something i've been thinking about over the past couple of weeks:

that the act of drinking itself seems to preoccupy some people more than the having fun with your friends part. not that having fun is neglected, it just seems that, at a social function that traditionally warrants some drinking, drinking is explicitly emphasized first. i'm talking about the following scenario:

person 1 encounters person 2 at a bar, party, whatever:

person 1: why the fuck don't you have a beer in your hand?

person 2: i just don't feel like it.

person 1: what the fuck does that mean?

I understand that sometimes this is just a joke. Other times though, it's seems like a genuine concern. Why does drinking become an end unto itself? It's not alcoholism, because I'm pretty sure these people could not have another drink in their lives and be fine. I don't think it's any pressure to fit in, because our group is pretty much formed, and stopping to drink or drinking more isn't going to change anyone's status. Is it just a lack of anything else to do? Or just a stress relief thing? Please post a 1.5 page response on courseworks by next Tuesday.

Perhaps a more important question: why did I start capitalizing in the last paragraph?

Also: congrats to marathon people. Y'all are crazy motherfuckers.
- posted by Maxime @ 11:36 PM