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[Rolan7]

I can relate so well to today's Questionable Content, and it's a funny one this time (unlike 2979)
http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=3081

[Helgoland]

Aaaand for the second time today I looked up 'brimping'. Dammit, me!

[i2amroy]

Does anyone else feel like a separate person when drunk?
Elgoonishshive-style, a separate person with a shared set of memories.  But different ethics, and even maybe access to different recent memories.

I've actually written messages to my sober self, most of which I didn't have the courage to read while sober.  I saw them, they were right on the desktop, but I didn't dare read my less-inhibited thoughts.

Maybe because somewhere in my files, I have some audio logs which explain why I hate a certain family member.  But I'd rather bury the past and try to patch things up.

... And case in point, while drunk, I don't know why I would want to do that.

State-dependent memory sorta means that you actually are a different person while you are drunk. Your memories are going to be remembered differently because you learned them in one state or another, and then throw in the fact that several inhibitions/emotional things function somewhat differently while you are drunk, and yeah, you are definitely pushing that "a different person" level.

[Rolan7]

I knew about state-dependent memory, but that's a good point.  It's easy to argue about what it means to be "a different person", but *effectively*, there are significant changes.

Also, kinda drunk.  Not excessively, but I drove 4 hours then stopped at the grocery store...  And the 24-pack was on sale for a dollar cheaper for the 18-pack.  I didn't have a cart because I didn't expect to get much, so I just grabbed that thing and lugged it through the self checkout process, then into the parking lot.  It was 9PM, I doubt anyone really noticed or gave a shit.

It's cheap swill-beer of course, but it's a comfort.  I also had some leftover pumpkin ale too, which actually tasted good.  I like the taste of pumpkin, particularly along with bite from spice or alcohol.  I tried raw canned pumpkin once and it was quite bland (though at that point I honestly though pumpkins were sweet, like sweet potatoes, since I'd only had them in pies and cookies.  And they were orange like cookie dough or sweet potato)

Edit:  Also I had the whim to listen to some music I heard a couple months ago.  I found it via Delcatty, though it's actually not the right battle.
This battle is super slow and terrible, worst matchup, but I downloaded it anyway because the song's catchy and loops a long time.
https://youtu.be/VQX5xXoC1UM?t=37
Trying to train myself up for Pokemon Go eventually.  Ingress but pokemon...  Yes pls.

Edit2: In case there was any doubt, the grocery store was right near my home and I didn't start drinking till I was home and settled.  One of my few hard rules is that I never, ever drive drunk.  Was a bicyclist for too long to ever threaten cyclists like that, and other people.

[Yoink]

That's good to hear! Enjoy your boozings.

I myself am getting drunk right now... I got drunk on Halloween as well, but I don't think I posted about it here. That was a fun time.
This time, rather than socializing or whatever, I am going to be drunkenly playing DF.

I have a bunch o' beers and some Johnny Walker on standby. I haven't eaten much at all today, though, so I am already feeling it after a bottle of wild turkey + cola and half a beer. Whoo, this is gonna be good.


Edit: this is good, I seem to have avoided any hangover. Let's hear it for getting drunk the night before a workday!

[Rolan7]

Hi, I'm drunk as balls.

[Yoink]

Hello Drunk As Balls, I'm Dad!

[Rolan7]

Oh jeez xD
So huh, no hangover or embarrassment last night.  Thanks, moderation!
In fact I think my sleep cycle is more on track, now.  Not sure if I can thank the beer for that, but it's good.
I am about to drink a lot more water though.  Had a whole pitcher's worth last night, need more now.

[Yoink]

Whoah, I think I just discovered the main reason for the quick 'ahh' exhalation people always seem to do after a swig of booze.
If you're drinking some really nasty, it seems to blow the worst of the taste off your tongue. It's certainly helping me polish off this bottle right now.

Does anyone else feel like a separate person when drunk?

Apparently I didn't respond to this before- yes, yes, definitely.
Sober-me sucks at life and is hopelessly awkward, drunk-me comes in and makes friends left and right with his roguish charm, and then hungover-me is left with no idea where these new friends came from nor any idea how to properly interact with them. Ah, the cycle of life liquor.

[Rolan7]

Yeah, totally.  All but the most expensive booze tastes like pain and awful for the first few swigs.  (After that, my tongue is even more numb than it usually is, and I could quaff if I wanted.  I think I have?  Those nights end with void, heehee).

Last week I spent with the father's girlfriend's turkey-cult, long story, and it was pretty cool for the most part.  On-topic, there was a lot of booze.  Except not just "booze", but pricey liquor.  And high-quality hippie food.  These are those people who buy Eggland's Best hand-grain-fed--free-love chicken eggs.

Got back last night and ate leftovers before passing out after a mere 1.5 beers.  Since they woke up at 7AM every day (I get off work at 1AM, and unlike them I had to keep working.  And I sleep very lightly)...  Point is, I was very sleepy.

Today I woke up and got some Wendy's and Coors Light.  At 9AM, which was early even for me, but I needed to recenter myself.  Currently working on a can of "beef stew" which I'm sure contains more preservatives than beef, and more dirt-cheep rice beer.  Happy, and ready to work.  Did my job at noon, drunk, and ready to do it again at midnight.

I guess my point is...  Being with some food-and-booze-elitist hippies for a week, while enjoyable, has pushed me to my comfort foods and comfort beer.

It feels soooo good.  Alone, wrapped in my blanket with the heat off, swigging cheap beer and watching some shows my dad gave me.
It feels great to have some solitude and comforts.
Proud of how long I lasted in normal socialness, really.  Last year I had to flee early.

No seriously it's a 47-year cult about turkey

[MrRoboto75]

I've taken a liking to hard cider.  I've tried several kinds and brands, but my favorite is a local brand of granny smith apple cider.  I find the sour apple and alcohol really complement each other somehow.

I usually don't drink to much at a time, maybe two bottles at a time, which gives me a decent buzz.  I can't afford to get it often, which prevents me from chugging it all, I'd prefer to spread out my luxury.

[Yoink]

I've taken a liking to hard cider.  I've tried several kinds and brands, but my favorite is a local brand of granny smith apple cider.  I find the sour apple and alcohol really complement each other somehow.

I usually don't drink to much at a time, maybe two bottles at a time, which gives me a decent buzz.  I can't afford to get it often, which prevents me from chugging it all, I'd prefer to spread out my luxury.

Haha, I'm so used to buying 1.25l bottles of hard cider that when you said you didn't drink much, "maybe two bottles at a time" I did a double-take.
I don't like super sweet cider, but the hard stuff can be nice.



In happy drunken news: It is almost the weekend! Well, not really- but I should be able to make it through the week.
I have been looking forward to this weekend for quite some time. Looks like my planned binge has been upgraded to a two-day bender, since I'm going to see a friend's band the day before.

[MrRoboto75]

Oh, I mean like standard beer bottles, at like 4-5% alcohol

[Jimmy]

I've been swinging between Yellow Tail Sangria and Brown Brothers Crouchen Riesling. They're both incredibly sweet wines, both incredibly drinkable wines, and both incredibly cheap wines. About 6 standard drinks per bottle, and a terrible habit. Still better value than a 6 pack of beer, especially with the new round of alcohol taxes. If not in Australia, YMMV.

[Sheb]

Tonight, I am participating in both the men's and women's sections of my cercle's boozing contest. I'll tell you how it went.