Two shocking things
Shocking thing number one: I'm going to opt out of bonnaroo this year. It's hard to explain why. I guess it breaks down to this. All the people who I wish were going, are not going. And although I know even if I went solo I would have an amazing time, I'm going to opt out. Last years festival was such a life altering experience for me, and I have nothing but positive memories attached to it. I know I'll be missing out on some great music and a lot of fun, but I would hate to go this year and have just a little less fun than last year, and be left with that feeling about the festival. I know I would have a great time with Katie, Joe, Austin, Derrick and Adrian but I would rather just leave things as they are. Second, I'm going to catch gathering of the vibes in august instead, even if I go solo. Nic made the good point that we've done bonnaroo. So I think it's time for me to conquer another festival instead. I will be sad to miss ben folds and radiohead, but maybe another time. I just feel like there's all kinds of signs for me to not go. scheduling issues, my financial aid getting messed up resulting in me not having the $ I was planning on using to go down there, car issues, all the people who I really want to spend time with there bailing out for whatever reason. And besides that if I go to the gathering I'll be able to catch g. love who was my #1 show to see at the roo. plus I'll get to see keller and the north mississippi allstars and hot tuna which weren't even options at bonnaroo. Plus it's slightly cheaper, and it's in august when I'll have more money to spend. I hate bringing up money in relation to a festival because you can go with zero dollars and still have a great time. And plus it's in new york and I've never been there, so that's a plus also.
Shocking thing number two: I'm going to quit drinking for a while. Not all together. I'm not saying that I won't have two or three beers out at the club house when there's good company around. I'm going to quit the bar scene for a while though. I've been doing it hardcore for the last six months, and pretty much nothing good has come out of it. It's time for this lady to act her age. I've had too many close calls as it is. And I realized that weekend that I didn't have my ID that I had just as much fun going out with the guys and not drinking as I would have had I left the bar hammered. Plus, I would like to pay off my car this summer and spending thirty bucks at the bar every friday and saturday will not help me reach that goal. Besides that, my parents are on the verge of doing an intervention with me, I think. Barb and I had a lengthy talk about this tonight and came to the conclusion that there's really no point in drinking anyway. You wake up with a headache wondering where all your money went and sometimes not even knowing where you are and wondering who the dude sleeping next to you is. So that's not good. And like I said, it's not going to be like I never have a couple beers, but I'm tired of being hungover all the time and spending all the money I make. So I'm going to quit just a little for a while and see how that goes. And I'm guessing that learning how to golf isn't going to be as difficult as it was yesterday when I had drank fifteen beers.
Shocking thing number two: I'm going to quit drinking for a while. Not all together. I'm not saying that I won't have two or three beers out at the club house when there's good company around. I'm going to quit the bar scene for a while though. I've been doing it hardcore for the last six months, and pretty much nothing good has come out of it. It's time for this lady to act her age. I've had too many close calls as it is. And I realized that weekend that I didn't have my ID that I had just as much fun going out with the guys and not drinking as I would have had I left the bar hammered. Plus, I would like to pay off my car this summer and spending thirty bucks at the bar every friday and saturday will not help me reach that goal. Besides that, my parents are on the verge of doing an intervention with me, I think. Barb and I had a lengthy talk about this tonight and came to the conclusion that there's really no point in drinking anyway. You wake up with a headache wondering where all your money went and sometimes not even knowing where you are and wondering who the dude sleeping next to you is. So that's not good. And like I said, it's not going to be like I never have a couple beers, but I'm tired of being hungover all the time and spending all the money I make. So I'm going to quit just a little for a while and see how that goes. And I'm guessing that learning how to golf isn't going to be as difficult as it was yesterday when I had drank fifteen beers.