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College Drinking

lighten up.

you should have seen me and my friends at 19-20 years old back in college. rolled to to BC for camping and snowboarding since the drinking age was 19. you could also smoke Cuban cigars :smoking

fun times :cool
 
DUDE!!!! I quit drinking for life in college! My senior year.

I drank a lot!!!! two bottles of charles shaw before noon. cases and cases of natty crap at night. Vodka in a water bottle in class. This was how I went through shool with a really good friend. We werent douchbag college guys but everything was jsut more fun drunk...even running 8-20 miles everyday. I was a good kid in HS and moved to the beach with naked hawt girls in UCSB...went wild

One day i just quit. I never had a problem and Quitting/stopping was easy. It was the best decision ever. I dont even really have a reason for why i stopped, jsut did. It wasnt fun anymore.....it was nice not waking up at 3am dehydrated and not able to breath....yeah i drank a lot.

I was jsut talking about this with my old friend. We think we did it cuz we were bored and unhappy at school. We werent the party types who like sluts, but were at a party school with lotsa soft sluts, so being drunk was the only way we enjoyed it.

ps. enjoy young girls while you can. They feel different, therye still in that stage where they look and feel young, like HS girls!!!! I just turned 25 and the WOMEN Im seeing are great, but i kinda miss the little kid bodies. (im not a reepy pedo bear)

If you dont like drinking, dont. It sucks all around. We used it as a getaway, not cuz we loved it. cept for one little instance a few months ago (tricked by a pretty girl) Ive been dry for 2 yrs.....its great.
 
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house parties, bands, DJs, campus radio

snowboarding off people's rooftops, spodie parties, "That Guy of the Week" at The Coug

trivia at My Office Tavern, open mic night a Rico's, PPV fight nights at Nate and Rick's house

BBQing :bbq and watching football all Saturday long.

$2 pitchers of "Mystery Beer" at Shakers w/ the cages downstairs next to the dance floor.
 
I went to UCSB too and there was a lot of boozing, and its actually where I first started to drink. Getting hammered isn't what really makes me have a good time, its spending time with friends and what not. Don't get me wrong, I can still drink like a fish and have a good tolerance, but if I was told I couldn't drink another beer or glass of wine the rest of my life, I wouldn't even think twice about it. If I get totally sauced on a night out with friends, that's fine and dandy, but its not my goal of the night like a bunch of people I've known. Now its more for the taste of a nice stout or glass of cabernet, hell I'd drink them if they didn't have alcohol in them lol. It's funny, some of my friends say sometimes that they really need to drink or have the urge to get really drunk, and I can honestly say I've never felt that.
 
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Petelite said:
....Any ideas/thoughts? Should I just give up everything I stand for and get completely trashed?
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Don't give up what you stand for, just lighten up, and let others do what they do. Just like squids, and dragging knee on public roads and the rest - live your own life and ride your own ride.

The other kids are probably afraid of their feelings, newfound freedom, and squishy sensations in their loins, and think they need to drink, so they can talk to the opposite sex.

You can probably have fun without drinking, not sure exactly how, but I'm almost sure it is possible.
 
ohhh noooos

Live, from the kitchen
 

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Phantom text ftw:thumbup. BTW OP, I know that feeling, since I use to pretty much feel the exact same way when I was younger, and even freshman year in college. I think its partly because I took DARE:rofl, and so I got upset when my parents drank a beer or two, since I felt they were doing something wrong. Same with the first few weeks at school especially with my GF at the time, I just felt like she was sorta cheap for getting drunk. You'll get over it I'm pretty sure, its just initial feelings to being exposed to it. There's a difference between someone who casually drinks (over even gets obliterated once in a while) than someone who is an alcoholic and is addicted to it.
 
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Well more power to you! :thumbup
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this thread inspired me.

my broke ass could only wish to have tequila that good when I was in college.
(technically I am still in college but it is a graduate program that I do after work :shhh)

dirty 30's of Oly, Hamms or Lucky Lager were normally on sale just across the Idaho border at the Winco for a mere $5.99, good times.
 
calreef18 said:
Getting hammered isn't what really makes me have a good time, its spending time with friends and what not. Don't get me wrong, I can still drink like a fish and have a good tolerance, but if I was told I couldn't drink another beer or glass of wine the rest of my life, I wouldn't even think twice about it. If I get totally sauced on a night out with friends, that's fine and dandy, but its not my goal of the night like a bunch of people I've known. Now its more for the taste of a nice stout or glass of cabernet, hell I'd drink them if they didn't have alcohol in them lol. It's funny, some of my friends say sometimes that they really need to drink or have the urge to get really drunk, and I can honestly say I've never felt that.
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This. I was in a fraternity in school and I had a full bar in my room. Needless to say, there was lots and lots of drinking, but I never did it for its own sake- nor was it ever my goal to get really smashed. Just remember that alcohol is a powerful social lubricant (no pun intended).

Drinking really shouldn't be an issue between you and your friends. If it is, then you're either a self-righteous douche or they lack the ability to socialize without alcohol (probably the latter, but hey, trying to cover my bases here), and you should probably get some new friends. However, don't confuse them giving you shit in a friendly manner with them being social cripples. Also, drinking in moderation is obviously an option.

TL;DR - Drinking with your friends (old and new) can be a lot of fun, but it's certainly not a prerequisite.
 
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Any ideas/thoughts? Should I just give up everything I stand for and get completely trashed?
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You don't need to do what the other boys & girls do to be happy, but being annoyed that college kids are acting like college kids is kinda retarded. It's perfectly OK to skip the parties if you want to. Universities are great places to find something you like.
 
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FIRST: I know a lot of you enjoy a few beers or more, and I can and do respect that.

I'm in college, and it's tempting to say that nearly everybody drinks. I'm one of the few who doesn't. I'm not trying to be holier-than-thou or anything, it just doesn't seem like the right time or place. I suppose someday, at the right time and in the right company I will find out what the fuss is about, but for now I just completely avoid alcohol.

I don't know why, but I hate when my friends drink. They're all underage, but this isn't what bothers me. I've never known someone who ruined their lives with alcohol, and both of my parents drink some and have never impressed upon me any sort of "badness" about drinking. I don't care when my parents have a few beers or glasses of wine, but when I hear about my friends nights the next day I get annoyed or angry. I have no idea why.

Any ideas/thoughts? Should I just give up everything I stand for and get completely trashed?
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been there, in your exact position...most kids in college are getting their first taste of freedoms and pushing boundries. if you dont need to, youre wayy ahead of the curve. you'll eventually lighten up and just accept that really, you are the weird one and the outcast, cause nearly everyone drinks. but thats cool, it is what it is. you'll eventually just learn to accept that, and it becomes fine. its really alot like accepting people and religion. im an atheist and religion really used to bother me, now, whatevr. IM the weird one, and i just accept my odd place in the world. you will too.

being sober, you may just be one of the kids that actually LEARNS something in college :laughing
 
It's not really an argument, just a call you can make early or late during the short time you have.

You want your junk pierced/tat on your forehead/earlobes you can fit a *$ cup through? Cool.

You don't want your junk pierced/tat on your forehead/earlobes you can fit a *$ cup through? That's cool too.
I know who I'll hire to deal with the public.
Doing what you feel is right, is the right thing. Sober decisions are usually better than unsober ones.
 
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It's not really an argument, just a call you can make early or late during the short time you have.

You want your junk pierced/tat on your forehead/earlobes you can fit a *$ cup through? Cool.

You don't want your junk pierced/tat on your forehead/earlobes you can fit a *$ cup through? That's cool too.
I know who I'll hire to deal with the public.
Doing what you feel is right, is the right thing. Sober decisions are usually better than unsober ones.
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maxandgrinch is basically right on all accounts, though id temper his last statement with bad decisions usually make good stories lol
 
I think it's a phase everyone goes through. I know for me going out to drink was a good stress relief. I studied my ass off so much sometimes all I wanted to do was unwind.

Now that I'm a few years outta college my tolerance has gone way down and gone are the days of the binge drink till you puke. Unfortunately, not everyone grows out of this phase. Live and let live I suppose.
 
The big thing we hated about UCSB college life was the goal of having fun.

Normal people have a goal of seeing one another, having good conversation/event, and having a few drinks to loosen up and be more open.

We hated college life cuz the goal was to get fucked up. That was the plan for the eveneing. Priority one was to get piss drunk and then if something else fun came along that was extra.

p.s II. Hang out in the library on sunny days early afternoon. This is where youll find beautiful and smart girls that are pleasing to the eye, smart, fun, and have good stuff to say. This is how they seperate themselves form slutty, dumb, communications majors.


What school you going to?
Other dude from SB, what year did you graduate? Whatcha study?
 
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