Rules for Booze

Semi - recently, I guess I've recently become an adult. I didn't drink for awhile — mostly because I didn't like the taste of most beers or spirits.1 But, I've recently started, mostly because I discovered that brewing is fun. I've come to quite like drinking, mostly getting buzzed with friends while yapping or watching television. And I see nothing wrong with this; the Lord Himself is said to have rolled in a new keg at a party, after all.2 But drunkeness is a vice, and I'd prefer not to develop it. To that end, I've written down some hard and fast rules about how I should relate to alcohol: I won't drink more than four nights per week. I won't drink before dinner - time, unless there's an occasion that demands it. In a day, I won't consume more than four standard drinks. (In practice, I probably won't drink more than three. Having four drinks usually fucks aith my sleep and makes me feel generally terrible). Sometimes, drinking takes the edge off of my sensory issues. Sometimes, I…