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I've returned here after a long time. Seems quiet, but the voices that I do still hear are ones I like. I suspect the people who are left don't mind that it's a bit quieter. Quiet can be just fine.
February was FebFast - achieved. Not a single drink. There may have been alcohol in some of the food I ate, but I did not consciously buy or pour myself a drink for the entire month.
Part of that had to do with the fact that I really am closing in on a full thesis draft (and my supervisor has been all like "LET'S DO THIS THING DUUUUUUDE!") so I barely had any time to drink anyway. But a lot of it is that I just didn't feel like drinking. I suspect the bad habit of drinking by myself is past. It's weird that 'social drinker' seems kind of nothing, but 'social smoker' is a bit more weighty. Perhaps that's because alcohol is a sacred cow in Australia. Part of our notional identity. Well, it's not part of mine anymore.
February was FebFast - achieved. Not a single drink. There may have been alcohol in some of the food I ate, but I did not consciously buy or pour myself a drink for the entire month.
Part of that had to do with the fact that I really am closing in on a full thesis draft (and my supervisor has been all like "LET'S DO THIS THING DUUUUUUDE!") so I barely had any time to drink anyway. But a lot of it is that I just didn't feel like drinking. I suspect the bad habit of drinking by myself is past. It's weird that 'social drinker' seems kind of nothing, but 'social smoker' is a bit more weighty. Perhaps that's because alcohol is a sacred cow in Australia. Part of our notional identity. Well, it's not part of mine anymore.