.

On the rare occasion where I have more, I try to get a water in after every 1-2 drinks.

What I need to do is get down to 1-2 drinks per week so I can get my weight under control. Someday…

 

All good buddy… you have our support too!

 

Agreed! You’ve got our support and right there with you. I only drink once maybe twice a year when I travel for work and go to dinner with customers and even then it’s only a drink or two. Multiple different reasons as to why I don’t but is an unpopular opinion from a lot of the crowd I hung out with and are still friends with from college especially (lived in a frat house for 3 years with the nick name of tank).

 

Glad to see that you pulled out of that habit, definitely worth it. The biggest thing I've realized lately is that you don't have to be a classic alcoholic to know you should quit, it doesn't have to get there.

I think that's where I'm at with drinking, just tired of it. I've been working out a lot more this year and drinking is counter productive to a healthy lifestyle.
My dad quit drinking when he was my age (liver issues), after Hawaii I'm done for a while, maybe longer. Not planning on getting drunk but definitely going to enjoy a few umbrella cocktails.

 

Athletic Brewing makes the best NA beers that I've found, definitely going to be keeping a pack of those in the fridge when I feel like a beer

 

By way of encouragement...

I had been on a tear, losing probably more than 15 lbs. doing nothing but walking around a park for a few months. Hit the gym a few times too, and notice my physique bouncing back a little from 10 or so years of sedentary behavior. Over the past couple of weeks I've gone camping with friends and to Miami with my wife, and drank the whole time. Drank again last night out with those same friends. I'm gaining those pounds back, and don't feel like walking until my head clears. It's not a great path. We're sliding into holiday season, which will make it hard to slow down, and hard to get into the gym and out at the park walking. And nothing about being in good health and shape is as easy as it was in my 30's or 40's...

Good on you for jumping out of a little madness.

 

You should try Hawaii sober. How much more could you do and enjoy?

Purely teasing. I hope you guys have a ball while you're there.

All of that is awesome. Of course you have our support in any endeavor that is to your benefit! This community is definitely supportive of good choices, so you seeing a problem in your habit and wanting to correct it is awesome!


Oh yeah, and fuck you for having abs.

 

You're not wrong, lol.
We're staying on the North Shore, so we'll be driving a lot to go do stuff. That'll help me not drink as much.

 

Fuck that