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Going solo

agvvv

18:12 / 17.02.04

So, im sitting here getting drunk..alone. Now im sure this should tell me a thing or two about myself, the problem is, it doesnt(except for a sneaking suspicion that I am, indeed, a handsom fuck)..sooooo, fire away with your best theories regarding the profound(and disturbing!)implications caused by my solo-beer-consumption..

Tryphena Absent

18:17 / 17.02.04

Couldn't you find anyone else to get drunk with or was this by choice and how drunk are you getting?

As someone who has somehow turned in to a girl an inch away from teetotalism I frown upon you in the most judgementalist way possibly.

Char Aina

18:27 / 17.02.04

yeah, depends.
(not the underwear)

if you get shitfaced alone and spend hours staring at the internet, it might be bad. if you got stoned and did the same, people might not bat that big an eyelid. who really knows?
but tell us all more, just so we can pretend *we* do.

agvvv

18:34 / 17.02.04

I could have found someone, but not anyone of particular interest..well toksik, thats very true..smoking alone is not frowned upon in the same way at all, couldn`t dig up any pot today though, it all boils down to the fact that I wanna get wasted one way or another. And no, im not a regular smoker.. I love to tell myself that, forgetting the fact that its because of my economical situation.. and well, im not all that drunk yet, and I probaly wont be either..

Scrambled Password Bogus Email

18:57 / 17.02.04

Shit, you're joking, right?

Getting drunk alone is a bad thing??

It has 'implications'??

Well, news to me. Do I need help?

agvvv

19:00 / 17.02.04

yeah.. so I`ve heard! the nice officer down the street told me so..! are we bad? should I stop?!

Cloned Christ on a HoverDonkey

19:12 / 17.02.04

I frequently drink alone, and more often than not whilst surfing/watching movies/playing games/'lithing on my computer. I also frequently don't do any of that, and occasionally even go out (which can be difficult as I've moved away from most of my oldest friends, making it a logistical nightmare). I sometimes even throw a little cocaine into the mix, probably once every three or four months, just for kicks.

I think the main thing that this indicates is that I enjoy getting shitfaced. Simple as that. I don't feel that something's wrong when I'm doing it alone, although I'd much rather have company (most of the time).

I was an only child, so have always been very comfortable with only myself for company, if that has any relevance.

w1rebaby

19:15 / 17.02.04

if you get shitfaced alone and spend hours staring at the internet, it might be bad.

dammit

agvvv

19:18 / 17.02.04

Nope. still no implications, damn..have I been lied to? Im gonna watch Spun now, looks good, anyone seen it?

Olulabelle

19:26 / 17.02.04

if you get shitfaced alone and spend hours staring at the internet, it might be bad.

Bugger bugger bugger.

Ah, but if we're all doing it at, then the likelihood is at some point the times we are doing it will overlap, and therefore we will not really be alone...

19:49 / 17.02.04

IIRC, and lord knows if I do after that fifth sugarsoap slammer, but I think the pleb psych questionaires usually read thusly:

- I drink alone
- I drink before midday
- I drink floor cleaner

Give yourself five p[o]ints for every 'yes'.

agvvv

20:01 / 17.02.04

15 pints for me! im tha shit!

Saint Keggers

20:47 / 17.02.04

I prefer to drink alone. You dont have to deal with other people who cant handle their drinks and you dont have to deal with other people if you cant handle yours.

and the fact that alchohol is cheaper at home than in the clubs helps too.

Char Aina

21:42 / 17.02.04

to offset what may have seemed like me telling you are a bad person for it, i should say i've drunk alone, smoked alone and even tripped alone...
its all about set and setting, and a healthy dose of 'why'.

are you really alone while on the lith?
well, i would say no.

i would however point out that we were discussing previously whether or not babs.com here would notice if we died. we mostly decided it wouldnt, didnt we? having buddies in your room means you have someone there to watch if your mood turns black and help out. it also means you get to do your interesting physical interpretation of the vibrant nature of tequila and amphetamine cocktails with an audience.

w1rebaby

21:44 / 17.02.04

I don't think I'd trip alone. But then, the fact that I think tripping alone a bad idea for me would make tripping alone a bad idea for me.

Alex's Grandma

22:57 / 17.02.04

Well there's nothing wrong with that.

As Bruce Springsteen once said, in his only lucid momement, " There's 52 channels, and there's nuthin' on. " I've always felt like The Boss was a bit, you know, pointless, but in this case, he's right.
There's literally nothing to do if yer home on yer own, except chuck on some music, & then sail off quietly into the mist.

agvvv

09:35 / 18.02.04

Finally, an implication. I will actually have to go to work now, and that will, in lack of a better word, suck.

The Puck

19:20 / 18.02.04

if were honest, we drink alone cos it makes us feel like jaded rock stars or deeply introspective poets and confirms our belief that deep down were not as superficaial as the rest of those bastrds.

that or insomnia

Olulabelle

19:45 / 18.02.04

we drink alone cos it makes us feel like jaded rock stars

Who? Me? *Quickly leaps out of silver spandex suit and tries to pretend it belongs to someone else.*

whothehell@where?

20:22 / 18.02.04

i thought this would be a masturbation thread. guess i should start reading the abstracts.

i get shitty every night. whether there's someone there or not depends entirely on the actions of others, and is therefore out of my hands. but being beligerant by yourself is just another form of masturbation. see if i can stear this thing

Alex's Grandma

18:25 / 21.02.04

I'm not all that sure if I've much else to add, but seeing as this thread has got so much to do with being on b-lith personally, I just don't wanna let it die

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

15:16 / 22.02.04

I love drinking alone. Partly for the reasons Keggers outlined above, and partly because I love booze and can't think of anything better to do with my free time. The second of which is a problem for which professional help IS being sought. The first of which rocks, and is a bloody good reason for doing it.

Why do you? If it's the first, then fuck it... good luck to you, mate! I'll have some for you!
If it's the second, then it's worrying.

If it's a healthy combination of the two, then fucking go for it! Just be careful. (Christ, I sound like my own mother. Only with a deeper voice.)

lekvar

22:00 / 22.02.04

To my mind, there are three acceptable reasons for drinking alone:

1) You are a "psychnaught," plumbing the depths of the human experience through the use of mind-altering chemicals.

2) You are desperate to retreat from a reality that you find threatening in some way.

3) You really, really want to.

Olulabelle

22:11 / 22.02.04

What about if you don't really, really want to, but there's tit all else to do?

Hugh_DeMann

22:24 / 22.02.04

how about all 3 of levkar's points?

Bed Head

00:39 / 23.02.04

Oh, nobody’s mentioned the flavour. The sweet, sweet flavour. Booze tastes good.

I’d like to know what’s wrong with drinking alone. Unless you’ve actually got a real problem, what’s the bloody problem? And if you don’t have an actual, real problem, stop inventing pretend problems and spoiling the simple boozy fun of life. It's just a drink. Or two.

lekvar

02:57 / 23.02.04

lekvar

02:59 / 23.02.04

One thousand pardons for the repost, folks. My humblest appologies.

agvvv

18:56 / 09.04.04

Oops, I did it again. Anyone up for a duet?

w1rebaby

21:55 / 09.04.04

Well, I'm not drunk, but I just went out and bought myself a "growler" of beer from a local microbrewery. I'd never heard of one of these before I came here but it seems to be a big jug containing... let's see... 64 fluid oz, which is about three and a quarter English pints.

That's not actually very much, is it. I feel a bit ripped off now. It's quite bitter pilsner, too.

I've got some gin left, and some bourbon.

Solitaire Rose as Tom Servo

11:51 / 10.04.04

I prefer to get drunk at home so that I don't have to worry about how do I get home, and the cost of such things. That means the few times I do get drunk, it's alone, which I find a bit more fun, since I can be as goofy as I want and not have to think about "will I do anything to offend someone."

Although the drinks do start to be poorly mixed after a while.

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

12:14 / 10.04.04

Well, yet again, I'm drunk at home alone. I'm sure this is a bad thing.
But it feels so good...

I actually only like my own company when it's pissed. And when it's pissed, there's no-one else I'd rather be with.

Sometimes I stagger into Barbelith and fall over incoherently...

...other times I'm just a prick to people I care about. And then fall over incoherently.

On the whole, getting drunk on my own is the best way.

I'm off to bed now... not so much because I have to go to work tonight, but because I've suddenly remembered I have a telephone. And phoning people now would be BAD. Really fucking BAD.

But, back on topic... getting drunk on your own is the only way to do it. When I can, I'll try and find a link to "Modern Drunkard"'s article on the subject. (Fuck, but I love that magazine.)

I fuckin' luv you all...

sorry

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