I don't think it's needed to have fun, and I tend to drink in moderation-ish (2 PBR tall boys is my usual) at large parties. I usually only drink a lot if it's a huge celebration. I've actually slowed down my drinking a bit lately - I still drink, and probably more than I should...but I did get freaked out when I was at my friend's party, swallowed a piece of glass (the bottle chipped ever so slightly when I was opening it) and ended up in the ER covered in bloody vomit. To be quite honest though, even at that point I'd not really had a ridiculous amount to drink. Probably a six pack. Anyway, that scared me, and I've not really had as much to drink since then.
With that said, I don't need to drink to have fun. I do, however, like to have a few to loosen up when I'm around a lot of people I don't know, because I'm very introverted...not exactly "shy", but I get in my own head a lot...and drinking usually brings me out of my head a little bit. I don't want to be the weird quiet girl sitting in a corner playing with her BlackBerry / staring off into space. I also like having something to do with my hands that doesn't involve holding my cell phone. I get fidgety.
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