h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I hereby propose to the h2g2 community my New Year's Resolutions:

1 get rid of the pot belly
2 try not to spend as much of my money on rubbish as last year
3 not get drunk any more

Yes, it's true - I've had it with getting guttered. My hangover on New Year's Day greatly influenced my decision.

However, I'm not giving up the drink totally - after all, it's good for you.....kind of.....*ahem*

1. Nothing wrong with it

2. I'd suggest a certain DoctorGonzo needs this resolution, not you

3. I concur. I gave up getting completely wrecked a while ago and have barely suffered a hangover since - getting drunk is fun, getting legless is horrible. (Incidentally a friend of mine who is also all of 26 is proud of the fact that he was vomiting blood on New Years Day and that his mate had suspected alcohol poisoning - as I said I concur with 3 ).

Me? I've made some New Years resolutions and I dunno if I'll keep them. One is kind of private, the others are the usual vague nonsense that I probably won't stick with. We'll see.

Happy New Year to you, wee yin. Let's hope it's a good one, despite what Tony Blair says.

Pah, you don't know what a pot belly is! *pats own belly*

Actually, I'm joining you in 1 and 3, but not 2. Having had a rather austere time of it for most of last year, I intend to spend much more of my money on rubbish than last year. You know it makes sense.

Thanks guys - thought I was gonna get laughed at with 3 at least!

*fails to mention the red wine incident*

Hey, I got a nice bottle of red at Christmas, and I didn't touch a drop. I'm definitely off the red wine for good.

Frankie will be so disappointed

As will the National Association of Dry Cleaners...

I wish you every success with no3 (you'll find that no1 will happen anyway if you do!)

I stopped drinking nearly a year back, I too was at the vomiting blood stage & was given 2 months to live if I didn't; so I really hope your mate realises how serious it could be.

If you're a serious pi**head it is probably the hardest thing you will ever do in your life, but I can HONESTLY say it has changed my life incredibly for the better. If you feel you could do with any encouragement, do get on to me, any time I'm on-line (I'm a bit of an insomniac; one of the reasons I started drinking in the 1st place!); so depending on where you are in the world I might well be there when no-one else is around & temptation is at its worst.

Another good reason to give up, or at least cut down is that as a veggie, you're low on Bvits anyway & booze wipes these out. I've ended up with nerve damage, probably triggered by the liver packing up, & I'm now on mega-doses of B1/B6.

I'm campaigning for a "booze-free beer" smiley; I live in bloody France for gods sake, the only way we could have managed this & still kept a social life is by continuing to go to the bars but swigging pints of Buckler instead! (actually, after a while it actually does taste OK, highly recommended as a way of giving up but not seeming to have become a boring old fart!)

Anyway, if you or anyone else wants a helping hand in the struggle, let me know!
(see what I mean! how can you say that without implying booze!)
Terri

I spend money on rubbish?

Thanks Terri, I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for the advice!

Muppet - you do spend your money on rubbish. For example, where's the Christmas present you promised me?

I'm currently reading George Best's autobiography, which is another good reason for cutting down on drink.

And I've stuck to my resolution - as it happens, I was having a beer with my flatmate and some of her friends, and I only managed the one. She forced a second one on me (ah, what's wrong with ye? Take a drink!) but I chucked it when she wasn't looking

*applauds*

"And I've stuck to my resolution - as it happens, I was having a beer with my flatmate and some of her friends, and I only managed the one. She forced a second one on me (ah, what's wrong with ye? Take a drink!) but I chucked it when she wasn't looking"

I would suggest you look to avoid hangovers rather than drunkeness (and yes it can be done) as avoiding drinking altogether is difficult without becoming extraordinarily dull.

I'm not dull!
In fact ALL my mates who knew me before reckon I'm more bloody lively than ever before & want to know what I'm on!

(I might have particularly good mates though, none of them has ever tried to force a drink on me, just as they wouldn't try to force meat on me.)

Terri

Terri - the more I say, the more I love ya!

I hardly ever used to drink, and as it happens you can have just as good a time by staying sober. And you don't say/do anything daft or embarassing either, because you still have your wits about you. And you feel soooooo much better in the morning!

"you don't say/do anything daft or embarassing..."

Which reminds me, has anyone seen Wumbeevil lately?

3 for fords prefect!



(though I still do the daft/embarrassing bit, I reckon it's probably less than I used to!)

Terri

"and as it happens you can have just as good a time by staying sober"

Why am I reminded of the poster on the "n'kay" guy's wall in "South Park" - "GET HIGH ON POTTERY"