I'm THINKING about quitting drinking.

Rough night?

Ah, fuck. I'ma gonna get banned.

not even a rough night at all, quite the opposite! I went to Making Time and only had ONE drink the entire night, and really enjoyed myself WITHOUT being drunk. it was pretty great actually.

@sarah: maybe. but like ... i quit eating meat cold-turkey and was fine with that. i dunno. tonight will be a test since im going to a BBQ ... and they have home brew.

How about installing a drinking budget, at something like $10 a week? You might be able to get a nice bottle of white wine for that money and get a glass with several meals.

Thing is, $10 x 4 = $40 a month. For some people, that's a cell phone bill.

+1 for red wine.

i'm really most concerned about unnecessary spending at this point, and alcohol is fucking expensive and it's been a cost i've mentally written off for most of my adult life. Can I realistically do 1 or 2 bottles of red wine Per Month?? That is not much. But I think it might be what I end up TRYING. I am living 100% off borrowed money for the next year and a half so ... yeah.

Stop drinking during grad school? UNPOSSIBLE. I can remember most of my grad school stuff better when I drink because I drank when I studied. I think you've witnessed this before at your friends house.