I drink alone....

Published on June 2, 2004 By dharmagrl In Misc

..with nobody else. Gotta love George Thorogood, huh?

Yes, I drink alone. No, I'm not an alcoholic. I don't drink every night and I rarely drink to excess, but that's neither here nor there. I drink alone because I find that alcohol removes what I like to call my 'truth filter'. I like to think of myself as a somewhat tactful person, and when I've had a few drinks that vanishes. I'm blunt...painfully so sometimes. So, in order to maintain friendships and relationships, I drink alone. Occasionally I'll make an exception and have a few with really close friends....those who I've already spoken my mind to or who I know won't take offence to my lack of tact, but for the most part I don't get inebriated in public, or even with acquaintances.

The reason I blog about this now is because I'm drinking. Tonight. Right now, actually. I re-read my blogs, and in my alcohol-fuzzy state was really tempted to edit and re-post them, this time with names. I read some other people's stuff and was again tempted to leave comments, this time saying what I felt in a much less...errmm...nice way. Luckily (for me) I'm not drunk. I'm not lit. I'm not even buzzed (almost, but not quite). So, I won't do any of that. I'll keep my 'truth filter' firmly in place and be as tactful as I can be, even if what's being said makes me madder than a wet hen.

I highly reccomend that some of you do the same. Even if you haven't been drinking.

Comments (Page 4)

dharmagrl

on Jun 03, 2004

If you need any Guinea-pigs...I'm over here...(waves)

Well, perhaps if you'd email me you'd be invited to be a test subject.....

I'm kidding. You can be a test subject anyways. All you have to do is the next time you get stressed out and think that you might get a migraine from it, start drinking. Then tell me if you did indeed manage to abort your migraine by consuming copius amounts of alcohol.

I'm looking forward to this experiment. I think we may be onto somehting here!

Corio

on Jun 03, 2004

Ok. But someone's got to monitor this to make sure it's all done according to procedure and whatnot.

So I'll mail you when I feel it coming on, and you'll tell me what to do, ok?

Did send ya mail, though!

dharmagrl

on Jun 03, 2004

I didn't get it yet!

I'll go look. And yes, email me when you feel one coming on and I'll guide you from there. I'lll write some SOP's (Standard Operating Procedure) and we'll take it from there.

Anyone else want to volunteer?

mikimouse

on Jun 03, 2004

Troll me now Dharm. Now...."So, in order to maintain friendships and relationships, I drink alone."....does no one here have the balls to instead of humor Dharm, maybe point out how screwed and wrong that is? Need it be me, mikimouse, who has to take the troll button point reducing hardships all alone...again?!?!?!? Lol. Jokingly, what you're doing is ok if you like the control alcohol has over your personal life. Your PERSONAL life. Not your social life. It already controls you. But to let the alcohol actually dictate, yes dictate, the terms of your relationships and friendships? Think about it. Would you want your kid to EVER have to need alcohol to speak freely? Or to be able to maintain relationships only if they don't drink around people? I just find that not only wrong but also truly strange and odd. What makes alcohol be able to dictate life's terms to you? Is there problems with it in your family history? Have you told your family about this, or do they already know? It's really interesting, but too bad you need booze to make you able to come to the table with the mind you need to be able to say what you really feel. I'm a forward person as you know and my points aptly reflect. Go Flames!

dharmagrl

on Jun 03, 2004

But to let the alcohol actually dictate, yes dictate, the terms of your relationships and friendships?

Who said anything about it dictating anything? See, you're missing the point. I don't drink to excess around people I don't know very well. My friends and relatives know how I am, who I am. Anything I say to them when I'm drunk I would have already said when I'm sober.

Would you want your kid to EVER have to need alcohol to speak freely?

I DON'T need alcohol to speak freely, I do that quite well without it, thanks. I just believe in tact, and I have more control over that when I'm sober.

It's really interesting, but too bad you need booze to make you able to come to the table with the mind you need to be able to say what you really feel.

Miki, I say what I really feel, period. I just know that there is a time and a place for everything. A time to be tactful, and a time to be bluntly truthful. I wrote an article about it actually. Sometimes you need to temper what you really feel, ie the TRUTH with a little sweetener, ie TACT. When I've had a few drinks, I lose my sweetening abilities.

MasonM

on Jun 03, 2004

oh good grief. some people have to take EVERYTHING too seriously. Get a life already, geesh

dharmagrl

on Jun 03, 2004

I think Mason said it best.....

MasonM

on Jun 03, 2004

and I haven't even been drinking.....yet

BlueDev

on Jun 03, 2004

I love it! An psychoanalysis of some unknown person based on a blog in which she claims she chooses to drink alone. Brilliant. Abso-freaking-lutely brilliant.

Suspeckted

on Jun 03, 2004

I was really hoping that would be a George Thorogood Reference. I myself just polished off a Full Sail - Rip Curl.....mmm....mmm....good. Especially on this day which has been warmer than it has been in a long time.

"If you don't start drinkin', I'm gonna leave." - George Thorogood.

dharmagrl

on Jun 03, 2004

I love it! An psychoanalysis of some unknown person based on a blog in which she claims she chooses to drink alone. Brilliant. Abso-freaking-lutely brilliant.

Isn't it, though?

Ted...I'm sorry you got let down by the lack of George Thorogood-ness is this blog.....

...glad you're enjoying your drink tho!

voodoostation

on Jun 03, 2004

The ancient Romans would hold Senate sessions with booze and have them transcripted. At a later date, when all were sober, they would read back the converstaions and make law. How's that for truth filters?

dharmagrl

on Jun 03, 2004

See, that's what I'm talking about! Cool, I learned something today....

Mr_Frog

on Jun 03, 2004

(see Dharma there's hope for Davey and peas after all!)

Aaaarrrgh! Vile wench! How dare you even begin to insinuate that peas will ever be a tasty food? Davey, if you're reading this....she's lying! Keep the faith my son, and preach the gospel of the foulness of peas!

-- B (who hates peas)

dharmagrl

on Jun 03, 2004

Davey, if you're reading this....she's lying! Keep the faith my son, and preach the gospel of the foulness of peas!

He gave you a thumbs up, Froggy and said "Tell Mister Frog he's on the right track. Peas have a mind of their own and they're trying to take over the world"

I have strange kids.

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