Still going

Well I tested myself twice this past week with the whole no drinking thing. At the bar I had an espresso and two cokes, and and a birthday all I had was water. I can do this. I am feeling better as of late, but that could be because I try to keep myself busy and not leave myself much free time. In other news, I don't think I want to do anything for my birthday this year...well not thinking I'm not doing anything for my birthday other than homework. This way I am sure I will not have a drink and keep the promise to myself. I'll see how well this plan works at the Summer Beer fest, so either I'll have a few or you will be getting my extra tickets. (which was almost ruined when I heard there was a Detroit Beer fest)

Reactions I've heard to my decision have been mixed but mostly positive, the best was because I've realized that I've made some bad decisions because of alcohol recently that it's a good thing that I realized what I'm doing and stopping for a while. Others just don't understand and that's ok. That's all.

Another reason to drink

Yes I know this is an old campaign most likely for prohibition, but this plan surely backfired. Seeing these women and that sign, I would have definitely laughed first, then gotten sh*tfaced in front of them, and saying thank God the no lip touching rule is yours. I don't feel like a jack ass by telling you that you all absolutely repulse me, and that the drinking is helping me keep my sanity. Just a quick suggestion for you uhhm "stunning" ladies next time force feed men alcohol, it might make you happier, at least until they sober up and realize what a horrible alcohol induced mistake they just commited.

Alcohol

Well this store is convenient see the display/layout of their items.

And the way this guy put it why he stopped drinking tequila.

Oh and using someones definition I am not going to real school because I'm blogging from class.

And finally a fun little Heineken Commercial:

I think I might be in trouble

"The more alcohol an individual drinks, the smaller his or her total brain volume, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals."

So your brain volume decreases with age, and they are now telling me the more I drink the faster it happens. So when a few months ago I stopped drinking, I was trying to save brain volume, and everyone wanted me to drink more. The only saving grace for me is:

"Most participants reported low alcohol consumption, and men were more likely than women to be moderate or heavy drinkers," the authors write. "There was a significant negative linear relationship between alcohol consumption and total cerebral brain volume."

Although men were more likely to drink alcohol, the association between drinking and brain volume was stronger in women, they note. This could be due to biological factors, including women's smaller size and greater susceptibility to alcohol's effects." (Read more here)

Screw it life is short, I don't drink to get drunk, I drink because I like it, and if in 50 years it makes me an idiot well then in 50 years I'll be the loud obnoxious grandpa no one wants to talk about.