I know I often come across as an ambivalent douchebag, but just once, I'd like to make the rec list. I've written substantive diaries before. I won't give you links, just trust me on this one. For some reason, even though almost five or six people rec everyone of my diaries, I don't make it.
This is the reason I drink, and do so heavily. The only substitute for the rec list is grain alcohol and antifreeze. I've heard that the latter is bad for you, but I still have one kidney left, so what the hell. Oh snap, that was a SP run on sentence wasn't it.
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Okay so I just took my ADHD meds and should no longer be distracted by shiny objects or write in a manner that makes sentences incomprehensible. Now let us talk of beer and be merry. It is the holiday season after all.
For Christmas, I would like a new city to live in, and barring that a full frontal lobotomy to deal with the assclowns in this one would suffice. Living in downstate Illinois, with the exception of the STL collar counties and Carbondale, is like being transported back to the stone ages of shitville.
/rant, What the eff are you drinking tonight? I hope it's strong, because you have got some catching up to do. Do me a favor, grab a bottle of whiskey (make sure you write a note on the side to not hit anyone and I mean anyone over the head with it later on... I do this, because I don't ever want to spend another year in county lock up), and catch a buzz and rather than think about how bad some things are, as I've been doing lately, think about how good things some other things are. You know, family, the family dog or cat, the fact that you have a decent although not great social safety net with unemployment insurance, and mostly, that it is the holiday season and you might just get to visit with your annoying relatives.
This year is my year to have Christmas with my dad's family. Being the product of divorce (my dad actually moved out on my first birthday, that has got to get me a rec or two on account of a total downer of a sob story), I alternate. It's good news though, because rather than spending Christmas in Minnesota, where the people are nice but the winters are bitter, I get to spend it in the slightly less but still painfully frigid St. Louis, Missouri.
Anyhow, drink up, and for god sake's (though I'm an avowed atheist) think about how awesome it is that it is the weekend, and most of us (*god willing) get at least one day off here in a couple of weeks.
Update: Still no GD rec list! Imma drink more beer unless a recommended tag shows up soon..
Minor update to invite any connoisseurs of herbal anxiety remedies to join us too.
Major Update: For any of you who would like to join the Knights of Friday Night Beer Blogging Awesomeness Society, we are accepting applications. It's more of a formality, as all who apply will be accepted, but for our friends to the North, the application process will be more stringent. First, you have to prove your politeness and general poise. This is followed by a rigorous multiple choice test asking about the general awesomeness of Molson and LaBatt's. Should you pass these tests, we welcome you into the fold.